MA in History in East Lansing United States | Michigan State University

All Official Transcripts. Bachelor Degree is required for Admission.
To be considered for admission to the Master of Arts degree program in history, an applicant must:

Have an official transcript forwarded from the applicant's undergraduate institution(s) that verifies conferral of a baccalaureate degree.
Have the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test forwarded to the department.
Submit a writing sample to the department that the applicant considers to be a fair representation of the applicant's ability to conduct scholarly research and produce academic writing.
Submit a statement (500-1000 words) that clearly indicates the primary field of intended study and addresses the applicant's goals in pursuing a Master of Arts degree in History.
Have at least two individuals, preferably scholars with whom the applicant has had course work or other professional contact, submit letters of recommendation to the department.
An international applicant is required to have fulfilled the university's English language proficiency requirement as described in the Graduate Education section of this catalog in one of the following three ways:

Have a total score of 580 (paper version) or 237 (computer version) or 100 (Internet version) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language with no subscore below 55 (paper version) or 21 (computer version).
Have an average score of 85 or higher on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery with no subscore below 83.
Have an average score of 85 or higher on the Michigan State University English Language Center Test with no subscore below 83.