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THEGRADUATESCHOOL,CITYUNIVERSITYOFNEWYORK

PROGRAMINCOMPARATIVELITERATURE

HANDBOOK2012‐‐2013 PREFACE NoticeofNondiscrimination SECTION1‐GENERALINFORMATION I. TheProgram

A. ResourcesforTrainingandResearchB. SpecialRequirementsforAdmissionC. StructureoftheProgramD. FacultyResponsibilitiesE. StudentResponsibilities

II.Information,LibrariesandBookstoresIII.FinancialAid

A. SpecialUniversityFellowships:DistinguishedScholarsDissertationAwardsB. StudentTravelandResearchFund

IV. Teaching V. ProfessionalOrganizationsandActivities

A. OrganizationsB. ActivitiesC. ProgramandUniversityStudentRepresentatives

SECTION2‐THEPROGRAMOFSTUDY I. General

A. IndependentStudyB. WorkshopsC. TeachingD. GraduateTeachingFellowshipProgramE. StudentParticipationF. StudentGrievance

II. FacultyAdvisors III. TheM.A.inComparativeLiterature

A. TheComprehensiveExaminationfortheM.A.B. TheM.A.Thesis

IV. ThePh.D.inComparativeLiterature V. GradingandEvaluationA.Incompletes

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B. CourseExaminationsC. Auditing

VI. Examinations A. LanguageRequirementsB. TheFirstExaminationforthePh.D.

C. TheSecondExaminationforthePh.D.("Orals")VII.The"EnRoute"M.A

SECTION3‐THEPH.D.DEGREE I. AdvancementtoCandidacy II. TheDissertation

A. TheProspectusB. TheDissertationC. TranslationDissertationsD. TheThirdExamination("Defense")E. AftertheDefense

III.SpecializationsinClassics,GermanandItalianA. SpecializationinClassicsB. SpecializationinGermanC. SpecializationinItalian

SECTION4‐PROGRAMGOVERNANCEANDPROCEDURES I. ExecutiveOfficer II. ExecutiveCommittee III. FacultyMembership IV. StandingCommittees

A. FacultyMembershipCommitteeB. CurriculumandExaminationCommitteeC. AdmissionsandAwardsCommittee

D. ElectionsCommitteeV.ProgramCommitteesA. DissertationProspectusCommitteeB. FirstExaminationCommitteeC. TheColloquiumCommitteeD. OtherCommittees

VI. DistributionofMinutes VII. Other APPENDIX I. StudentServices

A.InformationResourcesB. MinaReesLibrary

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C. TheDoctoralStudentCouncilOfficeD. HousingE. WellnessCenterF. StudentHealthServices

THEGRADUATESCHOOL,CITYUNIVERSITYOFNEWYORK PROGRAMINCOMPARATIVELITERATURE HANDBOOK2012‐2013 ThisHandbook,whichisaprogrampublication,supplementstheBulletinofTheGraduateSchool,aswellasthecurrentGraduateSchoolStudentHandbookandtheAnnouncementofCourses.PleasemakesuretoconsultthesepublicationsforofficialGraduateSchoolinformation.CopiesofeachareavailableintheOfficeofStudentAffairs,Room7301. AllpoliciesandrequirementsdescribedinthisHandbookapplytoallstudents.RequestsforexceptionstoorexemptionsfromanyrequirementmustbemadeinwritinganddirectedtotheExecutiveCommitteeoftheProgram.SuchpetitionsshouldbediscussedinadvancewiththeExecutiveOfficerortheDeputyExecutiveOfficer. ThisHandbookwillberevisedperiodicallytoreflectchangesinProgrampolicy.WrittensuggestionsforchangesshouldbesubmittedtoeithertheProgramofficeorthestudentrepresentativesontheExecutiveCommittee. StudentsareresponsibleforinformingthemselvesaboutProgrampoliciesandprocedurescontainedinthisHandbookandforanychangesmadesubsequenttoitspublication. Preface Inadditiontopreparingstudentsforaprofessionalcareerincomparativeliterature,theCUNYPh.D./M.A.PrograminComparativeLiteratureencouragesstudentstoexplorerelatedfieldsandencouragesinterestininterdisciplinarytopicsrelatingliteraturetothefinearts,music,philosophy,anthropology,andwomen'sstudies.Alsoavailablearethreespecializations,inClassics,German,andItalian.FrequentcolloquiaandlecturesunderscoretheProgram'scommitmenttoanenvironmentthatfacilitatesthedynamicexchangeofideas. NOTICEOFNONDISCRIMINATION TheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterofTheCityUniversityofNewYorkisanequalopportunityandaffirmativeactioninstitution.TheGSUCdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofage,gender,sexual

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orientation,alienageorcitizenship,race,color,nationalorethnicorigin,religion,maritalstatus,veteranstatus,ordisabilityinitsstudentadmissions,employment,accesstoprograms,andadministrationofeducationalpolicies. TheGSUCiscommittedtopromotingpluralismanddiversityandcombatingracismandbigotry.Concerns,questions,complaints,andsuggestionsaboutaffirmativeactionandequalemploymentmaybeaddressedtoanymemberoftheGSUCAffirmativeActionCommitteethroughtheAffirmativeActionOfficer. TheCityUniversityofNewYorkprohibitssexualharassmentandhasinstitutedpolicies,procedures,andeducationalprogramstopreventandaddresssexualharassment.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthecoordinatoroftheSexualHarassmentPanelandseetheGSUCStudentHandbook. Employeesandapplicantsareprotectedfromcoercion,intimidation,interference,ordiscriminationforfilingacomplaintorassistinginaninvestigationconcerningdiscriminationorharassment. CONTACTS AffirmativeActionOfficer EdithRivera‐Cancel,Room7301;212‐817‐7410. 504/ADACoordinator VicePresidentforStudentAffairsMatthewSchoengood,Room7301;212‐817‐7409. TitleIXCoordinator: MatthewSchoengood,Room7301;212‐817‐7400. Coordinator,SexualHarassmentPanel MichelleFine,212‐817‐8710. OmbudsOfficer Dr.MartinGitterman,Room7313;callforappointmentsat212‐817‐7190.TheOmbudsOfficerofferscompleteconfidencetoanyindividualintheGSUCcommunityindiscussinginformalaswellasformalsolutionstoanyproblem. ExecutiveDirectorforHumanResources YosetteJonesJohnson,Room8403;212‐817‐7700. SECTION1‐GENERALINFORMATION I. TheProgram TheCUNYComparativeLiteratureProgramofferstraining,leadingtotheM.A.andPh.D.degrees,inthe

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theoryofliterature,inmethodsandhistoryoftheoryandcriticismandinthecomparativeanalysisoftexts.TheProgramstressescomparativerelationsamongthemajorandclassicEuropeanliteratures:English,French,German,Italian,Russian,Spanish,Portuguese,AncientGreek,andLatin.Interdisciplinarystudiesareencouragedinliterature,film,andthearts.CooperationwiththeTheatre,Music,ArtHistoryPrograms,GreekandLatinStudies,andwithsuchinterdisciplinaryprogramsasMedievalStudies,Women'sStudies,CulturalStudies,andRenaissanceStudies,isanimportantpartofourcurriculum.TheProgramoffersstudentsandfacultyfrequentopportunitiesforarrangingandparticipatingincolloquiaonthemesandproblemsofcontemporarycriticalinterest.

A. ResourcesforTrainingandResearchStudentsintheProgramfrequentlyhaveopportunitiestoteachundergraduatecoursesasAdjunctLecturersandGraduateTeachingFellowsinthevariouscollegesoftheCityUniversity,andaccordingtotheregulationsoftheUniversityaregivenpreferenceforsuchpositions.

B. SpecialRequirementsforAdmissionInadditiontothegeneralUniversityrequirementsstatedintheGSUCBulletin,applicantsforadmissionarerequiredtohavereceivedabachelor'sdegreewithamajorinoneofthefollowingsubjects:ComparativeLiterature;English;amodernforeignlanguage(e.g.,French,German,Italian,Portuguese,Spanish)oraClassicallanguageacceptabletotheadmissionscommittee;philosophy;history;orinotherfieldsacceptabletotheAdmissionsandAwardsCommittee.

Inaddition,theapplicantshouldhaveasuperiorrecordinundergraduatecoursesinliterature.AnapplicantwhohasanM.A.degreeinasingleliteratureandwhomeetstheotherspecialrequirementsmayalsobeeligibleforadmission.

Applicantsmustpossesslinguisticandliterarypreparationsufficienttoqualifyforadmissiontograduatecoursesinaforeignliteratureoftheirchoice.Theyarealsorequiredtohaveareadingknowledgeofanapprovedsecondforeignlanguage,whichshouldpermitthemtoreadliteratureinthislanguagewithease.Thisknowledgeofasecondforeignlanguagemaybetestedbyawrittenexamination.Anapplicantpresentingonlyoneforeignlanguagemaybeadmittedtomatriculationconditionally.Anyconditionsmustbesatisfied,normallythroughexamination,beforethecompletionof15credits.

ApplicantsforthePh.D.degreeinComparativeLiteraturewithaspecializationinClassicsarerequiredtohaveaknowledgeofClassicalGreekandLatin.ApplicantswhohavenotstudiedoneoftheClassicallanguagesareadvisedtoinvestigatetheSummerLatin/GreekInstituteattheGraduateCenter.

Applicants for the Ph.D. degree in Comparative Literature with a specialization in German arerequiredtohaveaknowledgeofGerman.Applicants for a Ph.D. degree in Comparative Literature with a specialization in Italian arerequiredtohaveaknowledgeofItalian.

