SUNY Potsdam
Peter McCoy has a work experience that spans over several years. Peter started their career as a Lecturer at Northwestern University in 1994 and worked there until 1996. After that, they worked as an Assistant Professor at UMASS Lowell from 1998 to 2000. Currently, they are an Associate Professor at SUNY Potsdam since 2000.
Peter McCoy has an extensive educational background in music education. Peter obtained a Bachelor of Music Education (BM) from Iowa State University, where they studied from 1980 to 1985. Peter later pursued a Master's degree (MM) in Music Education at Northwestern University, attending from 1987 to 1990. Peter McCoy's academic journey culminated in a Ph.D. in Music Education from Northwestern University, which they completed from 1993 to 1999.
SUNY Potsdam
Part of the respected State University of New York system, SUNY Potsdamin Potsdam, New York offers challenging academics, lots of professionaland recreational student activities, and you don’t even need SAT scoresto get in!Potsdam’s various academic divisions deliver degrees in such diversefields as Archaeological Studies, Art Education,Business of Music,Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Music Performance,Psychology, Theatre and Women’s Studies. Potsdam also hasinterdisciplinary majors, which allow students to build a major out oftwo or more subject areas.Online, hybrid and traditional on-site classes are all offered. Studentsat Potsdam may also benefit from undergraduate research activities,internships, learning communities and service learning projects.With over 100 student organizations available, students have the optionof participating in extracurricular activities as well.Since Potsdam does not believe in using standardized test scores ascriteria for student performance, other factors such as grades andindividual gifts and talents are evaluated in the admissions process.While tuition is lower for state residents and is kept particularly lowto maintain public school accessibility, financial aid is sometimesrequired and is available to those who qualify.