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• Letter of intent
  • 3-5 double-spaced pages
  • Describe career goals and areas of historical interest
• Writing sample
  • Historical topic
  • Undergraduate paper will suffice
• Three letters of recommendation and recommendation forms
  • At least one should come from a former or current history professor
  • Recommenders are required to complete the rating form and submit a letter through the recommendation system (they will receive an email with instructions)

Students are not required to have been history majors, but it is expected that they will have taken the equivalent of at least a minor (15 credits) in undergraduate history courses. Students who have not met this requirement should consider taking additional undergraduate history courses at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ before applying.

All applicants are required to use our online system to create an account and submit an application. The application opens approximately one year in advance and is only good for the term and program in which it is submitted. Applicants who have submitted their application and wish to change their admission term or major/concentration may submit a new application and associated application fee. If you would like to cancel an open application, please contact us.

All applicants must provide transcripts from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted institutional accreditor or its equivalent from a non-US institution that awarded the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, if applicable, and transcripts from institutions where any post-baccalaureate and/or graduate credits were earned.

All international transcripts will require a course-by-course evaluation by an approved third-party credential evaluation agency unless a graduate program has established an alternative credential evaluation procedure that is approved by the graduate school. To be accepted, the evaluation must be:

1. Translated to English and be the U.S. equivalent
2. Evaluated course-by-course
3. Include the overall academic GPA
4. Be from an . Recommended evaluation agencies: 
   • SpanTran. They have created a custom application for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application through the  portal.

• The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Graduate School cannot request transcripts on an applicants behalf.
• Unofficial transcript copies are accepted for admissions but must clearly state the institution name, student name, course information, terms, grades, and credits. Degree audits are not accepted. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official transcripts. 
• If currently enrolled in courses, an incomplete transcript must be submitted before the posted deadline. 
• Applicants who also have to apply through systems such as ATCAS or PTCAS, must submit separate transcripts to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. 
• When requesting college transcripts, please verify with your institution(s) whether or not they are able to submit electronic transcripts in the proper EDI format. Institutions can submit transcripts via e-mail to graduateschool@unf.edu from an approved vendor such as ScriptSafe, Credentials, or Parchment. 
• Former or current ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students should not request ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ transcripts. After application submission, the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ requirement will be updated to a "waived" status.
• If prompted to submit official transcripts they must meet the following requirements to be considered official:
  • Must be less than one year old from the date of printing
  • Must be submitted in a sealed envelope from your institution, or emailed through official electronic means.

The immigration processing deadline is for international students who are required to submit documents for immigration processing. While these deadlines are not mandatory, it is encouraged to submit all documents for immigration by the dates below to ensure timely visa processing. Please direct questions to the International Center.

Fall...........May 1
Spring......October 1
Summer...February 1

According to U.S. immigration regulations, F-1/J-1 students cannot pursue online degree programs, part-time enrollment, or certificate programs. Therefore, the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is not allowed to issue F-1/J-1 student immigration documents to these applicants. Immigration documents can only be issued for students who are fully admitted to a full-time, on-campus, in-person, degree-seeking program. Please contact the International Center for more information.

Programs on the list of F-1 Non-Qualifying Degree Programs are not eligible for F-1 status. Therefore, students admitted to a program on that list will not be issued a Form I-20. This list is subject to change. Please contact the International Center for more information.

If you have a scholarship which requires you to be enrolled in face-to-face (in-person) classes each semester, contact the Graduate Program Director for more information regarding availability of face-to-face (in-person) classes.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ International Center
1 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Drive 
Jacksonville , FL 32224-2659 

intlctr@unf.edu

The Affidavit is a legal document which is signed by the sponsor (the person who will be providing the funds) stating the amount of funds that she/he will provide for the educational expenses of the student applicant and then certified by a bank official that the sponsor does have that amount of funds in their account. This form represents an obligation on the part of the sponsor to provide the required amount of funds as indicated on the form. Please review the Estimated Costs of Attendance for International Students to determine the amount of funds needed to be written on the Affidavit.