Applicants should have an undergraduate major in history or in a related field of the humanities or social sciences with the equivalent of a minor in history. They must take the Graduate Record Examination and submit, with the application, letters of recommendation and a sample of writing, such as a research paper done in an undergraduate history course. To be considered for admission, a candidate must have a grade point average of 3.00 (B) in his or her last two years of undergraduate study, with evidence of better work 3.30 (B+) in history. Students will normally score above the 65th percentile on the Graduate Record Examination Verbal section.. The University of Vermont requires a minimum iBT score of 90 (577 paper-based TOEFL) or a minimum band IELTS scores of 6.5