Online Adviser

Welcome to the Online Adviser for History and Social Studies. This site will help you find answers to questions that many history majors, broadfield social studies majors, and history minors have. The Online Adviser will not replace your faculty adviser, but if you use this site it may answer some of your more basic questions so that you can spend time with your adviser discussing your personal situation and your academic and professional goals in greater depth.

Frequently asked questions:

• What can I do with a degree in history?
• If I want to teach history or social studies at a middle school or high school, which major should I choose?
• Do I need a minor?
• If I decide to major in history in the College of Arts and Sciences, should I choose a BA or BS?
• Do I have to take a foreign language?
• What do my AP credits count as?
• What is the history capstone?
• Will studying abroad slow me down?
• Should I consider National Student Exchange?
• Do I have to do Service-Learning?
• Should I do an internship?
• What is Public History?
• Is there a place I can go on the web to find an online catalogue and learn more about registration, add/drop, withdrawing from classes, etc. . . ?
• How do I change my major or minor?