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challenges, set realistic and attainable goals, cultivate decision-making skills,
explore strategies for choosing a major, and develop and enhance their study
and self-management skills. Academic advisers and coaching specialists seek
to help students grow their talents and abilities. Depending on a student’s
needs, individualized advising and coaching appointments usually last 30
minutes to one hour, and students can schedule appointments weekly,
once every two weeks or on a monthly basis.
Academic Counseling is available for students who want individualized
feedback from a professional academic counselor regarding their current
study behaviors and strategies for enhancing their academic success.
Before meeting with an academic counselor, the student completes an
inventory called the Study Behavior Inventory (SBI). The SBI highlights the
student’s study skill strengths, identifies areas of academic difficulty and
provides recommendations for improvement. After completing the SBI, the
student meets with the academic counselor to review the results. During
the academic counseling session, students can determine effective ways
of learning and retaining course material and develop strategies to prepare
for their most challenging courses. Students also receive personalized
recommendations for enhancing their study techniques and can discuss
any concerns they have about their academic situation. Common topics
covered in an academic counseling session include time management,
note-taking, creating a study plan, reading strategies, reducing test
anxiety, test preparation, motivation and test-taking skills.
Academic Strategy Workshops are offered during the fall and spring semesters
on a variety of topics, techniques and strategies designed to help students
excel and succeed at Clemson. More than 50 in-person and 30 online
workshops on learning, study skills and other topics are given each semester.
1. All ASC services are free of charge, so students do not have to pay any
additional fees for using ASC services.
2. Using ASC services helps students succeed at Clemson; nearly 60 percent
of the students who use the ASC have a 3.0 or higher GPA.
3. Using ASC services helps students keep their scholarships; students who
use ASC services keep their scholarships at higher rates than students
who do not.
4. Using ASC services helps students earn a Clemson degree; students
who use ASC services graduate at higher rates than students who do not.
5. The ASC has great jobs for students, employing more than 200 students
in leadership roles each year.
For more information, visit
UNDERSTANDING COLLEGE ACADEMICS
The Advising and Registration Process at Clemson
The advising process at Clemson varies some by college and major. Depending
on a student’s academic standing (e.g. first year, sophomore, junior, senior),
they may have a staff adviser or faculty adviser. A staff adviser is a full-time
PARENT TESTIMONIAL
“By far the greatest key
to our daughter’s first-year
success was utilizing the
Academic Success Center.
It can be overwhelming going
from a small high school
that graduated 160 students
to a major university with
[more than] 20,000 students.
Getting 1:1 tutoring helped
with the transition and made
our daughter feel more
connected.”
Dan Barton
Pittsgrove, N.J.
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