Master of Arts (MA) in Applied History and Public Humanities

University of Akron

Applications must include: An application form , letter of intent , A writing sample Three letters of recommendation. The applicant must apply through the Graduate School. The Department's Graduate Committee may grant provisional admission to applicants whose qualifications do not warrant full admission but whose academic records indicate a promise of successful performance. When these students have completed 15 semester credits with a 3.0 average or better, the Director of Graduate Studies will petition the Graduate School to grant full admission. Students whose undergraduate work falls well below the minimum standards of admission but who believe they have the ability and ambition for graduate work may demonstrate their capability by taking upper-level undergraduate courses. As post-baccalaureate students, they may apply for Provisional Admission after having completed twelve credit hours of history coursework with a 4.0 average or sixteen credit hours with a 3.0 average.