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ACADEMIC PROGRAM ACTIONS

USC Columbia, Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter & Union campuses

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REC~IVED

APA

INSTRUCTIONS: This form is used to create, change or terminate an academic program. The form is available online a

www. sc. edu!provost/acadprog.

Date:

4 /

29/14

Campus:

Columbia

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TYPE OF ACTION

(Select the appropriate action(s) from the drop down lists below.) !other (please specify below)

Other (please specify) _ _

S_e_e_a_tt_a_c_h_ed_. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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If Program Revision of any type, does the change effect program learning outcomes?

(If yes, please notify your College APL -see list at WW'ti.,$£,_fl.\lu/pLQVQ_$.tfqfl3JiQJJ2g.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

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Yes

Degree/Certificate Program Name

MA, PhD, English; MFA, Creative Writing

Major/Minor/Concentration Name (if different from above)

Degree Level _{#of Credit Hours}

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REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

(The following documents must be attached to this form before submission)

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Justification Form (JUS)

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"Before" and "After'' bulletin description on two-column Bulletin Change Form (BCH)

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List of program-related courses which are being newly proposed, or existing courses being changed

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Appropriate course action forms for all program-related courses

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Letters of concurrence from impacted academic units, campuses and/or Dean of Education

PROPOSED EFFECTIVE TERM

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Change to database/bulletin effective no sooner than:

Year: ___1Q!5_

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Fall

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Spring

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Summer II Program Terminations -Please indicate when the program will cease admitting students:

Year:

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Fall

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Spring

D

May Session

D

Summer I

D

Summer II Program Terminations -Please indicate when the program will cease conferring degrees:

Year.

D

Fall

D

Spring

D

May Session

D

Summer I

D

Summer II

PROGRAM DELIVERY METHOD

Please note that it may take up to two years prior to program implementation to process requests for new, distance-delivered programs,

depending on the complexity of the proposal. Please contact your Dean's Office or see I'LW.I'!/&QA~9u/Q.IQV_Q§JL\!c_CldPfQ9. for more information.

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Program Delivery Method: 100 %Traditional %Distance

(If program is to be offered 50% or more using distance delivery and/or at an off-campus location, please notify Department Chair.)

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PROGRAM DELIVERY LOCATION

Program Delivery Location: 100

%On-Campus %Off-Campus

(If program is to be offered 50% or more using distance delivery and/or at an off-campus location, please notify Department Chair.)

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IMPACT ON

OTHER ACADEMIC UNITS & CAMPUSES

1) Does the proposed change affect the curriculum, students or academic interest of any other unit at USC Columbia or on a USC Regional Campus?

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Yes ~ No

If yes, identify which unit(s)/campus(es) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How?

---(If yes, please attach letters of concurrence from relevant units and/or the Office of System Affairs.)

2) Is the proposed program change designed for P-12 school personnel and/or to prepare graduate students to work in P-12 schools?

0

Yes ~No

How?

---(1( yes, please attach letter of concurrence from Dean of Education.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person:

Cynthia J. Davis Print name cjdavis@sc.edu

REQUIRED APPROVALS

Department Chair:

Academic Program

Liaison (APL):

Academic Dean:

UTS Distance

Education

(if appropriate)

FacSenate Cours&Curric/ William Rivers Print name Riversw@mailbox.sc.edu Email Address Print name Email Address

Dean of the Graduate ---P-:-n-·nt-n-am_e ______ __

School (as appropriate)

Email Address

Date of Faculty Governance Approval (if appropriate)

Professor & Graduate Director Title 7-7121 Phone Number

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Phone Number Signature Phone Number Signature Phone Number

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Graduate Council

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Faculty Senate

5/1/14 Date

Date

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APA changes to the graduate programs in English (M.A.,

Ph.D.) and Creative Writing (M.F.A.)

1. Elimination of the M.A. comprehensive exam for all emphases

(literature, composition and rhetoric, and speech);

2. Elimination of the M.F.A. comprehensive exam;

3. Elimination of the M.F.A. foreign language requirement;

4. Elimination of the Ph.D. qualifying exam for both literature and

composition

/

rhetoric emphases and substitution of a meeting and

oversight in its stead;

5. Revision to the written portion of the Ph.D. comprehensive

exam so that it becomes a 72-hour take-home exam;

6. Deletion of the two existing pedagogy courses, 701a-b (3 credit

hours each);

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-JUSTIFICATION FORM

_JUS

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please attach a statement explaining the justification for the proposed program or course action

.

