Application materials are due by February 1, 1999. Yes, some fellowship assistance is available. We are committed to the principle that exceptionally qualified students with modest resources should be helped to pursue their education in this field. Please be sure to check the appropriate space for financial aid on the admissions application. It is reasonable to expect that it will take five years to complete the basic course work, and to research and write a doctoral dissertation.
Students are welcome to accelerate the pace if they wish to do so and if they are able to do so.
Yes, the history doctoral program at Clark requires that students take at least two courses outside of the History Department. The particular courses taken will be determined by the individual student and advisor. Two to four students will be admitted into the doctoral program for September 1998. No, only the doctoral degree is being offered at this time. No, the doctoral degree is not offered by correspondence.