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At The State University of New York at Potsdam, students are encouraged to pursue their passions in a close-knit campus environment that emphasizes community, discovery, and creativity. SUNY Potsdam is the kind of place where people roll up their sleeves and pitch in, where they attempt the (seemingly) impossible and defy the odds. It is the kind of place where people do incredible things, but they are still down-to-earth. The State University of New York at Potsdam prepares students to engage global citizens and lead lives enriched by critical thought, creativity, and discovery. As an inclusive scholarly community, rooted in our historic role in providing exemplary teacher and music education and our leadership in the fine and performing arts, we are committed to the liberal arts and sciences as an academic foundation for all students. With an abiding sense of responsibility to our region and the world beyond, SUNY Potsdam fosters an appreciation of and respect for the variety of human experience. SUNY Potsdam aspires to foster innovative programs that deliver genuinely transformational student experiences in a collaborative and creative community environment, emphasizing inclusivity, sustainability, and leadership in scholarship and service. When it comes to application review, SUNY Potsdam takes a holistic approach. We focus on previous academic performance, emphasizing the cumulative grade point average, and curriculum rigor. We also use a letter of recommendation, essay, and activities to learn more about our applicants. We are SAT/ACT optional. It is the mission of the Financial Aid Office to provide information and access to funding for students in the pursuit of a SUNY Potsdam education and degree. We deliver timely, accurate, and transparent financial assistance to prospective, current, and former students in a way that is both respectful of and sensitive to confidentiality and diversity. We foster fiscal responsibility for the SUNY Potsdam educational community and maintain our programs' integrity in compliance with all federal and state regulatory requirements and college standards. The Financial Aid Office is committed to helping you identify the financial resources for which you may be eligible. Our staff will help you and your family develop financial plans to pay for a significant future investment - your college education. You can choose from more than 40 majors and 40 minors, and we offer both bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. Among these classic academic pursuits, you will find interdisciplinary programs that seamlessly converge courses from several different departments, such as Criminal Justice or Women's & Gender Studies. We also offer programs that incorporate cross-registering with other local colleges that provide a unique educational experience for students who want to maximize their academic years. Outside the classroom, don't forget to expand your horizons with internships, volunteerism, and several other academic initiatives tailored to your interests and designed to help you succeed. We take pride in the quality of our programs and the students who choose them. The Division of Graduate and Continuing Education serves the College as one of the primary hubs for Potsdam's many educational offerings. We are committed to providing lifelong access to education by facilitating and supporting our constituents' educational and enrichment goals. Below represents direct links to our programs and services for both prospective and current students. For general questions or referral support, please contact us directly using the information found on the page's right-hand side. We look forward to working with you. Student Academic Services of the Student Success Center assists all SUNY Potsdam students in transitioning to college life and graduation from College. SUNY Potsdam keeps you active and entertained. Recitals, exhibitions, sports, plays, concerts, guest lectures, and more are part of the experience. With over 100 clubs and organizations to become involved with, you'll find plenty of opportunities to try new things, make new friends, and become an active part of our vibrant community. Our students have access to many outstanding services. We highly recommend taking advantage of these unique ways to get involved right away with campus life and meet new people. Founded in 1816 as the St. Lawrence Academy, the institution known today as The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam is also the oldest institution in the SUNY system. From our humble beginnings in a one-room schoolhouse, the College has grown to become a leader in creativity, applied to learn, and educational excellence. View full university

Since its founding 25 years ago, the University of Potsdam has excelled in research and teaching and is well-positioned both nationally and internationally. Achieving this under consistently difficult economic conditions speaks for our professors, research, and administrative staff's quality and motivation. Now it is essential to consolidate and extend this position. We want to play an active role among Germany's leading research universities on a sustained basis. And, of course, we also want to take top positions in our areas of studies. This is the only way to attract the brightest and most talented minds to Brandenburg and offer them career perspectives. We are convinced that investments being made in research and teaching today will pay off for Brandenburg shortly. This is why we actively engage in qualified training of skilled personnel that we urgently need and ensure a rapid translation of the