This form

is available online at www.sc.edu/provostlacadprog.

Date:

4/28/14

Campus:

Columbia

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The

proposal to

eliminate

the

English

M.A.

Comprehensive Exam for

the

Emphasis

in

English and American

Literature

,

the

Emphasis

in

Composition

and Rhetoric

,

and

the

emphasis

in

Speech Communication

has the

following

justifications:

1. Of

the 17 peer

and

peer-aspirant institutions

reviewed for

the

sake of comparison

,

only two (UNC and

Kentucky) require

an

MA

comprehensive exam, while one (UV A) offers

it

as an option

.

Eliminating

this

exam

requirement

would

bring us in line

with

most

of our

peer and peer-aspirant institutions

(UT

-Austin

,

Colorado,

Illinois

,

Indiana

, Florida,

Maryland

,

Michigan

,

NYU

,

Ohio State,

Penn

State

,

Rutgers

,

SUNY-Albany

,

Vanderbilt

,

and

Wisconsin

,

i

.e.)

2. The MA exam

distracts

students from

their

coursework and from

the important

work of writing a thesis, a

recognized

genre (i.e.

an

article) in

the profession.

3. The MA

the

s

is fulfills the

assessment required

b

y

the

Graduate School.

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.

BULLETIN CHANGE FORM

_BCH

INSTRUCTIONS:

This form

is

normally used to accompany a program or course action form

.

If the requested change

is

minor

,

non-substantive,

or editorial

,

this form may be used alone without other forms

.

Please insert or attach the proposed language

changes

exactly

as they are to appear

in

the Bulletin

.

A two-column format showing both the old wording

(left

column) and

the

new

wording

(right

column)

is

required

.

This form

is

available online at www.sc

.

edu/provostlacadprog

.

Date:

4/28/14

Campus:

Columbia

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:

Year:

201

5 IX

Fall

I

Spring

I

May Session

I

Summer

I

Summer

II

Bulletin Version:

IX

Graduate

I

Undergraduate

Bulletin Section (if applicable):

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See attached.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person:

Cynthia J. Davis

Print name

cjdavis@sc.edu

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_Signature

NEW LANGUAGE OR PROPOSED CHANGE TO

BULLETIN

(new text shown as underlined)

See attached.

Professor & Graduate Director

Title

7-7121

Phone Number

4/28/14 Date

REQUIRE 0 A P P R

0 VA LS

(for Bulletin Changes not associated with an academic program or curriculum)

Office with Authority

for Bulletin Section:

Print name

Email Address

Signature Date

Phone Number

(6)

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Elimination of MA Comprehensive Exam

Old and New Bulletin Language

English, M.A.

Degree Requirements (30 Hours)

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in English

and American Literature (30 hours)

The student must select one of the following

areas for concentration: English literature

before 1660

,

English literature after 1660

,

or

American literature.

Requirements include:

1. Course work (12 Hours)

• one course

in

American literature

• one in English literature before 1660

• one in English literature after 1660

• one additional course in the exam area

2. Five electives (15 Hours)

Two

may be taken outside the department

Recommended Courses

• ENGL

7

00 - I

ntroduct

i

on to Graduate Study

of English

• E

NGL

7 32 - Pr

i

nc

i

ples in Literary Criticism

3. A comprehensive exam covering one of

the three areas of concentration

4. Thesis (3 Hours)

• ENGL 799

-

Thesis Preparat

i

on

5. A reading knowledge of one foreign

language

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in

Composition and Rhetoric (30 Hours)

Requirements include:

1. (6 Hours)

English, M.A.

Degree Requirements (30 Hours)

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in English

and American Literature (30 hours)

The student must select one of the following

areas for concentration

:

English literature

before 1660

,

English literature after 1660

,

or

American literature

.

Requirements include:

1. Course work (12 Hours)

• one course

in

American literature

• one in English literature before 1660

• one in English literature after 1660

• one additional course in the exam area

2. Five electives (15 Hours)

Two may be taken outside the department

Recommended Courses

• ENGL 700- Introduction to Graduate Study

of English

• ENGL 732

-

P

r

inciples in Literary Cr

i

ticism

~-Thesis

(3 Hours)

• ENGL 799

-

Thesis Preparat

i

on

4. A reading knowledge of one foreign

language

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in

Composition and Rhetoric (30 Hours)

Requirements include:

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• ENGL

790 -

Survey of Composition Studies

• ENGL

791 -

Introduction to Research on

Written Composition

2. Two courses from the following:

• ENGL

690 -

Spec

i

al Top

i

cs in Composition

*

(see workshop course restrictions)

• ENGL

792 -

Classica

l

Rhetoric

• ENGL

793 -

Rhetorical Theory and Practice

,

Medieval to Mode

rn

• ENGL

794 -

Modern Rhetorical Theory

• ENGL

795-

The Teaching of Bus

i

ness and

Tech

ni

ca

l

W

ri

ting

• ENGL

890 -

Studies in Rhetoric and

Compos

i

t

i

on

3 .

