EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE Criteria for Satisfactory Progress
To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.A. PH.D.
Overall GPA
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 Overall GPA
3.5
Other Grade Requirements
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 Other Grade Requirements
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Probation Policy
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 Probation Policy
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Specific Courses
Yes
  • Chinese program: History of Chinese Literature, History of Chinese Language, History of Chinese Thought, Proseminar in Chinese Literature, Seminar in Chinese literature or Chinese linguistics or Chinese thought.
  • Japanese program: Readings in Classical Japanese Literature, Readings in Modern Japanese Literature, Seminar in Japanese literature or Japanese linguistics.
    		•  Specific Courses
    Yes
  • Candidates in the Chinese program are required to take four seminars beyond the M.A. level. With the consent of the major professor, courses above the 700 level (exclusive of reading courses) that require a substantive research paper may be substituted for one or two of the seminars.
  • Japanese literature students must take: 653 and 654; one course in research methods and source materials; Japanese Literature 763; and Seminar 953.
  • Japanese linguistic students must take: 434 and 623; Japanese Linguistics 775; and Seminar 933. Contact the department for more information.
    • Specific Credits
    Yes
  • Candidates in the Chinese program must complete a minimum of 24 credits, including 6 credits of electives in the department and 3 credits of electives outside the department.
  • Candidates in the Japanese program must complete a minimum of 24 credits; 15 of the 24 must be in Japanese-related graduate courses; the remaining are chosen in consultation with the advisor.
    		•  Specific Credits
    No
    Examinations / Time Constraints
    Yes / No
    A final examination is required for both Chinese and Japanese degree candidates. Candidates in the Chinese program are required to demonstrate competence in modern and classical Chinese by passing a translation examination as part of the master's examination.
    		 Examinations
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    Other Assessments / Time Constraints
    Yes / No
    Candidates for the degree in Chinese are required to submit two substantial research papers written in seminars, or, with the consent of the committee, in some other course above the 700 level.
    		 Other Assessments / Time Constraints
    Yes / Yes
    A dissertation proposal must be submitted within one semester of passing the preliminary examination.
    Language Requirements
    Yes
    Contact the department for more information.
    		 Language Requirements
    Yes
  • Candidates in the Chinese program must attain competence in modern and classical Chinese and demonstrate reading proficiency in one language related to their research (usually Japanese, French, or German).
  • Japanese literature students must demonstrate reading proficiency in classical Chinese and one Western language.
  • Japanese linguistic students are required to demonstrate basic knowledge of the structure of one non-Western language. Contact the department for more information.
    • Minor Requirements
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    Advisor
     Yes
    Master's degree candidates in Chinese are required to choose a faculty member as a major professor no later than the end of the second semester.
    		 Advisor
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    Review Policy
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    		 Review Policy
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