The Master of Arts in History is designed to provide advanced historical study for students who intend to pursue careers in teaching, law, journalism, business, government, public service, or the private sector; to provide advanced historical study for students who plan to pursue doctoral degrees; and to provide advanced historical study for students who intend to pursue careers in fields for which a mastery of historical inquiry or research will be necessary.

Degree Admission

Applicants for admission to the Master of Arts in History must complete and submit an application form and must arrange for complete and official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work to be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies.

Unconditional Admission

1. Applicants must meet the admission requirements for Graduate Studies.
2. Applicants must have a minimum of 24 semester hours in history at the undergraduate level.
3. Applicants must have a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and acceptable scores on the GRE.

Applicants who meet either the grade point or the GRE requirement may be admitted conditionally by the Graduate Committee to earn a maximum of twelve semester hours. To remove this condition, the student must take and make an acceptable score on the GRE and must earn a "B" average on the first twelve hours of graduate work attempted a Arkansas Tech University with no grade lower than "C".

Applicants who have satisfactory academic records at unaccredited institutions or who have not completed 24 hours of undergraduate work in history are also eligible for admission under these conditions. In such cases, the applicants may be assessed appropriate hours to remove deficiencies to be completed before being admitted to graduate study.

An incoming graduate student will be assigned a faculty advisor who specializes in the general field of the student’s interest to clarify degree requirements and to discuss long- and short-term goals. Eventually, the student will be encouraged to select an advisor in a specific concentration who will help the student prepare for comprehensive examinations or thesis. The four areas of concentration are Modern Europe (Renaissance to the Present), United States to 1865, United States Since 1865, and Regional Studies.

Admission to Candidacy

Students who have been granted conditional admission are eligible for admission to candidacy for the degree upon submission of an acceptable score on the GRE, resolution of all deficiencies, and the completion of twelve hours with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and no grade lower than "C". Students who have been granted unconditional admission are eligible for admission to candidacy upon completion of twelve hours with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and no grade lower than "C".

It is the student’s responsibility to complete the "Application for Admission to Candidacy" form and to submit it to the director of the program. The form is to be submitted upon completion of twelve hours of graduate work.

General Requirements for the

1. A minimum of 30 graduate hours in history.

2. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all graduate work with no grade lower than a "C".

3. Satisfactory completion of a thesis, or for the non-thesis option, satisfactory completion of written comprehensive examinations in three of four areas of concentration to include European history and two areas of U.S. History.

4. Completion of all degree requirements within six years of admission to the degree program.

Graduate Credit Taken Prior to Admission to Arkansas Tech University. Students who are admitted to the M.A. degree program may apply up to six transfer graduate credits toward the satisfaction of degree requirements, subject to the following conditions.

1. The graduate credits must have been earned at a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Only courses with grades of "B" or "A" are eligible for transfer.
3. Graduate credit earned six years prior to the completion date of all degree requirements may not be applied toward the degree without the approval of the program director and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

A maximum of six hours from another master’s degree may be applied toward M.A. degree requirements.

Graduate Credit Taken After Admission to Arkansas Tech University. If, after admission to graduate study, a student wishes to take a course at another institution to count toward degree requirements at Arkansas Tech University, the student must secure, in advance of enrollment, a letter from the Dean of Graduate Studies approving the course for use in the Arkansas Tech University program.

Candidates for the Master of Art with a major in History must complete the following 30-semester-hours program.

HIST 6003: Historiography and Methods               3 hours

Readings                                                                   6 hours

Seminars - six hours                                                 6 hours

Electives -                                                                  9 hours

Thesis (Course work for non-thesis option)           6 hours

                                                                                  30 hours

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