latest scientific findings into practice. It is of particular concern to us to win strong political, economic, and social partners. When we report about our work here, we want to inform you and arouse your interest, and show connecting factors that improve our network's density and stability for education, science, and knowledge transfer – to the benefit of Brandenburg. Approaching Potsdam from the waterside, you will see the red "shell" of the Hans Otto Theater directly situated on the Tiefer See lake. At Schiffbauergasse (Shipbuilder's Lane), there is a unique cultural facility area that includes modern drama, experimental dance, and contemporary art. Right in the middle, there is the Waschhaus, with a rock and pop arena and some smaller stages for jazz and world music. It is a place for readings, movie nights, and parties. In the center of Potsdam, there is the "KuZe" Students Cultural Center and the Pub-à-la-Pub. If you prefer a more classical ambiance, you can go to the Nikolaisaal, where the University's choir and orchestra give concerts. During the semester, numerous events at the Nil student club provide opportunities for an international get-together. Students from Germany and abroad feel at ease in Potsdam. People of many different cultural backgrounds meet in the dormitories that are close to the campus. If you have to balance your studies, career, and children, you can get outstanding support from the University's family services. The University Athletic Department provides a lot of facilities and fitness courses to balance mental and physical activities. Whether you travel by bike, bus, or train, you can always move around Potsdam easily and quickly to enjoy its green surroundings or go into bustling Berlin. Young, modern, oriented towards the future: With its just 21 years, the University of Potsdam has already achieved an outstanding position among the universities and scientific institutions of Berlin and Brandenburg. It convinces with its great variety of programs and courses and its distinct interdisciplinary research profile. Students can develop their aptitudes and talents in numerous one-major programs or combination courses. Some subjects you can study only at the University of Potsdam in this form. Among them are Jewish Studies, Patholinguistics, or IT Systems Engineering at the affiliated Hasso Plattner Institute of Software Systems Engineering. Furthermore, the University of Potsdam is the only teacher-training institute in the Federal Land Brandenburg. Teaching at Potsdam's University is always closely linked to up-to-date research and driven by the latest scientific findings in and outside the University. Students benefit from a significant number of extramural research institutions in Potsdam that add value to their studies. These institutions also promote the dialog between theory and real-life and open up job opportunities for students. The University of Potsdam is a lively community of teachers and students. Research findings are directly incorporated into teaching, and students can feel the intellectual dynamism in their fields. Comprehensive quality management ensures this on all levels, from Bachelors's programs to graduate or postgraduate studies. Thoroughly structured curricula are considered a guarantor for completing studies within the standard time to degree. Students acquire all those skills that they need to be well-prepared for their future professional life. The University of Potsdam is among the first universities in Germany that are undergoing system accreditation. When you want to obtain a Ph.D. degree at the University of Potsdam, you may use the cross-disciplinary training and support program at the Potsdam Graduate School. It was primarily set up for Ph.D. students consistently in line with international quality standards. Individual Ph.D. students and more than twenty Ph.D. programs of various subjects and faculties are united at this graduate school under one roof. As a liaison body within the research network "pearls," it establishes important contacts to extramural research institutions. In addition to education in their subjects, students can acquire essential skills to start their careers. The Career Service, some institutes, and Potsdam Transfer, the short form for "Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Knowledge- and Technology- Transfer," support them with their expertise in seeking a job or setting up a business. The University's efforts for more "Excellence in Teaching" do not go unnoticed. The concept was awarded the first price in the competition of the same name of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (the business community's innovation agency for the German science system) and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Laender in the Federal Republic of Germany. The University is committed to maintain and expand these high standards. It primarily relies on the feedback of the students and student committees. The existing is evaluated jointly, and new ideas are conceived in a standard dialog. View full university

