Direct Entry to the Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies
The Ontario Council on Graduate Studies has now made
it possible for Universities in
The Graduate Committee of the Hispanic Studies Program
has established the following minimal criteria to consider applicants who
want to start their PhD as direct-entry students:
Admission Requirements:
·
An admission
average of 88%,
·
Evidence of
research capacity:
o
participation
as a presenter in at least one professional conference, or
o
publication
of at least an article in a professional journal, or
o
at least 1-year
of engagement in the activities of a research group or project, and
·
Native or near-native
fluency in Spanish and English.
·
Two letters
of recommendation addressing the ability of the candidate to successfully
carry out doctoral studies.
·
An interview
with the candidate (either in person or by phone)
2. Note that, if once admitted into the program, a direct-entry student is deemed not prepared to adequately progress in the Ph.D., or voluntarily asks to withdraw, the Graduate Chair, with the agreement of the Graduate Committee, will request the student to withdraw from the Ph.D. and to complete a Master’s instead. However, a student who obtains the Master’s degree through this route may not subsequently re-register in the same PhD program. In order to complete an M.A., s/he must complete either:
· Seven half-courses plus a 75 to100-page research paper or thesis, evaluated as ACCEPTABLE by three members of the program, or
·
Ten half-courses.
No additional funding is granted for theses students
once they have declared their decision to not to complete the doctoral program.
The same criteria are applied to students who have been fast-tracked into
the Ph.D. after just one year in the M.A., and are unable to adequately progress
in the Ph.D.