Registration Resources
Class Schedules
Classroom Assignments
GSOM Registration
Class Cancellation due to Weather
If classes are cancelled for weather-related reasons, students may either view the intranet www.clarku.edu/gsom/intranet or listen to the following radio stations: WORC, WBZ, WVBF, WARE, WSRS, WFGL, WPRO, WNED, WKOX, WTAG, WSRO and WAAF. The decision to cancel is made by 3:00 p.m.
Tuition for Summer 2008, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 is $3,180.00 per full-unit (1) course and $1,590.00 per half-unit (.5) course. Full payment for the ENTIRE semester is expected at the time of registration.
If payment is not received by the first Friday of the first week of
classes, students will be withdrawn. A $50.00 late fee will be charged to any student whose registration form is received
after the registration deadline. Registration deadlines are posted on
the top of the schedule as well as on the academic calendars on the GSOM
intranet
www.clarku.edu/gsom/intranet. Checks (personal, bank, and Travelers),
cash, MasterCard, VISA, and Discover are acceptable. Students may wire funds directly into
their student account. Please verify your student account number with GSOM
before transmission and ensure the transfer fee is included in the total.
To initiate a wire transfer payment, please give your bank the following instructions:
Payable to: Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
USA
Bank: TD BankNorth Massachusetts
ABA: 211-370545
Account Number: 8241 94 1463 Clark University
Student's Name: Student's Number: *Please verify correct number with GSOM before sending.
Wire transfers are usually completed within 24- 48 hours. Your local bank will charge you between $10 and $25 to send this wire, make sure this is included in the total.
No registration will be processed without payment.
Students who receive financial aid loans will be permitted to register without payment only if they present a letter from their lending institution stating that the funds have been approved for Clark University (application for loans will not be accepted). Students receiving assistantships will pay their tuition in full when they register.
Part-time students will be permitted to register without payment only if their employers pay Clark directly upon registration.
Refund Schedule
Module A:
Sep. 2 - Oct. 20 |
Module B:
Oct. 27 - Dec. 18 |
Full Semester:
Oct. 2 - Dec. 18 |
| Full Refund Before 9/2 |
Full Refund Before 10/27 |
Full Refund Before 9/2 |
| 90% 9/2 - 9/4 |
90% 10/27 - 10/29 |
90% 9/2 - 9/10 |
| 50% 9/5 - 9/11 |
50% 10/30 - 11/5 |
50% 9/11 - 9/24 |
| 25% 9/12 - 9/24 |
25% 11/6 - 11/18 |
25% 9/25 - 10/20 |
| After 9/25 No Refund |
After 11/19 No Refund |
After 10/21 No Refund |
| Last day to withdraw with a grade of W 10/2 |
Last day to withdraw with a grade of W 12/4 |
Last day to withdraw with a grade of W 11/13 |
All students will register online through CU Web. Registration directions are available on the GSOM intranet http://www.clarku.edu/gsom/intranet/register/Online%20web%20directions.doc
Please read all instructions carefully prior to registering.
Students must register for the entire semester (modules A and B). If you are planning to graduate this is VERY important; you may not be on the graduation list if you have not registered for all remaining courses. Missing information may result in untimely delays. We cannot accept registrations via the telephone or email. Students with questions regarding registration may call 508-793-7407. Course descriptions, including prerequisites, can be found on the intranet at:
http://www.clarku.edu/mba/programinfo/courseinfo/descriptions.shtml .
All full-time students must pay a $40.00 activity fee each fall and spring semester. (Any student who registers for three or more full units of credit in a semester is considered full-time.) This fee supports the activities of the GSOM Student Council (field trips, guest speakers, coffee hours, and so on).
Student Service Fee
All new full-time students are required to pay a one time $1,250.00 student service fee.
Continuing students may add or drop courses from their schedules without charge
during add/drop week. However, after that timeframe a $10.00 fee will be assessed for each schedule change. Students must fill out and submit an Add/Drop form www.clarku.edu/gsom/intranet or an equivalent document and return it with payment to GSOM.
All GSOM students registered as full-time (3 units or more) are automatically enrolled in the University
health insurance plan unless they complete the Clark student health insurance
waiver form indicating other coverage. Students must provide proof of coverage by a private insurer in order to be waived. In either case, a health insurance form MUST be completed at the time of registration.
Also, all new full-time and part-time students born outside of the U.S. must submit a completed immunization form prior to their FIRST semester at GSOM.
If a completed immunization form is not on file in GSOM 30 days after a
student's first semester start date, by Massachusetts State Law, they will be
withdrawn from the University.
Please see the Academic Policies Manual for detailed information on health insurance and immunization requirements.
Interest at the rate of 1% per month (12.7% APR) will be charged on all past due balances.
All new students will be issued I.D. cards at the beginning of the semester.
To schedule a time with the ID Office, please call (508)793-7109.
