How To Apply

Application Deadlines:

February 15 for Fall admission; September 15 for Spring admission

Admission Requirements:

Students applying for admission to the Ph.D. program should . . .

Formally apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies and fulfill all its requirements, including submission of transcripts from all academic work.

Hold a master’s degree and have earned at least 18 semester hours of undergraduate history credit or a minimum of 21 semester hours of graduate history credit. Applicants who do not meet these minimums and are admitted conditionally have one year to satisfy the conditions of admission.

Have an acceptable grade point average (GPA) in master’s degree work (and an acceptable GPA in undergraduate history classes).

Provide letters of recommendation from at least three public history professionals or academics that address the candidate’s potential for successfully completing a Ph.D. in Public History and describe the qualities that will make him/her an excellent public historian.

Submit an approximately 500-word letter of intent noting why he/she wishes to pursue a Ph.D. in Public History, why he/she wishes to do so at Middle Tennessee State University, and career goals after a Ph.D. in Public History is attained.

Submit a professional portfolio containing work that demonstrates mastery of research methods, historical analysis, interpretation, and presentation. The portfolio may include research papers, projects, publications, proposals, exhibits, and other public history related work.

Application Checklist:

Submit items 1 and 2 directly to the College of Graduate Studies at this address:

     College of Graduate Studies
     Campus Box 42
     Middle Tennessee State University
     Murfreesboro, TN, 37132.

1. application form (now submitted electronically). See: Graduate Studies Admission Application

2. official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended.

Submit items 3 through 6 directly to the History Department at this address:

     Kathy Slager
     ATTN: DOCTORAL ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
     Department of History
     Campus Box 23
     Middle Tennessee State University
     1301 E. Main Street
     Murfreesboro, TN 37132

3. letter of intent

4. professional portfolio

5. letters of recommendation

6. assistantship application (if assistantship is desired) See: Assistantship Application

Program Outline

Course Descriptions

Professional Residency

Financial Support

Ph.D. Public History Student Handbook