Graduate Programs
The Department offers courses in African, American, Asian, European, and Latin American history. Information on specific courses and areas of concentration is available from the Graduate Coordinator.
Additional Requirements for Admission to the Department. In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, the following are required for graduate study in History:
Candidates seeking graduate level teacher certification may use the elective option to take courses in professional education selected in consultation with the College of Education. If more than 6 hours must be taken to satisfy certification requirements, they will be added to the 30 hours required for the degree in history.
No more than 6 transferred hours may be approved for application to the requirements for the degree.
All requirements, including comprehensive examination or thesis defense, must be completed within six calendar years of the date of first enrollment in the program.
Although students are not required to demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language, they are expected to be able to use whatever languages are required to pursue their research interests.
All students in the program are expected to maintain a B average in all courses taken. Students who do not meet this expectation will be subject to suspension on recommendation of the Graduate Committee of the Department of History.
Comprehensive Examination/Thesis Defense. Candidates must successfully complete either a comprehensive written examination based on a reading list prepared in consultation with their committee or a master's thesis. In both cases candidates must then pass an oral examination based on their written examination or thesis.
Admission to Candidacy. An Admission to Candidacy form must be submitted in the semester prior to the semester the student plans to take the Comprehensive Examination.
Administration. The admission of students and approval of each student's program is the responsibility of the Graduate Committee of the Department of History.
The Graduate Coordinator is responsible for planning and monitoring each student's program and for advising and assisting the student in selecting an Examining Committee.
The Examining Committee, consisting of two graduate faculty members from the Department of History and a third member selected from History or another department, conducts the student's comprehensive written and final oral examinations.
Assistantships. The History Department offers several graduate assistantships that are awarded competitively based on the academic promise of the student. Candidates must be admitted to the graduate program and have submitted the application for assistantship prior to March 30.