If you would like to take courses without enrolling in the Master's program, you do not need to apply for admission. You may go ahead and register for courses on-line.

The following are required for Admission to the Graduate Program:

1. A completed Ashland University Graduate School Admission Form with application fee;

2. Official academic transcript(s) from accredited institutions of higher education documenting all undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded. Additional transcripts, if applicable, may be requested at the discretion of the Program Chairs.
3. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or a minimum graduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (a minimum of 12 graduate semester hours are required).

Provisional Admission to the Graduate School

A student may be admitted provisionally with an undergraduate grade point average of 2.25 - 2.75, or a graduate grade point average of 2.50 - 3.0 (a minimum of 12 graduate semester hours are required). A student accepted provisionally will be monitored over a period of the first 12 semester hours of course work in order to determine the student's eligibility for unconditional admission.

How to Apply

Admission to the Degree Program

Students seeking admission to the Master's degree program must:

• complete the on-line application,
   
• submit official transcripts from each postsecondary school from which a degree was awarded, and
   
• submit a $30 application fee. (Students who have previously been accepted to Ashland University's graduate school for another master's degree program do not need to submit the application fee.)

• Non-Degree/Continuing Education Admission

  Non-Degree/Continuing Education Admission is automatically granted to students who register for Master's coursework for credit but who do not enroll in the Master's degree program.

  Subsequent election to become a Master's degree student should be made before the student has completed 12 credit hours of coursework in the program. Students having more than 12 credit hours before gaining admission to graduate degree status jeopardize full use of their credits.

• Undergraduate Students

  Exceptionally able undergraduates with strong backgrounds in American history and government may be admitted to graduate study after the completion of three years toward their bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate students may take up to six hours of course work. Their courses may be transferred to their home institutions, or they may serve as the initial credits leading to the Master of American History and Government Degree at Ashland University.

  Ashland University undergraduate students wishing to take MAHG courses must complete the Senior Student Admission to MAHG Courses form. This form must be signed by your undergradute advisor, the MAHG Chair (Dr. Peter W. Schramm), and the Chair of the Department of History and Political Science (Dr. David Foster). Return the completed form to the Ashbrook Center.

How to Apply

Non-Degree/Continuing Education Admission

Students seeking Non-Degree/Continuing Education Admission must:

• register on-line (you do not need to apply to the Master's program to register for courses), and
   
• submit evidence of bachelor's degree (for example, by submitting a college transcript or a copy of a teaching license).
   

Admission is open to all qualified persons regardless of handicaps, religion, race, creed, sex or national origin.