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ACADEMIC PROGRAM ACTIONS APA USC Columbia, Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter & Union campuses
INSTRUCTIONS: This form is used to create, change or terminate an academic program. The form is available online at
www.sc.edulprovostlacadprog.
Date: October 7, 2011 Campus: -----'-C--'-o_lu_rn_b-=--i_a _
College/School: College of Arts and Sciences
Depa~~ent (if applicable): ~~~is~to~~~~--------------------D Undergraduate IZJ Graduate
TYPE OF ACTION (Select the appropriate action(s) from the drop down lists below.)
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Other (please specify) __C_u_r_r_ic_u_l_u_rn_A_c_ti_o_n,---,l_e_ss_th_a_n_18_h_o_u_rs ------------_._-_.. _---
If Program Revision of any type, does the change effect program learning outcomes? (if yes, please notify your College APL - see list at www.sc.edu/provost/acadQ[Q9..
DYes IZJ No
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VI.- I ~ 0 lOti Major/Minor/Concentration Name (if different from above) All fields of study "
~D~eg~re:..::..e~Le~v~el---==P=h=D======_=========-..-_ # ~f_Cre~~~~_s_._=._6=0====::±;U;;;;;;;;S;;;;;;C~G~ra~d~u~a~te~S~C~h.:.:O:::O::JJ.._.._-_~~. REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS (The following documents must be attached to this form before submission)
~ Justification Form (JUS)
~ "Before" and "After" bulletin description on two-column Bulletin Change Form (BCH)
~ List of program-related courses which are being newly proposed, or existing courses being changed
D Appropriate course action forms for all program-related courses
IXI Letters of concurrence from impacted academic units, campuses and/or Dean of Education
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE TE M Change to database/bulletin effective no sooner than: Year: 2012 ~ Fall D Spring D May Session D Summer I D Summer II
Program Terminations .. Please indicate when the program will cease admitting students: Year: D Fall D Spring D May Session D Summer I D Summer /I
Program Terminations .. Please indicate when the program will cease conferring degrees:
Year. D Fall D Spring D May Session D Summer I D Summer /I
PROGRAM DELIVERY METHOD Please note that it may take up to two years prior to program imRlementation to process requests for new, distance-delivered programs, depending on the complexity of the proposal. Please contact your Dean's Office or see \!yw.\~L$c.e_Q\JlpJQyQ.$_V_C!c..QgPlQg for more information.
Distance Delivery System: D Streaming Video % D CD/DVD %
D Web-based %
D Other (Please specify) %
Program Delivery Method: 100 %Traditional %Distance (If program is to be offered 50% or more using distance delivery and/or at an off-campus location, please notify Department Chair.)
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PROGRAM DELIVERY LOCATION Program Delivery Location: 100 %On-Campus %Off-Campus
(If program is to be offered 50% or more using distance delivery and/or at an off-campus location, please notify Department Chair.)
Proposed Location ofProgram:~~_a_~_b_r~e~II~~~al~I~~~~~~~~~~o_lu_~~b_ia~~S~~~~~~~~~S~~~~ Facility Address(es) City State Country
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IMPACT ON OTHER ACA EMIC UNITS & CAMPUSES
1) Does the proposed change affect the curriculum, students or academic interest of any other unit at USC Columbia or on a USC Regional Campus? DYes IZI No
If yes, identify which unit(s)/campus(es) _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_
How? (If yes, please attach letters of concurrence from relevant units and/or the Office of System Affairs.)
2) Is the proposed program change designed for P-12 school personnel and/or to prepare graduate students to work in P-12 schools?
