Department of Africana Studies
Master of Arts in Africana Studies

Admission Requirements

The admission standards and selection procedures will be identical to those followed by the Graduate School of Stony Brook University. In addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, the Africana Studies Department has specific degree requirements.

A. A bachelor's degree is required with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (B).
B. Two official copies of previous college transcripts must be submitted.
C. Three letters of recommendation that address the applicant's potential to succeed in a program of graduate study.
D. Submission of scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
E. A personal interview is encouraged.

Graudate school application must be submitted online at http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/prospective/applying/index.shtml.