Degree Requirements
| 1st Year – Fall Semester | 1st Year – Spring Semester |
| HIST 501- History Writing | HIST 502- Research Methods in History |
| Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective |
| KOLT 500: TA Workshops | Elective |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | ETHR 500 Ethics Course |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | |
| 2nd Year – Fall Semester | 2nd Year – Spring Semester |
| HIST 590: Seminar | ENGL 500 : English Academic Writing |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | TEACH 500: TA Assignments |
| HIST 695: PHD Dissertation | HIST 695: PHD Dissertation |
| 3rd Year – Fall Semester | 3rd Year – Spring Semester |
| HIST 695: PHD Dissertation | HIST 695: PHD Dissertation |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | TEACH 500: TA Assignments |
| 4th Year – Fall Semester | 4th Year – Spring Semester |
| HIST 695: PHD Dissertation | HIST 695: PHD Dissertation |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | TEACH 500: TA Assignments |
| 5th Year – Fall Semester | 5th Year – Spring Semester |
| HIST 695: PHD Dissertation | HIST 695: PHD Dissertation |
| TEACH 500: TA Assignments | TEACH 500: TA Assignments |
Students with a BA degree
History Ph.D. program may admit students with only a BA degree. Students applying with a BA degree must have taken a Introductory History course (e.g. HIST 103 or any other equivalent)
A Ph.D. student entering with an undergraduate degree is required to:
- Complete a minimum of 14 courses (by the end of the 6th semester)
- Pass Ph.D. comprehensive qualifying exams (by the end of the 7th semester)
- Complete and defend a Ph.D. dissertation
- Complete the following mandatory non-credit courses:
- TEACH 500 Teaching Experience
- ENGL 500 Academic Writing
- HIST 695 Thesis Course
- HIST 590 Seminar Course
| Ph.D. Program in History for Students with a BA degree | |
| 1. Semester | 2. Semester |
| TEACH 500 Teaching Experience (Non-Credit) | ENGL 500 Academic Writing (Non-Credit) |
| HIST 501: Selected Topics in Historical Writing (3 Credit) | HIST 502: Research Methods in History (3 Credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 Credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 Credit) |
| Total: 9 Credit | Total: 9 Credit |
| 3. Semester | 4. Semester |
| HIST 505: Historical Approach to Social Theory (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 credit) |
| Total: 9 Credit | Total: 9 Credit |
| 5. Semester | 6. Semester |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | |
| HIST 590: Seminar (Non- Credit) | |
| Total: 6 Credit | Total: 0 Credit |
| 7. Semester | 8.Semester |
| HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) | HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) |
| 9. Semester | 10. Semester |
| HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) | HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) |
| Total: 42 Credit | |
A Ph.D. student entering with a Masters degree from another university is required to:
- Complete a minimum of 7 courses (by the end of the 4th semester)
- Pass Ph.D. comprehensive qualifying exams (by the end of the 5th semester)
- Complete and defend a Ph.D. dissertation
| Ph.D. Program in History for Students with a BA degree | |
| 1. Semester | 2. Semester |
| TEACH 500 Teaching Experience (Non-Credit) | ENGL 500 Academic Writing (Non-Credit) |
| HIST 501: History Writing (3 Credit) | HIST 502: Research Methods in History (3 Credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 Credit) |
| Elective Course (3 credit) | Elective Course (3 Credit) |
| Total: 12 Credit | Total: 9 Credit |
| 3. Semester | 4.-8 Semester |
| HIST 590: Seminar (Non- Credit) | HIST 695 Thesis (Non- Credit) |
| Total: 21 Credit | |