Professional Advising for Student Success

Your primary advisor will be the Associate Director of The Clarkson School, who will assist you starting the summer before enrollment and throughout the year. They will help you select courses that fulfill your high school requirements, align with your intended major, or simply match your interests.

Clarkson School students take the same courses as Clarkson University first-years and can pursue coursework in more than 60 majors and minors. The only course taken exclusively as a Clarkson School cohort is PE100 – First Year Seminar (while other first-year students take FY100).

Clarkson University is renowned for its hands-on learning. As a Clarkson School student, you might launch your own business, help build a solar car, or conduct biomedical research alongside esteemed faculty. Collaborating on real-world projects with Clarkson students and professors will deepen your understanding of your major and future career possibilities. Many exciting options await you!

We are committed to your success. Beyond personalized advising, The Clarkson School offers tutoring in major courses such as Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in the Price Hall Honors classroom, located adjacent to student housing.  Tutors are typically Clarkson School alumni or Honors students.

The University also provides a variety of academic support services, including:

• Student Success Center
• Accessibility Services
• Advising & Mentoring Programs
• Campus Tutoring Sessions
• Writing Center
• Office of Information Technology resources

We encourage all students to take full advantage of these campus resources!

Each semester, three progress reports are requested from professors to provide feedback on your academic performance. Follow-up meetings are scheduled as needed with the Associate Director of The Clarkson School.

These reports are shared with students and their families, based on the Student Information Release Authorization form on file with Student Achievement Services (SAS). For certain information to be released to a third party, a signed authorization form is required.

While many Clarkson School students continue at Clarkson University as sophomores, you have the freedom to transfer to other colleges and universities—including Ivy League schools, major research universities, and highly selective liberal arts colleges. Most students enter these institutions with advanced standing, typically enrolling in sophomore-level courses the following year.

Clarkson School alumni have gone on to attend prestigious institutions such as:

• Boston College
• Brown University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Georgetown University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Chicago
• Yale University
  ... and many more.

At the start of each semester, the Director of The Clarkson School holds college workshops to assist with applications. All students are required to submit their college applications and essays for review before submission to ensure they put their best foot forward.