ABSTRACT
Rhetoric Review surveys of graduate programs in rhetoric and composition appeared in 1987, 1994, and 2000, each survey charting the growth of the fi eld and, by 2000, its consolidation and maturity, acknowledging growth parallels in professional opportunities for graduate students. The emphasis on professionalization has been critiqued by a number of scholars (see, for example, Guillory; Bordieu; Hutcheon; Moneyhun; Sockett; Trimbur); the emphasis on forwarding graduate students’ preparation for academic careers, however, remains on a fast track. Despite the attention to charting the growth and stability of the programs themselves and listing the various professional opportunities for students, little if any attention has been focused on rhetoric and composition graduate studies curricula. None of the Rhetoric Review surveys investigated the kinds of required writing for graduate coursework and the textbooks used. Is there a graduate core curriculum in rhetoric and composition studies, and if so, how might this add to the ongoing professionalization efforts in the fi eld?
