Graduate Handbook

Graduate Handbook
I. Introduction and General Information About EALC Department Structure Department Quarters Administrative Staff Electronic Mail Department Website Graduate Life EALC Graduate Liaison Committee The Harvard-Yenching Library II. Financial Aid Funding Package Summer Study Research and Writing Fellowships Letters of Recommendation III. Orientation, Registration, and Advising Orientation Registration Advising IV. Satisfactory Standing and Residency Status Satisfactory Standing Time to Degree Progress Reports G10 Enrollment Cap Residency Non-resident Status V. Coursework and Language Requirements Coursework Requirements Choosing Courses Types of Courses Language Requirements Satisfying the Language Requirement English Language Proficiency Incompletes VI. General Examinations Examiners and Examination Fields Administration and Evaluation Preparing for Generals Scheduling the Examination	VII. Dissertation Prospectus COVID-19 and the Dissertation The Dissertation Committee Approval of the Prospectus Format G4 Prospectus Conference VIII. Teaching Fellowships Applying for a Teaching Fellowship Other Teaching Opportunities Presidential Instructional Technology Fellows (PITF Program) Teacher Training and the Teaching Portfolio IX. Dissertation Requirements Dissertation Research and Travel Dissertation Writing Dissertation Completion Fellowship G10 Limit Approval of the Dissertation Dissertation Defense Submitting the Thesis Commencement Completion of Degree Statement X. Professional Development and Career Planning Finding a Job Job Listings Post-Doctoral Fellowships Career Workshops Building a CV Should I Be Publishing Already? Conference Presentations XI. A Brief History of EALC EALC Department Chairs XII. Faculty and Fields List of EALC Faculty for 2025-26 XIII. Forms and Checklists List of Forms PhD submission checklist

I. Introduction and General Information