DEADLINE: December 5th
A complete application consists of the following items:
- Statement of Purpose, Achievements and Resume/CV How to submit instructions at: www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/
- Field of Study Preference Sheet. Download and complete the below form.
Field of Study Preference Sheet:Preference Sheet (PDF)* Download and submit as part of the online application. - Fall Graduate Applicant Data Sheet. Please fill out and submit. The 'submit' button will send this data directly to the History Department.
- One Writing Sample. Submit a sample that best demonstrates your writing and research abilities. We strongly recommend that students submit a research paper that draws upon primary and secondary sources. Research paper should be 20-25 pages or a chapter or two of a thesis. How to submit instructions at : www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/
- Supplemental Information Form: Supplemental Information Form (pdf)*
- Three letters of recommendation How to submit instructions at: www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/
(See On-line Application Guide at: www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp)
PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THE ABOVE APPLICATION MATERIALS ARE NOW SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE ONLINE APPLICATION.
- GRE Scores-Request that the Educational Testing Service submit your score to UCSB, institution code 4835. A Department code is not necessary.
- IELTS and TOEFL Scores-(International Applicants) submit scores to Graduate Division For international applicants required to take the TOEFL or IELTS, the minimum TOEFL score is 550 when taking the paper based test. The minimum IELTS score for consideration is an Overall Band Score of 7 or higher. TOEFL OR IELTS scores can be no more than two years old at the time of application
- Apply by clicking on the link below which will take you to the Graduate Division's on-line application.
On-line Application - www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/ - Application Fee $80.00 for domestic applicants and $100.00 for international applicants - Payable by Visa, Mastercard, check or money order.
- Two Official Transcripts from each post-secondary institution you've attended and listed on your application – sent directly from the school(s) attended to the address below:
HSSB Academic Support Center – History Applications
4001 Humanities and Social Sciences Bldg.
552 University Rd.
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9410
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Submit Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
All new and continuing domestic students are required to file the Free Application .(www.finaid.ucsb.edu/fafsasimplification/index.html)
Applicants to the graduate program in History are expected to show high potential for engaging in advanced historical research and analysis. Applicants must meet general university requirements for admission to graduate standing and should have completed an undergraduate major in History or related fields (approximately 40 upper-division quarter units or approximately 24 upper-division semester units). History is a discipline that benefits from training in other fields, so applicants who do not meet these requirements are still encouraged to apply, but are also strongly urged to contact faculty in their proposed field of study for advice. If admitted, applicants who were not History majors may be required to do some additional course work, which must be completed in the first year and does not count in satisfaction of graduate degree unit or course requirements.
The GRE general test (verbal, quantitative and analytical) is required for graduate admission at UCSB. The UCSB History Department does not require the History Subject test.If you take the computer-based GRE revised General Test during the period of August – September 2011, your scores will be sent by mid-November. Please take the GRE early (if you plan to apply for merit-based financial awards) For computer-based test dates in October and November, check the GRE site for information regarding score report dates.. www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/get
For admission to the program the department would like to see a verbal score of 85% or above, an analytical writing score of 5.0 or above and a reasonable showing on the quantitative section. Admission is not guaranteed on the basis of meeting these score thresholds, neither do lower scores necessarily disqualify an applicant.Those students who successfully compete for merit-based financial awards usually have higher scores.
The Graduate Division of the University requires applicants to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the junior and senior years. The average GPA of students admitted to the Graduate History Program is 3.55 for the junior and senior years Those students who successfully compete for merit-based awards usually have higher GPAs.
Please be specific on your statement of purpose. We need to know the fields in which you wish to work. . BEFORE submitting your application, we strongly encourage you to contact one or more faculty members with whom you would like to work. Discuss your research interests with faculty members. Please include the names of faculty who might serve as a mentor in your statement of purpose. No student will be admitted unless the appropriate professor consents to mentor that student through his/her course of study at UCSB
If you have any further questions please contact the History Graduate Program Assistant, Deborah Johnson at (805) 893-2224 from l:00-5:00.