three credits in historiography (HIST 881),

one credit in a thesis prospectus workshop (HIST 890)

three credits in one of the two historical methods courses (HIST 820 or HIST 872)

a minimum of nine additional credits in courses numbered between 800 and 894 (excluding 890 and 891)

a minimum of nine elective credits in graduate courses selected with the approval of the coordinator of the graduate program

a minimum of five credits in graduate thesis research (HIST 891).

Additionally, you must write a thesis acceptable to the department and must demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language. A final examination, which may be written or oral— or a combination of the two forms—is also required. If you are a full-time graduate student, you will be required to carry 12 hours each semester. Those holding assistantships must carry nine hours each semester. You must maintain a cumulative “B” average in all graduate-level courses (600-level or above). With the approval of the graduate program coordinator, you may take graduate-level courses outside the history curriculum, but normally no more than two such courses are permitted. If you concentrate your course work and thesis in US history, you must take at least one non-US history course other than historiography; likewise, if you concentrate your studies in European history, you must take at least one non-European history course other than historiography.

Research

Research facilities on campus include the Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, whose holdings include more than 1.5 million items and the University’s Office of Special Collections, with extensive archival materials pertaining to the history of the South and South Carolina. Historic homes on campus, including Fort Hill, the John C. Calhoun plantation house, provide a venue for research into material history.

Cost of Study

Tuition for 2007–08 is $3,641 per semester for in-state students and $7,285 per semester for nonresidents. Graduate assistants pay a flat fee of $950 per semester. Graduate fellows pay South Carolina resident fees.

Financial Aid

The history graduate program offers a total of 12 teaching assistantships that pay $8,500 in the first year and $10,000 in the second and come with a standard tuition reduction in an amount determined by the University. The departmental graduate committee selects teaching assistants from current and incoming students on the basis of grades, GRE scores and recommendations.

Student Group

The program has approximately 32 students. Thirty-one percent are women, 53 percent attend on a full-time basis, and 100 percent are from the US.

Applying

Students are admitted to the graduate program by the dean of the graduate school upon the recommendation of the department’s graduat program coordinatoror department chair. In order to apply to the MA program in history, you must submit

the following as part of the application process:

acceptable scores on the verbal and writing sections of the GRE (the most successful applicants have a 550 on the verbal section and a 5 on the writing section)

final transcript(s) for your BA sent by your undergraduate school(s) (the most successful applications have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in history courses and 2.5 in all courses during the last two undergraduate years)

three letters of reference, preferably from undergraduate professors

a sample term paper

a personal statement addressing your background in history, intended areas of specialization and reasons for applying

a completed Graduate School application form.

Additionally, if you have 1) a GPA of less than 3.0 in the history major for your BA degree and/or 2) a BA degree, including the major and minor, in subject(s) other than history, you should take a minimum of four upper-level undergraduate history courses at Clemson or at another accredited university or college and receive a grade of “B” or higher in each course before admission to the program. The only exception to this course requirement are applicants who demonstrate that, as a part of their BA degree, they completed a minimum of four upper-level undergraduate history courses with a grade of “B” or higher.

You may apply on the web at www.grad.clemson.edu/Admission.php. Your application, along with a $55 nonrefundable fee, should be received no later than April 15 for fall admission on November 1 for spring admission. Every required item in support of your application must be on file by that date. Please not that consideration for assistantships takes place in January and February.

fee, should be received no later than April 15 for fall admission or November 1 for spring admission. Every required item in support of your application must be on file by that date. Please note that consideration for assistantships takes place in January and February.

Location

Clemson is a beautiful college town in upstate South Carolina. The Upstate is one of the country’s fastest-growing areas and is an important segment of the I-85 Corridor, a multi-state area along Interstate 85 that runs from the metro Atlanta area (home to nearly five million people) to Richmond, Virginia and encompasses Charlotte (the US’s second-largest financial center), North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Atlanta and Charlotte are each a two-hour’s drive away. Many financial institutions have regional offices located in the Upstate, including Wachovia and Bank of America. Other major industries of commerce in the Upstate include the auto industry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Corporations based in or with a major presences in the Upstate include BMW, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Bosch North America, Bowater, Charter Communications, Ernst and Young, Fluor Corporation, IBM, Microsoft, Michelin of North America and others.

Faculty Listing

• Paul C. Anderson, Associate Professor; PhD, Mississippi. American South and Civil War.

• John R. Andrew Jr., Associate Professor; PhD, Georgia. American South.

• Stephanie L. Barczewski, Professor and Associate Dean; PhD, Yale. Modern Britain.

• Abel A. Bartley, Associate Professor; PhD, Florida State. African-American studies.

• Amit Bein, Assistant Professor; PhD, Princeton. Middle East, Ottoman Empire.

• James M. Burns, Associate Professor; PhD, California, Santa Barbara. Africa.

• Elizabeth D. Carney, Professor; PhD, Duke. Ancient Greece and Rome, women, Alexander the Great.

• Rachel A. Chico, Assistant Professor; PhD, California, Berkeley. Latin America, Mexico.

• Caroline Dunn, Assistant Professor; PhD, Fordham. Medieval Europe.

• H. Roger Grant, Named Professor; PhD, Missouri–Columbia. Modern US, railroads.

• Joanna L. Grisinger, Assistant Professor; JD and PhD, Chicago. American legal.

• C. Alan Grubb, Associate Professor; PhD, Columbia. Modern France, intellectual, World War I.

• Jacob D. Hamblin, Assistant Professor; PhD, California, Santa Barbara. Science, technology and environment.

• Lance F. Howard, Lecturer; PhD, California, Los Angeles. Geography.

• James B. Jeffries, Visiting Assistant Professor; ABD, California, Santa Barbara. Native American, Colonial US.

• Thomas J. Kuehn, Professor and Department Chair; PhD, Chicago. Renaissance Italy.

• Pamela E. Mack, Associate Professor; PhD, Pennsylvania. Science and technology, space program.

• Steven G. Marks, Professor; PhD, Harvard. Modern Russia.

• Donald M. McKale, Named Professor; PhD, Kent State. Modern Germany, Holocaust.

• James A. Miller, Associate Professor; PhD, Texas at Austin; Cultural geography, North Africa, Middle East.

• Edwin E. Moise, Professor; PhD, Michigan. Vietnam, China, military.

• Richard L. Saunders Jr., Professor; PhD, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Modern US, railroads, economic.

• Michael Silvestri, Assistant Professor; PhD, Columbia. British empire.

• Christa A. Smith, Associate Professor; PhD, Tennessee. Geography, historic preservation.

• Megan T. Shockley, Associate Professor; PhD, Arizona. Women, US, social.