Graduate Handbook and Forms

For detailed information on the Department of History’s graduate programs, download the current graduate handbook.

These forms must be completed in full, signed by all three parties and given to the History Department’s Graduate Support Person before a class number will be issued.

Use this form for both Masters and Doctoral supervisory committees.

Masters and Doctoral Supervisory Committee

Master’s Degree supervisory committee consisting of three faculty members is appointed no later than the second semester of graduate work. The committee chair and the majority of the committee must be tenure-line faculty in the Department of History.

Doctoral Degree supervisory committees consist of five faculty members. The committee chair and the majority of the committee must be tenure-line faculty in the Department of History. One member of the supervisory committee must be from another department. Persons not from the University of Utah may also serve as committee members upon approval of the director of graduate studies and dean of The Graduate School. The supervisory committee needs to be appointed before students take their Qualifying Examination.

Portfolio Defense Form
Qualifying Examination Approval Form
Report of Prospectus Meeting
Thesis/Dissertation Defense Form

Application for Financial Assistance
Tuition Benefit Enrollment Form
Subsidized Insurance Declaration Form

MA Supervisory Committee and Final Reading Approval Forms
MA Student Statement of Thesis Approval
PhD Supervisory Committee and Final Reading Approval FormsPhD Student Statement of Dissertation Approval

MA International and Thematic Field Checklist
MA US Field Checklist
MS INTERNATIONAL AND THEMATIC FIELD CHECKLISTMS US FIELD CHECKLIST
PhD US Field Checklist

Sample Annotated Syllabus Entry