DYes IZI No RECEIVED
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(If yes, please attach letter of concurrence from Dean of Edllcation.) ocr 1 8 WI! ~~~-----------.--------------- ..----.---.--.~---f------.-..~.-~---
CONTACT INFORMATION USC Grad ate Schoo Contact Person: Ann Johnson Director of Graduate Stu leS
Pont name Title [email protected] 777-5701
Date
Phone Number 1017/2011
REQUIRED APPROVALS Department Chair: Lawrence Glickman
Print name [email protected]
Email Address
Academic Program Mary Ann Byrnes Liaison (APL): Print name
[email protected] Email Address
Academic Dean: Mtlf)' Anne Fitl:PMI id< Print name
FtTZPA'[email protected] Email Address
UTS Distance Print nameEducation
(if appropriate) Email Address
FacSenate Cours&Curricl Dean of the Graduate -----=Pr-,-in-,-tn-a-m-e---
School (as appropriate) Email Address
Date of Faculty Governance Approval (if appropriate) ._._.__.~-----.~._-_
Date 1017/2011
777-2905 Phone Number
777-5371 Phone Number
10! 3hOli Date
777-7161 Phone Number
Signature Date
Phone Number
Signature Date
Phone Number
D Graduate Council D Faculty Senate
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Univorsityof South Carolina / Provost Office I APA Form Oct 2010 vIi
JUSTIFICATION FORM JUS USC Columbia, Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter & Union campuses
INSTRUCTIONS: Please attach astatement explaining the justification for the proposed program or course action. This form is available online at www.sc.edu/provostlacadprog.
Date: October 7, 2011 Campus: _~CQo!!!lu~m~b~ia~ --+~~:::;::;;::~~;::;;:;::===t~
College/School: Colle e of Arts and Sciences
Department (if applicable):
Degree Program (ifapplicable):_~p=hD~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ raaUaleD Undergraduate ~ Graduate
The changes to our PhD program requested here are driven by our self-assessment. Over the past two years we have
examined the challenges our students face completing their degrees, and we have found that while while nearly all
students find writing a dissertation demanding, ours are also unusually tested by the extent and scheduling of their
coursework and comprehensive exams, as well as by the difficulty of writing a masters thesis while taking courses en
route to the PhD. Therefore, we propose to make the following change to the program in the interest of reducing
time to degree (prior to admission to candidacy). These changes have been carefully crafted to avoid any reduction in the rigor of the program. These changes bring our program in line with other highly-ranked PhD-granting institutions
in history, such as Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
1. We would like to offer direct admission to the PhD program, without requiring an MA as a condition of PhD
admission or PhD degree conferral. Students could complete the MA by taking thesis credit and passing a defense of
the MA thesis, but this will be eliminated as a requirement. This is to speed up time-to-degree. The program retains
two research seminars, so there will be little or no reduction in the amount of research required prior to the
dissertation phase of the program.
2. We will reduce the requirement for 48 hours in coursework (which includes HIST 799,3 MA Thesis credits) to 42 hours in coursework. This retains the current three field structure, but is designed to move students through their comprehensive exams by the end of the fifth semester. This is to speed up time-to-degree.
3. We will replace the reduction in coursework hours with an increase in dissertation hours (HIST 899) from 12 to 18.
60 total hours will continue to be required for the degree. This is to maintain the 60 hour degree requirement and
shift students' emphasis to the dissertation. The overall quality of the dissertation in history is crucial for the academic
job market. It matters far more than conference presentations, teaching experience or publications.
4. We will change our qualifying exam from the defense of the MA thesis to the submission of a seminar paper and its
approval by the department's Graduate Committee. (Comprehensive exams remain the same in format). These papers can also be used for the assessment of the program, as they will become part of our records.
5. We want to 'clean up' the bulletin to make the requirements for our programs clearer to students. As it stands only
some of the course requirements for the PhD are listed. This bulletin change offers a complete list of required coursework.
6. Changes have been made to the department description to reflect the new direct admission to the PhD as well as some new language about our admission policies that reflect current practice.
6. We also want eliminate long lists of courses in the MA bulletin description that remain 'on the books' but are not
regu la rly offe red.
Universily of South Carolina I Provosl Office I Juslification Form Oct 2010 v3
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BULLETIN CHANGE FORM BCH USC Columbia, Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter & Union campuses
INSTRUCTIONS: This form is normally used to accompany aprogram or course action form. If the requested change is minor, non-substantive, or editorial, this form may be used alone without other forms. Please insert or attach the proposed language changes exactly as they are to appear in the Bulletin. A two-column format showing both the old wording (left column) and the new wording (right column) is required. This form is available online at www.sc.edllfP-rovostiacadllfog.
