Letter to Applicants

Dear Prospective Applicant:

Thank you for your inquiry about the graduate program in History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Applicants to the program are considered for entrance for the FALL semester only.

Admissions into the graduate program is very competitive. We receive approximately 200 applications and of these approximately 40 are admitted. The typical scores for those students admitted are: undergraduate GPA 3.7, graduate GPA 3.9, and verbal GRE over 85%.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 1 of the year for which you are applying. (for both Admissions and Fellowships)

Application materials for the University of Colorado's Graduate Program are available here: http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate/apply/

GRE scores should be sent to both the Registrar's Office and to the department. The institutional code for CU is 4841. The departmental code for history is 2701.

Your application cannot be considered by our Graduate Studies Committee until your application fee ($50, payable to the University of Colorado) has been paid and all of the application credentials, including two official transcripts from each school attended, four letters of recommendation and your official GRE scores, have been received. To be considered official, transcripts must be mailed directly from the institution attended to the Department of History. In addition, the Committee would like to read a short sample (5-10 pages) of your writing - preferably one that reflects your ability to do research in and to write analytically about primary sources.

All items listed above must be received by Graduate Admissions, History Department on or before application deadline. Address:

University of Colorado Dept. of History
Attn: Graduate Admissions
234 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0234.

For your information, our most recent graduate student rules are available online, just click the appropriate link: M.A. or Ph.D. In addition, we have provided a list of the Boulder Campus History Faculty.

If you have any questions about the program which are not covered by one of the links given above, please do not hesitate to contact us. The telephone number for History Graduate Admissions is (303) 492-2352.

Again, thank you for your interest in CU.

Sincerely yours,

Professor Virginia Anderson
Director of Graduate Studies

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