Admissions

Candidates should apply online for history graduate programs through the University's Office of Graduate and Professional Education. Our application deadline is January 5th.

Students with a bachelor's degree in any field may apply to the Master's Degree track. Students with either a B.A. or M.A. in history or a related field may apply to the Ph.D. track.

Students in the Master's Degree track may apply to the Ph.D. track at a later date if the quality of their graduate work is sufficiently high. If admitted, they will be required to complete additional coursework beyond the 21 history units required for the M.A. In some cases, this might include a third year of coursework to prepare for the Ph.D. exams.

Admission to the graduate program is competitive. Those who meet the stated requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all the stated requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Except in unusual circumstances, admission is offered only for the Fall semester and all decisions for all programs are made by the faculty of the Graduate Studies Committee.

​For application forms please use the Graduate Studies Office on-line application.

If you have any questions, please contact our Graduate Program Coordinator, Ms. Diane Clark at dianec@udel.edu.

Applicants should have

• an overall undergraduate index of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• an undergraduate history average of at least 3.0
• letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the applicant’s academic potential
• a writing sample (minimum of 15 pages) that demonstrates an ability to research and write historically

Applicants should have

• an overall undergraduate index of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• an undergraduate history average of at least 3.5
• strong letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the applicant’s academic potential
• a writing sample (minimum of 25 pages) that demonstrates an ability to research and write historically
  

We require all applicants to the History Department to submit a writing sample of previous course work or published research that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to use the methods of research and inquiry that characterize historical scholarship. Upload and submit these writing samples with your on-line application.

For further detail, please see our graduate program Guidelines and Policies