Graduate Application Instructions

Application Deadlines:

December 15 for admission in the Fall semester, October 15 for admission in the Spring semester.  Applicants for spring admission will not be considered for departmental funding until the December 15 applications are under review.

Application Materials:

Applicants to the History Department will submit materials to two separate units at UNM: (1) Either the Office of Admissions or the Office of International Admissions and (2) The History Department. All application materials must be received by each office on or before the dates indicated above.

(1) Office of Admissions or the Office of International Admissions:


U.S. citizens and permanent residents should submit the following materials to the Office of Admissions:

Mail to:
Office of Admissions
Attn: Graduate Admissions
PO Box 4849
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4849

International students should submit the following materials to the Office of International Admissions:

Mail to:
Office of Admissions
International Admissions
Student Services Center 140
Albuquerque, NM 87131-2046

(2) The Department of History:


All applicants should submit to the History Department via regular mail:

All materials submitted to the History Department should be addressed to:

Chair, Department of History

MSC06 3760
1104 Mesa Vista Hall
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1181

Additional Information:

Please contact the department with questions about the application process at the above address or by phone at (505) 277-2451, fax: (505) 277-6023, or email history@unm.edu.