Funding
The Department, together with the Graduate School, offers four or five funded slots per year to students admitted into the Ph.D. program.
These include tuition remission, a living stipend, and health insurance, and are guaranteed for five years, assuming adequate progress in the program. They are free of service for the first year; and assuming standard progress, they are also free of service for the fifth year. During the second and third years, students serve as teaching assistants; during the fourth year, students teach one class per semester. While funding is guaranteed for a total of five years for awardees in good standing, the Department can typically extend support to students in good standing for a sixth year.