The following are departmental guidelines for candidates for the PhD degree in philology, though untimately everything must be approved by the graduate advisor. These requirements are in addition to the M.A. requirements:

1. A minimum of 20 credits beyond the M.A. degree, including at least two seminars. In ordinary circumstances, graduate students entering the program with a B.A. will be required to take the M.A. before they can proceed to the Ph.D.;
   
2. A Ph.D. minor of 10-12 credits in another field;
   
3. Scand St. 407 and Scand St. 408: Old Norse I and II;
   
4. Scand st. 511: Old Norse Paleography and Philology;
   
5. Scand st. 414 and Scand st. 415: History of the Scandinvian Languages I and II;
   
6. Scand st. 409: Survey of Old Norce-Icelandic Literature;
   
7. Either minimal satisfactory competence (e.g., an ETS score of 525) in German and another research language approved by the department,
   OR advanced competency (e.g., an ETS score of 675) in German or another research language approved by the department;
   
8. A written preliminary examination taken no later than one year before the student expects to receive the degree;
   
9. A dissertation.