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Early Fall of Year Prior to Admission: Inquire and have questions answered about the History graduate program. Take GRE standard exams, if applicable.
Mid-Fall of Year Prior to Admission: Begin compiling application materials. International Students: take TOEFL exam.
January 1, 2024: Deadline for receipt of complete application and all supporting materials.
March 15, 2024: Around this time, the History Department sends letters of acceptance or denial to applicants.
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Early Fall 2023
- Obtain Information on History the Graduate Program from from our History Website: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/hist/
- Email Questions to the History Office: history@syr.edu or George Kallander, Graduate Director: glkallan@syr.edu
Information regarding taking the GRE and TOEFL ExamsGraduate Record Examination (GRE) standard test – the institution code for Syracuse University is 2823: http://www.gre.org - (Exam scores are not generally available until 4-6 weeks after the exam is administered. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that exam scores reach Syracuse University by all applicable deadlines.)
- GRE Scores are no longer required by the History Department, although scores will be reviewed if submitted with your application
- TOEFL Exam (for international students)
- Official TOEFL scores for all international students, other than those with English as a first language and/or a degree from an undergraduate or postgraduate educational institution that taught all classes in English.
Mid-Fall 2023
- Contact the Registrar’s Office of each higher educational institution that you attended and have one copy of your official Transcripts sent to Syracuse University.
- Contact three (3) recommenders for confidential Letters of Recommendation
- Recommendation letters should be submitted through the online application. Complete your portion of the online Recommendation Forms and submit email addresses of your recommenders. The online application system will send the forms to your recommenders.
- The completed Recommendation Form from the application packet and letter of recommendation can also be sent to the Graduate Enrollment Management Center in a sealed envelope on which the recommender has signed across the seal.
- Prepare a Personal Statement for the application packet.
- The M.A. applicant should address his/her background, history interests, and reasons for applying to Syracuse.
- The Ph.D. applicant should address the fields of history to be studied, faculty members at Syracuse with whom he/she would like to work, and the applicant’s command of foreign languages appropriate to the fields in which he or she is interested.
- International Students should take the TOEFL Exam: http://www.ets.org/toefl
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The following materials must be submitted to the Graduate Enrollment Management Center (GEMC):
- Official TranscriptsGRE Scores (if applicable)
- Letters of Recommendation with Recommendation Forms (3)
- Non-Refundable Application Fee ($75)
- The Application Fee Waiver Request form for Financial Hardship can be found here.
- A Personal Statement (see above for criteria)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Writing Sample (20-30 pages in length)
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