How to Apply

Admissions Requirements

The Graduate Admissions Office must receive and process each of the items listed below before the History Department will consider your application.

  • University of Colorado BoulderGraduate School
  • Personal Statement of Purpose
  • Academic Writing Sample (10-20 pages)
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts (official transcripts required after admission)1
  • If international, TOEFL scores2

On April 2, 2021the History Department faculty unanimously voted to waive the GRE requirement for graduate admission for the next three years (and then permanently, pending review). In reviewing applications, theHistory Department will not view GRE scores.

Deadlines

  • Fall Application Deadline: December 1st
  • All materials, including letters of recommendation, must be received no later than 10 days after the December 1st deadline. After that date, any incomplete applications will be automatically withdrawn by the Graduate School.
  • At this time, the History Department does not consider mid-year admissions.

Decision Timeline

Admission decisions are sent outno earlier than the third week of Februaryin any given application cycle.

1. For review and decision purposes you are required to upload an unofficial copy of your transcript(s) in the online application. We require one copy of the scanned transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution that you attended. This includes community colleges, summer sessions, and extension programs. While credits from one institution may appear on the transcript of a second institution, unofficial transcripts must be submitted from each institution, regardless of the length of attendance, and whether or not courses were completed. Failure to list and submit transcripts from all institutions previously attended is considered to be a violation of academic ethics and may result in the cancellation of your admission or dismissal from the university.ONLY after you are recommended for admission will you need to provide official transcripts.

2.TOEFLstands for “Test of English as a Foreign Language” and is required of all international graduate applicants. You are not required to take the TOEFL if your native language is English or if you have completed one year of full time study at a U.S. institution or at an institution where English is the native language at the time of your application and within two years of your desired admission term. Please see theUniversity of Colorado’s International Graduate Admission Requirementsfor more information.