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Germanic Studies Ph.D.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)602 - Doctor of Philosophy

Minimum GPA to receive degree

3
Completion requirements
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0089791
  • 0090751
Completion requirements
Select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies. GER 5011 cannot be applied to this requirement.
Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • GER 5xxx

  • GER 8xxx

Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies. GER 5011 cannot be applied to this requirement.
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • DTCH 5xxx

  • FIN 5xxx

  • GER 5xxx

  • GER 8xxx

  • SCAN 5xxx

  • SCAN 8xxx



Completion requirements
Select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies:
Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 7936961
  • 0074581
  • 0090491
  • 0090521
  • 0085701
  • 0100701
  • 0100771
  • 0086581
  • 0086791

Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • DTCH 5xxx

  • FIN 5xxx

  • GER 5xxx

  • GER 8xxx

  • SCAN 5xxx

  • SCAN 8xxx



Completion requirement

Select 12 credits outside the major in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies. Directed Study, Directed Research, and Directed Readings courses may be applied to this requirement with director of graduate studies approval. Up to 2 courses from the MA may be applied to this requirement. The following courses cannot be used to meet this requirement: CSCL 5944H, CSCL 5993, CSCL 8992, CSCL 8993, CSCL 8994, ENGL 5992, ENGL 8992, HIST 5993, HIST 5994, HIST 8993, HIST 8994, RUSS 5993.

Earn at least 12 credits
  • CSCL 5xxx

  • CSCL 8xxx

  • ENGL5xxx

  • ENGL 8xxx

  • HIST 5xxx

  • HIST 8xxx

  • RUSS 5xxx

Completion requirement

No Track
Students completing one of the tracks are exempt from this Electives requirement. Students completing the PhD without a track select 15 credits from the following, in consultation with the advisor and director of graduate studies to complete the 57-credit minimum.

Earn at least 15 credits
  • DTCH 5xxx

  • FIN 5xxx

  • GER 5xxx

  • GER 8xxx

  • SCAN 5xxx

  • SCAN 8xxx

Completion requirement
Complete course(s) and earn exactly 24 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7879331
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