The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is a young, dynamic university founded in 1991, which has already achieved a remarkable reputation. Today, our courses of study offered by the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences, Social and Educational Sciences as well as Stadt|Bau|Kultur provide a well-grounded university education with strong professional prospects. Alongside the various disciplines' specializations, the exchange of ideas harbors the excellent potential for innovative developments. We provide optimal supervision for students and research-based learning as a framework for international teaching. Furthermore, our modern infrastructure and a strong focus on applied research in cooperation with economic and public partners distinguish us. These close links with regional and international partners enable us to offer our students praxis-oriented study programs from day one onwards. Interdisciplinary projects allow students to work with fellow students and teaching staff from other Faculties. Under our guiding principle of "Research-driven Learning," students can swiftly become acquainted with applied research methods. In 2010, this approach received an award from both the Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. Our University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been credited with "Excellence in Teaching," a distinction it shares with only three other universities of applied sciences in all of Germany. We welcome researchers, partners, and students worldwide and provide support for those who want to study and work with us. University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is a young, dynamic university founded in 1991. Today, 27 courses of study offered by the Faculties of Stadt|Bau|Kultur, Civil Engineering, Design, Information Sciences, and Social and Educational Sciences provide a well-grounded university education with strong professional prospects. Some 100 professors, assisted by about 200 lecturers and other staff members, offer teaching for around 3,500 students. We are most pleased that you are considering studying at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. In our five Faculties of Social and Educational Sciences, Stadt|Bau|Kultur, Civil Engineering, Design, and Information Sciences, we have a wide range of attractive and rewarding Bachelor's and Master's courses of study on offer. Research at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam stands for practical applicability, knowledge transfer between disciplines, and the opening up of research for students within the framework of "research-driven learning." The University's wide spectrum of study areas is matched by its broad range of research activities and research methods. Alongside the various disciplines' specializations, exchanging ideas between disciplines harbors the excellent potential for innovative developments. Our society's challenges lie above all in the ongoing demographic, ecological, infrastructural, technological, and economic transformation processes, which can be tackled only by interdisciplinary research. In reaction to this situation, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences has, over the past few years, continually raised its research profile and has now established three focal areas of research: Urban Futures, Social and Regional Transformation, and Information and Visualization. In each of these foci, research disciplines from the social, cultural, IT, medial, engineering, and artistic sciences are involved. "Urban Futures" and "Information and Visualization" (or Interaction Design and Information Visualization) have been recognized as research foci by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (HRK) and have accordingly been entered on the HRK's Research Map. To back up these focal areas of research, the interdisciplinary Institute for Urban Futures (IMF) was founded in 2014: it is to be a central institution in the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences with the remit of taking up inter-and transdisciplinary issues in the field of urban futures and pursuing them in related research projects. The IMF has been assigned three dedicated research professorships with the following respective research fields: resource-optimized and climate-compatible building methods, sustainable urban development strategies, and information and visualization. Despite its national and international network involvement, the IMF sees itself as a catalyst for applied research in cooperation with regional actors. It plays a leading and seminal role in establishing new research laboratories and co-operative research initiatives with companies and institutions. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences stands for the dovetailing of research and teaching. The FLEX formats and the new research-oriented Master's courses of study in Urban Futures and Early Childhood Studies (in cooperation with the University of Potsdam) further extend our university-wide research, learning, and knowledge, through which we support and foster student initiatives. The CECL is an independent and neutral institution that seeks to cooperate with those active in construction engineering. Its overall aim is to foster new developments and analyze new or only partially calculable constructions with experimental procedures in conditions approximating closely to reality. This is relevant, especially for already existing old buildings or constructions. The analyses can be carried out on all common building forms, especially on solid constructions (ferroconcrete, prestressed concrete, masonry, composite constructions) made of steel, wood, synthetic materials, or composite materials. With its digitalization lab, the Faculty of Information Sciences possesses a facility that is excellently equipped to assist teaching and research. The technology available here makes it possible to experience practical terms such as electronic inventorization, object digitalization and working with original prototype material, including storage, digital storage, and long-term digital archivization. Digitalization processes can thus be tested hands-on concerning specific problems in cooperation with project partners. View full university