1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover illustrations: James Baldwin and Rita Hayworth; 19th-century engraving of Geoffrey Chaucer RELEVANT PERSONNEL .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Director of Graduate Studies .................................................................................................................................... 4 Graduate Committee ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Director of Graduate Admissions ............................................................................................................................. 4 Graduate Admissions Committee .............................................................................................................................. 4 Graduate Appointments Committee .......................................................................................................................... 4 Director of Composition ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Associate Director of Composition ........................................................................................................................... 4 Associate Department Head ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Graduate Coordinator .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Graduate Job Placement Advisor ............................................................................................................................. 5 OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Policies and Procedures: Teaching Written Reasoning at the University of Oregon ............................................... 5 General Duties and Responsibilities Statement [GDRS] .......................................................................................... 5 Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual .......................................................................................................... 5 Policy for Graduate Students with Disabilities ......................................................................................................... 5 University of Oregon Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations .......................................................... 5 University of Oregon Catalog ................................................................................................................................... 6 Graduate School Procedures and Policies ............................................................................................................... 6 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................... 7 THE INDIVIDUAL FACULTY ADVISOR AND INDIVIDUAL PLAN OF STUDY ....................................................................... 7 POLICY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ................................................................................................. 8 Individual Academic Accommodation Plan ............................................................................................................ 10 TRANSFER CREDIT ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Department ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Graduate School ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 TIME LIMIT ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Master of Arts ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Doctor of Philosophy .............................................................................................................................................. 12 COURSES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Seminars .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 500-Level Courses .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Reading-and-Conference Courses .......................................................................................................................... 12 Interdisciplinary Courses ........................................................................................................................................ 13 ENROLLMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 GRADING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 INCOMPLETES ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ON-LEAVE STATUS ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE ................................................................................................................................ 15 MASTER’S THESIS OPTION ........................................................................................................................................... 15 GRADE POINT AVERAGE .............................................................................................................................................. 16 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 16 RESIDENCY ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 FILING FOR DEGREE ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 2 MASTER OF ARTS/DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH WITH A CONCENTRATION IN FOLKLORE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE ................................................................................................................ 18 COURSE WORK ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 GRADE POINT AVERAGE .............................................................................................................................................. 18 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 18 TEACHING REQUIREMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 19 PHD BREADTH EXAMINATION ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Organization ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 Guidelines for Breadth Field Lists .......................................................................................................................... 20 Administration......................................................................................................................................................... 21 PHD MAJOR FIELD EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................... 21 Organization ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Major Field Exam Materials ..................................................................................................................................