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ApplicantsarerequiredtotakeonlytheverbalandquantitativeaptitudetestsoftheGraduateRecordExamination.Noadvancedtestinasubjectareaisrequired.InternationalstudentsmustalsofurnishtheTOEFLscoresinadditiontothegeneralGREtest. StudentsadmittedascandidatesfortheM.A.whowanttoapplyforthePh.D.mustfinishalldegreerequirementsfortheM.A.beforeapplyingforadmissionascandidatesforthePh.D.Anexceptiontothisrulemaybemadeinthecaseofexceptionallywell‐qualifiedstudents,asjudgedbytheAdmissionsandAwardsCommittee. TheAdmissions andAwardsCommitteewill look for further evidencebeyond the information in theadmissions folders, especially written work done by applicants, when the committee feels it isappropriate. NonmatriculatedStudents AnonmatriculatedstudentwillbepermittedtotakenomorethantwocoursesintheProgram. C. StructureoftheProgram

TheCUNYdoctoralfacultyconsistsofprofessorsfromTheGraduateSchoolandmanyoftheseniorcollegesoftheCityUniversity.Thefaculty'sspecializationscovertheProgram'smajorfieldsofconcentrationinallEuropeanlanguagesandliteraturesandmajorareasofcultureandtheory.

ThroughtheExecutiveCommittee,thefacultysetsProgrampolicywithintheBylawsoftheGraduateSchoolandoftheUniversity.TheExecutiveCommitteeiscomposedoftheExecutiveOfficerandtheDeputyExecutiveOfficerexofficio,threeelectedfacultymembers,andthreeelectedstudentrepresentatives.Thefacultymembersareelectedbytheentiredoctoralfacultyforthree‐yeartermscoterminouswiththetermoftheExecutiveOfficer(whoisappointedbythePresidentoftheGraduateSchool).Studentmembersareelectedbythestudentsforone‐yearterms.OtherstandingandadhoccommitteesreporttotheExecutiveCommittee.TherearestudentmembersonmostProgramcommittees,andstudentsparticipateintherevisionoftheHandbook,ReadingList,anddegreerequirements.AllstudentsareinvitedtoajointmeetingwiththeExecutiveCommitteetwiceayear.

D. FacultyResponsibilitiesThefacultyhasresponsibilitythroughmembersonthestandingcommitteesoftheProgramtoestablishpoliciesfortheProgram.ThefacultymaymakedirectrecommendationstotheGraduateCouncilwithrespecttocurriculum,andtotheadministrationwithrespecttoallmattersthataffecttheProgram.

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TheProgramfacultymeetsatleastonceayear,atwhichtimethefacultyreceivesareportfromtheExecutiveCommittee.Aquorumconsistsof25personsor50percentofthefaculty,whicheverissmaller. E. StudentResponsibilitiesThestudentshaveresponsibilitythroughtheirrepresentativestothefourstandingcommitteesoftheProgramtomakeknowntheirviewsonthepoliciesoftheProgram.ThestudentsmaymakedirectrecommendationstotheGraduateCouncilandtheadministrationonallmattersthataffectthem.ThestudentsoftheProgrammeetatleastonceayearwiththeExecutiveCommittee.

II. Information,LibrariesandBookstores

ThePrograminComparativeLiteratureislocatedinRoom4114onthefourthfloorat365FifthAvenue.OurstudentloungeislocatedinRoom4116.TheProgram’ssecretarywilldeliverallinformationofspecialinteresttoComparativeLiteraturestudentsonourlisterv:classes,colloquia,symposia,and

lecturesaroundthecityandelsewhere;specialeventsandprograms;jobopeningsaroundthecountry;housingopportunities,andfinancialaidopportunitiessuchasspecialfellowshipsandgrants.

ManylibrariesareavailabletoGSUCstudentsinNewYorkCity.EspeciallyusefularetheNewYorkPublicLibrary'sgeneralholdingsandspecialcollections,whichsupplementtheGSUC'sholdings.Ifastudentis

lookingforaparticularbookorperiodicalthatisnoteasilyavailable,theMinaReesLibrarystaffwillfacilitatethestudent'ssearchandborrowingthroughinterlibraryloan.OrientationsessionsonuseoftheMinaReesLibraryareavailable.WatchtheILLloginpageforannouncements.

TheNewYorkPublicLibraryhasextendedtheMaRLIbooklendingpilotprogramthroughthesummer.

Staytunedforprogramchangesthisfall.TheNewYorkPublicLibraryhasalsointroducedascananddeliveryserviceforjournalsandbooksstoredintheoffsiteRECAPfacility.FindonlinerequestformsfromtheNYPLclassiccatalogtoorderachapter,anarticle,oruptoa50‐pagesegmenttobescanned

anddeliveredfree,byemail(noonsitevisitrequired).Usethesameonlineformstoretrieveanentirebookfornext‐dayuseattheNYPLMainLibraryBuilding.

StudentsattheGSUChaveaccesstoandborrowingprivilegesatallCUNYcollegelibrariesuponpresentationoftheirGSUCidentificationcard.ThelibrariesofCity,Brooklyn,Hunter,andQueens

collegeshaveextensivecollectionsofliteratureandliterarycriticism,asdoestheMid‐ManhattanLibrary.

AlsoavailableattheGSUClibraryisalistingofbasicinformation(includinghoursandspecialrestrictions)onlibrariesinthearea.SpecialaccesstootherlibrariesnotordinarilyopentoGSUCstudentsmaybearrangeduponrequestatthecirculationdesk. III.FinancialAid

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Financialassistanceisavailabletofull‐timedoctoralmatriculantsatTheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterofTheCityUniversityofNewYorkthroughaprogramoffellowships(bothservice‐connectedandnonservice‐connected),grants,assistantships,tuitionfellowships,loans,andCollegeWorkStudyassignments.Awardsaregrantedonthebasisofneedandmerit.Amodestnumberofawardsaremadeavailabletominoritygroupstudents.StudentsareadvisedtoseetheExecutiveOfficeraboutfinancialaiduponadmissiontotheProgram.

ItisespeciallyimportantthatstudentswhoqualifyforCollegeWorkStudymaketheirinterestinsuchfinancialassistanceknowntotheFinancialAidCommitteethroughtheAssistantProgramOfficer.Often,CollegeWorkStudyfundsbecomeavailableonanunscheduledbasis,andqualifiedapplicantsmustbesoughtquickly. InadditiontoUniversityawards,NewYorkandotherstateandfederalassistanceisavailablethroughtheFinancialAidOfficetofull‐timeandcertifiedfull‐timestudents.TheNewYorkStateTuitionAidProgram(TAP)isavailabletofull‐timematriculatedgraduatestudentswhoarelegalresidentsofNewYorkStateandwhoareU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents.MoreinformationonthevariouskindsoffinancialassistancecanbefoundintheFinancialAssistancebrochure,whichisavailableintheComparativeLiteratureoffice.InadditiontotheseUniversityandProgramsources,studentsareencouragedtoseekoutsidegrantstosupportadvancedresearchanddissertations.TheGSUCOfficeofSponsoredResearch(Room8309)maintainslistsofavailablefundingsourcesandaidsstudentsinwritinggrantproposals. InformationaboutscholarshipsisavailableintheComparativeLiteratureoffice.TheOfficeofStudentServicesprovidesfurtherscholarshipinformation.Fulbrightapplications(forAmericancitizenswhowishtospendayearabroad)shouldbepickedupintheStudentAffairsduringthesummer.EditorialadviceaboutFulbrightapplicationsisavailablethroughthesameoffice. A.SpecialUniversityFellowships DistinguishedScholarsDissertationAwards Pleaseconsultthefollowinglinksforscholarlyawardsanddissertationawards.TheseawardsaredesignedtorecognizeandencourageexcellenceindissertationresearchandarenamedinhonoroftheseoutstandingscholarsinthehistoryofTheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Prospective-Current-Students/Current-Students/Financial-Assistance/GC-Aid http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Prospective-Current-Students/Current-Students/Financial-Assistance/Doctoral-Dissertation

EligibilityRequirementsandProceduresfortheseAwards

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1. Anabstractofthedissertationproposal(tentypedpages)andastatementontheprogressoftheresearch(amaximumoffivetypedpages)mustbesubmittedwiththeapplication.Studentsareadvisedtokeepinmindthatthereviewcommitteeswillbecomposedoffacultyfromvariousprograms.Proposalsshould,therefore,beclearlywrittenandjargon‐free.

2. Twolettersofreferencemustbesubmitted,onefromtheapplicant'sdissertationadviserandonefromanotherfacultymemberintheapplicant'sdiscipline.3. ApplicationsshouldbedirectedtotheAssociateProvostforAcademicAffairsthroughtheapplicant'sExecutiveOfficerandmustbesubmittedbyFebruary1.Noextensionofthisdeadlinewillbeallowed.

B.StudentTravelandResearchFund Eligibility:Applicantsmustbematriculatedstudentsregisteredduringthesemesterforwhichthestipendisrequested.Applicationsareconsideredonthebasisoffinancialneedandareprocessedona"firstcome"basis. Purpose:TheStudentTravelandResearchFundprovidesstipends(limitedtooneperacademicyearperstudent)intheamountof$300.00orlessforthefollowing: 1. Registration expense and/or travel expenses for participation in professional conferences andseminarswheretheapplicantisinvitedtopresentapaperorconductaworkshop.2. Research‐related expenses such as out‐of‐town travel costs to a particular library, includingduplicatingcoststhatmightbeincurred.3. Costsforresearchsupplies(justifyneed).4. Dissertationrelatedexpenses,includingtypingandduplicatingcosts.

