Table of Contents

§ 1. Purpose of the Graduate Handbook

§ 2. Graduate Study in English at UCSB

§ 3. The M.A./Ph.D. Program

• 3.1 Course Requirements
• 3.2 Distribution Requirement
• 3.3 Normal Progress for the M.A./Ph.D. Program
• 3.4 Incomplete Courses
• 3.5 Normative Time
• 3.6 PhD Classification

§ 4. The Ph.D. Program

• 4.1 Course Requirements
• 4.2 Distribution Requirement
• 4.3 Normal Progress for the Ph.D. Program
• 4.4 Incomplete Courses
• 4.5 Normative Time
• 4.6 PhD Classification

§ 5. Independent Studies, Colloquia, Special Courses

• 5.1 English 297—Graduate Tutorial with Required Attendance at an Undergraduate Course
• 5.2 English 500—Directed Teaching
• 5.3 English 591—Doctoral Colloquium
• 5.3.1 English 592—Transcriptions Colloquium
• 5.3.2 English 593 Graduate Technology Colloquium
• 5.3.3 English 594 ACGC Colloquium
• 5.3.4 English 595 EMC Colloquium
• 5.4 English 596—Directed Reading and Research
• 5.5 English 597—Individual Study for Examination
• 5.6 English 599—Dissertation Research and Preparation

§ 6. Coursework in Other Departments

§ 7. Foreign Language Requirement

• 7.1 Method 1: Translation Examination
• 7.2 Method 2: Coursework
• 7.3 Preparing for the Language Exam

§ 8. The First Qualifying Examination

• 8.1 Concept of the Exam
• 8.2 Scheduling of the Exam
• 8.3 Format of the Exam
• 8.4 Preparing for the Exam
• 8.5 Evaluation of the Exam
• 8.6 Invitation to Continue to the Ph.D.

§ 9. The Second Qualifying Examination

• 9.1 Examination, Prospectus, Reading List, and First Chapter Conference
• 9.2 Steps Leading Up to the Exam

§ 10. Advancement to Candidacy

• 10.1 Doctoral Candidacy Fee Offset (DCFO)

§ 11. The Dissertation

• 11.1 Filing the Dissertation

§ 12. Registration

• 12.1 Schedule Adjustment

§ 13. Leaves of Absence

§ 14. Deadlines

§ 15. The Job Search and Job Placement Committee

• 15.1 Counseling and Career Services

§ 16. Financial Support

• 16.1 Out of State Tuition
• 16.2 Departmental Fellowships
• 16.3 UCSB Fellowships for Continuing Students
• 16.4 Other UCSB Fellowships
• 16.5 Tutorships
• 16.6.1 Teaching Assistantship Duties and Workload
• 16.6.2 Terms of Employment and Length of Service
• 16.6.3 Selection of Teaching Assistantships
• 16.6.4 Teaching Assistantships in Other Departments
• 16.7 Summer Associateships
• 16.8 Employment on Faculty Grants

§ 17. Administration of the Graduate Program

• 17.1 The Graduate Council
• 17.2 The Graduate Division
• 17.3 The Graduate Adviser
• 17.4 The Graduate Committee
• 17.5 Individual Faculty Advisers
• 17.6 Problems and Dispute Resolution

§ 18. Departmental Office Staff

§ 19. Reading Lists for the First Qualifying Examination