What is the purpose of the Graduate Lecture?
• A: The purpose of the graduate lecture is to give the members of your Dissertation Committee a chance to hear, in detail, the work you hope to accomplish in your dissertation. You will meet with your Dissertation Committee and give them your dissertation prospectus which includes your methodology and approach. • Q: What exactly do I have to do to get my graduate lecture topic approved through the graduate college? • A: You are to complete the necessary form and have all members of the graduate lecture sign it. You should attach a 1000-word statement about your topic to the form, get the required signatures and return the completed form to the English Department graduate office. • Q: Is my Dissertation Committee made up of the same people as my prelim committee? • A: Your dissertation committee may be the same, or you may choose to replace either of the people you chose and/or the committee chair. The people assigned by the English Department and the Graduate College for the prelim co
