For Students

To graduate from Clark you will need to have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, have declared and fulfilled the requirements of at least one major program, and have completed 32 units (classes) with at least 16 units completed at Clark.

You also must complete a First Year Intensive and the nine Clark Core requirements from at least five different academic disciplines. These requirements include:

• Written Expression
• Formal Analysis
• Aesthetic Perspective
• Global Comparative Perspective
• Historical Perspective
• Language and Culture Perspective
• Scientific Perspective
• Values Perspective
• Diversity and Inclusion Perspective

Dates for the posting of course schedules, the student advising period, and online registration are found on the Registrar Office web page.  Access the Academic Calendar by clicking here.

To be ready for registration, you must meet with your major advisor (academic advisor if you have yet to declare your major) and get their approval of your class list to release the registration hold. We recommend having 4-6 classes prepared prior to this meeting.

Spring 2027 Pre-Registration Period Begins: October 21st, 2026

Spring 2027 Senior Class Registration Begins: November 12th, 2026

Spring 2027 Junior Class Registration Begins: November 16th, 2026

Spring 2027 Sophomore Class Registration Begins: November 18th, 2026

Spring 2027 First-Year Class Registration Begins: November 20th, 2026

From the Check Your Registration Status screen, scroll to the bottom and click on View Holds. All holds must be released for you to be able to register at your appointed time.

Here are the offices that review and can release each hold.

• Advising Hold – Primary Faculty Advisor
• Emergency Contact – Will be released once completed through CUWeb.
• Student Accounts Hold – Student Accounts Office
• Get Inclusive Modules – Office of Community Standards
• Health Forms – Health Services Department

Students are eligible to request taking a fifth course during the semester if they are hoping to either catch up on units, apply it towards an accelerated program, or take a course for personal enrichment.

• Only Sophomores (8-15 units) with a 3.6 GPA or higher, or Juniors and Seniors (16 or more units) with a 3.0 GPA or higher, are eligible.
• All forms will be reviewed once grades are submitted at the end of the semester. This review occurs in the first week of January for the Spring semester and the first week of June for the Fall semester. Students will receive an email after the review process to know if their petition was approved or denied.
• The deadline for fifth course request forms to be submitted to the Academic Advising Center is the last day of add/drop each semester. Please make sure to turn these in prior to the deadline, as this will provide time for the AAC staff to approve the forms and have the Registrar’s Office process the submission so you can register for the 5th class before add/drop ends.

Should you wish to add a course after the add/drop deadline, you will need to get permission from the professor of the course and have you and the professor sign off on the form below before submitting it to the Registrar’s Office. Please note the following requirements below before submitting this petition:

• If this late added course will put you over the 4.5 unit maximum, you will also need to submit a 5th Course Approval form to the Academic Advising Center prior to approval from the Registrar’s Office.
• Adding a course after the add/drop deadline may include a $100 fee.
• Should you add a course late to the semester, especially if it is after the third week of the semester, the expectation is on the student to catch up with the missing work and understand that the professor is not mandated to help you make up the missing work that impacts your grade.

Summer Full/1st Module 2026 Deadline for Add/Drop Submission: May 26th, 2026

Summer 2nd Module 2026 Deadline for Add/Drop Submission: July 6th, 2026

Fall 2026 Deadline for Add/Drop Submission: August 31st, 2026

Spring 2027 Deadline for Add/Drop Submission: January 26th, 2027

Clark University is part of the Worcester Consortium of Higher Education Institutions, which allows for Clark students to take their fourth course over the Fall or Spring semesters at another Worcester university. The course would count for the equivalent credit of a Clark course, and this would allow students to take courses that Clark may not offer.

The Consortium includes:

• Assumption University
• Clark University
• College of the Holy Cross
• MCPHS University
• Quinsigamond Community College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Students who wish to take a course at a partner institution will need to get permission from the Professor of the course, and then submit a signed Consortium Cross-Registration form to the Registrar’s Office for final approval.

Should students wish to complete specific credits at other institutions between semesters at Clark University (including Winter sessions, Summer sessions, or while on Leave of Absence), they can submit a Transfer Credit Approval form with the Academic Advising Center.

This form should be used before registering for courses at another college or university to ensure the acceptability of course and credits at Clark University. Department Chair approval is required for courses that will fulfill a major, minor or concentration requirement. All transfer credits must meet the requirements for Clark course credits, and students cannot retake courses already taken at Clark. Please note that transfer credit will only count for course credit, grades from transfer classes will not be counted towards a student’s GPA.

Turn in your completed request form with course descriptions to the Academic Advising Center (if it is an online course then a syllabus is required). Please make sure to submit this form prior to taking the transfer class when possible. The process for approval can take up to 5 business days. Once you have completed the transfer course, please have the other institution send the Clark Registrar’s Office your transcript in order for the course to count for your degree audit.

If you are uncertain how you will do in a class that is not required for your major or minor, you can speak with your professor to take the class pass/fail instead of for a grade that will impact your GPA.

Should you receive a C- or better, the course will be indicated with a P but will not impact your GPA. Any grade below C- will result in a F grade. Students must choose this grading option within the first three weeks of the semester.

