Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

GRADUATE APPLICATION

APPLY ONLINE

NOTE: You must apply online via the link above. Cost to apply is $60. Please be sure to choose "History" as your Academic Program (but be sure to indicate in the first paragraph of your personal statement your intended area of concentration i.e. Public History, U.S. History, European History.)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS - READ ALL BEFORE YOU APPLY

Deadlines

FALL: Applicants seeking full department consideration for financial support (i.e. those seeking an internship, TA position, or fellowship) must submit their COMPLETED application by February 1 (NOTE: all required documentation must be submitted before this deadline). All other Fall applicants must submit COMPLETED applications before the April 15 deadline. We will not consider incomplete applications.

SPRING: For people interested in starting in January, completed applications are due by October 15.

Required Documentation

  1. Three (3) letters of recommendation
  2. One (1) original copy of all transcripts
  3. GRE scores from ETS
  4. Personal Statement

1) Your three letters of recommendation should be from individuals familiar with your academic abilities and potential. Each recommender should submit their letter online (follow the directions in the online application for how to add your recommenders). If for some reason, a recommender cannot submit their letter online, they must send a hard copy letter directly to the address below. 

2) Your official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities (documenting each course taken and all degrees awarded) must be mailed directly from each university to the address below.

3) The Department of History must also receive your official scores from the Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE) (we do not require the History Specialty Exam). Results should be submitted to IUPUI (school code: 1325) and the History Department (code: 2799 or similar) in order for the department to view your results. For more information about the GRE revised General Test, please visit the ETS website.

4) A 300-500 word "Statement of Purpose" regarding your current goals, plans for your professional career, and reasons for selecting this field of study must be included. YOU MUST indicate in the first paragraph of this statement your intended area of concentration (i.e. Public History, U.S. History, European History) and if you want to be considered for a fellowship, teaching assistantship, or internship. 

Mailing Address
IUPUI History Department
Graduate Applications
425 University Blvd., CA-504L
Indianapolis, IN 46202 

Questions?
History Department Graduate Office
317-274-5840
history@iupui.edu

 

Graduate Non-Degree Program

Students whose applications are not complete, or who want to "test the waters" prior to submitting an application, may take a limited number of graduate courses as graduate non-degree (GND) students. With the approval of the departmental Director of Graduate Studies a maximum of eleven (11) credit hours earned as a graduate non-degree student may be recommended to the Dean of the Graduate School to be applied to history department degree requirements after the student is accepted into the M.A. program. Consult with the department’s Director of Graduate Studies about appropriate courses.

 

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