The English Graduate Program Handbook outlines the policies and procedures set for the PhD program by the Department of English. In addition to being in agreement with the regulations stated in the handbook, students must also be in agreement with Rice University's General Announcements and the Code of Conduct.
Students should reference policies and requirements in the handbook from the academic year in which they matriculated to the PhD program in English. PDFs of the current and previous versions of the Graduate Handbook are available below:
2024-2025 English Graduate Program Handbook
2023-2024 English Graduate Program Handbook
2022-2023 English Graduate Program Handbook
2021-2022 English Graduate Program Handbook