Forms & Additional Information

General Info

• Graduate Student Handbook 2023-2024
• Teaching Policies and Procedures for English Graduate Teachers
• Syllabus Requirements for English Classes Taught by GPTIs
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Language Proficiency Exam
• Graduate Certificates
• Verifying Student Employment
• Verifying Enrollment Status
• Informal Job Market Guide (2018-19)

General Forms

• Updated Enrollment Request Form
• Incomplete Contract Form
• Independent Study Form
• Request for Transfer of Credit
• Application for Medical & Family Emergency One-Course Reduction

Thesis/Dissertation Format

• Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Specifications
• Thesis & Dissertation Templates

MA in Literature

• Deadlines for Master's Degree Candidates
• Master’s Examination Report (for MAs pursuing thesis option)
• Candidacy Application for an Advanced Degree 
• Thesis Approval Form
• MA-Lit Graduation Course Requirements Checklist
• MA-Lit Planning Worksheet

MFA in Creative Writing

• Deadlines for Master's Degree Candidates
• Master’s Examination Report 
• Candidacy Application for an Advanced Degree
• Thesis Approval Form
• MFA-CRWR Graduation Course Requirements Checklist
• MFA-CRWR Degree Planning Worksheet

Doctoral Degree in Literature

• Deadlines for Doctoral Degree Candidates
• PhD Reading List and Prospectus Approval Form
• Doctoral Dissertation Defense Leaflet
• Candidacy Application for an Advanced Degree
• Thesis Approval Form
• PhD Degree Planning Worksheet
• Template for Annual PhD Report
• Outside Readers for Doctoral Examining Committees

Useful Links

• Graduate School
• Graduate School Rules
• Center for Teaching and Learning
• Consortium of PhD Programs
• Constructing Literature, A Reflective Reader-Centered Approach, by Professor Marty Bickman