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How to Apply to the History Graduate Program at Texas A&M
University
Complete the Texas Common Applications
Form. This form can be sent to as many Texas universities as
you wish, but to only ONE department at each university.
Have a credit card ready for the application fee. This
application is available at
http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply.aspx.
- One section of this application
includes a personal statement. We encourage applicants to
state why they selected the History Graduate Program at
TAMU. Give us as much information as you can on what area of
history you wish to study, any faculty member(s) you have
identified as a potential mentor (or mentors), and why you
have selected these areas and individuals. For more
information on our areas of strength and faculty visit the
department’s website at
http://www.tamu.edu/history.
- You need to forward transcripts from any other
institution of higher education you attended (NOTE this
includes any part-time work you may have completed). Most
colleges and universities can send these electronically to
TAMU. However some smaller schools and schools outside of
the United States do not belong to this system. In that
case, the registrar at the college or university must send
the transcript to:
Graduate Admissions Processing
Office of Admissions and Records
Texas A&M University
PO Box 40001
College Station TX 77842-4001
If you need to send the material in an overnight or express
mail package send it to:
Texas A&M University
Admissions Processing
General Services Complex
750 Agronomy Road, Suite 1601
College Station TX 77842-4001
- Have the Educational Testing Service send
your GRE scores to TAMU using code 6003. The test date must
be within five years of the date the application form
reaches the Office of Admissions.
- We require each student to submit three
recommendations from your undergraduate or MA faculty who
know you and your work well. The cover letter for these
recommendations can be found at:
http://admissions.tamu.edu/forms/Graduate_Letter_of_Rec.pdf.
These letters of recommendation should be send directly to
the Department of History at:
Graduate Program
Department of History
Texas A&M University
4236 TAMU
College Station TX 77843-4236
Finally, we ask all applicants to the
program to submit a writing sample. This can consist of an
undergraduate honors or senior seminar paper or a chapter of
your MA thesis. Please send this writing sample to the History
department address noted above.
CHECKLIST
___ Complete the Texas Common Application. Include a
personal statement outlining your area of interest and
faculty member you with whom you would like to work.
___ Have your GRE scores and transcripts sent to the
Admissions office, either electronically or via snail mail
to the PO Box 40001 address.
___ Ask three faculty members who know you and your
work to submit a letter of recommendation to the History
department at the MS 4236 address.
___ Send a writing sample (seminar paper, MA thesis
chapter) to the History department at the 4236 TAMU address.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Please submit all materials by February 1. If you wish
to be considered for a fellowship or assistantship, please
have all materials to us by January 1.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact
Walter Kamphoefner, Director of Graduate Studies (waltkamp@tamu.edu),
or David Hudson, Associate Director of Graduate Studies (david-hudson@tamu.edu).
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