Eligibility Criteria
An M.A. with a minimum average of A- (80), normally in Comparative Literature or a national literature
Proficiency in two languages in addition to English, at a level sufficient to do graduate-level work on texts in those languages
Students judged by the Graduate Committee to be making exceptionally good progress in Western’s 2-year M.A. program in Comparative Literature may apply to transfer into the Ph.D. program after completing the first year of the M.A.