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J12<br />
the graduate student handbook<br />
A minimum total of 60 postbaccalaureate credits of coursework. At<br />
least 45 credits, exclusive of the dissertation, must be in<br />
Comparative Literature<br />
Communication and foreign language requirements, which may be<br />
satisfied by advanced course work and competence developed in<br />
foreign languages.<br />
African Studies as outlined in the bulletin.<br />
• 18 credits on Africa, at the 400 or 500 levels, of which<br />
the following are required: AFR 501 (3 credits); and a<br />
minimum of 6 credits from AFR 530, SOC/AFR 527,<br />
AFR 532, AFR 534, AFR 536, AFR 537 (which<br />
provide broad exposure to issues in African Studies)<br />
• As many as 6 of the 18 credits may come from CMLIT<br />
(depending on the student’s interest).<br />
• The remaining credits may be from 400 or 500-level<br />
courses on Africa, as approved by the student’s<br />
Comparative Literature and African Studies doctoral<br />
advisors.<br />
* Of these 18 credits, no more than 6 credits may be at<br />
the 400-level and no more than 6 combined credits may<br />
be from 596 and 599 listings.”<br />
The choice of courses will give priority to integrating<br />
the student’s knowledge in particular thematic, regional<br />
or national aspects of African Studies.<br />
• Communication and foreign language requirements<br />
will be determined by the student with approval of the<br />
Comparative Literature and African Studies Program<br />
advisors and will meet the existing Comparative<br />
Literature requirements (see below).<br />
Faculty representation from African Studies on the following<br />
committees:<br />
• Candidacy Exam<br />
• Comprehensive Exam<br />
• Doctoral Committee<br />
The topic of the dissertation must address Comparative<br />
Literature and some aspect of African Studies.<br />
Language Requirement<br />
Fulfillment of communication and foreign language requirements will be determined by the<br />
student with approval of the Comparative Literature and African Studies program advisors and<br />
will meet the existing Comparative Literature requirements. The Ph.D. in Comparative Literature<br />
requires proficiency in two foreign languages. The foreign languages are to be prepared at a level<br />
that permits thorough literary analysis of texts and related material in those languages.<br />
Candidacy Exam<br />
The dual-title degree will be guided by the Candidacy Exam procedure of the Comparative<br />
Literature graduate program. The candidacy exam for the dual-title degree may be given after at<br />
least 18 postbaccalaureate credits have been earned in graduate courses; it must be taken within<br />
three semesters (summer sessions do not count) of entry into the Comparative Literature
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