Academic Advising

AAC helps students navigate their way through thier education

Academic Support Services


The Academic Advising Center provides:

  • Information about academic programs and policies.
  • Assistance exploring or clarifying choice of major.
  • Special advisors to help students who encounter academic difficulties strategize ways to improve their performance
  • Evaluation of transfer courses and assessment of credits awarded.
  • Information about petitioning the College Board for exceptions to academic policies.
  • Advice and counseling regarding learning or physical disabilities.
  • Assistance in conveying information about special needs to professors.
  • Assistance in obtaining academic and classroom accommodations, if needed.

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The Career Services Office offers:

  • Help clarifying career goals by assessing interests, skills, and strengths in consultation with a career counselor.
  • The Clark Career Exploration Program, a comprehensive plan designed to introduce students to a variety of liberal arts career options beginning in their first year.
  • Free career or graduate school advising/counseling sessions throughout all four years of study at Clark and beyond.
  • Talks by alumni about their careers through targeted career panels.
  • Access to the Career Library, which contains information on career fields and graduate study.
  • A variety of career-related workshops designed to assist students in all aspects of job-search readiness.
  • Information on internship opportunities.
  • Prelaw advising to help map out strategies for choosing and applying to law school.
  • Meetings with representatives at on campus Career Fairs, Graduate School Fairs, and Law Fairs to discuss opportunities after graduation.
  • Assistance preparing resumes and cover letters.
  • Mock interviews with a counselor to prepare for real interviews.
  • Networking events on and off campus to learn how to network effectively.
  • Connections with employers through on-campus and off-campus recruiting.

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The Writing Center provides:

  • Assistance with writing for any class in any discipline, at all stages of the writing process (trying to understand a writing assignment, brainstorming, composing, getting un-stuck, writing, revising, seeking citation information, editing, proofreading).
  • Free, hour-long conferences with graduate-student writing consultants.
  • Help revising personal statements, resumes, cover letters, study abroad and internship applications.
  • Practice test strategies for the reading and writing questions on the Massachusetts Teacher Test or other standardized examinations (GMAT, GRE, etc.).

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The Office of Study Abroad assists students in:

  • Exploring the various options available for studying abroad and selecting the program that best matches a student’s interests.
  • Negotiating the application process.
  • Preparing for experiences abroad through pre-departure workshops.
  • Selecting appropriate courses to take while abroad and registering for Clark courses to be taken upon one’s return.
  • Facilitating contact with appropriate faculty.
  • Maintaining contact with Clark while studying abroad.
  • Insuring that academic credits completed abroad are evaluated and posted to the student’s Clark record.
  • Addressing re-entry issues upon request and helping incorporate study abroad experiences into future plans.

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Academic Advising x7468
Career Services x7258
Writing Center x7405
Study Abroad x7363