{"id":114,"date":"2021-09-15T18:41:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history2022\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2021-09-15T18:41:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:41:47","slug":"phd-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/phd-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When is the application deadline?<\/strong><br \/>\nApplications open every year on August 1 (or the first business day following) and close on December 1. Please note the history department\u2019s deadline is before Vanderbilt\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I need a GRE Score?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a minimum TOEFL or IELTS score?<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">The minimum acceptable score on the paper-based TOEFL is 570, and for the online\u00a0test, 88.\u00a0For IELTS, the minimum acceptable score will vary by program. In many cases, a score of at least 7.0 is desirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I reach out to a professor or current graduate students?<\/strong><br \/>\nFeel free to contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/primary-faculty\/\">faculty<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/graduate-students\/\">current graduate students<\/a> to learn more about the program..<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I get an application fee waiver?<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">Please see The Graduate School\u2019s <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.vanderbilt.edu\/admissions\/application\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidance and instructions<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\"> about application fee waivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is the application deadline? Applications open every year on August 1 (or the first business day following) and close on December 1. Please note the history department\u2019s deadline is before Vanderbilt\u2019s deadline. Do I need a GRE Score? No. Is there a minimum TOEFL or IELTS score? The minimum acceptable score on the paper-based&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":557,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-headline-img.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}