English and/or American literature

,

700-800 level (6 Hours)

Neither ENGL 701A and 701 B nor more than

one workshop course may be counted in the

30 hours of classroom credits

;

students

wishing to emphasize technical writing

s~ould

consult the graduate director about spec1al

conditions

.

4. Electives (9 Hours)

Electives must be approved by the

Composition and Rhetoric Committee.

5. Comprehensive exam

The comprehensive exam is a three hour

written comprehensive exam on composition

and rhetoric

;

the exam may be taken no more

than twice

.

6. Reading knowledge of a foreign language

7. Thesis (3 Hours)

• ENGL

7

99 -

Thes

i

s Preparation

ENGL

790 -

Survey of Composition Studies

• ENGL

791 -

Introduction to Research on

Written Compos

i

tion

2. Two courses from the following:

• ENGL

690 -

Specia

l

Topics

i

n Composition

*

(see workshop course restrictions

)

• ENGL

792 -

Classical Rhetoric

• ENGL

793 -

Rhetorical

T

heory and Pract

i

ce

,

Med

i

eva

l

to Modern

• ENGL

7

94 -

Modern Rhetorical Theory

• ENGL

795-

The Teach

i

ng of Business and

Technical Writing

• ENGL

890 -

Studies in Rhetoric and

Co

m

position

3. English and/or American literature,

700-800 level (6 Hours)

No more than one workshop course may be

counted in the

30 hours of classroom credits

;

students wishing to emphasize technical

writing should consult the graduate director

about special conditions.

4. Electives (9 Hours)

Electives must be approved by the

Composition and Rhetoric Committee

.

5. Reading knowledge of a foreign language

6. Thesis (3 Hours)

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English

,

M.A. with an Emphasis in Speech

Communication (30 hours)

Requirements include:

1. (6 Hours)

• SPCH

700-

Introduction to the Advanced

Study of Speech Commun

i

cation &

Rhetoric

• SPCH 701

-

Pedagogies of Speech

Communication & Rhetoric

2. Speech communication (12 Hours)

Four additional courses in speech

communication at the 700 or 800 level.

3. Three electives (9 Hours)

Three electives at the 700 or 800 level

reflecting the student

'

s particular professional

or academic objectives

;

electives must be

approved in advance by the student

'

s advisor

.

4. Thesis (3 Hours)

Students may enroll in additional hours of

SPCH 799

,

but only three hours count toward

completion of the degree

.

• SPCH

799-

Thesis Preparation

5. 'J'Jritten comprehensive examination

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in Speech

Communication (30 hours)

Requirements include:

1. (6 Hours)

• SPCH 700-

Introduction

to the Advanced

Study of Speech Communication &

Rhetor

i

c

• SPCH 701

-

Pedagogies of Speech

Communication

&

Rhetoric

2. Speech communication (12 Hours)

Four additional courses in speech

communication at the 700 or 800 level.

3. Three electives (9 Hours)

Three electives at the 700 or 800 level

reflecting the student

'

s particular professional

or academic objectives

;

electives must be

approved in advance by the student's advisor

.

4. Thesis (3 Hours)

Students may enroll in additional hours of

SPCH 799

,

but only three hours count toward

completion of the degree

.

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JUSTIFICATION FORM

_JUS

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please attach a statement explaining the justification for

the

proposed program or course action. This form

is

available online at www

.sc

.edu/provost

l

acadprog

.

Date:

Apri129, 2014

Campus:

Columbia

College/School:

Arts

&

Sciences

Department(ifapplicable):

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Degree Program (if applicable):

Master of Fine Arts in

Creative Writing

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Undergraduate

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Graduate

The

most

recent external

review

of

the

Eng

li

sh

department

that the department undertake

a

review

of our graduate

program

curricula and

degree requirements relative to those

of

peer

and

peer-aspirant

institutions

.

