Within these programs, students can chose from five major and eleven minor fields of study.
Special Seminars
Loyola belongs to the Chicago Inter-University Consortium for Advanced Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern European History. The department's faculty participate actively in the consortium, which includes faculty from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and staff members from the Newberry Library. Seminars offered by this consortium, held at the Newberry Library, are open to Loyola graduate history students.
Admission Requirements
Students are admitted either as classified (enrolled in a degree
program) or unclassified. In either case, please consult the general
regulations of the Graduate School which govern all applications to
graduate programs in the Department of History. A student will be
admitted to the Ph.D. program directly after completing the B.A. only
if his or her undergraduate record is outstanding. Those who apply
to the Ph.D. program with the M.A. already completed will receive
credit for up to thirty hours of coursework with the approval of the
Graduate School. Students are admitted for both fall and spring semester,
but applications for merit awards are considered only once each year.
Those applying for merit awards must submit all materials by Jan.
1.
Applicants must have a B.A. degree from an accredited institution. They should have a minimum "B" undergraduate average overall and in history courses. Normally, students are expected to have twenty-four hours of advanced undergraduate coursework in history. Applicants for the doctoral program should have a minimim "B+" average in any graduate work previously completed. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (general test) are necessary before the applicant is admitted.
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination before they can be considered for admission. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 is required for admission.
Application Procedures
Application may be made on line or by printed form. Applicants for admission must provide the following supporting material: a one or two page statement of purpose; official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework; GRE scores (general test); and three letters of recommendation. Applicants must also submit a writing sample; Ph.D. applicants must supply a research or seminar paper. Further details and descriptions of the department's graduate program are given in the brochure Graduate Studies in History, available upon request from the director of graduate programs. All new students must consult with the director of graduate programs before registering
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