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The department offers a Master of Arts in History for those seeking greater competency and professional growth in history and related areas. Training in research, critical reviews, bibliographical study, historiography, and specialized course content is designed to prepare and update the competency of public school teachers, to prepare graduates for junior and community college teaching, and to identify potential doctoral students. In cooperation with the College of Education and Human Services, the department provides an area of concentration in history designed to improve the qualifications and capabilities of those teaching in secondary schools. These degrees also improve the understanding of past and present society, broaden perspectives, sharpen critical skills, and develop leadership potential.
Program Admission Requirements
Candidates for the M.A. in History and M.S.Ed. in Teaching History should meet the following requirements:
- An undergraduate degree from a regionally- or nationally-accredited institution with a major/minor in history or a related area of the social sciences or humanities and a 2.75 undergraduate GPA;
- A score of 146 on the GRE verbal section. Students not meeting these minimum requirements may be accepted on the condition they maintain a 3.00 GPA for the first 15 hours of credit at the graduate level;
- A writing sample will be required and the quality of that sample determined by a required paper in the first trimester of enrollment;
- Candidates must attain a 3.00 GPA with no grade lower than a “C” acceptable for degree requirements.
Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation will be assessed by the instructor, advisor, and graduate faculty, and remedial procedures will be prescribed. This could mean additional coursework or special examination. In general, all but 600-level courses are open to any major, but individual instructors retain the prerogative of admission of individual students into their course where eligibility appears questionable.