Advising Info
The Department of History at UW Oshkosh considers the process of advisement critical to the development and graduation planning of our students. Our faculty welcome the opportunity to meet with students individually in order to discuss their course of study and the requirements for fulfilling the History major and minor.
How advisors are assigned
Students who declare a History major (including double majors) and who
have at least 12 credits in history are assigned a faculty advisor from
the History Department. Kay Nordhaus, the Program Assistant, manages
this process. She is located in Clow Faculty 325 and is available by
phone (424-2456) or e-mail (nordhauc@uwosh.edu).
Please notify Kay if you need help establishing contact with your
advisor. Students who would like to change their advisor should
likewise feel free to contact Kay via phone or e-mail.
Establishing an advisement meeting
The Department of History will contact History majors shortly before class registration begins. Upon receiving this notification, you should contact your advisor to schedule an appointment at a time that is mutually convenient. (A list matching History majors to History Advisors will also be posted outside the History Office (Clow Faculty 325)). Some History faculty members post an appointment sign-up sheet on their office doors. It is your responsibility to schedule a meeting with your advisor (via phone or e-mail) in a timely manner.
Advisement Procedures
The Department of History has established several different procedures for you to follow, depending on your program:
If you are a History major with at least 12 credits in History, you are required to meet with your advisor each semester before registering for classes. To ensure that all majors with at least 12 credits of History coursework schedule an appointment with our faculty, the department places a “stop” on your record before registration. When you visit your advisor, please bring a copy of a paper you have submitted in a history class at UW Oshkosh. This “stop” is not removed until you have met with your advisor and delivered a paper. Your advisor will add this paper to your portfolio (see below).
If you are a History major with fewer than 12 credits in History, you are not required to meet with a History faculty member. Instead, you may make an appointment for advising at the Undergraduate Advising Resource Center(424-1268). The UARC advising liaison to the history department, Ann Kunkle-Jones, can be emailed at kunkleja@uwosh.edu. You may also make an advisement appointment with a History faculty member. To do so, please see Kay in the History office.
If you are a History major and a major in another program (including Education’s Broadfield Social Science) and you have at least 12 credits in History, you will be assigned an advisor in History.
If you are a History minor, you are not required to meet with a History faculty member. However, Kay can arrange an advising meeting for you.
History portfolios for majors
History majors are required to compile a portfolio as part of the
Department’s Assessment Plan. The portfolio should contain samples of
the student's writing--ideally, papers marked with faculty comments.
History majors must submit to their advisors (preferably, at the time
of advisement) one writing sample per semester. Students' faculty
advisors will release the "stop" on students' registrations only after
they have received a writing sample for the portfolio.
