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 have been received. To be considered official, transcripts must be mailed directly from the institution attended to the Graduate Admissions Office.

The following materials must be received and processed by the Graduate Admissions Office before your application for admission to our graduate program may be considered.

Completed online application for admission parts 1 and 2
GRE general test scores
4 letters of recommendation
academic writing sample (10-20 pages)
personal statement of purpose
2 official transcripts from each institution attended for post-secondary credit

When sending GRE scores, they 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.

Domestic Applicants:

All parts of your application, transcripts, supporting credentials, and correspondence in reference to your application should be sent directly to:

Graduate Admissions
University of Colorado at Boulder
553 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0553

For overnight or express mail send to:

Graduate Admissions
University of Colorado at Boulder
3100 Marine Street., Bldg RL3
Ste. A122
Boulder, CO 80303-1058

The telephone number for the above office is 303-492-6301.

International Applicants:

All parts of your application, transcripts, supporting credentials, and correspondence in reference to your application should be sent directly to:

Office of Admissions
University of Colorado at Boulder
Regent Administrative Center 125
Boulder, CO 80309-0065
U.S.A.

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 Marcia Yonemoto
Director of Graduate Studies

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For graduate program questions not covered in our extensive online information, contact our graduate assistant directly.