Procedure:Applicantsmustsubmitanapplicationform(availableon‐line)Awards:NoticeofanawardisgivenaftereachcompletedapplicationisreviewedbothbytheDirectorofFinancialAidandOfficeoftheProvost. Receiptsmustbekept.Stipendsarepaiduponpresentationofreceiptsforexpendituresaftertheyhavebeenincurred.Receiptsmustbesubmittedwithintwoweeksoftravelwhichtheywererequested. The Institute of International Education has awarded a grant of $2,000 to the Modern LanguageAssociation to enable individual foreign graduate students to attend the annual December MLA

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conference.ApplydirectlytotheMLA.IV. Teaching

Aftertheirfirstyearofstudy,studentsmayberecommendedforteachingpositionsintheCUNYcolleges.StudentsinComparativeLiteraturehavetaughtComposition,ModernLanguages,ComparativeLiterature,andMediaStudiesatmanyoftheCUNYcolleges.Studentsarealsonotifiedofopeningsatothereducationalinstitutionsthroughoutthetristatearea.ChecktheProgrambulletinboardregularlyforthesenotices. TheProgramsometimesreceiveslast‐minutecallsfromdepartmentchairslookingforadjunctteachers.MakesuretoinformtheAssistantProgramOfficerthatyouareinterestedinteachingandthatshehasyourcurrentphonenumber.DivisionsoftheCityUniversityofNewYorkareexpectedtogivepreferencetoCUNYstudentswhenhiringadjuncts.AlistofCUNYcollegesanddepartmentchairsisavailableintheComparativeLiteratureoffice.Studentsmayalsowritedirectlytochairsofthevariousdepartmentsatcollegeswithinthearea. IMPORTANT:Aftertheirfirstyear,studentsshouldalsosetupadossierwiththeStudentAffairsOfficeandupdateitregularly.TheStudentAffairsOfficewillforwardyourfiletoprospectiveemployers.Withthreereferencesandacurriculumvitaeonfile,thisofficecansaveyouagreatdealoftime.Thisisveryimportant.Besuretohaveyourlettersupdatedregularly(forexample,afteryoupasstheSecondExaminationandafteryoudefendyourdissertation). V.ProfessionalOrganizationsandActivities A.OrganizationsGraduatestudentsshouldconsiderthemselvesmembersoftheprofessionandshouldbecomeprofessionallyactiveearlyintheircareersbyjoiningtheappropriateorganizationsandparticipatinginnationalandlocalconferences,readingpapers,chairingandorganizingpanels,etc. i.TheModernLanguageAssociation TheModernLanguageAssociation(MLA)isthemajorassociationforacademicsinthehumanities.Itsponsorsanannualconventionwheremostacademicjobinterviewstakeplaceandpublishesfivemajorperiodicals.AsubscriptiontoPMLAisincludedwithmembershipdues.ThePMLAannuallyincludesadirectoryofmembers,listingofdepartmentchairs,listofgrantsannouncements,andannouncementsofupcomingconferencesandevents.Membersalsoreceivenumerousothermailingsofinterest.Graduatestudentsengagedinacourseofstudyleadingtodegreesinthefieldsofmodernlanguagesandliteraturemay,foramaximumoffouryears,becomestudentmembersatanominalfee.MembershipinformationisavailablefromtheAssistantProgramOfficer.

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TheMLAalsopublishestheJobInformationList,whichhasbecomethecentralclearinghouseforlistingjobannouncementsinEnglish,ForeignLanguages,andComparativeLiterature.Itappearsfourtimesayear.TheComparativeLiteratureProgrammaintainsasubscriptiontotheJobInformationList,whichcanbeconsultedintheProgramoffice. ii.TheAmericanComparativeLiteratureAssociation TheAmericanComparativeLiteratureAssociation(ACLA)isthenationalcomparativeliteratureassociation.Itsponsorsanannualconventionandpublishesanewsletterwithjobannouncements,alistingofdissertationsinprogress,andannouncementsofawardsandprizes.AsubscriptiontothejournalComparativeLiteratureisavailableatadiscounttomembers.MembershipinformationisavailablefromtheAssistantProgramOfficer.StudentsspecializinginliteraturessuchasClassicsorSlaviclanguagesshouldbeawareofspecializedorganizationsandnationalmeetingsintheirdisciplines,suchastheAmericanPhilologicalAssociationortheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofSlavicStudies.ManyorganizationsareaffiliatedwiththeMLAandholdtheirannualconferencesatthetimeoftheMLAconvention. B.Activities Nationalsymposiaandotherconferencesofinterestareheldthroughouttheyear.TheACLAhasanannualconference,andaconferenceonTwentieth‐CenturyLiteratureisheldannuallyinLouisville,Kentucky.InformationontheseconferencesisprintedinthePMLA,andannouncementsmayalsobepostedontheProgrambulletinboard. i.TheannualmeetingoftheModernLanguagesAssociationandtheAmericanComparative LiteratureAssociation Studentswishingtodeliverpapersatannualconferencesshouldplantodosowellinadvanceoftheconferencedate.Callsforpapersorpanelsareusuallyissuedninemonthsbeforethemeeting. ii.Publications Studentsareencouragedtosubmittheirsuperiorworktotheeditorsofvariousjournalsforpublication.Facultymemberscanprovideguidancewithproposedpublicationsandrecommendthemostappropriatejournals. Whenplanningtosubmitanarticleforconsiderationbyanyjournal,firstexamineacurrentissue,notonlyfortheaddressoftheeditor,butforbriefinstructionsonthemastheadpageaboutprocedures.Mostjournalspublishdetailed"NotesforContributors"inthebackofatleastoneissueeachyearspecifyingstylisticandotherrequirements.Additionally,perusalofseveralarticlesinajournalmayyieldinformationaboutmodelsofformtobefollowed.Inallcasesitiswisetobefamiliarwiththeinterestsandformatofthejournalandtosupplyastamped,self‐addressedenvelopetoexpeditethereturnofamanuscript.

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iii.StudentandProgramActivities ComparativeLiteraturecolloquiaareorganizedbystudentsintheProgramwhoscheduleguestlectures,paneldiscussions,workshops,andsocialevents. TheComparativeLiteratureProgramsponsorslecturesbyvisitingprofessorsandCUNYfacultythroughoutthesemester.StudentsareexpectedtomakeeveryefforttoattendlecturesandotherColloquiumCommittee(seep.13)events.Theirsuccessdependsonactivestudentparticipation. TheComparativeLiteratureProgramsponsorstwotwo‐dayconferences,onintheFallandanotherintheSpringsemester.ThethemeoftheconferenceanditsparticipantsareselectedbytheColloquiumCommitteeandotherinterestedstudents.Studentsareencouragedtoparticipateinorganizingtheseconferencesandtosubmitpaperstoberead. TheGraduateCenteralsohostsactivitiesandconferencessponsoredbyotherdisciplines,whichstudentsareencouragedtoattend.Alistoftheweek'seventsispostedonourbulletinboard.ThebiweeklyGSUCnewsletterisavailableinthelobbyatTheGraduateCenter.Announcementsarealsopostedoutsideofficesofotherlanguageandliteratureprograms.Eventsrangefrommusicalperformancesandplaystodebatesandconferences.StudentsarealsoentitledtoparticipateinactivitiesattheothercollegesoftheCityUniversitysystem. C. ProgramandUniversityStudentRepresentatives i.StudentRepresentativesontheExecutiveCommittee ThethreeExecutiveCommitteestudentrepresentativeselectedeachyeararevotingmembersoftheExecutivecommittee,exceptindecisionsaffectingindividualfacultymembersorindividualstudentsandmattersofstudentdiscipline.Electionsareheldinthespringsemester,bymail. ii.DoctoralStudents'CouncilRepresentativesandAlternates TheDoctoralStudents'Councilrepresentatives(2)andtheiralternates(2)attendmonthlymeetingsoftheDSCandareresponsibleforconveyinginformationtothestudentsintheProgram.AllstudentsintheProgramareeligibleforthesepositions.Electionsareheldannually,inthespringsemester,bymail. TheDSCaddressesissuesthataffecttheentirestudentbody.Inadditiontoattendingthegeneralmeetings,theDSCrepresentativesareexpectedtorepresenttheProgramononeormoreoftheDSCcommitteesthatfocusonspecificconcernse.g.allocationofculturalaffairsmoney,studentservices,filmprogramming,studentlunches.TheDSCprovidessomefinancialsupportforProgramactivities. iii.GraduateCouncilRepresentative TheGraduateCouncil,whichmeetsfourtimesperyeartodetermineacademicpolicyfortheGSUC,isthehighestpolicy‐makingbodyoftheGSUC.ItiscomprisedofthePresident,chiefadministrators,ExecutiveOfficers,andelectedfacultyandstudentrepresentativesfromeachprogram.Allstudentsin

