Third Term Review

In the fall of year 2, the department conducts a review of each second-year student's entire performance thus far. It consists of a review of academic materials, an interview with a panel of three or four faculty members, and a recommendation by the panel to the Third Term Review Committee, who then complete a written report determining whether a student should or should not continue in the PhD program. The 3-4 person faculty panel includes the English 3rd Term Review Committee Chair and the English/Women’s and Gender Studies Departmental Liaison who is appointed by the Chair of English. This sub-committee meets individually with each joint student, and they then meet with the entire English Third Term Review Committee; lingering issues are discussed, and a report is sent to the student. Students are invited to discuss the report with either or both grad chairs. Any recommendations to terminate joint program students must be approved by both the English Department Graduate Chair and the Doctoral Programs Committee.

Academic Materials Required for TTR
The materials considered include:

• academic records (graduate and undergraduate)
• brief written evaluations from all first-year instructors
• an unrevised essay chosen by the student from among those written in a first-year course
• a brief written statement by the student about future plans.

Students must submit the unrevised essay as well as the written statement to the English Graduate Office by early August prior to their second year.

Please refer to the Third-Term Review section of the L&L Student Handbook for additional information regarding this review process.