Resources for Current Grad Students

ASU's Department of English Degree Types explains the different types of degrees that the department offers.

The Advising and Mentoring Chart outlines which questions are best directed to an academic advisor, a program director, or a faculty mentor.

Graduate College provides a list of ASU resources, services, and student organizations for graduate students.

The TA Use of Space and Storage in RBHL document provides information for TAs who have been assigned to neighborhoods in Ross-Blakley Hall.

For an example of a PhD English (English Education) prospectus that clearly aligns its research questions, theoretical framework, and qualitative methodology, see:

Dissertation Prospectus PhD English Education Example.pdf

The following are examples of successful prospectuses from students in the PhD English (Literature) program.

For an excellent example of a prospectus that includes a proposed timeline, see Mohadeseh Mousazadeh Miandehi Dissertation Prospectus PhD Literature Example.pdf.
For an example of an especially robust introduction and methodology section, see Dissertation Prospectus PhD Literature Example.pdf.

The following is an example of a successful prospectus from a student in the PhD English (Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies) program.

Stephanie Leow Dissertation Prospectus PhD Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies Example.pdf

The following are examples of successful prospectuses from students in the PhD Linguistics and Applied Linguistics program. They are provided to illustrate the range of approaches that can result in a strong prospectus.

These are successful examples from Graduate College Completion Fellowship applications submitted by PhD English and PhD Linguistics and Applied Linguistics students (interested applicants should always review the fellowship's description).