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theProgramareeligibleforGraduateCouncilrepresentative.Electionsareheldannually,inthespringsemester,bymail. iv.ColloquiumCommittee ThestudentorganizedColloquiumCommitteeschedulesandimplementsprogramsofoutsidespeakers,workshops,paneldiscussions,symposia,andconferences.ThecommitteeisappointedbytheExecutiveOfficerfromalistofvolunteersandrecommendednamescompiledbythecurrentColloquiumCommittee.StudentsserveontheCommitteefortwoyears.Seealsounder"ProgramGovernanceandProcedures." SECTION2‐THEPROGRAMOFSTUDY AdescriptionofcoursesofferedattheGSUCisavailablefromtheAssistantProgramOfficerduringtheregistrationperiodforeachsemester. I.General InadditiontothegeneralUniversityrequirements,thePh.D.studentmustcompletethefollowingspecialrequirements: Thestudentisrequiredtofollowacourseofstudyapprovedinwritingbyanadvisorycommitteeoritsrepresentative.EffectivewiththeSpring1995semester,aminimumof66graduatecreditsisrequiredfor thePh.D.degree.Additional creditsmaybe requiredat thediscretionof the student's advisorycommittee. ThePh.D.student'scourseofstudywillnormallyincludeworkinatleastthreeliteratures.Inoneliterature,thestudentisexpectedtoacquireathoroughhistoricalknowledgeoftheliteraturefromitsoriginsthroughitsmajorphases,thetextstobestudiedintheoriginal.Intheothertwoliteratures,theworkwillreflectthestudent'sspecialinterests. Withtheapprovaloftheadvisorycommittee,workinculturaldisciplinesrelatedtoliterature,suchasanthropology,philosophy,linguistics,arthistory,socialandintellectualhistory,politicalscience,theatre,musicology,filmstudies,andwomen'sstudiesmaybeincorporatedinthestudent'sprogram. IndependentStudyAstudentwhowishestoregisterforIndependentStudymustfirstconsultwiththeExecutiveOfficer.Onceapprovedthestudentmustsubmitaform,RegistrationforIndependentStudy,signedbytheinstructorandtheExecutiveOfficer.Thisformisthenplacedinthestudent'sfile. Workshops

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Thefirstcolloquiumofeachsemesterwillserveasanorientationmeetingforincomingstudentsandas

aninformal,opendiscussionsessionbetweenfacultyandstudents.InadditiontheDeputyExecutive

Officerwillorganizeaninformalgatheringfornewstudents. Eachyear,theProgramhostsstudygroupsorworkshopsforstudentspreparingtheFirstandSecond

Examinationsaswellasworkshopsforstudentsintheprocessofwritingandresearchingdissertations.

Studentsintheadvancedstagesofcompletingtheirdissertationswillbestronglyencouragedtopresent

theirworkatProgramcolloquia. Teaching ItisthepolicyoftheProgramthatallcandidatesforthePh.D.shouldacquiresomecollegeteaching

experienceaspartoftherequirementsforthedegree. GraduateTeachingFellowshipProgram TheGraduateTeachingFellowship(GTF)programatTheGraduateSchoolisbasedonaplanbyCUNY

wherebydoctoralstudentsareemployedasAdjunctLecturersatoneormoreofthe13CUNYcampuses.Theintentofthisprogramisthreefold:(1)togivedoctoralstudentstheopportunityto

developinstructionalskillsandenhancefutureemploymentprospects;(2)toprovideneeded

instructorsforundergraduateclassesattheCUNYcolleges;and(3)toenhancefinancialsupportforCUNYdoctoralstudents.Continuedsupportandassistanceareprovidedthroughrequiredworkshops,

readingmaterials,andadvicefornewteachers.ForfurtherinformationabouttheGraduateTeachingFellowshipprogramcontactAnneEllisintheProvost'sOffice. StudentParticipation AllstudentsareexpectedtoplayasactivearoleaspossibleinProgramaffairs. StudentGrievance AstudentwithagrievanceconcerninganacademicmattershouldconsultwiththeExecutiveOfficerorDeputyExecutiveOfficer.ThestudentmaythenappealinwritingtotheProgram'sExecutiveCommittee

andhastherighttoappearinpersonbeforetheCommittee.AnystudentmaycontacttheVice

PresidentforStudentAffairsortheOmbudsOfficerconcerningagrievance.Forinformationonstudent

appealspoliciesandprocedures,seethemostrecentcopyoftheGSUCStudentHandbook. II. FacultyAdvisors Inplanningtheirprogramofstudyeachsemester,studentsshouldconsulteithertheExecutiveOfficerorthe

DeputyExecutiveOfficer.UponcompletionoftheFirstExaminationthestudentwillselectafacultyadviser,

whowillcontinueinthatcapacityuntilthestudentfilesthedissertationprospectusandselectsa

dissertationadviser.Thestudentmaychangefacultyadvisersatanytime.Thisfacultymemberwilladvise

andrepresentthestudentonmanyacademicmatters,butitisthestudent'sresponsibilitytomakesurethat

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heorshehasaproperadviserandtoinformthatadviserofhisorherinterestsandintentions.Inmany

casesastudentwillhavethesameadviserthroughouthisorhergraduatecareer,butshouldthe

studentchangefields,therewillalsoverylikelybeachangeofadvisers.Theoriginaladviserneednot

serveontheDissertationCommittee. III.TheM.A.inComparativeLiterature FortheM.A.,studentsarerequiredtotake30creditsincourseworkaftertheB.A.Onecourseis

requiredofallstudentsintheirfirstyearofstudy: 1.CL79500Proseminar:TheoryandPracticeofLiteraryScholarshipandCriticism.Afinalexaminationis

requiredinthiscourse. The30creditsshouldnormallybedistributedinthefollowingmanner:(a)16creditsinComparativeLiterature;(b)12ormorecreditsinindividualnationalliteratures,incoursesofferedinotherliterature

programsatTheGraduateSchool;atleast6ofthesecreditsmustbeinaforeignliterature;(c)2credits

tobedeterminedinconsultationwiththeExecutiveOfficeroradvisor.Thestudentmustalsopasstwo

languageexams. A.TheComprehensiveExaminationfortheM.A. Thisisafour‐hourwrittenexaminationintendedtotestthestudent'sfamiliaritywithawiderangeof

topicsandareasandtheabilitytoanalyzeindividualworksintheircriticalandhistoricalcontext.Theexaminationisgivenintwoparts,concurrentlywiththeFirstExaminationforthePh.D.,atthebeginningofeachsemester.Thefirstpartisgivenfrom10a.m.to12p.m.,thesecondpartfrom1:00p.m.to3:00

p.m.Thefirstparttestsapplicationoftheskillsandmethodsofliterarystudytoindividualworksofmajorimportanceselectedfromthestudent'scoursework,aswellasproblemsoftheoryandmethodologyinComparativeLiteratureasdefinedinComparativeLiterature79500.Thesecondpart

teststhestudent'sknowledgeofbasicworksoftheWesternliterarytraditionassetforthintheReadingList.Eachpartoftheexaminationnormallyconsistsoffouressayquestionstobeselectedfromasomewhatlargernumbergiventothestudentatthetimeoftheexamination.Eachessayquestionwill

begradedseparately,andthestudentmustpassthreeoutoffouressayquestionsinordertopassoneofthepartsoftheexamination.Thestudentwillbegivenoneopportunitytomakeupfailedpartsoftheexamination.PreviousexaminationsmaybeconsultedintheProgramoffice. ThestudentshouldunderstandthattheComprehensiveExaminationisnotareviewofindividual

courses,butanexaminationinhistoricalandartisticanalysisandintheexerciseofindependent

criticaljudgment. ThestudentmustregisterfortheexaminationbylettertotheExecutiveOfficerbynolaterthan

May15orDecember15thesemesterbeforethestudentplanstotaketheexamination.The

studentisrequestedtoconsultwiththeExecutiveOfficerassoonaspossibleafterfilingforthe

ComprehensiveExamination.

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Studentsinthemaster'sprogrammay,withthepermissionoftheExecutiveOfficer,substitutethe

FirstExaminationofthePh.D.programfortheComprehensiveExamination. InthecaseoffailureoftheM.A.ComprehensiveExamination,thestudentisnotrequiredtoretake

thosepartsoftheExaminationgradedas"Pass." B.TheM.A.Thesis AfterpassingtheComprehensiveExamination,thestudentwillberequiredtowriteathesisonanapproved

subject.ItmaybedirectedbyanymemberoftheComparativeLiteraturedoctoralfaculty,subjecttothe

writtenapprovalofthefacultymemberandtheExecutiveOfficer.Thethesismustbeapprovedbyafaculty

committee.AregistrationformisobtainablefromtheExecutiveOfficer. TheM.A.thesisneednotbewritteninEnglish. i. ThePh.D.inComparativeLiterature ForthePh.D.,studentsarerequiredtotake66creditsofcourseworkaftertheB.A.Studentswho

alreadyhaveanM.A.degreeinComparativeLiterature,orgraduate‐levelcourseworkinComparative

Literaturecompletedelsewhere,musthavetheirtransfercreditsindividuallyevaluated. UponapplicationtotheExecutiveOfficer,creditmaybeawardedforgraduateworkdoneelsewhere

providedpassedcoursesareacceptableandappropriatetotheProgram.Studentswhocomeintothe

Programwithamaster'sdegreemaytransferamaximumof30credits.Studentsmaypetitionthe

ExecutiveOfficerforspecialconsideration. Threecoursesarerequired: CL79500Proseminar:TheoryandPracticeofLiteraryScholarshipandCriticism. This course is offered once every academic year, usually in the Fall, and is required of all

studentsintheirfirstyearofstudy.Afinalexaminationisrequiredinthiscourse.

CL89100HistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismI

CL89200HistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismII.Thesetwocoursesareofferedeveryyear,

consecutively.

Studentsarenotrequiredtotaketheminsequence. The66creditsshouldnormallybedistributedinthefollowingmanner:(a)30creditsincomparative

literature;(b)16/20creditsinindividualnationalliteratures,incoursesofferedinliteratureand/or

otherprogramsatTheGraduateSchool;atleast12ofthesecreditsmustbeinaforeignliterature;(c)

20/16creditstobedeterminedinconsultationwiththeExecutiveOfficeroradviser.

