The Certificate in Advanced Study in History provides an opportunity to take graduate-level history courses without applying to our MA program. The program is designed with secondary school teachers in mind, but it is a path that others interested in challenging themselves with rigorous historical study may pursue.
Course Requirements for the Certificate
The certificate requires 12 units of 400/500/600-level course work in the discipline of history as follows:
A minimum of nine units of 600-level courses from the list below.
No more than three units of 400- or 500-level courses; these units must include additional student work, as determined by the course instructor, to qualify as graduate-level work.
No more than three semester units of transfer and/or extension credit.
A grade-point average of 3.0 is required for the entire program, with at least a B- earned in each course.
Up to 12 units earned as part of the certificate may be transferred into the History Department's master's program.
There are no course prerequisites for admission to this certificate program, and the GRE is not required. Applicants for admission must, however, meet all relevant University and departmental standards, policies, and procedures, including:
A bachelor's degree in history from an accredited institution or an acceptable bachelor's degree in another discipline with advance approval of the History Department's Graduate Coordinator.
