The general literature program is o

The general literature program is overseen by a committee consisting of representatives from the division’s constituent departments. To be considered for admission into the general literature program, the student must submit a written statement to the chair of the committee no later than the end of the first semester of the junior year. The statement is to include an outline of the proposed course of study, a specific list of relevant courses, and a rationale designed to persuade the committee that the program makes sense in terms of coherent intellectual objectives and that these objectives could not be attained through one of the other division programs.

The junior qualifying examination is designed by the committee with the individual student’s interests in mind.