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V.GradingandEvaluation TheComparativeLiteratureProgramutilizeslettergrades(A+toF)inaccordancewiththeGeneral

RegulationsoutlinedintheBulletinofTheGraduateSchool.ThegradeofC+,C,orC‐inhumanities

graduateprogramsthroughouttheUnitedStatesisconsideredanunsatisfactorygrade. ArecordsheetforeachstudentisonfileintheProgramoffice.Thissheetnotescoursestaken,

examinationspassed,andextracurricularactivities.Eachacademicyear,theExecutiveCommitteewillconductastudentreview,withparticularattentiontostudentswhosegradelevelsorratesofprogress

appearproblematical.IfastudentdoesnotmaintainatleastanoverallBaveragethestudentwillnotbe

admittedtocandidacy. TheExecutiveOfficershallundertakearegularreviewofstudents'progress. Astudentwhohascompleted45creditsandhaspassedtheFirstExaminationisadvancedtoLevelII,

andonewhohascompleted66credits,passedtheSecondExamination,andwhosubmitsthenameof

his/herdissertationandnameofdirectorisadvancedtocandidacyandthencanbemovedtoLevelIII.

ThecreditsforanIncompletecoursearenotcountedindeterminingadvancement. A.Incompletes Toresolveincompletegrades,studentsmustfulfilltheirobligationswithinthenexttwosemestersthat

theyareinresidence.(ExceptionscanbemadeonlywiththepermissionoftheExecutiveOfficer.)Aftertwosemestersanincompletegrade("INC")willbeautomaticallytransformedintoapermanentincomplete("INP");exceptionscanbemadeonlywiththepermissionoftheExecutiveOfficerandthe

VicePresidentforStudentAffairs.Permanentincompleteswillaccruenocredit.Studentswillnotnormallyberegardedasmakingsatisfactoryprogresstowardtheirdegreesiftheyhavetwoormoreincompletecoursesontheirrecords.Studentswithmorethantwoincompleteswillbebroughttothe

attentionoftheExecutiveOfficertodeterminewhetherornottheyaremakingsatisfactoryprogress.Financialaidforstudentswhohavemorethantwoincompletecoursesontheirrecordsmaybejeopardized. B.Courseexaminations TheremustbeatleastonefinalpaperorafinalexaminationineachcoursegivenintheProgram.Itis

stronglyrecommendedthatafinalexaminationbegivenin89100and89200.Afinalexaminationis

requiredin79500. C.Auditing Aregisteredauditorisexpectedtoattendcoursesregularly.

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Asfarastuitionisconcerned,thereisnodistinctionbetweenacoursetakenforcreditorauditonLevelsI

andII;thecreditsforauditedcoursesarecountedwiththecreditsusedtodeterminehalf‐timeorfull‐time

statusand,consequently,tuition.(Forexample:ALevelIorLevelIIstudentregisteringforthreecredits

takenforcreditandfourcreditstakenasanauditorwillbechargedthefull‐timetuitionrate.) ALevelIIIstudentmayauditclasseswithnoadditionalpayment. II. Examinations Studentsmustberegisteredduringthesemesterinwhichtheyintendtotakeanexamination. A.LanguageRequirements: BeforestudentscanbeadvancedtocandidacyforthePh.D.,theymustdemonstratebywritten

examinationareadingknowledgeoftwoforeignlanguages.ThechoiceofmodernlanguagesmustbeapprovedbytheExecutiveOfficerortheDeputyExecutiveOfficerandwillbedeterminedby(1)

relevancetothestudent'sareasofliteraryconcentrationand(2)theexistenceofsignificantcriticismor

criticalwritinginthelanguage.Thestudent'snativelanguagemaybeusedtofulfillthemodernlanguagerequirementaslongasitmeetscondition(1)or(2)intheprecedingsentence.Inallcases,

studentswillberequiredtotranslatefromtheforeignlanguageintoEnglish.

ForstudentsspecializinginClassicalAntiquity,theMiddleAgesortheRenaissance,thetworequiredlanguagesareeitherClassicalGreekorLatin,andanappropriatemodernlanguage.

Dictionarieswillbeallowedonlyintheancient,classical,andmedievalexaminations,unlessastudentis

specializinginClassics,inwhichcaseoneoftheexaminationsmustbepassedwithoutadictionary. TheLatinexaminationconsistsofachoiceoffourpassages,oneeachinClassicalandMedievalprose

andoneeachinClassicalandMedievalpoetry.Ofthesefour,thestudentisrequiredtotranslatetwo

passages,oneinproseandoneinpoetry.

The ExecutiveOfficermay recommendexemption froma language examination for studentswho

have passed at least two graduate courses totaling at least six credits in the literature of that

languagewithagradeofB+orbetter. Thestudentisrequiredtohavepassedtheexaminationorattainedexemptioninonelanguagenolater

thanthecompletionoftheFirstExamination.Alllanguagerequirementsmustbemetbeforeastudent

canbeadmittedtotheSecondExamination.

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Allmodernlanguageexaminationsaretwohoursinlengthandwillconsistofoneliteraryandone

criticalpassage.Ifthestudentshouldfailtheexamination,thepaperwillbereadbyasecondfaculty

memberdesignatedbytheExecutiveOfficer.Incaseofdisagreementbetweenreaders,theExecutiveOfficerwillrefertheexaminationtoathirdreader,whosedecisionwillbefinal. AstudentwhohasfailedalanguagereexaminationmustconsultwiththeExecutiveOfficerabout

additionalworkinthatlanguage.Thisworkistobecompletedbeforethestudentisadmittedtoa

subsequentexaminationinthatlanguage. B.TheFirstExaminationforthePh.D. Thethree‐partFirstExaminationshouldbetakeninthesemesterfollowingthecompletionof30credits

ofcoursework.StudentsenteringtheProgramwithanM.A.or30transfercreditsmaypostponetheexaminationuntiltheirsecondsemesterintheProgram.Theexaminationwilltestthestudent's

familiaritywitharangeofmajorworksinatleasttwoliteraturesandtheabilitytoanalyzetheseworks

intheircriticalandhistoricalcontexts.Itwillalsotestthestudent'scommandofthetheoryandmethodsofComparativeLiterature. Permissiontoproceedtomoreadvancedcoursesiscontingentuponthestudent'sperformanceinthe

FirstExam. EachsemestertheDeputyExecutiveOfficerappointsanadhoccommitteeofthreefacultymembers,

oneofwhomistheDeputyExecutiveOfficer,tomakeup,administer,andgradetheFirstExamination. TheFirstExaminationissix‐and‐a‐halfhourslongandconsistsofthreeparts,andisnormallygiven

atthebeginningofeachsemester.PartsIandIIaregivenononeday;PartIIIonthefollowingday. Eachpartoftheexaminationwillbegradedseparately,andmaybetakennomorethantwice. Studentswhohavecompleted45creditsofcourseworkandwhopasstheFirstExaminationwillbe

advancedtoLevelIIforthatsemester. Admissiontotheexaminationisbyadvanceregistrationonly,intheformofalettertotheExecutive

OfficerselectingoneoftheoptionsforPartIIItobemailednolaterthanadatetobespecifiedinthe

announcementoftheexamination. PartI(twohours)willconsistofthreeshortessayquestions,oneeachonthefollowingareas:

periodization,genre,rhetoricandpoetics.Thestudentwillchooseoneoftwoquestionsineacharea.

Althoughthequestionswillbeofageneralnature,thestudentwillbeexpectedtocitespecifictheories

andgivesomeexamplesfromatleasttwo"national"literatures.

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PartII(twohours)isathematicessay.Toillustratetheessay,thestudentmustchoosethreeworksfromatleasttwoliteratures,includingatleastonefromtheReadingList. PartIII(twoandahalfhours)isapreparedoptiontobeselectedfromalistwhichwillbesuppliedtothestudentatleastsixweeksbeforetheexamdate.ThelistwillconsistofpairsofworksfromdifferentliteraturesdrawnfromtheReadingList.Thestudentwillbetestedonhisknowledgeofthetwotextsintheircriticalandhistoricalcontextsinacomparativeperspective.Theexaminationwillincludetwopassagesfromtheworkschosen;eachwillbeintheoriginallanguageifthatisEnglish,French,German,Italian,orSpanish,otherwiseinEnglishtranslationtogetherwiththeoriginal.ButineverycaseatleastoneofthetwoselectionswillnotbeinEnglish. ForStudentsintheItalianSpecialization,PartIandIIwillconcernItalianliterature;PartIIIwillbethe

sameasfortheotherstudentsinComparativeLiterature.PartIrequiresthestudenttoanswerthreeshortessayquestionsongenres,movements,rhetoric,etc.;PartIIrequiresthestudenttoanswerone

longessayquestiononaproblemortheme.PartsIandIIoftheexaminationcanbewritteneitherinItalianorEnglish.PartIIImaybewritteninEnglishonly. AworkshoponhowtostudyfortheFirstExaminationisheldeverysemester.Copiesofpast

examinationsmaybeobtainedfromtheAssistantProgramOfficer. C.TheSecondExaminationforthePh.D.("Orals") TheSecondExaminationistailoredindividuallyforeachstudent.Itconsistsoftwooralexaminationsoftwohourseach.Theoralexaminationsmaybetakenonlyafterthecompletionof66creditsofcourse

work(includinganyoutstandingIncompletes)andalllanguagerequirements.Eachpartofthesecond

examinationisevaluatedasawhole,notbyitsindividualsegments. ThegradesarePass,Fail,andDistinction.EachpartoftheSecondExaminationmaybetakennomore

thantwice.IneachoralexaminationthestudentisexaminedbythreemembersoftheGraduateFaculty,eachofwhomisassignedaspecificarea.TheExecutiveOfficerappointstheexaminingcommitteebasedonthespecificareastobecovered.Atleastoneexaminermustbeamemberofthe

ComparativeLiteraturefaculty.AllexaminersmustbemembersoftheCUNYdoctoralfaculty.Allexaminersareexpectedtobepresentduringtheentireexamination.Itisthepracticetoallowthestudenttochoosetheorderofthesegmentsofeachexamination. PartIoftheexaminationwillcover:Anapprovedprincipalliterature,reflectingstudyindepthofone

periodintheearlyhistoryoftheliterature,oneperiodinthelaterliteraryhistory,andonemajorauthororgenre,orequivalentareaorperiodofstudy.Iftheprincipalliteratureisaforeignliterature,partof

theexaminationshallbeconductedinthelanguageofthatliterature.Thestudentmayelectto

substituteforanationalliteraturetheliteratureofoneofthefollowingperiods:Classical,Medieval,orRenaissance.

