• Language Proficiency Requirements: Proof of English proficiency may be required for international applicants and for applicants whose first language is not English.
• Master's degree, or equivalent, from a recognized university in a relevant academic discipline
• a completed on-line application, the application fee, and all supporting application documents
• a cumulative weighted average of at least a 70% (U of S grade system equivalent) in the last two years of full-time study (e.g. 60 credit units)

For more information on language proficiency requirements, see the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Academic Policies.

• GPS 960.0
• GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
• GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects

• ENG 990.0
• ENG 996.0
• successful completion of PhD Field Examination
• successful completion of language requirement
• successful completion of dissertation and of oral defence
• successful completion of doctoral candidacy assessment

Minimum of 18 credit units of course work:

• ENG 890.3 
• a minimum of 15 additional credit units at the 800-level