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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 professional
staff member trained in class advising for a specific major or
department. Clemson values interactions between faculty and
students, and at some point in their academic career, every
student will be advised by a faculty member in their major.
Academic advising and registration takes place in the fall
for the following spring semester and in the spring for the following summer and fall terms.
Registration dates can be found on the academic calendar. Each student is assigned a specific
date and time, which will be determined when iROAR — Clemson’s student information system
site, where students can view their personal, financial and academic information — is set to open
course registration for them. This date and time is based on class standing and number of credit
hours earned. In order for a student to be granted access to register at their assigned date and time,
they must first meet with their academic adviser. Students can find the name of their assigned
academic adviser by logging into iROAR and looking under Student Information. Each college
and major coordinates advising differently. Students should expect to be contacted by their adviser
PARENT TESTIMONIAL
“When our daughter needed
more help in class, she turned
to the Academic Success
Center and attended sessions
led by trained peer tutors.
The experience gave her more
confidence and new study
skills, which she applied to
all her classes. Her hard work
was rewarded when she made
the Dean’s List.”
Robin D. Stringer
Anderson, S.C.