Student Resources

Academic Advising and Mentorship

All students are assigned a professional advisor to assist them in developing academic plans. You can make an appointment with your advisor through MyGeorgiaSouthern or visit the College of Arts and Humanities Advisement Center for more information.

How to change your major, change your minor, or add a minor:

• Go to My.GeorgiaSourthern.edu and log in.
• Find the link titled “Change Your Major” in the middle column.
• Once you have submitted the form your request will be on HOLD until the CLASS Advisement Center Staff reviews your request.
• You should receive a notification email about the status of your request
• The process should be completed in two to five school days

If you have questions contact
The CLASS Advisement Center
912-478-7740

Upcoming History Classes

• Statesboro Campus Classes (Login Required)
• Armstrong Campus Classes (Login Required)
• Liberty Campus and Online (Login Required)

Meet Your Advisor

Statesboro Campus

Megan Bowen
Academic Advisor
Interdisciplinary Academic Building, Room 1048
912-478-7740
mbowen@georgiasouthern.edu

Armstrong Campus

Jakeyvia White
Academic Advisor
912-344-2570
jjwhite@georgiasouthern.edu
Advises: Communication Studies, Graphic Design/Visual Arts, History, Multimedia Journalism, Multimedia & Film Production, Philosophy, Public Relations, World Languages and Cultures

The Student-Faculty Mentorship Program

All incoming first-year history majors, newly declared majors, and continuing second-year students have the opportunity to participate in the history department’s student-faculty mentoring program. The mentorship program pairs students with a faculty mentor who will welcome them to the history department and serve as a resource upon which students can draw as they navigate the first years of the history major. While not mandatory, we strongly encourage students to participate actively in the mentorship program. Incoming students can expect to receive a welcome email pairing them with a faculty mentor. The mentor and student will then establish contact and develop the mentor-mentee relationship over the course of the academic year.

What can our mentorship program do for you?

Connect you with faculty members who will welcome you into the history department and help you navigate your pathway through the major.

Help you identify and explore your academic and professional interests.

Introduce you to opportunities available for history majors, like internships, research projects, Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society), and ways to develop marketable skills.

How to get the most out of mentorship

Keep communications open with your faculty mentor. Send them an email, schedule an informal meeting to chat about goals or questions, drop into office hours to check in.

Think of mentorship as a jumping off point! As you develop your academic interests, reach out to other faculty mentors who share similar research interests. While you can continue the original mentor relationship, you can also have multiple mentors during your time at Georgia Southern.

Don’t be intimidated–your professors are here to help you! All of the faculty participating in the mentorship program are eager volunteers.

What’s the difference between your faculty mentor and your academic advisor?

The mentorship program is not intended to replace student advisors, who help students familiarize themselves with university policies, develop academic plans, and fulfill requirements for graduation.
All students are assigned a professional advisor to assist them in developing academic plans. You can make an appointment with your advisor through MyGeorgiaSouthern or visit the College of Arts and Humanities Advisement Center for more information.

Curious to learn about internship opportunities? Contact Dr. Michael Van Wagenen with questions.

Scholarships

Georgia Southern University offers financial aid programs to meet the needs of its students who demonstrate financial need and/or academic and creative achievements. With the HOPE scholarship program, Georgia resident students are supported by state funding for good grades. Undergraduate students interested in scholarships and financial aid should visit the Financial Aid website.

History majors are eligible for various scholarships and honors awarded by the Department and the University. Criteria for receiving these competitive awards reflect the stipulations of the scholarship/award donors and the student’s academic achievement.

All applications are reviewed by Department faculty who are members of the department’s Scholarships Committee. Selections will be made early in the Spring semester of each year.

Scholarships are applied toward each recipient’s tuition and fees during the following academic year. Students who receive the scholarships must must be enrolled the following fall semester.

2024-25 Undergraduate Scholarships

Professional Organizations

• American Historical Association
• Organization of American Historians
• The Society for Military History
• Southern Historical Association
• Georgia Association of Historians
• Phi Alpha Theta National
• World History Association
• H-Net
• National Coalition for History
• National Council on Public History

Local Phi Alpha Theta Chapters

Statesboro Campus

The Pi Alpha Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society, focuses on the intellectual and career development of students in the field of History. Founded in 1969, our organization currently has over thirty members, all of whom have excelled, academically, in the field of history. Through our organization, we offer enlightening history related documentary and game nights, secure guest speakers in the fields of history, and offer career outreach to fellow history majors. Phi Alpha Theta at Georgia Southern University provides a unique and open environment to discuss and enjoy history.

Savannah Campus

For information, contact Kaitlynn at kc24715@georgiasouthern.edu

“Phi Alpha Theta Armstrong Chapter Field Trip to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum“

Graduate Students

Applying to PhD Programs

Helpful information on how to approach applications to doctoral programs and careers in the history profession can be found through the following resources:

• The American Historical Association’s Resources for Graduate Students
• The American Historical Association’s Careers in Public History section

 Jobs Outside Academia

There are a number of links that can help graduates plan non-academic careers as a historian:

•  Museums: American Association of Museums
•  Archives: Society of American Archivists; National Council on Public History; Society for History in the Federal Government
•  Historical Societies: American Association for State and Local History
•  Federal, State, and Local Government Employment: 50statejobs