Date: October 7, 2011 Campus: Columbia
College/School: _-=C:...:o~ll:...:.e=ge-=----=-o=---f A=-=-=--r=ts-=a="=..=d:....:S=---c:...:i.::..:e":::.cc=..=e-=.s _
Depa~ment (if applicable): ~~~:....:is:....:to:....:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DegreeProgram(ifapplicable):~p=l=lD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_
Proposed Effective Term - Change to database/bulletin effective no sooner than: Year: 2012 IX Fall I Spring I May Session I Summer I I: Summer II
Bulletin Version: IX Graduate I Undergraduate Bulletin Section (if applicable): ~~~~~~_
Internet or web link to Bulletin Entry: hlt[l://LJUlletill.sc.edll/preview progrnm.[lh[l?catoid=35&poid=4161&hl=&returllto=searchIiDeglD
CURRENT BULLETIN LANGUAGE NEW LANGUAGE OR PROPOSED CHANGE TO(text to be deleted in new version show as stffkethrotlgh)
BULLETIN Please note tllat text should be formatted in Word to show (new text shown as underlined)
strikethrough. Then, cut and paste the text into the space below.
See attached documents. See attached documents.
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CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Person: Director of Graduate Studies
Title 777-5701
Phone Number
10/7/2011 Date
REQUIRED APPROVALS (for Bulletin Changes not associated with an academic program or curriculum)
Office with Authority for Bulletin Section: Print name Signature Date
Email Address Phone Number
University of South Carolina / Provost Office / Bulletin Change Form Ocl2010 v4
History
Lawrence B. Glickman, Chair
Faculty Degree Programs Overview Programs and Courses Admissions Website
Overview
The Department of History at the University of South Carolina strives to achieve the highest standards of excellence in both conventional and applied history fields. A traditionally excellent Southern history department is complemented by a strong faculty that provides graduates and undergraduates a wide variety of American, European, and non-Western fields and periods from ancient to modern. The public history program is among the best in the nation and prepares graduate students for the museum, archival, and historic preservation job markets.
Subject to funding, financial assistance is offered by way of a limited number of renewable graduate assistantships each year.
Provided there is sufficient funding, the department awards several research assistantships to advanced doctoral students. Further, the department makes several postdoctoral appointments (of no more than one year) to new PhD.s, to give them experience teaching upper-division undergraduate courses in their major field.
Graduate students receiving assistantships from the department are entitled to reduced fees (including tuition) regardless of residence status. Those who hold assistantships for the spring semester or have letters of notification for the fall semester are entitled to reduced fees during the summer terms.
Admissions
The history department admits students once a year, in April, although accepted students ordinarily begin work in the fall, with approval from the graduate committee, they may defer enrollment for up to one year. Completed applications shall be received by The Graduate School no later than January 5 of the year they are to be considered.
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Lawrence B. Glickman, Chair
Faculty Degree Programs Overview Programs and Courses Admissions Website
Overview
The Department of History at the University of South Carolina strives to achieve the highest standards of excellence in both conventional and applied history fields. A traditionally excellent Southern history department is complemented by a strong faculty that provides graduates and undergraduates a wide variety of American, European, and non-Western fields and periods from ancient to modern. The public history program is among the best in the nation and prepares graduate students for the museum, archival, and historic preservation job markets.
Subject to funding, financial assistance is offered by way of a limited number of renewable graduate assistantships each year.
Provided there is sufficient funding, the department awards several research assistantships to advanced doctoral students. Further, the department makes several postdoctoral appointments (of no more than one year) to new Ph.D.s, to give them experience teaching upper-division undergraduate courses in their major field.
Graduate students receiving assistantships from the department are entitled to reduced fees (including tuition) regardless of residence status. Those who hold assistantships for the spring semester or have letters of notification for the fall semester are entitled to reduced fees during the summer terms.
Admissions
The history department admits students once a year, in April, although accepted students ordinarily begin work in the fall, with approval from the graduate committee, they may defer enrollment for up to one year. Completed applications shall be received by The Graduate School no later than January 5 of the year they are to be conSidered.
For the 2009 2010 academic year, there were 180 applicants for our graduate programs; 24 enrolled (teA in the Ph.D. program, and 44 in the MA in Public History program). This class has an average GRE score of 1220 on two of the three components of the exam and an average undergraduate GPA of 3.50.
