Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the SIUE and SIUC Graduate Schools and must be approved by both the SIUE and SIUC History departments.
- Master’s degree in history or closely related field
- If applicant has non-history master’s, must have at least 18 credit hours of history at the undergraduate level carrying a GPA in history of 3.0 or above.
- Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency in their application
Application Process
Some application materials must be sent to SIUE while some must be sent to SIUC. Follow the instructions below to ensure your application review is not delayed. Documents under each institution must be received by that institution before applications will be reviewed by that institution.
SIUE Application
Applicants must complete the online application. Preferred application deadlines are February 1 for fall applications and November 1 for spring applications.
The following documents must be uploaded to your online application:
- $40 application fee
- Official bachelor’s transcript
- Official master’s transcript
- A 15-25 page writing sample demonstrating applicant’s competence in historic research and writing
- A personal statement outlining applicant’s historical experience, areas of historical interest and goals
- Three letters of recommendation from those who know the applicant’s previous historical work the best
- Official TOEFL Score (institution code 1759)
Official transcripts must be sent electronically to siueapps@siue.edu directly from the institution or mailed to:
SIUE Graduate and International Admissions
History Co-op PhD
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047
SIUC Application
- Review happens concurrently, and all applicants need to submit an electronic application.
- Create an account
- Program selection will be Historical Studies
- Degree selection will be PhD
- When asked to provide letters of recommendation, enter SIUE as the recommender with the email address of siueapps@siue.edu
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- This will allow SIUE to attach the letters of recommendation already submitted to SIUE to SIUC.
- International students
- Financial Statement
- This document is found at the end of the SIUC application. It must be completed even if you have been promised an assistantship.
- Before you can be admitted, it is necessary for you to indicate that a minimum of U.S. $40,500 will be available to you for each year of your proposed course of study.
- Be sure to indicate if your studies are totally dependent upon an assistantship or if you have personal funds to fulfill this requirement.
- If you have personal funds, be sure to submit official documentation of funds and amounts via a recent bank statement.
- Copy of Passport showing your name, date of birth, and country of citizenship
- Financial Statement
- Current SIUC non-refundable application fee in US dollars (credit card only)
Admission Process
The Graduate Committees of both SIUE and SIUC’s Departments of History will review the applications submitted to their respective universities. Upon joint acceptance by the two departments, applicants will be referred to each university’s respective Graduate Schools for final admission. Students will enter SIUE as unclassified graduate students and will enter SIUC as classified graduate students in history.
Admission to the program will be granted by SIUC.
