#  Graduate Handbook 

 



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SortGraduate Handbook[I. Introduction and General Information](/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](/ii-financial-aid)

- Funding Package
- Summer Study
- Research and Writing Fellowships
- Letters of Recommendation

[III. Orientation, Registration, and Advising](/iii-orientation-registration-and-advising)

- Orientation
- Registration
- Advising

[IV. Satisfactory Standing and Residency Status](/iv-satisfactory-standing-and-residency-requirements)

- Satisfactory Standing
- Time to Degree
- Progress Reports
- G10 Enrollment Cap
- Residency
- Non-resident Status

[V. Coursework and Language Requirements](/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](/vi-general-examinations)

- Examiners and Examination Fields
- Administration and Evaluation
- Preparing for Generals
- Scheduling the Examination



[VII. Dissertation Prospectus](/vii-dissertation-prospectus)

- COVID-19 and the Dissertation
- The Dissertation Committee
- Approval of the Prospectus
- Format
- G4 Prospectus Conference

[VIII. Teaching Fellowships](/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](/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](/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](/xi-brief-history-ealc)

- EALC Department Chairs

[XII. Faculty and Fields](/xii-faculty-and-fields)

- List of EALC Faculty for 2025-26

[XIII. Forms and Checklists](/xiii-forms-and-checklists)

- List of Forms
- PhD submission checklist