Admission Requirements - Public History Emphasis

Applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 undergraduate semester hours in history in addition to three semester hours of freshman-level world history and three semester hours of sophomore-level United States History (as general education requirements). Applicants for the M.A. in History, Public History Emphasis, will also be evaluated by the department for academic qualification based upon their undergraduate academic records, GRE score 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.

Holders of the M.A. in history from A-State or another accredited graduate program may apply up to 15 hours of earned credit from a previous degree program to the completion of this degree, provided that those credits were earned within the six-year limit for completion of the second degree.

There is no foreign language requirement for the M.A. in History, Public History Emphasis.