Incoming Ph.D. students who hold a master's degree from another university must complete our MA requirements or demonstrate that they have completed similar course work. The Graduate Committee normally takes previous graduate work in history into account, which may speed the student's progress toward the doctorate.
A student who intends to take both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina shall be advised that the MA program (including the thesis and comprehensive examination) shall be completed, and the student shall otherwise be qualified as outlined herein, before proceeding to the Ph.D. program.
Degree Programs
Degrees offered include the MA in History, MA in Public History, and the Ph.D. in History. In addition, a joint master's program in library and information science and public history is offered. For more information visit: Public History I Library and Information Science, MA I M.L.I.S. The Department of History also oversees the Certificate of Graduate Study in Museum Management.
No more than 6 hours of courses in either the MA or PhD. programs may be taken at the 600 level. All other courses shall be at the 700 or 800 level. Courses taken at the 800 level may be repeated 9tIt only with permission of the Committee on Graduate Studies. Thesis or dissertation research and writing courses (799 and 899) may be taken as many times as deemed necessary by the student's advisor and with the approval of the Committee on Graduate Studies.
No courses that counted toward the M.A. c3fl--be--useG in the Ph.D. program.
For the 2011-2012 academic year, there were 180 applicants for our graduate programs; 20 enrolled (eleven in the Ph.D. program, one in the MA program, and eight in the MA in Public History program). This class has an average GRE score of 1220 on two of the three components of the exam and an average undergraduate GPA of 3.50. These numbers are provided as guidelines; we do not set absolute cut-off scores. All parts of an application are carefully considered, with especially close attention given to the writing sample.
Incoming Ph.D. students who hold a master's degree from another university must complete our MA requirements or demonstrate that they have completed similar course work. The Graduate Committee normally takes previous graduate work in history into account, which may speed the student's progress toward the doctorate.
To particularly well-gualified candidates, the Department offers the chance to apply for Direct Admission to the PhD. Program. All those applying for direct admission will also be considered for regular admission to the MA program.
A student who intends to take both the MA and PhD. degrees from the University of South Carolina shall be advised that the MA program (including the thesis and comprehensive examination) shall be completed, and the student shall otherwise be qualified as outlined herein, before proceeding to the PhD. program.
Degree Programs
Degrees offered include the MA in History, MA in Public History, and the PhD. in History. In addition, a joint master's program in library and information science and public history is offered. For more information visit: Public History I Library and Information Science, MA I M.L.I.S. The Department of History also oversees the Certificate of Graduate Study in Museum Management.
No more than 6 hours of courses in either the MA or PhD. programs may be taken at the 600 level. All other courses shall be at the 700 or 800 level. Courses taken at the 800 level may be repeated. Thesis or dissertation research and writing courses (799 and 899) may be taken as many times as deemed necessary by the student's advisor and with the approval of the Committee on Graduate Studies.
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Degree Requirements (30 Hours)
The M.A. in History is offered in the following fields:
• Ancient world • Medieval world • Early modern Europe • Modern Europe • History of culture, identity, and economic
development
• Middle East • East Asia • Latin America • Sub-Saharan Africa
• U.S.t01877 • U.S. since 1789.
Candidates for the M.A. degree shall file a program of study during their first semester of study and in no case later than 12 months after entering the program.
Candidates for the M.A. in History take a minimum of 30 semester hours, of which not more than 6 hours are for the thesis. Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. +we reading seminars in the major field of study.~
• HIST 70-1 Readinff---&em-iAaf:-iA-GG~ia1 AmefiGafl-H+stef.y
-H IST 702 ReaGiBq--§e-miRaf-in--AmefiGafl Hi£rorv, 1789 1876
-HIST 703 Rea~ff\ffiaf-in-Ame(-iGafl
I=l+storv since 1876 -FUST-~ff---&effiin.af..-iR-ARGieRt
HistOFY -FUST-705-Reaffil:Kt-SemjRaf--iA-MeGievaJ
Hislop{ • HIST 70e-Reading Seminar in Earll'
MOOBm-~eaR-f9.i£\0fy
• HIST 70lA Reading SemiRaf--ffi-Mooem EwooeaR-l=li-&tept-,---±-7&9-+900
------H+ST--+07El Reading Seminar ifl--Ewooeafl History, 19OQ-P-reseRt
• HIST 708 Reading Seminar in-Rtlssian and East Europeafl---Wjs\0fy
--HjST 709 Reading Se-mjRaf-ff:l..-&:ilsJ:! l=Iist{7pt-;--1-WQ....1..8..1
• HIST 710 Rea~rnjRaf-in-fu+t-is1:l
H-istorv since 18.+a • HIST 712 Reading Seminar in SpeGiaJ
F-ield-s
Degree Requirements (30 Hours)
The MA in History is offered in the following fields:
• Ancient world • Medieval world • Early modern Europe • Modern Europe • History of culture, identity, and economic
development
• Middle East • East Asia • Latin America • Sub-Saharan Africa
• U.S. to 1877 • U.S. since 1789.
