Rutgers University-Newark’s department of history offers highly qualified undergraduate students the opportunity to earn a graduate degree in less time and with less cost than doing the two separately. In our accelerated bachelor’s/master’s degree program, students can take graduate courses in their senior year, while they are still enrolled as undergraduates.
How this works:
- Students apply for admission in the second semester of their junior year (or equivalent)
- If accepted and enrolled, they begin graduate work in their senior year.
- During the senior year, they can take up to twelve credits of graduate courses while paying undergraduate tuition
- These courses fulfill requirements in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs during the senior year
- For the remainder of the Master’s Program students will be enrolled in the graduate school and will pay graduate tuition. For information about our graduate MA program visit here.
Requirements for application:
- Applicants must be undergraduate students in the second semester of their junior year (or equivalent).
- Applicants must have taken at least 12 credits in history courses.
- Students must have a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA in all courses and a minimum 3.4 GPA in history courses.
How to apply:
- Students apply to the program online. Applicants should select the term following the semester they graduate with their BA. Ex. If you expect to graduate in May 2020, your term of application would be Fall 2021.)
- Students must submit a personal statement, writing sample, and two letters of recommendation.
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A complete application consists of:
Rutgers University-Newark Graduate School Application.
This must be completed online at http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu.Personal Statement.
The following should be included in your personal statement, which should be no longer than 500 words.A. Explain your intellectual interests and commitments.
B. Identify fields/areas you may pursue.Writing Sample.
The writing sample (generally 10-20 pp) should demonstrate skills in primary research, analysis, and writing in history/related fields such as an undergraduate/graduate paper or thesis chapter.(2) Letters of Recommendation.
Letters from sources that can speak about your academic performance are strongly encouraged. Recommenders can use the Rutgers-Newark form, their own letterhead, or they may be submitted to Rutgers electronically if their email address was provided on the online application.Resume (optional)