Advising
Spring 2025 registration
Early registration for Spring 2025 ended on November 15. Registration will reopen December 16-20. Check your Registration Information Sheet for details.
Newly admitted students for Spring 2025, please do not schedule an appointment from this page. Spring Orientation is required and you will be assigned an advising appointment during Spring Orientation, January 6-8. Read more about Spring Orientation and register HERE.
Please see links below to schedule appointments if you are a currently enrolled student who is History major or wishes to declare the History major. Appointments are available through December 20, 2024 every day the University is open, and again starting January 2. Please know appointments will not be available for continuing students January 6-8, 2025 as we focus on orientees.
If you are not a current History major, please try emailing us with your question.
Our office in Garrison Hall (GAR 1.140) is genereally open from 9am-noon and 1-4pm, Monday through Friday. Please note that we do welcome walk-ins, but work primarily via appointment. If you walk in during a busy time, or when the advisors have appointments, we may triage your question quickly and direct you to schedule an appointment.
History Majors - In Person Appointments
We see students in our office, GAR 1.140. Since most advisors work a hybrid schedule, please note that you may be able to find an earlier appointment time, or more choice of times, by scheduling a virtual appointment.
Schedule an AppointmentHistory majors - Virtual Appointments
We offer virtual appointments which give you flexibility to see us wherever you are, whenever you are. In your appointment confirmation email, you will be provided with your advisor's personal Zoom link.
Schedule a Virtual AppointmentHave a quick question or not a History Major?
If you have a quick question for us, please email us at history.advising@austin.utexas.edu. For history majors, depending on the nature of your emailed questions, we may ask you to schedule an appointment.
Send an EmailWant to declare a history major?
All students declaring a history major must meet with an advisor for a "Declare the History Major" appointment. If you are currently in COLA, this is the only step you need to take to declare History.
Schedule an AppointmentNot currently in COLA and declaring history?
If you are a UT student not currently enrolled in Liberal Arts, you should submit the UT Austin internal transfer application. Once you have submitted the application, you will be required to meet with an advisor before you can declare.
Submit ApplicationLiberal Arts Student Division
The Liberal Arts Student Division Advisors in Gebauer Hall (GEB 2.200) assist students with: Q-Drops, Withdrawals, Pass/Fail, One Time Exceptions (OTE), Applying to Graduate, Maximum Hours Overrides, etc. You can connect directly with the COLA Student Division about any of these questions.
COLA Student DivisionAcademic Advisors:
Susan C. Somers
Susan C. Somers
Academic Advising Coordinator
Susan’s time with the Department of History began in 2005 when she arrived in Austin to study early modern European history in graduate school. She began her career as an academic advisor for the Department in 2010. Over the years, she’s advised in History, Classics, and Philosophy, and in 2018 she returned home to Garrison Hall to lead the History advising team. Susan earned her BA in History and Philosophy from Washington & Lee University and her MA in History from The University of Texas at Austin. She is mom to two daughters who keep her busy with dance, Girl Scouts, and orchestra. Her husband teaches Economics at ACC. She loves Star Wars, figure skating, and urban transit.
Phone:
512-471-7670
We answer the phone during business hours. If we are in appointments, on the phone, or working remotely, your call may go to voicemail. While we are checking voicemails, we often do not check our voicemail as frequently as email. We recommend you email us rather than leave a voicemail.
