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The Ph.D. degree prepares students to fill positions in a wide variety of settings: higher education, schools, agencies, and private practice. Students in the language and literacy Ph.D. program take a minimum of 69 semester hours beyond their master’s degree. The last 30 hours of course work must be completed no more than eight years prior to graduation. At the end of their course work, students take a comprehensive examination, write a proposal, conduct research, compose a dissertation, and defend their work to program faculty. (No more than 6 hours of workshops, institutes, or field courses may be used in a degree program.)

Admission

In addition to The Graduate School’s application requirements, applicants must submit a letter of intent