Provide Graduate School with documents required as stated in letter of acceptance. These may include the following:
English proficiency examinations
Final transcripts and/or official evidence of B.A. and M.A. awarded
These documents must be in the Graduate School during the first semester of enrollment.
Form Preliminary Advisory Committee
This committee must have a chair or co-chair who is a member of the American Studies faculty or affiliate faculty.
The committee must have at least two additional members, but at least 50% of the advisory committee must be drawn from the American Studies faculty. Additional members may be added as appropriate.
Complete course requirements
AMST 60100 and 60200 (unless already taken as an M.A. student at Purdue)
AMST 60300
AMST 65000 (variable title/variable content AMST seminar; must be taken at least once)
Other courses necessary to prepare for preliminary examinations in the major field
Fulfill language and/or research methods requirement
This requirement must be completed before taking preliminary examinations.
File Plan of Study
A Plan must be submitted by the end of the second full semester of study. Please see the American Studies web site (http://www.cla.purdue.edu/american-studies/) for information on completing the Plan of Study.
Preliminary Examination
Students must submit their request to schedule the oral defense to the Program’s Administrative Assistant no later than three weeks prior to the defense date.
Defend dissertation prospectus
Form Dissertation Committee
Dissertation Format approval by Dissertation Committee
Request for Final Examination
Students must submit their request to schedule the dissertation defense to the Administrative Assistant no later than three weeks prior to the defense date.
Final Examination (Defense of Dissertation)
Declare degree candidacy
When registering for the final semester, indicate on the registration form (Form 23) or to the Administrative Assistant by email that you are a degree candidate