16 G7.3 Course Requirements

Students must earn a minimum of 51 total credits. Credits earned towards the PhD minor, languages, Spanish 770, and transfer credits count towards the 51-credit minimum. The graduate school requires 33 of the 51 credits be in graduate level work (identified with the graduate level course attribute in the university course guide). 24 of these 33 credits must be taken within the department. Because only one graduate-level course in Spanish Linguistics will be offered on average per semester, students may satisfy departmental credit requirement (24) by using up to 4 independent study (899) courses, taking courses in literature/culture if these fulfill a need in the student’s proposed area of research, or by petitioning to be exempt from the requirement due to lack of adequate offerings.

Note: Students, in consultation with their advisor, should ensure that they have a minimum of six advanced courses beyond the MA. At least two of these courses must be in the major. One of these advanced courses may be taken outside the department, with the advisor’s consent. An advanced course is defined as 600-level, or above.