Important note to applicants: The deadline for the receipt of all admission materials for fall 2009 admission is December 15, 2008. Once application submissions are processed, applicants are notified by the Graduate School and e-mailed instructions on how to check any updates of the application and materials on-line. Please see their web site for more information or to contact Graduate School admissions. Our dept. offices are closed over the holiday season. All applications completed by Dec. 15 will receive first review. Only completed applications will be reviewed.
All applicants should read the Graduate School application thoroughly, the new application has some procedural changes, such as in the sending of transcripts. Go to http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html for information on requirements, sending transcripts or other materials.
GRADUATE
ADMISSIONS
The History Department graduate program is highly selective. The Graduate Studies
Committee carefully considers all aspects of a candidate's file in making its decision.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The deadline for completed applications for Fall semester 2009 of the 2009-20010 academic
year is December 15, 2008 for all materials. Applications are accepted for Fall
admission only. It is very important that all materials to the graduate school AND the department are received by this date in order for your application to be considered. Materials received in the mail after Dec. 15 will take longer to process. Our offices are closed over the holidays.
Your application, GRE scores, transcripts and fees should be sent directly to the School of Graduate Study, please read your application instructions carefully. ALL TRANSCRIPTS should be sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies. Mailing these directly to the History dept. will slow down the processing of your application.
FAQs
What is the minimum GRE? GPA? Should I apply to the MA or PhD? Can I send you my life story? Your answers here.
APPLICANT CHECKLIST
This form will help you keep track of your admission materials and is attended only for the use of the applicant. Please Do NOT send this form in with your application materials. This form is in PDF format. Applicant's checklist.
APPLICATIONS AND FORMS
Electronic applications are available at the
Graduate Admissions web site.
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS (GRE)
The University of Georgia normally requires a minimum
combined verbal and quantitative score of 800 for M.A. applicants and 1000 for Ph.D.
applicants. The average combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores of the History
Department's incoming 2005-2006 class was 1240. Taking
the GRE, testing centers and dates, practice and reference materials, etc.
ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Please remove all paper clips, plastic covers, notebook covers etc. from materials prior to submission. Please do not submit unsolicited or additional materials not requested by the department. We do not accept e-mailed materials.
(Note on Transcripts: please follow the specific instructions on the Graduate School Application.)
In addition to the application and graduate school requirements, the following are required of all applicants:
A typed personal statement.
Please provide the History Department with a 1-2 page typed statement commenting on your background for graduate study and educational/career goals. Please mail to Department of History.
A writing sample.
The Department requires a sample of your work in the form of a term paper or other formal writing. The writing sample is intended to show us your potential as a historian, and it is a very important part of your file. The writing sample ideally will be a historical research paper using primary sources. If not, it should demonstrate that you have the kind of analytical and writing skills that will enable you to handle the demands of our program. It is not necessary to have been a history undergraduate major to be accepted. The writing sample needs to be in English.
Please mail to Department of History.
Three recommendations.
The Graduate School has recently added recommendation submissions to the on-line application. Three recommendations are required. Please do not send us additional recommendations or letters. The first three recommendations received will be accounted for. Recommendation should make a strong case for your ability to succeed in a history graduate program.You should obtain recommendations from professors who have taught you. Their letters should describe your academic work in detail so that the Graduate Committee can be assured that you can complete a rigorous graduate program. If you have done significant independent research, such as a thesis, the committee normally expects a letter from the professor who supervised that work.
An Assistantship application. You must have Adobe Acrobat reader to print out this form. The form may be completed on-line, then printed and mailed to the Department of History. All applicants are requested to complete this form. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 or 5 to open and print this form. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe at this link. Please mail to Department of History.
A Proposed Study form. Let us know the field of research you are interested in and particular faculty in our department you are interested in working with. Please mail to Department of History. You can check out our faculty listing here.
History Department
Graduate Admissions
LeConte Hall, U of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1602Please note: Once received admission materials will not be returned. They are retained by the department for one year.