Resources for current students
Welcome to the new resources hub for current graduate students. We hope this will serve as a helpful toolbox for you throughout your linguistics program at the University of Rochester.
Use the links below to find resources specific to your program. This page will also serve as a way to post announcements, so check back regularly for updates.
Resources for PhD students
Resources for Master's students
2025 Graduate student evaluations are now available
All graduate students must complete an evaluation/reflection of their progress in the program every Spring. Evaluations this year are due no later than Friday, May 2, 2025. Evaluations will be reviewed by faculty in May.
Announcements
- An updated PhD handbook will be released by the end of May.
- Self-evaluations are now available. Evaluations this year are due no later than Friday, May 2, 2025. Evaluations will be reviewed by faculty in May.
- The faculty recently updated the PhD course requirements, which will be reflected in the PhD handbook soon.
- The faculty recently voted to change the advancement to candidacy for PhD students to the second QP. Students currently writing their QP1 (as of March 2025) will be given the option to choose which QP advances them to candidacy.
What you'll find here
- Important policies (both university-wide and departmental)
- Guidance and timelines for program-specific processes (QPs, dissertations, MA theses, program requirements, detailed sample schedules, etc.)
- Forms and internal tasks (add/drop forms, advisor change requests, QP extensions, annual graduate student self-evaluations, etc.)
- FAQs (compiled from questions you and your peers have asked over the last year)
- Course information, offering history, credit policies, etc.
- And so much more!