Candidates for the M.A. degree shall file a program of study during their first semester of study and in no case later than 12 months after entering the program.
Candidates for the M.A. in History take a minimum of 30 semester hours, of which not more than 6 hours are for the thesis.
Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. Four reading seminars in the major field of study. (12 hours).
• Students specializing in U.S. history shall choose two of the folloWing courses as part of their program of study:
o HIST 701 - Reading Seminar in Colonial American History
o HIST 702 - Reading Seminar in American History, 1789-1876
o HIST 703 - Reading Seminar in American History since 1876
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2. HIST 720 (Introduction to the Study of History) is required of all entering M.A. students.
HIST 720 - Introduction to the Study of History
3. European history students shall choose two of the following courses as part of their program of ~
-FUS+-7-07/\ Reading-&mlinar in Moeem Et!fe!'lean HistoPj;--4-7S9 1900
~-€\----Reae~FRirlar-~ean
History, 1900 P-fe8eAt
• HIST 706 Readffig-£emiBaf-i.A-Eaf·ly Modern European HistOfj'
-H.J.&T-.7.98----Et1fej3ea-FH=Ji.5t0rie§1-af)Ry
Students specializing in U.S. history shall choose tv.'o of the following courses as part of thEW program of study:
-HIST 701 Reading~emif1.a.f-.if1.oIonial
AmefiG3f1...J=Iffitory
• HIST-7~emirtar-ifl-Ame.riBaf\ J=Ij.~-e
• HIST 703 Rea~minar-iA-AmefiGaf\
~ • FltS+-79+--AFA€fiGafl...J=li.s.t.er~~
4. At least one BOO-level research seminar. (3 hrs.)
5. Nine hours of course work in a second field. (9 hrs.)
6. Thesis Preparation. (3 hrs.)
• HIST 799 - Thesis Preparation
Additional Information
A reading knowledge of one foreign language or competence in an appropriate methodology is required. Choice of the latter must be approved by the Graduate Committee.
The M.A. thesis will be an expanded version of the student's BOO-level research seminar paper, revised to the standard of a potentially publishable articlelength essay. Normally, students will submit the thesis iA-the-£emester after completion of the 800 level researGh seminar !'laper, but students who Gomplete
2. HIST 720 (Introduction to the Study of History) is required of all entering M.A. students.
HIST 720 .. Introduction to the Study of History
3. At least one BOO-level research seminar. (3 hrs.)
4. Nine hours of course work in a second field. (9 hrs.)
5. Thesis Preparation. (3 hrs.)
• HIST 799 - Thesis Preparation
Additional Information
A reading knowledge of one foreign language or competence in an appropriate methodology is required. Choice of the latter must be approved by the Graduate Committee.
The M.A. thesis will be an expanded version of the student's BOO-level research seminar paper, revised to the standard of a potentially publishable articlelength essay. The thesis must be submitted in accordance with the regulations of The Graduate School.
Following successful completion of an BOO-level research seminar, students will take an oral comprehensive examination on their thesis. In this examination, students will be asked to place their thesis in historiographic perspective.
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~evel seminar in their first year may petition the Graduate Committee to submit their thesis during their final semester in the M.A. program. The thesis must be submitted in accordance with the regulations ef The Graduate School.