In response

,

the Master

of Fine Arts

in

Creative

Writing program

(MFA) examined its

requirements

against the

Po

ets

& Writers 2012 Top Fifty MFA

Programs list,

which

is

the closest

thing

graduate creative writing

programs have to

a

ranking

system

.

(20

12 is the

year

that

we

broke into the

Top

Fifty

,

making this particular list

an excellent snapshot of our

peer

and

--predominately

--peer-aspirant

programs.) What

we

learned is that

we

have

what

is probably

the

most

cluttered curriculum

in

the

country

.

In

addition

to having

one of

the most rigorous

coursework

requirements among top-fifty programs,

we are also

one of on

l

y seven

programs

(out of

fifty) to require

a comprehensive exam and one of only five

programs

(out

of fifty)

to require proof

of foreign-

l

ang

ua

ge

proficiency

.

(Of

those programs that do require

one or

the

other

,

most have

li

ghter course

requirements than

we

do

,

and

many do not also require

an oral

thesis defense

,

as we

do.)

We are the

only

program (out of

the entire fifty) to

require both foreign-language

proficiency and a

comprehensive exam.

Our

deliberations

,

which achieved conse

n

s

u

s on eliminating

both

our MFA comprehensive exam and our

foreign-language-proficiency

requirement,

were guided above all

by

a

desire to

remove obstacles that

distract

students from

their

coursework and from

the most

substantive

product

of

their

education: a

book-length

work of

literary

fiction, creative

nonfiction

,

or

poetry.

A

book by published by

(or

under

contract wit

h

) a

respected trade

or

university publisher is

a

requirement for

nearl

y every

tenure-track job in the field. It is

also

the

goal of all

MFA

st

ud

ents

,

regardless

of w

h

et

h

er

they

seek a

n

academic career or

not.

(G

i

ven

that

we a

r

e,

in part

,

a

n

arts

degree

,

many

of our students

plan

careers o

ut

side of

the

academy.)

Too

often our additiona

l

degree

requirements take

our students away from

their

central

task

of writing a

book

of

publishable length

and

quality

.

Further

,

our status as a true out

li

er from

national norms

also

poses

a serious recruitment

hurdle

and

has

cost

us

a

number

of top students

to

other

programs

even as our

reputation

grows and we rise

in the

rankings

.

If these

changes

to

our

degree requirements

are enacted

,

the

book-length thesis

(and

its

formal oral

defense)

will stand as

the final

assessment

mechanism

for the

degree.

This

is in

lin

e with what

the

vast

majority

of our

peer

and (especially)

peer-aspirant programs require.

Our

MFA

/

Creative

Writing

Committee voted

in

favor of

these

changes

unanimously

(with one abstention on

the language question). After the

changes were approved

by the

English

department's

Graduate Committee

and

discussed

with

the

Facu

l

ty Advisory Committee

,

a vote of

the

full

department

was

taken.

The English

faculty voted

heavily

in favor of eliminating

the language-proficiency requirement

(with only one abstention

and one opposed) and

unanimously in

favor of eliminating

the

comprehensive exam (no abstentions and

none

opposed).

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BULLETIN CHANGE FORM

_BCH

INSTRUCTIONS:

This

form

is

normally used to accompany a program or course action form. If the requested

change

is

minor

,

non-substantive,

or editorial

,

this form may be used alone without other forms

.

Please

insert

or attach

the

proposed language

changes

exactly

as they

are

to

appear

in

the Bulletin. A two-column format showing both

the

old wording

(left column)

and

the

new

wording

(right

column)

is

required

.

This form

is

available online at www

.sc.edu/orovostlacadprog.

Date:

April

29, 2014

Campus:

Columbia

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Degree Program (if applicable):

Master of Fine

Arts

in

Creative

Writing

Proposed Effective Term- Change to database/bulletin effective no sooner than

:

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Fall

I

Spring

I

May Session

I

Summer

I

Summer

II

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Graduate

I

Undergraduate

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person:

Elise Blackwell Print name

eliseblackwell@outlook.com Email Address

Elise Blackwell Signature

NEW LANGUAGE OR PROPOSED CHANGE TO

BULLETIN

see attached

Professor and MFA Director Title

803-381-5305

Phone Number

April29, 2014

Date

REQUIRED APPROVALS

(for Bulletin Changes not associated with an academic program or curriculum)

Office with Authority

for

Bulletin Section:

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Degree Requirements (45 Hours)

The student must choose one of three options within the program: poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction. In addition to all the basic requirements for admission to the graduate English program, applicants must submit a writing sample in the genre that they wish to pursue (25 pages of fiction or writing for the media; at least 12 poems).

