A full year of preparation for college in the USA
The Clark University Global Campus program provides an academically rigorous curriculum composed of English language and academic units designed to build confidence in English, academics, and the ability to succeed in the American classroom. This program is designed for student success and transformation — year one lays the critical foundation, both socially and academically, for the next three years.
In their three CUGC semesters, students earn 8 academic units of credit, equal to the first college year, towards their Clark bachelor’s degree in business, the humanities, or the sciences.
The curriculum is refreshed each year.
Sample curriculum below.
Fall Semester 2022
| Business | Humanities | Science | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring Global Leadership: Sustainability in Costa Rica/China* |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Career and Program Advising* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Navigating College Life I* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Psychology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Music/Arts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Spring Semester 2023
| Business | Humanities | Science | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring Global Leadership: Sustainability in Costa Rica/China* |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Navigating College Life II* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Economics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Statistics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Literature | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Summer 2023 Bridge Program at Clark
| Business | Humanities | Science | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living and Learning in the United States* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| English Writing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| History | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Entrepreneurship | ✔ | ||
| Global Comparative Perspective | ✔ | ||
| Science | ✔ |
*Non-credit University Preparation classes
Sample Degree Programs at Clark
Business: Economics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Management, Marketing
Humanities: Education, English, History, International Development, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics
Explore the full list of Clark majors, minors, and concentrations
Program Completion
To successfully complete the CUGC program and be fully admitted at Clark University, students must achieve a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 in academic units (with no grades less than C) and an average of 75 or higher (with no score under 70) in University Preparation classes.
- CUGC is an 8 unit (32 academic credits) program.
Clark offers English for Academic Success summer language intensives for students who require additional English Language study prior to the program. Courses are taught online or in person: May-August 2022.