PhD Timeline and Comprehensive Exam Checklists
PhD Timeline
Each PhD program in the Department of English is designed to be completed in 5 years of fulltime enrollment. Students should refer to the English Department Graduate Handbook for more specific information about degree requirements and program timelines.
PhD Exam Checklists
PhD students and their supervisory faculty committees can use the following PhD exam process checklists when planning the exam portion of their PhD program.
- PhD English (English Education) Portfolio Process Checklist
- PhD English (Literature) Portfolio & Oral Exam Process Checklist - Prior to Fall 25
- PhD English (Literature) Portfolio Process Checklist - Fall 25 and Beyond
- PhD English (Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies) Portfolio & Oral Exam Process Checklist
- PhD Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Portfolio Process Checklist
- PhD Prospectus Defense Process Checklist