Master of Arts Program

Admission:

Admission to the master's program in history requires that students first be admitted to the University of Arkansas Graduate School. Graduate school application procedures are available here. Prospective students must then apply to the history department and be approved for entry by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of History.
An overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or a grade point average of 3.25 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work is required, as is a score of 550 on the GRE Verbal Aptitude test, and a 4.5 on the Analytical Writing test. Each candidate must submit an application form, statement of purpose, and three letters of recommendation.
Graduate work in history presupposes an undergraduate major in that subject of approximately 30 semester hours. Students who present a minimum of 30 hours may be admitted without deficiency. Students who present between 18 and 30 hours may be admitted with or without deficiency subject to the determination of the Graduate Studies Committee. Students who present less than 18 hours of history may not be admitted without deficiency. The nature of the deficiency requirements will be determined by the Graduate Studies Committee.
Applicants lacking these requirements may ask for conditional admission from the Graduate Studies Committee.

Complete 30 hours of graduate history courses (4000 level and above) including History 5023 (Methods), 6 hours of History 600V (Master's Thesis), and a minimum of 9 seminar hour (either reading or research). History 5043 (Historiography) can be used to fulfill partially the seminar requirement. No more than three hours of Directed Readings (506V, 507V, 517V, 519V) will be permitted. No hours of Directed Research (508V, 509V, 518V, 520V) will be permitted. Of the eight required courses at the 4000 and 5000 levels, at least three must be in areas outside of the main field of specialization.
Average a 3.0 grade point for all M.A. courses undertaken prior to thesis work
Complete and satisfactorily defend a master’s thesis in history as judged by a panel of departmental faculty.