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Becoming an SIP Student
How can I become an SIP student?
All students start their journey in the SIP by applying for the Ascent Track. Upon acceptance, Ascent offers students a one-semester onboarding track to prepare for membership in SIP through professional development workshops, networking, and mentoring activities. After completing all the requirements within the Ascent track, students will be certified as active members of SIP and earn eligibility for SIP coursework.
Applications are currently closed.
Who is eligible?
Students from all over the University are eligible to apply to the SIP Ascent Track.
The SIP application is a competitive process that includes submitting your resume (PDF) and a brief video (paste a link to your recorded YouTube video) describing why you are a great candidate for the SIP Ascent Track. Please prepare accordingly to submit these items and build a strong case for your application.
We encourage all interested students to apply as soon as possible because SIP membership is required to register for any SIP courses and complete any sales certificate.
Ascent
Our Ascent track allows students to be exposed to professional development opportunities while learning what a sales career entails. Upon completion of the Ascent track, students are able to become full-time members of the Sales Innovation Program.
More About Ascent
Sales Club
The sales club offers a fun, casual environment for students to learn more about sales and network with future and current SIP students. Activities at sales club meetings include visits from former SIP alumni, improvisational selling competitions, developmental workshops, faculty panels and industry speakers. These events are intended for students from across the University to build awareness about sales careers, sales course offerings and events occurring within SIP. The club is open to all students, and we highly encourage an open environment that invites anyone interested to attend. If you’re considering sales at all, the Sales Club serves as a gateway to getting more involved in sales at Clemson.
Garrison Scholars
Each year, SIP honors high-achieving sales students with one of the Garrison Scholars Awards. Each award offers scholarships to selected sales students and the opportunity to work alongside faculty on SIP initiatives. Each of these Garrison Scholars takes on the role of SIP liaison, which offers the chance to work on critical SIP activities such as planning engagements, executing presentations, hosting partners, recruiting sales students to SIP, promoting events on social media and more. These experiences not only help Garrison Scholars gain real-world leadership experience but also provide them with greater exposure to our partner and industry community. As a result, Garrison Sales Scholars become highly sought after by our partner companies upon graduation.
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J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program
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