Graduate Handbooks and Policies

Department Handbooks

A description of the masters and PhD programs in linguistics, the requirements for the program, a list of the graduate courses and course descriptions, a timeline, and two sample schedules and other information are found in the Department of Linguistics' Handbooks:

• Handbook of Masters Programs (PDF)
• PhD Handbooks (PDF):
  • Handbook for students admitted before 2023 who have not opted in to the new handbook
  • Handbook for students admitted 2023 onwards or for students admitted before 2023 who have opted in to the new handbook

University Publications, Policies, and Forms

In addition the department handbooks above, students may also want to review the following pages for important graduate information:

• Office of Graduate Studies publications: official documents produced by the Office of Graduate Studies in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
• Graduate bulletin: Houses rules and regulations that govern graduate students at the University of Rochester
• Graduate studies policies: forms and policy that govern graduate students in Arts Sciences and Engineering