Required Documents for the University Online Application

The following documents should be uploaded in the Supporting Documents page of the University Online Application in the .doc format. Don’t forget to SAVE each page of the application, even if the page is incomplete. We recommend that you print this page as a reference or checklist when completing the online application. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED. Missing documents will delay the processing of your application.

All Master’s and Doctoral applicants must provide the following:

• Statement of Purpose – Your statement (200-500 words) should describe your qualifications and long-term goals, as well as your desired major area of historical study at FSU (specify both time period and region). List up to three faculty members with whom you would like to work. Please visit http://www.fsu.edu/~history/facpages/faculty_pages.html and look over our faculty list. Also, indicate whether or not you wish to be considered for a departmental assistantship/fellowship. Please Note: No funding is available for students starting in January. All funding is allocated for the year beginning at the fall semester. Please upload your statement as Document 1 in the Supporting Documents page of your University Online Application.
  
  
• Writing Sample – Submit a writing sample that represents your best work. It will be evaluated on its analytic power, creativity, and clarity of expression. Ideally it should be a research paper which demonstrates your facility with primary documents. Please upload your writing sample as Document 2 in the Supporting Documents page of your University Online Application.
  
  
• Curriculum Vitae or Resumé – Upload your most recent curriculum vitae or resumé. Be sure to include the following: Publications, Honors (scholarships, fellowships, academic honors), Foreign Language(s) taken (indicate the language, level, year, grade and institution), Professional Experience (museum volunteer, secondary school teacher, etc.). Please upload as Document 3 in the Supporting Documents page of your University Online Application.

• You must use the online system for requesting three letters of recommendation, accessed as part of your University Online Application.

• Master’s - Applicants must have completed 18 semester hours of history course work. If accepted into the MA program, the student will be assigned a major professor.
• Doctoral – Applicants without a 3.3 undergraduate GPA may be considered with a 3.65 cumulative Master’s GPA. A thesis-type Master’s is required for admission into the Ph.D. program.
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