Requirements include:

1. 15 hours of workshop courses

2. 6 hours in theory (three of these hours may be in the theory and teaching of composition, exclusive of ENGL 701A and ENGL 701B ) 3. 9 hours in literature

4. 9 hours of approved electives 5. Thesis, ENGL 799 (6 hours) 6. A three-hour written comprehensive

examination in the history and practice of the student’s genre

7. A thesis, which will be a book-length work (a novel, a collection of short stories, a group of poems, or a piece of writing for the visual media) of a quality that compares favorably with work being published by university presses and commercial publishers 8. An oral examination on the thesis 9. A reading knowledge of one foreign

language

Degree Requirements (45 Hours)

The student must choose one of three options within the program: poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction. In addition to all the basic requirements for admission to the graduate English program, applicants must submit a writing sample in the genre that they wish to pursue (25 pages of fiction or writing for the media; at least 12 poems).

Requirements include:

1. 15 hours of workshop courses

2. 6 hours in theory (three of these hours may be in the theory and teaching of composition, exclusive of ENGL 691 AND ENGL 692) 3. 9 hours in literature

4. 9 hours of approved electives 5. Thesis, ENGL 799 (6 hours) 6. A three-hour written comprehensive

examination in the history and practice of the student’s genre

7. A thesis, which will be a book-length work (a novel, a collection of short stories, a group of poems, or a piece of writing for the visual media) of a quality that compares favorably with work being published by university presses and commercial publishers 8. An oral examination on the thesis 9. A reading knowledge of one foreign

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JUSTIFICATION FORM

_JUS

INSTRUCTIONS: Please attach a statement explaining the justification for the proposed

program or course

action

.

This form

is

available online at www

.

sc

.

edu/provostlacadprog.

Date:

4/28/14

Campus:

Columbia

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Degree Program (if applicable):

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Undergraduate

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T

he proposal to elimin

ate the qualifying exam as a requirement in

our English

Ph.D

.

program has the

following justifications:

1.

Comparison w

ith

17 peer and peer-aspirant programs has confirm

ed

that none of

them requires what we call

the

"

qualifying" exam (although some call their Ph.D.

"

comprehensive" exam a

"

qualifying

"

exam).

2 .

Discussions with the Graduate Sc

hool have confirmed that demonstration of

"

qualification

"

can

be ach

ieved

through varied kinds of assessment and need not entail an exam

. The proposed meeting with the graduate

director and

major advisor along with the

vetting of

the program of stud

y and research plan will determine a

student's qualification for candidacy.

3 .

Student

s will

be ab

le to conce

ntrate more full

y on their course work and

on developing a program of study

.

The qualifying exam in particular seems to be an

unnecessary hurdle for students whose recent

acceptance in

the program indicates that we cons

ider them qualified.

(13)

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• Qualifying Exam

New & Old Language

English, Ph.D.

Degree Requirements (36 Post Masters Hours)

Doctor of Philosophy

in

English

with

an

Emphasis in

English and

**American Literature (36 Hours*)**

Admission by the Department of English for

graduate study does not mean admission as a

candidate in the English and American literature

Ph.D. program.

Students are admitted to such

candidacy on the basis of their record and

a

Vffitten

qualifying exam; the exam is the section of the

M

.

A. comprehensive eJ£am in literature relevant to

their chosen major field. Students should take this

qualifying exam no later than the semester in 'nrhich

they are taking their 15th hol:H' of col:H'se work. A

student is allowed

only

two attempts to pass the

admission to candidacy exam. Students in the M.A.

program ·.vho apply to

and

are accepted into the

Ph

.

D. program may request to haYe their M.A.

eJ£ams reread as a Ph.D. qualifying exam.

In

such a

case, the rereading will count

as

one attempt. M.A.

exams will not

be

read for Ph.D. qualifying

purposes unless

or

until the student has

been

accepted into the

Ph.D.

program.

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with an Emphasis in

Composition and Rhetoric ( 42

**Hours*)**

For admission

,

the applicant must have a master's

degree, or its equivalent, in English, composition

and rhetoric, or a related field.

*

Students who have taken equivalent graduate

courses prior to admission to the PhD program may

petition the Graduate Program Committee to

transfer up to six hours credit in lieu of courses

required for the Ph.D

.

However

,

these courses

cannot be more than eight years old by the time they

receive their degree

.

English, Ph.D.