Following successful completion of an 800-level research seminar, students will take an oral comprehensive examination on their thesis. In this examination, students will be asked to place their thesis in historiographic perspective. Normally, stOOents will take the compreheRSive examinatien--+n the semester after they complete an BOQ-.IeveJ seminar. Hewever, students who complete an BOO level seminar in their first year may petition-tJ:le Graduate Committee to take their M.A. examination during their final semester in the program.
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Degree Requirements (30 P06t Ma6ter6 Hour6)
The Ph.D. is offered in the following major fields:
• Ancient world ---Medieval world • Early modern Europe • Modern Europe • History of culture, identity and economic
development
• U.S.t01877 • U.S. since 1789.
Ph.D. candidates will choose three fields of specialization. The major field in which the dissertation is written shall be one in which the Ph.D. is offered. The second and third fields may include HJ'l to tVlO of the following special fields: African I\merican studies; diplomacy; Latin America; East I\sia; sub Saharan I\frica; North Africa; Middle East; public history or one of the component areas of specialization in public history (archives, museum studies, historic preservation); military, legal, or constitutional history; U.S. South; women's history; gender studies; industrialization; labor; rural studios; environmental history; ethnicity; and nationalism, or one cognate field in another discipline may be substituted for one of the minor fields.
The major field shall reflect the student's main interest and shall be chronologically aRdfef geographically defined.
One of the student's two minor fields also may be defined chronologically and/or geographically, provided that it covers a different area and/or time from the student's major field; or it may be a topical, thematic, or comparative field. Students will be encouraged to select at least one minor field associated with the department's intellectual focus on history of culture, identity, and economic development. The second and third fields cannot be subsets of the student's major field. Normally, students will be expected to complete 9 hours of course work in the second field and 6 hours of course work in the third field.
The student's third field can be in any approved field if the student's second field is a topical, thematic, or comparative field; otherwise, it shall be a topical, thematic, comparative field, or cognate field.
A '.witten qualifying examination in the student's major field-{wit.J:l--two examiners) shall-l:l~e
first year of residence. Under the follo'....ing conditiOfl£, stOOents may exempt the qualifying examinations: the stOOent has an M.A. in history from another
Degree requirements (60 hours)
The Ph.D. is offered in the following major fields:
• U.S. to 1877 • U.S. since 1789 • Early modern Europe • Modern Europe • Latin America • History of culture, identity and economic
development • History of science, technology, and
environment
Ph.D. candidates will choose three fields of specialization. The major field in which the dissertation is written shall be one in which the Ph.D. is offered. The second and third fields may include any of the major fields, public history, a thematic area approved by student's advisor's), an interdisciplinary field, or a cognate field in another discipline.
The major field shall reflect the student's main interest and shall be chronologically, geographically or thematically defined.
One of the student's two minor fields also may be defined chronologically and/or geographically, provided that it covers a different area and/or time from the student's major field; or it may be a topical, thematic, or comparative field. Students will be encouraged to select at least one minor field associated with the department's intellectual focus on history of culture, identity, and economic development. The second and third fields cannot be subsets of the student's major field. Normally, students will be expected to complete 9 hours of course work in the second field and 6 hours of course work in the third field.
The student's third field can be in any approved field if the student's second field is a topical, thematic, or comparative field; otherwise, it shall be a topical, thematic, comparative field, or cognate field.
The gualifying exam shall consist of the students' submission of an article-length original research paper, approved by the graduate committee. Students holding an MA in history from another institution must still submit the qualifying exam paper.
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aBGfedited institution and has successfully completed 15 hours of Ph.D. course work at the University of South Carolina with at least a B. avefage, or the student has passed the M.A. comprehensive examination at the University of South Carolina.
Qualifying exams may be retaken once and must be administered by the same committee.
Ph.D. candidates shall file a program of study immediately after their admission to candidacy, which follows the successful completion of the qualifying examination ef comes no later than 24 months after entering the program.
Doctoral students are required to take a minimum of 18 hours of course work beyond the M.i\., but additional hours may be specified by their advisor and approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies. Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. +wo 700-level reading seminars in twa of the student's fields of study. unless taken at the M.A. level.
The student's advisor may substitute other appropriate courses.
2. Two courses which will prOVide methodological and theoretical training that will complement the 700-level reading seminars in historiography.
