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Apply to the DH Certificate Program

Application portal

  • Email mapp@virginia.edu to schedule an intake advising session with Program Director Rennie Mapp. 
  • Attend the intake session and create a DH Progress Timeline.
  • Discuss your application plans and DH Progress Timeline with your DGS or advisor; let them know that an automated request for approval will be sent to them when you submit your application.

  1. A one-page statement of purpose 
  2. A resume or CV  
  3. A PDF of your transcript (unofficial is acceptable) 
  4. A completed Student Progress Template form, as filled out in your intake advising session with Rennie Mapp 
  5. This application portal link: https://applycentral.virginia.edu/apply/?sr=%20bb7285b7-9e3b-44c5-a47a-74f38ae6fe38

  • What you need to do: 
    • Submit your application by October 7, 2024.
    • Remind your advisor to respond to the Application Portal's automated request for application approval.
  • What the Faculty Advisory Committee for the DH Certificate will do:
    • Notify students of their admission status by October 30
    • Assign newly admitted Certificate students to a member of the Faculty Advisory Committee for one-on-one mentorship purposes.
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Am I Eligible?

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How do DH requirements fit with my departmental requirements?

Students may complete the requirements in any order.  The suggested DH Certificate curriculum begins with either of the two required courses (the DH Practicum, taught in the spring, or the Intro to DH, taught in the fall).  

The program's elastic structure enables students to work with their academic advisors and the director of the DH Certificate Program in order to fit DH coursework around departmental requirements.  A DH elective may count both toward departmental requirements and toward certificate requirements.
 

Who can apply?

The program is open to any enrolled graduate student at UVA. 

  • Students in master’s and doctoral programs. 
  • While students are encouraged to apply during their first semester of graduate school, under some circumstances students at a later stage in their studies may be considered for admission. 
  • In advance of matriculation, students who have been accepted into a graduate program at UVA may consult with Rennie Mapp, Director of the DH Certificate Program, and may apply during the first month of their enrollment.  

For more information, please contact:

Rennie Mapp, PhD, MSMIT

Director of the DH Initiative and DH Certificate

Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures

Office: 241 New Cabell Hall

Email: mapp@virginia.edu

Website: https://dh.library.virginia.edu/