HISTORY M.A. 36 HOURS

Advising: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences,
Department of History,
Dr. Jerome O. Steffen,
Georgia Southern University,
P.O. Box 8054,
Statesboro, GA 30460,
(912) 681-5586,
FAX: (912) 681-0377

Admission Requirements

Regular

A student must have the following items in his or her portfolio:

• Completed requirements for the Bachelor's degree in a college accredited by the proper regional accrediting associations.
• A 3.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average or higher on all undergraduate work.
• A minimum score of 500 on the verbal portion of the Graduate Record Examination and a minimum score of 500 on the quantitative or analytical portion of the GRE. Scores lower than 500 will be considered, but the applicant will need strong evidence of the ability to perform satisfactorily in graduate level work.
• An undergraduate major or the equivalent in history. Students with majors in other fields of study are given equal consideration for admission providing they have at least 15 hours of history (with a 3.0 cumulative in history and no grade in history lower than a "C") and a total of 30 hours in the social sciences.
• Two letters of recommendation by individuals who are familiar with the applicant's potential for successful graduate study.
• A statement of purpose (approximately 500 words) outlining the applicant's interest in graduate study in history.

Provisional

Provisional admission may be granted with a minimum score of 450 on the Quantitative or Analytical sections of the GRE accompanied by a better than 2.75 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average on undergraduate work.

Program of Study

The degree candidate for a Master of Arts in History will take 30 hours of course work (out of a total of 36) which includes the following:

General Requirements

Required Hours 15 Hours

The Historian's Craft (3)

Reading Colloquium (in area of concentration) (3)

Reading Colloquium (outside area of concentration) (3)

Research Seminar (3)

Historical Writing and Editing (3)

Electives (lecture courses) 15 Hours

*up to six hours may be taken in other disciplines upon approval of Advisor

Thesis 6 Hours

Non-Thesis Option

Same as above, except candidate will produce an article-length paper (10,000 words) instead of a thesis. (3 credit hours and student will take an additional elective.)

Other Program Requirements

• The student must also pass a reading knowledge examination in an appropriate foreign language and pass an oral examination(s) on the thesis and on all courses taken for the degree.