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 Graduate Program Policies
Students entering with a bachelor's degree begin the Ph.D. program with a
selection of courses including the required core interdisciplinary seminars
in the Department of Women's Studies. By the end of the fifth semester, students
are expected to have taken the general examination, completed an interdisciplinary
paper, and selected a three-person major field committee. No later than the
end of the sixth semester, a review of student progress by the departmental
faculty is required. The assessment of students' progress is based on their
portfolio which includes the following: GPA, faculty evaluation of required
coursework, general examination, the interdisciplinary paper, and plans for
completion of the language requirement. The assessment is the basis for the
student's continued participation in the doctoral program.
Students entering the program with a master's degree or a graduate certificate
in Women's Studies from other institutions begin the Ph.D. program with a selection
of courses, including the required core interdisciplinary seminars in the Department
of Women's Studies. These students will have identified a three-person major
field committee and may take the general examination as early as the fall of
the second year but no later than the end of the fifth semester. No later than
the end of the sixth semester, a review of student progress by the faculty
is required. The assessment of students' progress will be based on their portfolio
which includes the following: GPA, faculty evaluation of required coursework,
general examination, the interdisciplinary paper, and plans for completion
of the language requirement. The assessment is the basis for the student's
continued participation in the doctoral program.
Following the successful completion of the major field examination, students
select a dissertation committee to be approved by the faculty of the Department
of Women's Studies and the Graduate School. On approval of the dissertation
prospectus and successful demonstration of reading competency in a language
other than English, students are advanced to candidacy. Students are awarded
the Ph.D. after successful defense of the dissertation.
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PhD Admission Deadline:
December 15, 2008
Send to the Women's Studies Department: Official transcripts, GRE scores, TOEFL scores, letters of recommendation with rating sheets, personal statement of purpose.
Mail to: Women's Studies Department, University of Maryland, 2101 Woods Hall, College Park, GA 20742
Send to the Graduate School:
Please send all documents to the Graduate School, preferrably online. If mailed, please send one single packet. Online and mail packets should include the following:
· writing sample
· three letters of recommendation with rating sheets
·transcripts
· GRE scores
· CV or resume
· personal statement of purpose
University of Maryland Enrollment Services Operations
Applicate for Graduate Admission
0130 Mitchell Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742
gradschool@umd.edu
www.gradschool.umd.edu
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