Classical Studies: Application Process
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Application Deadline:  January 5

The application process for the graduate programs in Classical Studies is administered by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.  You should consult Rackham’s website for Rackham-specific admissions requirements.  Once your application is submitted, our department will have access to view and print your materials for review by the Admissions Committee.

The Department does not require a separate application for fellowships administered by the Department.  However, other forms of aid--other fellowships, work/study, and student loans--will require separate applications and other financial statements. Consult the web pages of the Office of Financial Aid or the graduate Office of Fellowships & Recruitment.

You must submit the application and all other required materials (including transcripts) by January 5 to be considered for admission to the graduate program for the following academic year.  Incomplete and late applications will be considered whenever possible, but in most years decisions are made shortly after the deadline.  The Department admits new graduate students for entrance only in September.  All decisions are made by March 15 and you will be able to see online that decisions have been made.  Admitted and wait-listed students will be contacted directly via phone or email.  All others will receive notification via US mail.

Application
To apply to the Ph.D. program or M.A. programs, please fill out an application online.  Whatever you submit online will then be available to both the Department and the Rackham Admissions Office and so will not have to be submitted by mail (with the exception of one set of official transcripts which must be sent to Rackham, see below).

Rackham program codes for Classical Studies:
Ph.D. program:                  00124
M.A. in Greek:                   00128
M.A. or M.A.T. in Latin:       00130

Mail-in Applications are only available in extreme situations where you are unable to submit online, and after contacting the department. Please contact the Graduate Coordinator, Michelle Biggs for further information regarding mail-in applications.

Application Requirements
The following materials are required for consideration to the Ph.D. program.  It is strongly encouraged that you submit all materials by uploading them into your online application.  All materials are due on January 5.

1. Completed Rackham application
2. Three letters of recommendation (Make sure that you register your recommenders when you fill out the online application.  If you or your recommenders will be submitting letters of recommendation by paper, click on this Letters of Recommendation form, which should accompany all letters.  Please send letters directly to the department via US Mail.
3. Statement of Purpose - Briefly explain the nature of your study in Classics or related fields, your primary areas of interest (if known), what studies you would like to pursue in graduate school, and whether there are any Michigan faculty with whom you would especially like to work. Upload at the Statement of Purpose page.
4. Personal Statement - Please use this statement to help us understand how you have come to be interested in Classics, what special challenges you might have faced, what relevant experiences you might have had, and what aspirations you have for the future. Upload at the Personal Statement page.
5. Resume or CV. Upload at the Resume or CV page.
6. Scholarly writing sample - Preferably a paper or thesis that you have submitted in a pertinent course (20 page limit).  Upload at the Writing Sample page.
7. Transcripts – You may scan your official or unofficial transcripts and upload them with your online application.  This will be sufficient for the Department’s admissions file.**  However, you must still submit one set of official transcripts to the Rackham School of Graduate Studies by the application deadline.  Please send the transcripts to the following address:

Rackham Graduate School Admissions
Attn: Transcripts
915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1070

**Should you receive and accept an offer of admission, you will be required to then submit a set of official transcripts to the Department before you begin classes in September.

8. GRE scores (University of Michigan reporting code is 1839).  These are sent electronically to the University by ETS.

The application deadline is January 5.

International Students, please click here for additional application requirements.

Please note that you are responsible for the submission of a complete application.  You will be able to keep track of which materials for your application have arrived and which ones are still outstanding by consulting your Web Application Status page, to which you will have access once Rackham has received your application and application fee.

Note: All credentials submitted for admission consideration become the property of the University of Michigan and will not be returned in original or copy form.