The mission of the Academic Advising Center at SUNY Potsdam is to foster dynamic and interactive relationships between advisors and advisees.
We aim to help students:
- successfully negotiate the academic requirements of the college,
- take advantage of the opportunities offered at the college, both inside and outside the classroom, and
- develop the skills necessary to cope with, thrive in and provide leadership in our complex, ambiguous and mutable world.
Kristin Jordan - Director of the Academic Advising Center
Kristin is excited about the creation of the Academic Advising Center as she has been working directly with students at SUNY Potsdam for the past 26 years. SUNY Potsdam and its students have become her passion, and she is looking forward to continuing this passion in her new role.
Flagg Hall 212A
jordankl@potsdam.edu
(315) 267-3266
Sara Trimm - Academic Advisor
Sara Trimm earned a master's degree in Intercultural Communications and European Studies at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. She comes to SUNY Potsdam with a background in international education and enjoys working with SUNY Potsdam's campus community.
Flagg Hall 212H
trimmsl@potsdam.edu
Phone: (315) 267-2194
Hannah Wilson - Academic Advisor
Hannah Wilson earned a B.S. in Communication, Media & Design from Clarkson University and will complete her master's degree in Graphic Information Technologies from ASU in May 2026. She came to SUNY Potsdam with a background in academic advising.
Flagg Hall 212C
wilsonho@potsdam.edu
Phone: (315) 267-2195
Cornelia Yuen - Academic Advisor
Cornelia Yuen earned her doctoral degree in Mathematics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She loves working with students, whether it’s teaching in a classroom or academic advising. In her leisure time, she enjoys spending time with family and making jewelry with beads and modular origami ornaments.
Flagg Hall 212D
yuenco@potsdam.edu
Phone: (315) 267-2199
Our goal is to provide you with the right information, when needed, so that you can reach your own academic goals leading to graduation.
As a student, you have to make lots of choices that directly affect your academic career path.
Carefully plan and frequently review requirements. This will help ensure that you have the right guidance to a timely graduation.
Advising should be a continuing process not limited to approval of courses.
- You may contact your adviser as often as you wish.
- You are encouraged to take the initiative in seeking their assistance at any time you have questions or concerns. Informal student-adviser contact can enhance the quality of the undergraduate experience.
- Course offerings and curriculum requirements sometimes change. Discussions regarding changes are very important for students to stay on track for their degree.
- Also, regular contact with your adviser will help provide a good source for recommendations later in a student's career.
Fall 2026 Registration
Advising for Fall 2026 will begin on Monday, March 16. Your Academic Advisor will reach out via email with information about how to sign up for an appointment.
Registration dates are listed below:
- Tuesday, April 7: Graduate Students
- Wednesday, April 8: Seniors
- Thursday, April 9: Juniors
- Friday, April 10: Sophomores
- Monday, April 13: Freshmen
- Monday, April 20: Transfer Students
For Students:
Use this list to prepare yourself for each academic advising appointment:
- Keep important papers like transfer credit evaluations, audits, etc. in a safe place and bring them to your appointment. It may even be helpful to prepare a list of questions or concerns before meeting with your adviser.
- Check out BearDEN for courses needed to complete your degree.
- Make sure you have the prerequisites for a course. You don't want to be in a course for which you aren't ready.
- Consult the Schedule of Classes and write a tentative plan of what classes that you'd like to take.
- Bring the tentative course plan free of time conflicts, to the advising appointment and be prepared to discuss it with an adviser. Also, bring a list of alternate courses to choose from just in case.
- Make sure any holds are removed before your registration time.
Remember, ultimately, you are responsible for checking that the classes taken will satisfy graduation requirements in a timely manner!
Our campus has made a necessary adjustment with the major/minor processing timeline due to the impacts on financial aid/scholarships.
- If received prior to and through week 1 of the semester, the major/minor change will be effective for the current semester
- If received after week 1 of the semester, the major/minor change will be effective the next academic term
Officially Add or Change your Major/Minor
- Send an email from your @potsdam.edu email account to registrar@potsdam.edu. Please include:
- The major(s) you wish to add/drop and include any concentration, track, or specialization associated with the major. Not sure if there is a Concentration, Track, or Specialization? View the Academic Department’s Programs webpage for specifics.
- If you are adding a second or third major, please indicate which major should be listed first, second, third.
- The minor(s) you wish to add/drop
- If you are adding a second or third minor, please indicate which minor should be listed first, second, third.
- The major(s) you wish to add/drop and include any concentration, track, or specialization associated with the major. Not sure if there is a Concentration, Track, or Specialization? View the Academic Department’s Programs webpage for specifics.
- Once the major/minor request has been processed, you will be notified via email.
- Feel free to check in with registrar@potsdam.edu if you have not received an email notification after 10 business days.
Student Course Scheduling Worksheet (PDF)
Use this worksheet to help plan and organize your course schedule.
Student Registration Advising Form (PDF)
Use this worksheet to organize your course choices for your advising appointment.
Questions?
Please email advising@potsdam.edu with any questions or concerns. You can also visit us in Flagg Hall 212.