Summer Full/1st Module 2026 Deadline for Pass/Fail Submission: May 26th, 2026

Summer 2nd Module 2026 Deadline for Pass/Fail Submission: July 17th, 2026

Fall 2026 Deadline for Pass/Fail Submission: September 14th, 2026

Spring 2027 Deadline for Pass/Fail Submission: February 9th, 2027

If you are concerned about receiving a poor grade in a course, or need to drop a course for other reasons after the add/drop date, will need to fill out a Course Withdrawal Form. As a result of a withdrawal, a grade of “W” will appear on the your academic record, but it will not have an impact on your GPA. The deadline to withdraw from a course is the last day of the semester.

You will need to meet with a staff member from the Academic Advising department for final approval of the course withdrawal. Once signed by the AAC staff, you will submit your form to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

Summer 1st Module 2026 Deadline for Withdrawal Form Submission: June 26th, 2026

Summer Full/2nd Module 2026 Deadline for Withdrawal Form Submission: August 7th, 2026

Fall 2026 Deadline for Withdrawal Form Submission: December 7th, 2026

Spring 2027 Deadline for Withdrawal Form Submission: May 3rd, 2027

In cases where students are not able to finish their course work by the end of the semester because of extenuating circumstances, students can ask their professor for a grade of incomplete (IN). Should the professor approve this request, students and instructors must work together to complete this form. Students may talk to someone in the Academic Advising Center for assistance with figuring out if an incomplete is appropriate. Completed forms can be turned into the Academic Advising Center before the end of day on the last day of finals.

To be eligible for an incomplete, the petition must meet the following criteria:

• – The student has been engaged in the course for the majority of the semester.
• – The student has completed over 50% of the course work.
• – The faculty member can work with the student during the period of the break.
• – The faculty member can expect the student to complete the remaining work prior to the end of the next add/drop period.

In order to receive final approval of their Petition for Incomplete, the Academic Advising Center must also approve this submission. Please ensure that you turn in your signed Petition for Incomplete with enough time to meet with a staff member in the AAC prior to the end of the day on the last day of finals, should they deem that that is required.

Please note that it can take up to 5 business days for the paperwork to be reviewed and filed with a final decision.

Summer 1st Module 2026 Deadline for Incomplete Form Submission: June 26th, 2026

Summer Full/2nd Module 2026 Deadline for Incomplete Form Submission: August 7th, 2026

Fall 2026 Deadline for Incomplete Form Submission: December 16th, 2026

Spring 2027 Deadline for Incomplete Form Submission: May 12th, 2027

Use this form to petition for any action outside of the parameters of our academic forms and petitions or policies. Return the completed petition to the Academic Advising Center after gathering all required signatures. For help with filling out or submitting your College Board petition, visit the Academic Advising Center for assistance.

Please note that it can take up to 14 business days for the paperwork to be reviewed and filed with a final decision.

Reasons for College Board Petitions can include, but are not limited to:

• Missing deadlines for Clark administrative forms like course withdrawals,
• Appealing application denials by Clark departments,
• Appealing final course grades.

A student may receive a maximum of 8 units from their AP exams. One unit for each College Entrance Examination Board AP score of 4 or 5. A score of 5 for English Lit/Comp will result in a waiver of the Written Expression (WE) requirement. Scores of 4 or 5 in other areas may result in Clark Core (Core) waivers. Students may receive a maximum of 3 Core waivers in total. Please see the table below for the full list of how your 4’s and 5’s on your AP exams will transfer into Clark University.

Please submit these scores before starting your first semester at Clark to prevent classes from overlapping with your accepted AP units. You will have to use your college board portal to submit these credits to Clark.

Credit is awarded for: full International Baccalaureate Diplomas are given one full semester (4 Clark units) of advanced standing credit. The full diploma with 36 or above will be given one full year of credit (8 units) provided all exam scores (including SL scores) are 5 or above.

Individual IB courses (at the higher level) with scores of 5 or higher are awarded one Clark unit each; British A-level courses are awarded 1.0 unit each for grade of C or better up to a maximum of 4.0 units; Ontario 13th Year earns up to 4 units of advanced placement; Quebec CEGEP program earns 8 units of advanced placement for completing the full 2 years of study; the German ABITUR (4 units); the Swiss MATURA and Italian MATURITA (4 units); the French or Moroccan Baccalaureate will earn 4 units with the diploma (level of “admis” at least), otherwise one unit will be awarded for each eligible course (with a coefficient of at least 4 and note of at least 10) up to a maximum of 4 units.

Other international academic experiences are evaluated individually. Students who have completed Bard Early College are eligible to receive a maximum of 8.0 units of advanced standing credit for appropriate college level courses in which the student has earned a minimum grade of B.

Generally, students may earn up to four units of university credit for college courses completed while in high school. Students must have the college send an official transcript to the Academic Advising Center at Clark.

Courses are then evaluated for possible transfer credit by the Academic Advising Center. Students should check with the Registrar’s Office to confirm that their transcript was received. If the course work has been evaluated positively, the student will receive notification. If there is a problem, the student will find out what it may be at that time.

• No credit is awarded for successfully passing CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests, Regents Exams or credit by exam from another college.
• No credit is awarded for any elementary language courses if you have completed more than two years of that language in high school.
• No credit is awarded for internships, vocational classes, sports, club activities, or personal wellness classes.

The Academic Advising Center handles all Academic & Disciplinary Report requests should any student need to send this information to other higher education institutions through the Common Application for transfer. Please make sure to fill out the top part of the reports prior to emailing them to advising@clarku.edu and check whether the report will be submitted directly to the other institution. Please note that it can take up to 5 business days for the paperwork to be reviewed and filed so please plan accordingly.