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English Doctoral Degree Requirements

Program | Faculty | Master's | Doctoral | Courses


Time required to complete the doctoral program is normally four years beyond the mas-ter's degree.

For students in the doctoral program, the following requirements are in addition to those for the master's degree:

1. Recommendation for the doctoral program by the committee for the advising session;

2. Six courses, of which at least four must be seminars or the equivalent, with a cumulative average of B or above;

3. Successful completion of the language requirements;

4. Residence for one year;

5. Satisfactory performance in the Ph.D. examination;

6. Satisfactory completion of a dissertation;

7. Some teaching experience.