UCI History Department
History Graduate Program - Supplemental Instructions

Winter 2004

In addition to the instructions in the electronic "Application for Graduate Admission," please take careful note of the following specific directions for applications to the Department of History. Failure to comply may jeopardize chances of admission:

  1. Those who wish to be considered for fellowship nomination need to ensure that all application file MATERIALS have reached the Department by December 15. ALL applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically by January 2 and files completed promptly.


  2. File materials must be sent directly to the UCI Department of History, attention Graduate Administrator.


  3. Please submit a sample of your written work, preferably a paper from an advanced history course. Applicants sometimes prefer sending the "Statement of Purpose" as a hard copy instead of or in addition to submitting it electronically. Send directly to the Department.






    4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


    New graduate students in History must begin the program in fall quarter.

    Applicants for the MA degree program are not eligible for fellowship nomination nor for teaching assistantships. The MA program is designed for working students and may be taken part-time.

    Applicants who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents are usually NOT eligible for fellowship nomination, though exceptional foreign applicants are sometimes nominated.

    All qualified applicants for the Ph.D. with completed files will be considered for fellowship nomination. Though there are some multi-year fellowships/assistantships for exceptionally-qualified students, most Diversity--please read Diversity information on the RGS website thoroughly to determine your eligibility before submitting a Supplemental Application--and non-Diversity awards are for the first year of graduate study only. However, all students who successfully complete their first year of study and are making satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. have an excellent chance of being awarded two or more quarters of teaching assistantships during their second through sixth years. Research assistantships and readerships are also periodically available.

    Applicants who are U.S. citizens may request applications for state and federal aid from the UCI Office of Financial Aid: http://www.fao.uci.edu/. This is not administered by the Department of History.

    Those interested in on-campus housing need to submit an application to Housing Administrative Services as soon as possible: http://www.housing.uci.edu/. There isa 12-18 month waiting list for some kinds of accommodations.

    Please make certain that you complete your GRE examination early enough for us to receive the results before DECEMBER 15. We do not require the history subject exam. As the paper-based exam is no longer available in the U.S., please call 800-967-1100 or a Prometric Testing Center (inside Sylvan Learning Centers) to make an appointment to take the exam; check the Educational Testing Service website (ets.org) for information on other testing sites. Test scores are available immediately so that you can phone or email them to us if you are under time constraints.

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