Graduate
Advising & Forms
MA & MFA advisor |
PhD R/C advisor |
PhD LIT advisor |
| Jessica Cook, PhD 813-974-9576 |
Nate Johnson, PhD 813-974-9542 |
Tim Turner, PhD |
Forms
Click on your degree program below for all necessary forms. Please upload the form
to DocuSign before sending it out for signatures. After you retrieve signatures from your instructor,
committee chair, and/or committee members, please submit the signed form to the Graduate Program Specialist through DocuSign. The Graduate Program Specialist will retrieve all required signatures
from the Graduate Director, Department Chair, College Dean, or Graduate School on
your behalf.
CREATIVE WRITING
ENG 6916: MFA Creative Writing Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 6916 Directed Research. |
ENG 6971: MFA Creative Writing Thesis Hours |
Complete to register for ENG 6971 Master's: Thesis. |
Thesis Committee Appointment |
Complete as soon as your committee is established. |
Thesis Committee Change |
Complete when a member of your thesis committee has changed. |
ETD Certificate of Approval |
Complete for graduation after successful thesis defense. |
LITERATURE
MA
ENG 6916: MA Literature Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 6916 Directed Research. |
MA Portfolio Committee Form |
Submit before your final semester. |
MA Portfolio Defense Request Form |
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MA Portfolio Completion Form |
PHD
PhD Literature Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 7916 Directed Research. |
PhD Literature Dissertation Hours |
Complete to register for ENG 7980 Dissertation: Doctoral. |
PhD Literature One-Credit Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 7939 Doctoral Seminar Credit. |
PhD Literature Portfolio Committee Form |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
PhD Check In Form: Pre-candidacy |
Submitted semesterly. |
PhD Check In Form: Candidacy |
Submitted semesterly. |
PhD Literature Portfolio Completion Form |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
Graduate Student Supervisory Committee Appointment Form New Appointment |
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Changes to the Graduate Student Supervisory Committee |
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PhD Admission to Candidacy |
Submit ASAP after successfully defending your portfolio/passing your exam. You must also submit a committee form. |
Dissertation Prospectus Certificate of Approval |
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Dissertation Defense Request |
Submit at least three weeks prior to the defense. |
Dissertation Defense Announcement |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
Dissertation Defense Assessment |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
Successful Defense of the PhD Dissertation |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
ETD Certificate of Approval |
Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies upon successful dissertation defense. |
RHETORIC & COMPOSITION
MA
| ENG 6916: MA Rhetoric & Composition Directed Research | Complete to register for ENG 6916 Directed Research. |
| ENG 6971: MA Rhetoric & Composition Thesis Hours | Complete to register for ENG 6971 Master's: Thesis. |
| MA Portfolio Development Title Page | Rhet/comp students only. |
| MA Portfolio Committee Form | Submit before your final semester. |
| MA Portfolio Defense Request Form | |
| MA Portfolio Completion Form | |
| MA Thesis Proposal Title Page Form | Submit after successful thesis proposal defense. |
| Thesis Committee Appointment | Identify your finalized committee. |
| Thesis Committee Change | |
| ETD Certificate of Approval |
PHD
PhD Rhet/Comp Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 7916 Directed Research. |
PhD Rhet/Comp Dissertation Hours |
Complete to register for ENG 7980 Dissertation: Doctoral |
PhD Rhet/Comp One-Credit Directed Research |
Complete to register for ENG 7939 Doctoral Seminar Credit. |
PhD Exam Application Form |
Rhet/comp students. |
PhD Exam Manuscript Submission Form |
Rhet/comp students. |
Graduate Student Supervisory Committee Appointment Form New Appointment |
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Changes to the Graduate Student Supervisory Committee |
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PhD Admission to Candidacy |
Submit ASAP after successfully defending your portfolio/passing your exam. You must also submit a committee form. |
Dissertation Prospectus Certificate of Approval |
|
Dissertation Defense Request |
Submit at least three weeks prior to the defense. |
Dissertation Defense Announcement |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
Dissertation Defense Assessment |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
Successful Defense of the PhD Dissertation |
Student does not complete this form. Only the APS and committee handle this. |
ETD Certificate of Approval |
Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies upon successful dissertation defense. |
For additional forms, please visit the Graduate Studies forms page, the CAS graduate resources page, or the Registrar's Office forms page.
Handbooks
MA, MFA, and PhD handbooks are located in the graduate student Canvas course. They
are also available upon request. Contact the graduate program specialist for information or to place a request.
Program Checklists
For a program checklist, see the graduate student Canvas page resources or contact
the graduate program specialist for more information.
Teaching Resources
- First-year composition (FYC) @ USF
- USF: use of copyrighted materials
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- Annotated bibliography for teaching literature: This bibliography references many articles, books, websites and other teaching tools that address the teaching of literature. It has been written by members of the Teaching Literature Practicum over the past several years. It is divided into four sections: 1) pedagogical articles and books, 2) websites, 3) textbooks and 4) a brief list of journals related to the practice of teaching literature.