Ph.D. Program Admission Requirements:

1. A completed application form with a non-refundable $25.00 application fee [$50.00 for international students]. Since this may change, you should check with the Graduate School before applying.

2. Official transcripts from graduate and undergraduate institutions. You must send all transcripts directly from each institution at which the credit was earned to Graduate Admissions, University of Memphis, 100 Wilder Tower, Memphis, TN 38152. The Graduate School will not accept personal copies of transcripts.

3. A minimum of 24 graduate hours in history with at least a 3.25 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited institution. An M.A. in history is strongly recommended. Occasionally, we may consider a student with fewer than 24 credits of graduate history courses who has other non-history courses sufficiently similar in content or methodology to history courses.

4. A GRE verbal score of at least 500. You may contact the Testing Center, 112 John W. Brister Building, 901.678.2428, to obtain a registration packet for the GRE. To take the the GRE on campus by computer, call the E.T.S. Computer-based Testing Center, 901.678.1457. The GRE is administered by the Educational Testing Service; the Institution Code for The University of Memphis is 1459.

5. A 750-1000 word “Statement of Purpose,” in which the applicant states educational goals, anticipated fields of study, and general research interests. In this statement, we expect the candidate to demonstrate some familiarity with the Department of History’s program and faculty.

6. Three letters of recommendation concerning the applicant’s academic abilities and accomplishments.

7. Considerations of departmental resources, total numbers of applicants, and fit of the particular applicant to our program may mean that we do not admit all who meet the formal requirements.

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