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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in History
Admission Requirements
Ph.D. students may major in American, European, or Latin American history. The department is also particularly strong in African American and Mexican-American history, family and gender, the history of medicine, international business, military history, public history, and social history.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for entering the doctoral degree program are as follows:
- A Master of Arts, a Master of Science, or an equivalent degree in the appropriate field from a recognized institution
- A grade point average of at least 3.67 (A=4.00) on all graduate work attempted
- Acceptable scores on the general aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination
- An adequate academic background, as determined by the departmental graduate
committee.
Students may begin doctoral work only in the fall or spring semesters.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in History
Admission Requirements
Ph.D. students may major in American, European, or Latin American history. The department is also particularly strong in African American and Mexican-American history, family and gender, the history of medicine, international business, military history, public history, and social history.Prerequisites
Prerequisites for entering the doctoral degree program are as follows:
- A Master of Arts, a Master of Science, or an equivalent degree in the appropriate field from a recognized institution
- A grade point average of at least 3.67 (A=4.00) on all graduate work attempted
- Acceptable scores on the general aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination
- An adequate academic background, as determined by the departmental graduate committee.