Program: History, M.A. (540101) - University of Louisiana at Monroe

Program Admission

Regular Admission

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be regularly admitted.
or
Applicants who have earned any graduate or terminal degree from a from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) will qualify for regular admission to a master’s program provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.

Conditional Admission

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale or a 2.50 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be conditionally admitted.
or
minimum formula score of GPA (either cumulative or last 60 hours) x GRE (Q+V) = 707.50

Applicants seeking admission to this program must also currently hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 18 semester hours of Social Sciences and/or Humanities, with at least half of those being from History.

Applicants who fail to meet the above standards may be admitted on conditional status as recommended by the Graduate History Admission and Curriculum Committee in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s in History

History allows high-performing students to participate in its accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s (ABM)
program. Those participating in the program will be allowed to enroll in up to twelve hours of select graduate
coursework during their senior year, which will apply to both their BA and MA degrees.

Eligible applicants must:

be within 30 hours of completing their bachelor’s degree
have a minimum GPA of 3.2 on all undergraduate coursework and a minimum 3.5 GPA in their History courses.
be provisionally admitted to the Graduate School and History MA program

ABM students are eligible to enroll in the following graduate courses:

HIST 5030 - Research Methods
HIST 5035 - Historiography
any course with a number of 5100 or above for which the student has not already taken the 4000-level counterpart

Once admitted to the ABM program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA while completing their bachelor’s degrees. Those who fail to meet this requirement will be denied continuance in the program at the end of the semester in which they fail to meet the minimum GPA requirement. Graduate classes taken prior to a denial of continuance will count toward undergraduate coursework but will not fulfill graduate requirements. Likewise, those denied continuance will be ineligible to take additional graduate courses until after they have completed their bachelor’s degrees and been fully readmitted to the Graduate School.

Program Requirements

Students may choose from two concentrations. In addition, face-to-face students may choose either the thesis or non-thesis option. The non-thesis option is available to online students.

At the time of admission, provide a writing sample such as a book review, honors’ thesis or research paper no longer than 10 pages, double-spaced excluding bibliography to the History Graduate Coordinator.

Undergraduate requirements are 18 semester hours of social sciences and/or humanities, with at least half of those being from history

Basic core requirement for the Master of Arts in History is
HIST 5030 - Research Methods

Military History Concentration

Basic core requirement for thesis students in the Master of Arts in History - Military History Concentration is

Fifteen semester hours of history as defined by the following:

Choose three courses (9 hours) from:

HIST 5006 - Civil War Military History
HIST 5017 - The American Revolution
HIST 5120 - The Holocaust
HIST 5121 - The Holocaust through Graphic Novels
HIST 5130 - World War II
HIST 5133 - Vietnam War
HIST 5136 - American Civil War
HIST 5146 - U.S. Military History, 1775-1865
HIST 5147 - Military History, 1865-Present
HIST 5151 - The Revolutionary Generation
HIST 5188 - Revolutionary France, 1789-1871
HIST 5198 - A History of the Cold War

The following courses may be accepted by the History Graduate Coordinator:
HIST 5019 - The Makers of America, 1800-1865
HIST 5029 - The Makers of Europe, 19th Century
HIST 5031 - The Makers of Europe, 20th Century
HIST 5101 - Internship

Six hours of non-thesis HIST courses at the 5000 level.

Basic core requirement for non-thesis students in the Master of Arts in History - Military History Concentration is
HIST 5012 - History of Warfare
HIST 5030 - Research Methods
HIST 5035 - Historiography

Twenty-one semester hours of history as defined by the following:

Choose 5 courses (15 hours):

HIST 5006 - Civil War Military History
HIST 5017 - The American Revolution
HIST 5120 - The Holocaust
HIST 5121 - The Holocaust through Graphic Novels
HIST 5130 - World War II
HIST 5133 - Vietnam War
HIST 5136 - American Civil War
HIST 5146 - U.S. Military History, 1775-1865
HIST 5147 - Military History, 1865-Present
HIST 5151 - The Revolutionary Generation
HIST 5188 - Revolutionary France, 1789-1871
HIST 5198 - A History of the Cold War

The following courses may be accepted by the History Graduate Coordinator:
HIST 5019 - The Makers of America, 1800-1865
HIST 5029 - The Makers of Europe, 19th Century
HIST 5031 - The Makers of Europe, 20th Century
HIST 5101 - Internship

Six hours of non-thesis HIST courses at the 5000 level.

General History Concentration

A basic core requirement for the Master of Arts in History - General History Concentration is

HIST 5030 - Research Methods

Additional requirements for thesis students include:

six semester hours of HIST 5099 - Thesis
21 semester hours of history electives

for a total of 30 semester hours.

Additional requirements for Non-thesis students include:

27 semester hours of HIST electives