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Applicants should submit unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended as part of the online application. Unofficial transcripts not submitted as part of the online application can be emailed to gradadm@uga.edu. Official transcripts are not required during the review process and will only be required for applicants who are offered admission. Do not mail official transcripts until offered admission.
Curriculum Vitae:
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
A resume or curriculum vitae detailing your academic and/or work experience.
Personal Statement:
Personal Statement
A 1-2 page statement explaining your background for graduate study and educational/career goals.
Recommendation Letter:
Three recommendations are required by the UGA Graduate School. These are to be sent directly via the Graduate School's on-line application system. You will need to submit the names and emails of your recommenders in the application. Please do not send us hard copies of actual letters. Please do not send us additional letters or recommendations. The first three received on record will be accounted for. Recommendations should make a strong case for your ability to succeed in a history graduate program.
Optimally, you should obtain references from professors who have taught you. Their recommendations should describe your academic work in detail so that our departmental Graduate Studies Committee can be assured that you can complete a rigorous graduate program. If you have done significant independent research, such as a thesis, the committee normally expects a recommendation from the professor who supervised that work.
Writing Sample :
A sample of your written work--in the form of a term paper or other formal writing--must demonstrate your potential as a historian. This is one of the most important parts of your application file. The writing sample ideally will be a historical research paper using primary sources. If not, it should demonstrate that your analytical and writing skills will enable you to handle the demands of our rigorous program. It is not necessary to have been a history undergraduate major to be accepted. The writing sample must be in English.