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College in High School (CHS) is a program with high schools (mostly local high schools) where SUNY Potsdam grants college credit to students who complete advanced coursework in their high school classes.

College in High School RepresentativeTo facilitate communication between SUNY Potsdam and participating high school instructors and students, we ask that each school identify one primary CHS representative. We recommend that this person be a staff member from the Guidance Office to assist with providing transcripts, enrollment/graduation verification, etc.

College in High School Course Approval ProcessEach high school should select a primary contact person (typically a staff member from Guidance) who should submit a Partnership Form tracking all courses submitted for review. The Partnership Form should be submitted before the start of each academic year.

  College History Book: Nearly 200 years in the history of The State University of New York at Potsdam are documented in photographs in a book published by Arcadia Publishing's Campus History series

College is more than Classes!The Student Government Association (SGA) provides a wide variety of activities, events and services for the students of SUNY Potsdam throughout the entire school year.Learn More 

College Offices Offices will open no later than 8:30 a.m. Offices will not close before 4:30 p.m. during the academic year and will not close before 4:00 p.m. during the summer (i.e., between commencement day and the first day of the fall semester).

Colorful large-scale oil paintings of strawberries, kiwis, lemons and blueberries— the brainchild of SUNY Potsdam senior Morgan Sychtysz ’20—are currently hanging on the walls of the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany. The year-long exhibit features the work of 16 students and faculty from eight schools within the SUNY system, including SUNY Potsdam’s own Sychtysz, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a certificate in art education and minor in art history.

Commencement will be held outdoors on Saturday, May 17 at 10:15 a.m., in the Academic Quad in front of Satterlee Hall. Please be prepared for the weather (hint: bring rain jackets and umbrellas).Note (In case of Severe or Extreme Weather): A decision to move the ceremony inside will be made no later than 6 a.m. on Saturday only if extreme weather conditions are forecast (lightning, freezing temperatures, etc).