HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Program Details:
- Please see the Department website for more specific details.
- Program Director: Dr. Craig Bailey
610-519-4662
- On-campus only
Application Details:
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 3 recommendation letters
- GRE (General) optional: Villanova’s graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences use a holistic application review process, seeking to take into account each applicant’s individual qualifications and varied circumstances, and understanding that no single set of standards can fit every applicant equally well. Therefore, applicants to GRE-optional programs may choose not to take the GRE or to submit GRE scores, but are welcome to submit those scores if they feel they enhance their applications.
- Statement of goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your degree
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- History writing sample
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis for all deadlines except those tied to funding consideration. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Fall, with funding consideration: February 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: Yes
- Deadline February 1, for Fall admittance only. Learn more about funding opportunities.
- Credits and Tuition:
- 30 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- APPLY NOW
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation letters
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- 15 credits
- APPLY NOW
Please note: This program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation letters
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- 15 credits
- APPLY NOW
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation letters
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- 15 credits
- APPLY NOW
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation letters
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- 15 credits
- APPLY NOW
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation letters
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- Fields of interest in history
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals:
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- 15 credits
- APPLY NOW
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