Application materials from new students and from OSU graduate students in other departments must be postmarked by December 1st. Admitted students enter the graduate program in the autumn quarter.
To apply for admission to the graduate program in History, an applicant should go online at www.gradapply.osu.edu and submit their application and the application fee.
NOTE: On the application form, in addition to listing History as the Graduate Program, applicants must select one of the following fields as a specialization.
Below is outlined what should be sent to the Office of Admissions, and what should be submitted to the Department of History:
Admissions Office: Your application to the Ohio State University Graduate Admissions Office must include
1. A completed, signed, and dated OSU Graduate School admission application, plus the application fee.
2. Official transcripts for all previous academic undergraduate and graduate work.
3. Official scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. The GRE history subject test is not required.
If you are unable to submit your transcript or GRE scores electronically, you may send them to:
The Ohio State University
Graduate Admissions
PO BOX 182004
Columbus, OH 43218-2004
Graduate Studies Coordinator: Submit the following electronically to the Graduate Studies Coordinator in the Department of History: bach.27@osu.edu
1. Official transcripts for all previous academic undergraduate and graduate work.
2. A brief (approximately 2-3 pages, double spaced) intellectual autobiography and statement of purpose. Your essay should explain why you wish to pursue a graduate program in history and include your probable major field(s) of study (see "Lists of Fields for M.A. and Ph.D."), the historical questions that most interest you, your career goals, and the reasons why you are applying to Ohio State’s History program.
3. A one-page curriculm vitae indicating your education, accomplishments and qualifications for graduate study in the major field of choice. Your cv should include your training in foreign languages and should specify your competence in each skill.
4. At least three letters of recommendation from persons acquainted with your scholarly ability.
5. A writing sample of your scholarly work, such as an M.A. or honors thesis (you may include one or two chapters if the thesis is lengthy), a research paper, or a historiographical essay.
If you are unable to submit your transcript or GRE scores electronically, you may send them to James Bach, Graduate Studies Coordinator, 106 Dulles Hall, 230 West 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210.
Foreign Applicants: Foreign applicants must submit a sample of scholarly work written in English, which has been evaluated by a supervising professor. They must meet the Graduate School’s TOEFL requirement of 550 on the paper-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 79 on the iTOEFL. Those applicants requesting fellowship support also must submit GRE scores.
