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Welcome to the UCSC History Graduate Program! It brings us great joy that you are interested in applying for graduate study in one of our rigorous programs. Please don't hesitate to utilize our wonderful staff and our top-notch faculty in assisting you as you fine-tune your academic and career goals and as you navigate the admissions process.

UCSC History PhD students have a distinguished record of achievement. For a list of recent placements, click here. To read a list of current dissertations in progress, click here.

• Please note admitted students are required to attend in person
• We no longer require the GRE
• Applicants who do not qualify for a Graduate Division fee waiver (including International Students) may apply for a Department of History fee waiver. The department has a limited number of waivers available and will evaluate requests on a case by case basis.  
  

  Requirements and Instructions:

  1. At minimum, have completed, uploaded, and submitted the following items to your application: statement of purpose, personal history statement, statement of financial need, writing sample and your resume.
  2. Have not yet paid for your application to the University.
  3. Requesting the fee waiver:
     1. Domestic Students: In the application portal, follow the directions for requesting a fee waiver. If you are denied a fee waiver, please contact morrisc@ucsc.eduto state why you are requesting a fee waiver and attach your statement of need. If you are granted a fee waiver by the department, we will provide additional directions for how to complete the fee waiver section in the application portal.
     2. International Students: International students are not eligible to request a fee waiver in the application portal. Instead, contact morrisc@ucsc.eduto state why you are requesting a fee waiver and attach your statement of need. If you are granted a fee waiver, we will provide additional directions for how to complete the fee waiver section in the application portal.

  4. Request for department fee waiver must be made by December 1

  NOTE: The Department is unlikely to grant additional fee waivers to recipients who apply in future application cycles

To apply, please visit the Division of Graduate Studies Admissions Webpage.