Graduate Minor Requirements

Our minors have hailed from English, French, Theatre, and more. They benefit intellectually, expand their understanding of literature and culture world-wide, and learn comparative methods of inquiry. They also become part of our diverse, international community of students and professors.

To receive a minor in Comparative Literature, students must complete 9 hours of Comparative Literature (CPLT) courses. 

They must also demonstrate language competency in at least two foreign languages in addition to their native language. To fulfill this requirement, students must do one of the following: 

• Successfully complete a 7000-level course in the national literature/language.
• Submit results from a standardized language competency exam.
• Pass a translation exam administered by the Comparative Literature Program or the specific department that teaches the language/literature in which they would like to demonstrate competency.

Finally, they must add a Minor Professor drawn from the Comparative Literature faculty to their General Exam and Dissertation Committees. To find a Minor Professor, please check our faculty list. The Minor Professor cannot be the same person as the student's Major Professor (that is, the Dissertation Director), even if the Major Professor is a member of the Comparative Literature faculty.

Graduate Minors who wish to teach undergraduate courses in Comparative Literature: CPLT 2201 / ENGL 2201, CPLT 2202 / ENGL 2202, and CPLT 2203 / SCRN 2203 or any other 3000-level class are required to take CPLT 7170 (Methodology for Teaching World Literature).

If you would like more information on the Graduate Minor in Comparative Literature, contact the Director of Comparative Literature at cplt@lsu.edu.

Please note: to formally declare the Comparative Literature Graduate Minor, students need to register the degree with the Graduate School in D. Boyd Hall.