All texts, reading packets, and cases may be purchased at the Barnes & Noble Clark University bookstore, 918 Main Street, Worcester MA, 508-792-5330.
Normal bookstore hours of operation during semesters are Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please call the bookstore for details regarding direct shipment of texts and other materials. You may be able to reserve books online at http://www.clarku.bkstore.com
Please call the bookstore directly at 508-792-5330 for a listing of hours they are open in between semesters and UPS shipping policy.
A small commuter parking lot is located on Maywood Street, opposite Carlson Hall. Other commuter lots are located on Downing St. and Charlotte St. Parking on Clark University property requires a valid decal.
Forms and fees are available on www.clarku.edu/intranet/vehicles.cfm . Parking regulations are strictly enforced. Parking stickers are valid through August 2009.
Parking fees for Academic Year 2008 - 2009 are as follows:
- Commuter decal: $40.00 entitles the bearer to park from 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 a.m. in any Clark commuter lot;
- The parking garage is $330.00, and the Birch Street parking lot is $110.00.
For additional stickers, please contact University Police; a separate form is required for each vehicle.
There is no charge for parking at the Framingham campus.
Ted Buswick - Executive in Residence
Ted Buswick is executive-in-residence for Leadership and the Arts in the GSOM.
For the past 16 years, he has been at The Boston Consulting Group, where he is
Director of Publications for BCG’s Strategy Institute, Oral Historian, and
Archivist. His specialization is arts-based learning in business. Among his
writing and editing, Buswick initiated and was co-guest editor for a special
issue of the Journal of Business Strategy on arts-based learning in 2005. He is
co-author with Judy Buswick of the book Slate of Hand: Stone for Fine Art & Folk
Art, and is co-author of a forthcoming BCG book about the effect poetry can have
on strategic thinking and decision-making, to be published by the University of
Michigan Press. He is co-editor of a second special issue of the Journal of
Business Strategy, to be published in early 2009.
Louis Farina – Adjunct Faculty
Louis J. Farina is a new adjunct faculty member in the GSOM. He received a
bachelors degree from Suffolk University; an MBA from Babson College; and a
Master of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University (Chicago). He has been a
licensed CPA for thirty years. He has previously served on and is currently
serving on the Board of Editorial Advisors of The Journal of Accountancy.
Wendy Jeffus – Visiting Faculty
Dr. Jeffus has published papers on the topics of foreign direct investment in
Latin America and shareholder wealth effects from acquisition announcements. Her
dissertation, “International Banking Acquisitions: Determinants for Success in
Latin America” was a study of the shareholder wealth effects of cross-border
acquisition announcements in the banking industry. Dr. Jeffus holds a BA from
Southern Methodist University, an MBA from Texas Christian University, a MSF
from Boston College, and a DBA from Southern New Hampshire University. She has
taught courses in finance and international business at Boston College and
Harvard Summer School. She has also delivered lectures in Canada, Morocco,
Spain, and the United States.
Dr. Jeffus has an international consulting practice where she advises
companies involved in cross-border investments. Her industry experience includes
Merrill Lynch where she joined a team of investment advisors who managed private
client assets. She has worked as a litigation consultant where she analyzed
cases involving currency derivatives and tax matters.
Arpita Joardar – Full Time Faculty
Professor Joardar joins Clark from the University of Texas - Pan American,
where she was an assistant professor of International Business. She received her
Ph.D. in International Business with a Management concentration at the
University of South Carolina. Her research interests include cross-cultural
group phenomena, group acceptance issues and international entrepreneurship. She
has both published as well as presented her research at many prestigious
national and international conferences. She has experience teaching
undergraduate, master's and doctoral classes. Her teaching interests include
international management, cross-cultural behavior and management, and
international business
Serguey Khovansky - Visiting Faculty
Dr. Khovansky holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia where he also
gained teaching experience. He has a M.Sc. in Physics. He is an active
researcher in quantitative finance. The focus of his scientific interests lies
in financial derivatives and financial econometrics. His papers have been
accepted by and presented in Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance
Association and other top-level finance gatherings. He also serves as a referee
for academic journals and a discussant, reviewer, and organizer of financial
meetings. At GSOM he will be teaching graduate courses in quantitative finance.
Kenneth Preiss – Visiting Faculty
Dr. Preiss completed his doctoral studies at The University of Melbourne in
Australia investigating innovation creation, development and marketing. He was
formerly a Director of Coopers & Lyband Australia (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
and has personally created many start-up businesses. He has taught both
undergraduate and postgraduate programs in international business, business
strategy, marketing and entrepreneurship in Australia, Germany, Singapore, the
US and most recently for over the past 3.5 years in the Middle East where he
conducted several rounds of the national study into entrepreneurship. He has
consulted to, and conducted programs for, both the public and private sectors in
many of the regions in which he has worked.
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