Program Information and Forms

English Graduate Student Association

EGSA Handbook

The EGSA Handbook (click here for the most up-to-date version) is your peer-compiled guide to all the wisdom of the EGSA. Below, you’ll find helpful links to the forms and spreadsheets that it references arranged roughly in the order in which you will need them during your years in the English Graduate Program.  If you need additional guidance, contact the Peer Advisor.


Spreadsheets and Ongoing Resources

Degree Requirements and Spreadsheets

Travel Funding

  • Travel Funding from Graduate School: Apply here first, and then apply in the English Department
  • Travel Funding from English Department: Apply here after you have funding from the Graduate School
  • Creating Expense Reports: A guide to completing necessary reports in Ignite for reimbursement.
    • When you receive approval from the English Department to reimburse you for travel, Lois Avey (English Department Office Manager) will help you complete an Expense Report. This can’t be done until the trip is complete. Send your receipts to Lois and she will complete the report for you.
    • Contact Lois for help or with any questions. She says, “If you’re being reimbursed from a grant or a non-English Department the accounting numbers will also be different. Please let me know and I can try to help you with that.”


Coursework

  • Graduate School Petition: Complete this form to have coursework from a previous program satisfy distribution requirements. (NOTE: Students who enter with an MA will also have to petition to have those credits applied to their PhD. If you don’t do this, your “degree audit” in BearWeb will show you missing credit hours. It’s a technicality, but it can cause confusion if you don’t get it taken care of early. See the EGSA Handbook for further information.)
  • Record of Foreign Language Examination: If you choose to test out of a language complete this form.
  • Requirements for Graduate Certificate in Religion and Literature (applies only to students beginning the program in Fall 2017 and beyond) See the EGSA Handbook for further information.


MA: Thesis

  • See the EGSA Handbook for general guidelines and tips on this process
  • See the graduate school’s Dissertation & Thesis Overview page for tips, deadlines, and required forms.


PhD: Prelims, Prospectus and Research


PhD: Dissertation (this section is undergoing revision)


The Job Search (this section is undergoing revision)