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PartIIoftheexaminationwillbebasedonthestudent'sworkinComparativeLiterature.Thissectionisnot

necessarilyrestrictedtothestudent'scoursework.Itisintendedtotestthestudent'sknowledgeandability

todiscussliteraryproblemsintheareachosenforexamination. Everystudentisrequiredtotakeasectiononliterarytheoryinatleastoneofthetwopartsofthe

exam. ThetwopartsoftheSecondExaminationmaybetakenineitherorder.Secondexaminationsshouldbe

scheduledaminimumofonemonthapartandusuallynofurtherapartthanonesemester.StudentsmusttaketheirSecondExamnolaterthanNovember30fortheFallsemesterandnolaterthanApril

30fortheSpringsemester.ItismostimportantforcandidatestodiscusstheexaminationwellinadvancewiththeExecutiveOfficerortheDeputyExecutiveOfficerandhavetheirtopicsandlistof

examinersputonthe"pinksheet"fortheirfiles.Candidatesshouldalsotalktostudentswhohave

previouslytakenthisexamination. AstudentwhofailsoneofthetwopartsoftheSecondExaminationwillhavetotakethatentirepartof

theexaminationoveragaininitssameform.Theexaminationcanberetakennosoonerthanthree

monthsafterthepreviousexamination,subjecttotheavailabilityofanExaminingCommittee. AletterdescribingtheSecondExaminationshouldbesenttoexaminerswhoarenotfamiliarwith

theproceduresoftheComparativeLiteratureProgram.

AspecialcircularobtainableintheProgramofficeprovidesdetailedinformationandinstructions. III. The"EnRoute"M.A

Uponcompleting45creditswithanaveragegradeofB,passingtheFirstExamination,andsubmittinga

majorresearchpapertotheExecutiveOfficerorDeputyExecutiveOfficer,whichmayalreadyhavebeen

handedinandgradedassatisfactoryinagraduatecourse,adoctoralstudentmayapplyforanen‐route

M.A.degree.ThoseseekingthisdegreeshouldhavetheExecutiveOfficerinitiatetheappropriateaction. Theresearchpapertobesubmittedfortheen‐routemaster'sdegreeshouldbetwentypagesormore

in length, be on a comparative topic, and have been done in conjunction with a course in the

Comparative Literature Program. The paper will be submitted to a second reader for a concurring

opinion. SECTION3‐THEPH.D.DEGREE I. AdvancementtoCandidacy

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Aftercompleting66creditsofcoursework,theSecondExamination,andalllanguageexams,

thestudentisAdvancedtoCandidacy. CandidatesforthePh.D.arerequiredtowriteadissertationonasubjectapprovedbyacommitteeof

thedoctoralfaculty.Thedissertationistobeanoriginalstudythatintheopinionoftheofficialreaders

makesagenuinecontributiontoComparativeLiterature.Intermsofcontentandformat,itshouldberegardedasabook.Itisoftenthebasisforfurtherscholarlyworkandpublication.Thedissertationisthe

culminationofthestudent'sdoctoralstudiesandistobeaseriousworkoforiginalscholarship II. TheDissertationA. TheProspectusThedissertationprospectus,submittedfortheapprovaloftheDissertationProspectusCommittee,

shouldbeafairlyshortandsuccinctdocument(about10‐12pages)coveringthefollowingitems:

1. Achapteroutline.

2. Astatementoftheargument.

3. Asummaryofrelevantresearch.

4. Asamplebibliography

ItisunderstoodthatthedissertationmayevolvefromthestatementintheProspectus,butastudent

doesnothavetosubmitanewProspectustotheCommitteeunlessthetopicissubstantively

changed. Beforechoosingadissertationdirector,thestudentshouldconsultwiththeExecutive Officer.Thestudentusuallyhasasingledirector,butmay,ifwarranted,havetwoco‐directors.The

directormustbeamemberoftheComparativeLiteraturedoctoralfaculty. AftertheProspectusCommitteehasevaluatedtheProspectus,thestudentmayjointhe

Committeetodiscussit. ProspectusestobeapprovedduringthespringsemestershouldbesubmittedtotheExecutiveOfficer

nolaterthanApril15.Prospectusestobeapprovedduringthefallsemestershouldbesubmittedno

laterthanNovember15. Thedissertationproposalmustreceivethesignedapprovalofthestudent'sprospectivedissertationdirectorbeforebeingforwardedtotheDissertationProspectusCommittee.Theproposalmustreach

theExecutiveOfficeratleasttwoweeksbeforethenextcommitteemeetingsothatcopiesmaybe

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circulatedtoallcommitteemembers.Thecommitteewillnotonlypassontheproposal,butwillconfirmthesupervisorandthesecondandthirdreaders.AftertheDissertationProspectusCommittee

hasevaluatedtheProspectus,thestudentmayjointhemembersofthecommitteeinanopendiscussionoftheProspectus.Althoughstudentsareurgedtoexplorepotentialdissertationtopicsthroughouttheirgraduatestudies,theProspectusCommitteewillnotconsideradissertationproposal

untiltheSecond(Oral)Examinationhasbeenpassed.Ifastudent'sdissertationprospectusisrejectedbytheCommitteemorethanthreetimes,thestudentwillnotbeallowedtocontinueintheprogram.TheProspectusmustbewritteninEnglish. B.TheDissertation The dissertation must be on a subject approved by the Prospectus Committee and directed by a

member of the Comparative Literature faculty. After the dissertation has been approved by the

sponsoringcommittee,thecandidatedefendsitatanoralexamination(seenextpage). Asidefromthedirector,eachdissertationhastworeaders,oneofwhommustalsobeamemberofthe

ComparativeLiteraturedoctoralfaculty.ThedirectorandtworeadersmustbemembersoftheCUNY

doctoralfaculty.Ifastudentchoosesafourthreader,thereaderdoesnothavetobeamemberofthe

doctoralfaculty.ThereadersarechosenbytheExecutiveOfficerinconsultationwiththedirectorand

thestudent. MembersoftheCUNYfacultywhoarenotmembersofthedoctoralfacultyinComparativeLiterature

mayalsobeaskedbytheExecutiveOfficertoserveinaconsultativecapacity.Suchconsultationshall

notconfermembershiponthedoctoralfacultyinComparativeLiterature. Adissertationsubjectisnotconsideredapproveduntilthestudenthasreceivedwritten

notificationtothateffectfromtheExecutiveOfficer. Aworkofcreativewritingisnotacceptableinlieuofadissertation.Thedissertationmustbewritten

inEnglish,exceptinthecaseofstudentsintheSpecializationinItalian. Dissertationsshouldbebetween200and250pagesinlength.Theymustbeprinted(typewriteror

computer)andpreparedaccordingtothedirectionsoftheMLAStyleSheet.Theymustconformto

GSUCdissertationstylerequirements(seebelow). Thestudentshouldconferregularlywiththedissertationdirectorandsubmitchaptersforcriticismto

thedirectorasthedissertationprogresses.Thestudentshouldalsoconsultregularlywiththeother

membersofhisorhercommittee.Nodissertationwillbeacceptedthathasnotbeendevelopedunder

thecontinuousguidanceofthefacultycommittee.

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C.TranslationDissertations Translationdissertationsshouldfollowtheguidelinesforlengthofotherdissertations(i.e.,200‐250pp.).

TheworkselectedshouldbesignificantenoughtowarrantatranslationintoEnglish.Thesecondarymaterial(introduction,notes,appendices,etc.)shouldbeoriginalandofsubstantiallength(75‐100

pages).TheworkshouldbeonenotpreviouslytranslatedintoEnglishornotcurrentlyavailableinagoodEnglishtranslation.Iftheoriginalisstillcoveredbycopyright,thestudentshouldsecureEnglish

translationrightsbeforeproceeding.Thecomparativeelementshouldbetreatedintheintroduction,whichshoulddiscusstheworkintermsofalargercontextthanthatofthenationallanguageinwhichit

wasoriginallywritten. D.TheThirdExamination("Defense") TheoraldissertationdefenseexaminationmustbescheduledwiththeExecutiveOfficeratleastonemonthinadvance.TheexaminationwillbeheldonlyaftertheExecutiveOfficerhasreceivedwritten

notificationfromthedissertationdirectorthatthestudentmaydefendthedissertation.Thefinaldraft(notthefinished,typsetcopy)ofthedissertationmustbesubmittedtwoweeksbeforethedefenseto

eachofthethreecommitteemembers.TheExecutiveOfficershouldalsoreceiveacopy.Atthedefense,

thestudentanswersquestionsand"defends"themethods,scholarship,andconclusionsofhisorherwork.Twohoursareallocatedfortheexamination,whichisattendedbythecandidate,thedissertation

director,andthetworeaders.

