History (Public History) - Master of Arts

Thirty-six credits (27 of which must be at the 500 level) are required for the Public History concentration:

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Requires the permission of the Director of the Public History Program

Students in the Public History concentration must collectively pass 18 credits of nonpublic history courses, including the nonpublic history seminars noted above. They must collectively pass 18 credits in public history, which must include the public history seminar, the internship, and the article. The scholarly article is developed through work in the internship and will be of peer reviewed journal quality. The public history credits may include a maximum of 9 graduate level (450 -and-above) credits outside the Department of History with permission of the Director of the Public History Program. A student choosing the Public History concentration must pass an article proposal defense about the proposed scholarly article during the first semester after completion of the internship. The department will provide guidelines for the article defense. A student choosing the Public History specialization must give a public presentation of a portfolio that includes his/her work and the scholarly article, and must pass an oral examination over graduate course work, the internship, and the article. Students who receive a Master’s degree in this track will have a specialization in Public History added to their transcripts.

Master's Accelerated Program (MAP) 

The Master’s Accelerated Program allows academically qualified Undergraduate students to complete up to 12 credit hours towards a Master's degree during their junior and/or senior years while still completing the Bachelor's degree. The courses only apply to classes they would take within the Master of Arts program in History. 

NMSU General Eligibility:

Must have completed 60 hours of undergraduate coursework (minimum 25 hours at NMSU). GPA larger or equal to 3.00. 

NMSU MAP Regulations/Stipulations:

Courses will count toward both degrees; they will show on Undergraduate and Graduate transcripts and count toward both GPAs. Graduate level courses included in the Master's Accelerated Program are those courses numbered 450 and above or those chosen by the graduate academic departments. Students must receive a grade of B or higher in all MAP coursework to be counted as Graduate credit. Students apply for the Graduate program in their final semester or second to last semester of their Undergraduate degree, depending upon the deadlines set forth by the Department of History. Acceptance of MAP credits does not imply acceptance into the Department of History Master's program. Final admissions and acceptance into the Graduate program are based on academic performance at the Undergraduate level and completion of the eligible Undergraduate degree.  Tuition is based on the level of the student, not the course. Students may become ineligible for MAP if their undergraduate or graduate GPA drops below 3.0. Students who are accepted into the Master's Accelerated Program must participate in the Developing New Scholars Program (DNSP), offered by the Graduate School. Students must be advised each semester for the MAP program by their potential graduate program and cleared for registration in Graduate courses by the Graduate School.

How to Apply to the MAP Program:

A student may apply, or the department may invite students to participate in MAP. Departments accept students based on the Master's Accelerated Program requirements as set by the department. A History faculty member, Graduate Coordinator, or Department Head will forward the Master's Accelerated Program Letter of Intent Slate Form to the Graduate School. Graduate School will hold the application until the student has completed their undergraduate degree. This application will be used as part of the graduate school's final admissions into the master's program. The following courses are eligible for the History MAP Program. Other courses may be considered after consultation with the Graduate Coordinator.  An exception will need to be made to the degree audit for the additional course(s) to be included on both the Undergraduate and Graduate degrees.