Application for September admission to the program must be completed no later than July 1. For January admission, applications must be completed by November 15. Applicants to the program for full-time studies must satisfy the following criteria:
1. Submit transcripts showing satisfactory completion of undergraduate courses. Applicants should normally exhibit a B average in their previous academic work with evidence of distinction in their work in history.
2. Submit the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
3. Submit three letters of recommendation to the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 406 Penn Street, Camden, NJ 08102.
Applicants for part-time studies do not have to submit GRE results, but should provide undergraduate transcripts and one or more recommendations.
Applications must be submitted online. To begin the application process go to http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu.