MA in History

The Office of Admissions requires official transcripts from all institutions where you received a bachelor’s degree and all subsequent degrees. Transcripts must show degrees awarded. Official transcripts should be sent to the Office of the Registrar following the instructions on this page.

official transcripts from the institutions that granted you a bachelor’s degree (Official Transcripts only need to be sent to the Registrar from applicants that have been offered and accepted admission to the history graduate program. For submitting applications, uploading copies of unofficial transcripts will suffice).

Financial statement and supporting documents (international students only)

Students must submit three letters of recommendation. Ideally, these should be from professors with whom you worked as an undergraduate or MA student.

The statement of purpose is used by the Graduate Committee to evaluate your ability to write, your interest in a specific field of history, and your goals as a future historian. Reading the applicant’s statement of purpose, the committee looks for a good fit between the applicant’s goals and the department’s program. Your statement should identify at least two faculty members whose expertise connects with your interests. It should be 1–2 pages, single spaces, in length. Please upload it into your online application.

TOEFL/IELTS

The sample of written work can be a seminar paper, a term paper, or a chapter of a master’s thesis. It need not be lengthy, but it should reflect your ability to do research, analyze historical sources, and write. Ideally, it should also be in the area of study that you intend to pursue in our program. Please upload it directly into your online application.