The application is an online process — all policies, procedures, instructions and answers to frequently asked questions as well as access to the application can be found at the links below.
- In addition to the general application requirements (recommendation letters, transcripts etc.), applicants to programs in Classics and combined programs with Classics are asked to submit a writing sample of 10-15 pages (double-spaced). The writing sample can be uploaded under “additional questions” on the application website.
- In addition to the writing sample, applicants to the combined degree in Classics and History are asked to write a short book review (maximum two pages) to accompany the application. It should cover the book that has most shaped the applicant’s understanding of the kind of work he or she would like to do as a historian.
PLEASE NOTE: Since 2021, the Department of Classics does not accept GRE scores.
Deadlines can be found here.
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If you have additional questions, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Classics, P.O. Box 208266, New Haven, CT 06520–8266; email dgs.classics@yale.edu.