Graduate Application for History
Deadlines and supplementary materials
Program Overview
Contacts
Admission Questions:
[[gradap]]
General Inquiries:
[[gradap]]
Phone: 757-221-3720
Fax: 757-221-2111
Send Transcripts to
Electronically:
U.S. institutions may use their electronic vendor to send transcripts to [[wdcart, Wanda Carter]] (details)
Mailing Address:
William & Mary
Department of History
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Shipping Address:
William & Mary
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of History
James Blair, Room 330
250 James Blair Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
William & Mary uses an online application system.
The information below is specific to the graduate program in History.
Deadline
For Fall admission: For full consideration, submitted by December 5.
Applications submitted after the program's deadline may be evaluated at the discretion of the program's admission committee.
Spring Admission: No
Part-Time Students: Yes (M.A. program only)
GRE code for History: American History, 2701; History, General, 2704
Advice and Considerations
Applicants to William & Mary's graduate program in history should have at minimum a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, 24 college-level credit hours in history, and at least a B average; or they must have completed satisfactorily the first year of graduate work at an accredited college or university. The transcripts from those colleges or universities must be in their original, unopened envelopes. Electronic transcripts should be sent to [[wdcart, Wanda Carter]]
If you are concerned that your official results will not arrive by the deadline, you may enclose your photocopied results in your application packet, but be aware that you cannot be admitted without your official GRE scores.
If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us.