All 16 half-course requirements must be completed with a grade before proceeding to the general examinations. AM The department does not admit candidates for a terminal AM degree. PhD candidates may, however, apply for an AM degree after having completed, with satisfactory grades, eight half-courses that satisfy department requirements. The degree may also be offered to students unable to complete the doctorate. Teaching As part of their preparation, candidates are expected to teach within their areas of specialization.
Teaching is supervised by members of the department and includes a program of teacher training.
Advising Through the pre-generals period and until the time a prospectus is approved, the director of graduate studies advises all graduate students. When a student submits his or her prospectus to the department, however, she or he also names an advisor to direct the dissertation as first reader, and second and third readers as well. At the beginning of each term, the director of graduate studies is responsible for meeting with all the graduate students and signing their study cards. Before proceeding to write a dissertation, the candidate must pass the general examinations, which will be offered only during the fall and spring terms. The minor examination may be taken after the candidate has satisfied all course requirements.