• HIST 720 - Introduction to the Study of History • HIST 783 - History and Theory
3. GAe 800-level research seminar in the student's major field (in addition to the research seminar required for the M-A)
• HIST 815 - Dissertation Prospectus Seminar
4. Any other appropriate course(s).
Additional Information:
Every Ph.D. student shall prove competency in at least one foreign language or appropriate
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Qualifying exam papers, if not approved by the graduate committee, can be resubmitted once after revision. Students will be admitted to candidacy following approval of the qualifying exam and completion of 15 hours of coursework with at least a B+ average at the University of South Carolina.
Ph.D. candidates shall file a program of study immediately after their admission to candidacy, which follows the successful completion of the qualifying examination and comes no later than 24 months after entering the program.
Doctoral students are required to take a minimum of 42 hours of coursework with at least a B+ average, but additional hours may be specified by their advisor and approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies. Students entering the program with an MA in history from another institution must take at least 18 hours of coursework.
Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. Four 700-level reading seminars in the student's major field of study.
Students specializing in U.S. history shall choose two of the following courses as part of their program of study:
o HIST 701 - Reading Seminar in Colonial American History
o HIST 702 - Reading Seminar in American History, 1789-1876
o HIST 703 - Reading Seminar in American History since 1876
2. Three reading seminars in the student's secondary field of study.
3. Two reading seminars in the student's third field of study.
The student's advisor may approve other appropriate courses for these reading seminars, including courses outside the department of history.
4. Two courses which will provide methodological and theoretical training that will complement the 700-level reading seminars.
• HIST 720 - Introduction to the Study of History • HIST 783 - History and Theory
5. Any other appropriate course(s).
6. Two 800-level research seminars, though only one of them need to be taken prior to the completion of comprehensive exams.
7. All student should take the following course either before or concurrently with beginning HIST 899 (Dissertation Prep) credits.
• HIST 815 - Dissertation Prospectus Seminar
8. At least 12 hours of Dissertation Prep (HIST 899)
methodology. Additional languages and/or methodological requirements will be determined by the student's program advisory committee when the chosen fields or research interests demand more.
Written comprehensive examinations in three fields are required and are offered in January, May, and August of each year. Minor-field examinations will be administered independently by the faculty in those areas and will consist of one four-hour examination for each field.
The major field will have two examiners, and there will be two four-hour examinations. /\11 requirements fur attaining the degree (except fur completion of the dissertation) shall be accomplished prior to taking the comprehensive examination in the major field. This includos the satisfactory completion of the language requirement and the removal of any grades of incomplete.
If a student fails, the exam may be retaken one time and must be administered by the same examiner(s).
Oral examinations covering the major and minor fields will be scheduled after the successful completion of written examinations in all fields.
In order to achieve official ABO status, all students shall orally present and defend a written dissertation proposal to their committee and other interested members of the department. The dissertation pres.pectus def-ense will take plaGo while the student is-Bnrolled in HIST 815 or, '.... ith the approval of the committee, shortly after completion of the course.
Finally, candidates will prepare for submission a dissertation that is expected to represent a substantial contribution to historical knowledge.
The PhD requires a total of 60 hours (30 hours post-Masters, if student enters with an MAl
Additional Information:
Every Ph.D. student shall prove competency in at least one foreign language or appropriate methodology. Additional languages and/or methodological requirements will be determined by the student's program advisory committee when the chosen fields or research interests demand more.
Written comprehensive examinations in three fields are required and are offered in January, May, and August of each year. The major field will have two examiners, and there will be two four-hour examinations. Minor-field examinations will be administered independently by the faculty in those areas and will consist of one four-hour examination for each field.
If a student fails, the exam may be retaken one time and must be administered by the same examiner(s).
Oral examinations covering the major and minor fields will be scheduled as soon as possible after the successful completion of written examinations in all fields. Completion of the oral exams requires the satisfactory completion of the language requirement and the removal of any grades of incomplete.
In order to achieve official ABO status, all students shall orally present and defend a written dissertation proposal to their committee and other interested members of the department.
Finally, candidates will prepare for submission a dissertation that is expected to represent a substantial contribution to historical knowledge.
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