Theexaminingcommitteemay(l)acceptthedissertationaspresented;(2)acceptthedissertation

butrecommendminorrevisionstobeapprovedbythestudent'sadviser;or(3)requiremajor

revisionsinthedissertationanditsresubmissionforapprovalbytheentirecommittee. E.AftertheDefense Thecompleteddissertation,incorporatinganyrevisionsmandatedatthedefense,mustbeapprovedbytheadviser(andthecommitteeiftherevisionsareconsideredmajor),typesetinfinalform,and

depositedintheMinaReesLibrarybeforethedegreeisgranted.TheProgramrequiresthatstudentsfollowthestyleguidelinesoutlinedbytheModernLanguageAssociation.StudentswillfindadescriptionoftheseguidelinesinthemostrecentMLAStyleManual(theMLAHandbookisinadequateforthese

purposes).Certaincomputerprograms,suchasNotaBene,allowthestudenttooperateatalltimeswithinthedissertationguidelinesoutlinedbyMLA.Regardingtheformatofthedissertationfordeposit,thecandidateisreferredtothegeneralGraduateSchool"InstructionsforPreparingthePh.D.

Dissertation,"acopyofwhichmaybeobtainedfromtheRegistrarinRoom7201,GraduateCenter. BoundcopiesofdissertationsmustbefiledwiththeDissertationAssistantintheMinaReesLibraryand

canbeconsultedbyanyonewishingtoseethem.BoundcopieswillalsobekeptintheofficeoftheExecutiveOfficerofthePh.D.PrograminComparativeLiterature.Thedissertationisautomatically

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copyrightedbyUniversityMicrofilms,withthestudent'ssignedapproval.Copiesarethensoldto

scholarswhorequestthemthroughUniversityMicrofilms.Thestudentwillreceiveroyaltiesfromanysale.SpecializationsinClassics,GermanandItalianIII.SpecializationsinClassics,German,andItalian.A.SpecializationinClassics

Students opting for this Specialization must satisfy all the requirements for the Ph.D. in

ComparativeLiteraturewiththefollowingconditions:Tobeadmitted,anapplicantmusthaveaknowledgeofClassicalGreekandLatin.Thedistributionofcreditswillnormallybeasfollows:32creditsinClassics,reasonablybalanced

betweenGreekandLatin(normallytoincludeClas.70100IntroductiontoClassicalStudies);24creditsinComparativeLiterature(toincludeCL79500Proseminar:TheoryandPracticeofLiteraryScholarshipand

Criticism,CL89100HistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismIandCL89200HistoryofLiteraryTheoryand

CriticismII);and10creditsinathirdliterature.

ThelanguagesrequiredforadvancementtocandidacyareClassicalGreek,Latin,andeitherFrench

orGerman.ThestudentwillnormallynotbeexemptedfromthereadingexaminationsinClassical

Greek and Latin. The requirement in one of the classical languages must be satisfied by an

examinationwithoutadictionary. i.ThepatternoftheexaminationswillbethatoftheregularPh.D. inComparativeLiterature.The

committee preparing First and Second Examinations will make adjustments as they seem

appropriatetoindividualpreparationthatstudentswiththisspecialtywillhavehad.

ii.Thedissertation‐‐tobeapprovedbytheDissertationCommitteeoftheComparativeLiteratureProgram‐‐willnormallyinvolvesomeaspectofbothamodernandClassicalliterature.

ThePh.D.inComparativeLiteraturewiththisspecializationwillbeadministeredbythedoctoral

programinComparativeLiteratureincooperationwiththePrograminClassics.Anystudentwiththis

specializationmusthaveatleasttwoadvisors,onetobeamemberofeachofthetwofacultiesinvolved. B.SpecializationinGerman

Ofthe66creditsrequiredforthePh.D.degreewiththeGermanspecialization,36shallbeinGermanic

LanguagesandLiteratures,24 inComparativeLiterature,and6 inanotherarea,or tobedetermined.

Among the 24 credits required in Comparative Literature, the following are obligatory: 79500

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Proseminar:TheoryandPracticeofLiteraryScholarshipandCriticism,4credits,89100HistoryofLiterary

TheoryandCriticismI,4credits,andHistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismII,4credits.

ThePh.D.dissertationistobecomparativewithaGermanicemphasis.

Studentswith a B.A.may be admitted to the combinedM.A./Ph.D. Comparative Literature Program.

Studentswith anM.A. in German from another institutionmay apply directly for the Ph.D.with this

specialization.

StudentsapplyingtothecombinedM.A./Ph.D.ComparativeLiteratureProgram,andthosewithanM.A.fromanotherinstitutionwillbeevaluatedbytheAdmissionsCommitteeoftheComparativeLiterature

ProgramwiththeadditionoftwomembersoftheProgramwhoarespecialistsinGermanStudies. Amongthe24creditsrequiredforthePh.D.inComparativeLiterature,thefollowing6arerequired: 79500Proseminar:TheoryandPracticeofLiteraryScholarshipandCriticism,3credits89100History

ofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismI,3credits89200HistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismII,3credits C.SpecializationinItalian.

StudentswithAB.A.,orM.A.inItalianorlaureamayapplytothisspecialization.Additionally,studentswhocandemonstrateproficiencyinItalianandwhoareadequatelypreparedforGraduate

StudiesinItalianliteraturemayalsoapply.AllapplicationsmustincludeGREscoresandawriting

sample.TOEFLtestresultsarerequiredofallItalianapplicantswhoarenotU.S.residents. Thedistributionofcreditswillnormallybeasfollows:36creditsinItalian,24inComparative

Literature,andtheremaining6creditsinanotherfield,ortobedetermined.Amongthe24credits

requiredinComparativeLiterature,thefollowingareobligatory:79500Proseminar:Theoryand

PracticeofLiteraryScholarshipandCriticism,4credits,89100HistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticism

I,4credits,andHistoryofLiteraryTheoryandCriticismII,4credits. ThelanguagesrequiredforadvancementtocandidacyareClassicalGreekorLatin,and,inadditionto

Italian,eitherFrench,German,orSpanish. ThedissertationmaybelimitedtoanItaliansubjectorbecomparativeinnaturewithanemphasison

Italian.ItmaybewritteneitherinEnglishorItalian. ThisSpecializationisintendedtopreparethestudenttoteachItalianlanguageandliteratureas

wellascoursesinComparativeLiteratureandHumanities.

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SECTION4‐PROGRAMGOVERNANCEANDPROCEDURES I. ExecutiveOfficer TheProgramshallhaveanExecutiveOfficerresponsibleforadministeringtheaffairsoftheprogramin

accordancewiththepoliciesestablishedbytheprogramfaculty,theGraduateCouncil,andtheBoardof

Trustees. TheExecutiveOfficershallbeappointedbythePresidentforatermnotexceedingthreeyears.The

PresidentshallactivelysolicitnominationsandcounselfromtheindividualmembersoftheExecutive

Committee,doctoralfaculty,andstudentsmatriculatedintheProgramconcerningthisappointment.

TheExecutiveOfficermaybereappointed. TheExecutiveOfficershallpresideatmeetingsoftheProgram'sfaculty,ofitsExecutiveCommittee,and

ofitsFacultyMembershipCommittee.TheExecutiveOfficershallhaveauthoritytoinitiatepoliciesand

actionsconcerningtheaffairsoftheProgram,subjecttothepowersdelegatedbytheGraduateCouncil

GovernanceoftheGSUCastotheProgram'sfaculty.TheExecutiveOfficershallserveexofficioasa

memberofallProgramcommittees.

CoursestobeofferedeachsemestershallbedeterminedbytheExecutiveOfficerafterconsultation

withrepresentativegroupsoffacultyandstudents.TheExecutiveOfficershallassignfacultytoteach

thesecourses. TheExecutiveOfficershallworkwithchairsofcollegedepartmentsinComparativeLiteratureto

developproceduresformakingnewseniorfacultyappointmentsusefulbothtothecollegedepartment

andtoTheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterprogram. InaccordancewiththepolicysetdownbytheBoardofTrustees,theExecutiveOfficershalltrytoensure

thatdepartmentchairsgivepreference,whenrecruitingpart‐timefaculty,toqualifiedstudentsenrolled

inthedoctoralprogram. II. ExecutiveCommittee TheExecutiveCommitteeshallconsistoftheExecutiveOfficer,theDeputyExecutiveOfficer,the

DirectoroftheItalianSpecialization,threefacultymemberselectedbythedoctoralfacultytoserveatermofthreeyears,co‐terminouswiththetermoftheExecutiveOfficer,andthreestudentselectedbythestudentbodytoserveatermofoneyear.AtleastonememberoftheExecutiveCommitteemustbe

electedfromthefacultyholdingGraduateCenterappointments.ThethreecandidatesreceivingthemostvotesshallbeelectedtotheCommittee,andtherunner‐upshallbeelectedasalternate,toserveontheCommitteeintheeventthatoneoftheregularfacultymembersoftheCommitteecannot

attend.IfafterthetriennialfacultyvotefortheExecutiveCommitteetheExecutiveCommittee(includingtheexofficiomembers)lacksatleastonerepresentativefromeachseniorcollegethathassixormorefacultyinthisPh.D.Program,asecondballot,containingnamesoffacultyfromanysuchsenior

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college,willbedistributedbymail,andasecondvotewillbetaken.Thepersonsoelectedwillbeaddedtothecommittee'smembership.(Onlyfacultywhohavegivenpermissionfortheirnamestobeincluded

ontheballotsmaybelisted.) AllstudentsingoodstandingintheProgramareeligibletovoteforstudentmembersoftheExecutive

Committee and to serve as student members of the Committee. Elections by ballot normally take

placeinthelatespring. AllmembersoftheExecutiveCommitteearevotingmembers,butthestudentmembersmaynotvotein

decisionsinvolvingfacultyappointments,promotions,andleaves,orinmattersconcerningindividual

studentsandexaminations. TheExecutiveCommitteeshallhavetheauthorityfortheoperationoftheProgrambetweenthestated

meetingsoftheProgram'sfacultysubjecttothepoliciesestablishedbytheProgram.TheExecutive

OfficershallserveaschairoftheExecutiveCommittee. TheExecutiveCommitteeincoordinationwiththeFacultyMembershipCommitteeshallconducta

continuingreviewofthefacultyofthedoctoralprogram.TheExecutiveCommitteeshallworkwith

therelevantcollegedepartmentsinrecruitingnewfaculty. TheExecutiveCommitteeshallrecommendpoliciesandproceduresondissertations. Afacultymemberorstudentmayserveonmorethanonecommittee III. FacultyMembership NominationtothedoctoralfacultyshallbemadebytheExecutiveCommitteeuponrecommendationof

theFacultyMembershipCommittee.Criteriaforsuchappointmentshallincludesuchitemsas: 1. Currentpursuitofsignificantresearchrelevanttothedoctoralprogram;2. Qualificationtoteachadoctoralcourseorprovideotherdoctoral‐leveltraining;3. Qualificationtosupervisedoctoraldissertationsorothergraduate‐levelresearch.A. Appointmenttothedoctoralfacultyisnotautomatic,norcanitbeautomatically"earned"

throughanypriorservice.Amembermayberemovedfromthedoctoralfacultyupon

recommendationoftheExecutiveCommittee,whichwillhaveconsultedwiththeFacultyMembershipCommittee,andafterthememberhasbeengivenoneyear'snoticeofintentionofremoval.Afaculty

memberwhohasbeennotifiedofintendedremovalmayaddressanappealtotheFacultyMembershipCommittee.

