To apply to the MA in history program, please submit:
- A completed graduate application.
- The required application fee.
- Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended.
- A letter of intent stating, as precisely as possible, your special area of interest in history as well as career goals and expectations.
- Three letters of recommendation from professionals who are familiar with your past work and potential to do graduate work. These letters also may be used for applying for graduate assistantships and fellowships.
- A research paper or a writing sample of at least 10 pages in length.
Application Deadlines and Information
Applications for the fall semester are due by January 15. Applications for the spring semester are due by November 15. Applications received after the deadline may be considered until the program reaches capacity.
Note: The department admits the best-qualified applicants from a pool each year depending on available space in the program and its assessment of a student’s potential for graduate work. Students normally are admitted from this pool for the fall semester and should have completed their applications by January 15. Students may occasionally be admitted for spring semester or the summer session if their qualifications and space in the program permit.
Applying for Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships, or the AOP
To apply for a graduate assistantship, fellowship or the Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP), please also complete the online Graduate Assistantship/Fellowship/AOP Application. Applications completed by March 1 will receive priority consideration for assistantships, fellowships and AOP grants. Applications completed thereafter will continue to be considered on a rolling basis.
Admission Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of 24 semester credits of undergraduate history. The department strongly recommends at least 30 semester credits.
- A GPA of at least 3.0 in the second half of all undergraduate work and a 3.30 GPA in the history concentration.
- Completion of an undergraduate research seminar involving the writing of a major research paper.
It is also strongly recommended that a student have completed two years of foreign language study at the college level.
The department may consider the admission of a student whose GPA and/or other qualifications do not meet all those specified above where there is convincing evidence that the student is capable of performing satisfactory graduate work in the department.
For more information, please contact: historygraduate@uwec.edu.
