Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Read a blog by Loren Collins at the American Historical Association.
- To get a taste of the kinds of job opportunities that are available to history majors, see the American Historical Association at online.
- For federal government data showing the variety of exciting career paths that history majors follow, go online.
Please contact Dr. Libbie Freed, Chair of the History Department, at freedlj@postdam.edu. She will assess your transcript, help you develop a plan of study in the major or minor, and answer, to the best of her ability, any outstanding questions relating to the study of history.
A number of our graduates pursue advanced study in history-related fields. Those who plan to do so should contact their advisors or the department chair to discuss their options. Students interested in pursuing master's degrees in education should contact the graduate office of the SUNY Potsdam School of Education or other graduate programs.
An internship in your field of study can give you valuable work-place experience, professional connections, and academic credit. Internships are offered in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Contact your advisor for advice or visit the SUNY Potsdam Internship Program in the Lougheed Learning Commons 107 (formerly Crumb) (x2861/2507).
Visit the Association's Instagram or Facebook page, or email or call Dr. Axel Fair-Schulz, faculty advisor to the student run organization. (fairsca@potsdam.edu, (315) 267-2726)
You should declare your first major by the time that you have 60 credits (junior standing). You may declare at any time during the semester. Note that if you declare during the first week of the semester the change will be made effective that same semester, and if you declare after the first week of a given semester, the change will go into effect the following semester.
Yes. Please contact Dr. Libbie Freed, (315) 267-2561or freedlj@potsdam.eduto set up a meeting (virtual or in-person) to assess your situation and create a plan.
Dr. Freed will assign you a temporary adviser.
All history course webpages are found in Brightspace. Students should log in with their SUNY Potsdam username and passwords, and visitors should click Course Catalog. A full list and description of each History course can also be found in the Brochure at the top of this page.
You will be assigned an adviser when you declare your major or minor.