B. Individualsmustbemembersofthedoctoralfacultyinordertoteachadoctoral‐level

courseonmorethantwooccasionsorsupervisedissertations.

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Tomeetemergencyneeds,individualsmaybeappointedtemporarilytothedoctoralfacultyforaperiodofonesemesteroroneyear.Suchtemporaryappointmentscannotberepeatedforacumulativetotalofmorethanoneacademicyear(twosemesters).TomeetanemergencytheExecutiveOfficermay

makesuchatemporaryappointment.NotificationofsuchactionshouldbeconveyedtotheFacultyMembershipCommitteeand/orExecutiveCommittee,whichshouldmakeanominationfortemporaryappointmenttotheProvostassoonaspractical.Individualsontemporaryappointmentdonothave

votingrightsintheProgram,normaytheybeappointedtoProgramcommittees.Thisprocedureisdesignedforunusualcases,asdescribed,andcannotbeusedasasubstituteforthenormalproceduresspecifiedintheGSUC'sGovernancedocument.

IV. StandingCommittees FacultyMembershipCommittee TheFacultyMembershipCommitteeiscomposedoftheExecutiveOfficer,theDeputyExecutiveOfficer,

theDirectoroftheItalianSpecialization,twofacultymembers,andonestudentmember.Thestudent membershallhaveavoicebutnovote.Thefacultymembersshallbeappointedeverytwoyears.The

studentrepresentativeshallbeelectedeverytwoyearsbythestudentsoftheProgram. TheFacultyMembershipCommitteeisrequiredtonominatecandidatesformembershiponthe

Program'sfaculty(asprovidedbySection6.1oftheGSUC'sGovernancedocument),withaviewtowardincludinginthedoctoralprogramfacultynewlyappointedatthecolleges.TheCommitteeistomaintain

arosterofpotentialdoctoralfacultyappointments,torecordannuallythestatusofthosefacultymemberscurrentlydesignated,andtoreviewallotheractionstakeninregardtomembershiponthe

doctoralfaculty. ArosterofdoctoralfacultyshallbepreparedbytheCommitteeatthestartofeachacademicyearfor

reviewbytheProvost.Thereasonsforinclusionofeachindividualinthedoctoralfacultyshallbe

explicitlystated. CurriculumandExaminationCommittee TheCurriculumandExaminationCommitteeshallreviewthecurriculumandsubmitcurriculum

recommendationstotheExecutiveCommitteeandshallrecommendproceduresandstandardsfortheconductofexaminations.TheCommitteeshallconsistoftheExecutiveOfficer,DirectoroftheItalian

Specialization,threeProgramfacultymembersappointedbytheExecutiveOfficerforathree‐yearterm.

TwononvotingstudentsshallbechosenannuallybytheExecutiveOfficer. AdmissionsandAwardsCommittee TheAdmissionsandAwardsCommitteeiscomposedoftheExecutiveOfficer,theDeputyExecutive

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Officer,theDirectoroftheItalianSpecialization,andatleastoneadditionalfacultymember,appointed

eachyear.Astudentrepresentativeshallbeelectedbythestudentsannuallybymail. TheAdmissionsandAwardsCommitteerecommendsproceduresandstandardsfortheprogramand

administerstheprocedures. ElectionsCommittee TheElectionsCommitteewhichwillbechargedwithrunningelectionsoffacultyandstudentstothe

ExecutiveCommittee,andofstudenttothefourstandingcommitteesoftheProgram,willconsistofthe

ExecutiveOfficer,threefacultychosenbytheExecutiveCommitteefromamongitsownmembers

annually,andthethreestudentmembersoftheExecutiveCommittee. V. ProgramCommittees DissertationProspectusCommittee TheDissertationProspectusCommitteeshallconsistoftheExecutiveOfficer,theDeputyExecutive

Officer,andthreefacultymemberstobeappointedbytheExecutiveOfficerforatermoftwoyears.

Thiscommitteewillbechargedwithapprovingadissertationprospectussubmittedbyastudentafterit

hasbeenapprovedinwritingbythestudent'sproposeddissertationdirector. FirstExaminationCommittee TheFirstExaminationCommitteeconsistsoftheDeputyExecutiveOfficerandtwootherfaculty

members.TheDeputyExecutiveOfficerchooseseachsemesterthetwootherfacultymemberswhowill

prepareandgradetheFirstExamination. TheColloquiumCommittee TheColloquiumcommitteeshallberesponsiblefortheorganizationofProgramcolloquiaand

conferencesaswellasProgramentertainment.Itconsistsofatleastfivestudentmemberswhoare

chosenbytheExecutiveOfficerfromamongvolunteersandwhowillservefortwoyears.Theyare

expectedtoworkinconsultationwiththeExecutiveOfficer. Toensurecontinuity,theColloquiumCommitteewillbechosenintheSpringsemester. OtherCommittees TheExecutiveOfficerandtheExecutiveCommitteemayappointfromtimetotimeotheradhoc

committeestofacilitatetherunningoftheProgram. VI. DistributionofMinutes

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MinutesoftheExecutiveCommitteeareavailabletotheentirefacultyandstudents.Votesandother

confidentialmattersconcerningfacultyandstudentswillbedeletedfromthedistributedminutesbut

keptbythePrograminaconfidentialfile. VII. Other AttheendofeachsemestertheDeputyExecutiveOfficershalladdtothisdocumentallpolicydecisions

madebytheExecutiveCommitteeaswellasanyotherchangesmandatedbytheUniversity. APPENDIX I. StudentServices

InformationResourcesComputerterminalsarelocatedintheMinaReesLibrary.Thefacilitiesarediversifiedandwillmeetall

word‐processingneeds.Advisorsareavailable.Freecoursesaregivenduringthesemesterandintensive

coursesaregivenduringvacationbreaks.Sincetheseservicesarefreeandquiteconvenientand

pleasant,moststudentstakeadvantageoftheInformationResourcesearlyintheircourseofstudy.MinaReesLibrary

TheMinaReesLibraryofTheGraduateSchoolislocatedonthesecondflooroftheGraduateCenter.

Thelibraryhasbeendesignedtomeetthespecialneedsofthedoctoralprogramsinthehumanities,

socialsciences,andmathematics.LibraryhoursarepostedintheLibrary,thelobby,andontheLibrary

Website. DoctoralStudents'Council(DSC) TheDoctoralStudents'Councilisthesolepolicymakingbodyrepresentingstudentsindoctoralor

master'sprogramsattheGraduateSchool.EachProgramhaselectedrepresentativestothecouncilwhoareelectedonaproportionalbasisaccordingtothenumberofstudentsenrolledintheparticular

program.FormoreinformationconsulttheStudentHandbook.TheGraduateStudentAdvocateisthe

nameoftheschoolnewspaper.Studentsareencouragedtosubmitnotesandarticles.FormoreinformationgototheDoctoralStudents'CouncilinRoom5495oftheGraduateCenter. Housing/ResidenceLife(Room7480) TheHousingInformationOfficeprovidesinformationonapartments,(shares,sublets,andrentals)inthe

metropolitanandsurroundingareas.NoticesarepostedregularlyonthebulletinboardinthesecondfloorcorridorattheGraduateCenter.RoomcostsinManhattanareslightlyhigherthanthoseinthe

otherboroughs.Forfurtherinformation,contacttheCoordinatorofResidentServicesat212‐817‐7480. WellnessCenter(Room6422) TheWellnessCenterprovidesStudentHealthServicesplusPsychologicalCounselingandAdult

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DevelopmentServices StudentHealthServices Staffedbyanursepractitionerlicensedtoprovideprimarycare(diagnosis,treatment,prescription‐

writing),StudentHealthServicesprovidesfreediagnosisofsimpleconditions,episodictreatment,screenings,referrals,andgeneralhealthandwellnessprograms.Studentsareseenbyappointmentor

onawalk‐inbasisMondaysthroughThursdays.Forfurtherinformationaboutanyservices,orforanappointment,pleasecallStudentHealthServicesat(212)817‐7020. PsychologicalCounseling,Director:Dr.DanielRothenbergAcounselingandreferralserviceisavailable

for students of The Graduate School and University Center. This service offers short‐term

counseling/psychotherapyandisfreeofcharge.Confidentialityisassured.Appointmentscanbemade

inpersonorbytelephoneat(212)817‐7020.