History, Accelerated Master’s BA/MA

Admission to Program

The following are the minimum requirements for undergraduate students seeking admission to the accelerated B.A.+M.A. in History program:

• Ordinarily, the applicant will have completed 90 credits before admission in the program (which includes having completed the following courses: HIS 299, and two HIS at the 300-level)¹
• Declared history major at CSU and
• A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0

Before applying, an interested applicant must consult with the director of the History Program, a faculty member actively associated with the History Program, or the Graduate Director of the Department of History.

A student applying must submit the following materials during the spring semester of their third undergraduate year (February; review of applications will begin as early as March; applications will be accepted until all program spots are filled or until May, whichever comes first). These materials can be submitted via email to the program director (letters of recommendation can be directly submitted to the program director via email from the recommenders).

• Personal statement outlining qualifications for the program;
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with academic abilities;
• Undergraduate transcript(s)

¹Ordinarily, a student should apply having earned at least 75 credits; ordinarily, admission will be contingent on a student having earned at least 90 credits prior to the start of the fourth undergraduate year.

Program Requirements

For a student in the accelerated program, the B.A. is awarded after completing at least 120 credit hours and all General Education, University, College, and Major Field requirements. Up to 9 credits of 500-level courses may count toward both the B.A. degree and the M.A. degree.

The M.A. degree is awarded after students complete at least 21 additional graduate-level credits and fulfill all of the M.A. program requirements in History.

A student must achieve a grade of B or higher in each graduate-level course for it to count towards the M.A. Program and the Graduate College.