Degree Requirements:

(See general College requirements in ‘Graduate Regulations ’.)

Candidates admitted to the M.A. Program as full-time students must be in full-time residence for at least two semesters and must complete all requirements by the deadline specified in the department’s graduate regulations. Those admitted as part-time students must complete all degree requirements within six years of starting the program. All masters students must complete 24 credit hours of coursework, not including credits for HIST 700 . For Early American and U.S. History students, these 24 credit hours will include:

• HIST 701 - History and Literature of History (3)
• HIST 702 - American History from 1870 (3)
• HIST 710 - Research Seminar: America to 1815 (3) or
• HIST 711 - Research Seminar: U.S. History, 1815-present (3)
• HIST 758 - Directed Research (3) (two courses in directed research)
• Electives

Additional Information:

Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Candidates must demonstrate by departmental examination a reading knowledge of a foreign or classical language in which there is a significant historical literature; must pass a comprehensive examination; and must submit a thesis approved by his/her thesis committee.