Keeping pace with change is critical for success in the 21st century. Business graduates must be prepared with more than just access to the latest technology and course content. They need courses that fully develop their leadership, decision-making and critical-thinking skills. They also need an academic foundation to make effective and ethical decisions in their chosen profession.
We want our students to have an unforgettable college experience and graduate to pursue outstanding careers. To accomplish this, we have designed the entire Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business experience to increase our students' success in highly competitive job markets. This goal is partially supported by a major and course fee that funds infrastructure and program enhancements that benefit all business majors, as well as non-majors in upper-level business courses. Clemson is not unique in charging these types of fees, but we want to be transparent about them.
Enhancements include additional top-tier faculty to ensure more sections of upper-level business courses and smaller average class sizes. The ability to offer more sections allows us to guarantee that our majors get all the required courses they need for a timely graduation while maintaining the high quality of these courses. Benefit programs offered through our Office of Career and Global Engagement provide leadership and professional development opportunities to give our students a competitive edge.
The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business is dedicated to seating all juniors and seniors in the classes they need, in proper sequence, to maintain orderly transition to graduation. With this comes a student's responsibility to engage our advising and enrollment system in a timely and effective manner. Students must see their academic advisor(s) each semester prior to the start of registration for the following semester, adhere to the major course map, and register during their assigned registration window. Students must inform their adviser within one week of the close of the semester of any course required for graduation (or a prerequisite to such a course) in which the student earned lower than the required grade (C, D or F, depending on course). Our system requires shared responsibilities with our students. Failure to follow these requirements may jeopardize the course access guarantee.
If a student changes to a business major on or before the "Last day to register or add a class or declare audit" in any semester, they will receive a bill for the business major fee for that semester. Please see the University Academic Calendar for the specific date each semester.
All benefit funding from the major and course fee is utilized within the same academic year; in other words, students benefit directly from the fee they pay.
At the beginning of the fall semester, each department fills out a funds proposal form. The Fee Committee, which is composed of faculty and students, determines how funds will be distributed based upon the proposals submitted by the departments. Committee members must agree unanimously with the purpose of the project, the student benefit from the project and the associated project cost. Once determined, the Fee Committee notifies the departments and provides the funding for the approved projects.
If you have additional questions about the programs and opportunities provided by the fee, please contact:
Carl Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
864-656-3177
CHOLLIN@clemson.edu
*Fee amount is subject to change at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.