Advising
Spring 2025
Welcome to history advising!
If you are a current History major, or wish to add a history major, please scroll down the page for information on how to schedule an appointment.
If you are not a current History major, and have a question, please email us.
GRADUATING IN SPRING 2025? The Graduation Application is open!
The course schedules for Summer and Fall 2025 will post in early March. Registration for both Summer and Fall 2025 occurs April 7-18.
Our office in Garrison Hall (GAR 1.140) is generally 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.
Susan C. Somers
Mehmet Celik
Associate Academic Advisor
Born and raised in Turkey, Mehmet is a historian specializing in the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East, with a particular focus on conflict and coexistence during the transition of former Ottoman territories into nation-states. He earned his B.A. in History from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, an M.A. in Ottoman History from Bilkent University in Ankara, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin. Before rejoining the UT History Department in Spring 2024 as an academic advisor, he taught courses at Southwestern University and Huston-Tillotson University and served as an academic advisor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Outside of his academic work, Mehmet enjoys camping, horseback riding, and playing the Turkish bağlama. He is also a proud father of three children—two sons and a daughter.
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.