Degree

Requirements (36 Post Masters Hours)

Doctor of Philosophy

in English with

an Emphasis in

English

and

**American Literature (36 Hours*)**

...

Admission by the Department of English for

graduate study does not mean admission as a

candidate in the English and American Literature

Ph.D. program. Students are admitted to such

candidacy on the basis of their record and a meeting

with the Director of Graduate Studies and the major

adviser, to be held at the beginning of the student

'

s

third term. Prior to this meeting, the

Graduate Director will review the student's class

grades with the expectation of at least a 3. 0 GP A

over the course of the first year of study. The

student will come to the meeting with a completed

Program of Study form and an accompanying

statement detailing progress thus far and plans for

future study. In the event of an unsuccessful review

,

the student will be put on probation, not be admitted

to candidacy, and be required to maintain a 3.5

GP A for each of the following two semesters.

Additionally, field faculty will meet at the end of

the student's second year in order to make a

recommendation to the Graduate Director about the

student's future in the program. The Graduate

Director will factor this recommendation and the

student's GPA into a decision about whether the

probationary student should be admitted to

candidacy at the end of the second year and allowed

to continue in the program.

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with an Emphasis in

Composition and Rhetoric ( 42

**Hours*)**

For admission, the applicant must have a master

'

s

degree

,

or its equivalent, in English, composition

and rhetoric

,

or a related field.

(15)

graduate study does not mean admission as a

candidate in the composition and rhetoric Ph.D.

program. Students are admitted to such candidacy

on the basis of their record and a meeting with the

Director of Graduate Studies and the major adviser,

to be held at the beginning of the student's third

term. Prior to this meeting, the Graduate Director

will review the student's class grades with the

expectation of at least a 3.0 GP A over the course of

the first year of study. The student will come to the

meeting with a completed Program of Study form

and an accompanying statement detailing progress

thus far and plans for future study. In the event of

an unsuccessful review, the student will be put on

probation, not be admitted to candidacy, and be

required to maintain a 3.5 GPA for each ofthe

following two semesters. Additionally, field faculty

will meet at the end of the student's second year in

order to make a recommendation to the Graduate

Director about the student's future in the program.

The Graduate Director will factor this

recommendation and the student's GPA into a

decision about whether the probationary student

should be admitted to candidacy at the end of the

second year and allowed to continue in the program

.

*Students who have taken equivalent graduate

courses prior to admission to the PhD program may

petition the Graduate Program Committee to

transfer up to six hours credit in lieu of courses

required for the Ph.D

.

However, these courses

cannot be more than eight years old by the time they

receive their degree.

(16)

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The change

to the

written

portion

of

the Ph.D.

Comprehensive exam

has the

fo

ll

owing

justification:

1.

The

new model retains both

a written and an oral comprehensive exam even

though

only a few ofthe

17 peer

and

peer-aspirant institutions

we

researched require both

formats

.

The goal in

reformatting the

written

portion

as a 3-day

take-home

exam was

to allow the

exercise

to

serve as a

better indicator

of a student's

comprehensive

knowledge

of

field(s)

and

as

a

more useful

exercise for students

themselves

since a

lengthier

process

of composition and

revision is

c

l

oser

to normative practice

for scholars

in the

discipline.

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PhDComps

Old

&

New Language

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with

an Emphasis in English

and American Literature

(36

**Hours*)**

2. Comprehensive exam

/\ comprehensive exam

that

consists of t'NO

written

exams, one

in the major

field

and

one

in the minor

~

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with

an Emphasis in

Composition

and Rhetoric

(

42 **Hours*) ...**

5. Comprehensive

Exam

Eight

hour written

comprehensive exam

in

composition

and rhetoric and the field

of

specialization; (Once

a

candidate

has taken 48

credits

in this Ph.D. program [including

courses

accepted in lieu of

specific course

requirements],

the

candidate

must take the Ph.D

.

exam

before

being allowed to enroll for more

graduate

credits as

a

candidate

in the program. This

exam

may be taken

no more than twice.)

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with an Emphasis in English

and American Literature

(36

**Hours*) ...**

2. Comprehensive Exam

A 72-hour take-home exam that consists of a response to a question in the primary field and another response to a question in the secondary field. The completed exam should not exceed 7500 words in length.

Doctor of Philosophy in English

with

an Emphasis in

Composition and Rhetoric

(

42 **Hours*)**

5. Comprehensive Exam

A 72-hour take-home exam that consists of a response to a question in the primary field and another response to a question in the secondary field. The completed exam should not exceed 7500 words in length.