PhD in Linguistics
 
 

 

 
 

First Year

Fall: 
3 courses
Spring: 
3 courses, teaching apprenticeship

Second Year

Fall: 

3 courses

Spring: 
2 courses, independent study, teaching apprenticeship

Third Year

Fall: 

1 course (optional); teach English 26S or appropriate equivalent or hold teaching assistantship
(one alternative first term, the other the second term)

Spring: 
1 course (optional); teaching assistantship or English 26S; prelim exam
(prelim exam may be taken earlier, particularly for students with an MA)

Fourth Year

Fall: 
1 course (optional); teaching assistantship; dissertation chapter meeting
Spring: 
1 course (optional), teach LINGUIST 187 Variety in Language; write dissertation

Fifth Year

Fall: 

finish dissertation; hold teaching assistantship or teach LINGUIST 101, Introduction to Linguistics (one alternative each term as before), job search

Spring: 
teach Intro to Linguistics or hold teaching assistantship; defend dissertation; job search
 
     
PhD Plan of Study
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PhD Admissions Requirements
NC State Linguistics
Duke Graduate School
College of Arts & Sciences
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