Admission Requirements

Applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 undergraduate semester hours in History in addition to three semester hours of freshman-level World Civilization and three semester hours of sophomore-level United States History (both are considered to be part of the general education requirements). Applicants for the M.A. program in History will also be evaluated by the department for academic qualification based upon their undergraduate academic records, GRE scores and letters of reference. In addition to meeting the Graduate Admissions requirements applicants must:

1. Submit acceptable GRE scores
2. Submit two letters of reference from professors familiar with the applicant’s work.

Applicants who finished their undergraduate degrees seven or more years prior to applying are urged to contact the department if they are having difficulty getting letters of reference.

There is no foreign language requirement for the Master of Arts degree in History. Students who plan to pursue the Ph.D. degree, however, are encouraged to complete the intermediate level of a foreign language.