Enroll in Graduate School at Clemson
Have you been admitted into Clemson? Here are the resources and steps you need to take to complete your enrollment and start your journey as a Tiger.
Graduate School Enrollment Process
Enrollment Checklist
The enrollment checklist includes the tasks you need to complete to accept your position at Clemson and prepare for Orientation.
Graduate School Orientation
New Student Orientation for graduate students is a required virtual program that will help you prepare for your first semester of classes.
First-Semester Checklist
After you’ve enrolled in your graduate program, complete these steps to get ready for your first week of classes.
Still Considering Clemson?
If you’ve been accepted into a graduate program at Clemson University, and you’re still deciding whether or not to enroll, see why generations of Tigers before you chose Clemson. See what makes Clemson different and consider if this might be the place for you.
Why Clemson’s Graduate SchoolGraduate Student Community Spotlight
Building Better Bridges
Aashish Sapkota M ’26 is developing an instrument called a stress wave timer that will help bridge inspectors across South Carolina more efficiently and more economically evaluate and repair the state’s bridges.
“(The inspectors) have this equipment called a resistograph, and it’s heavy, and you need to climb the ladder and get that thing out there and do this test.”
Working with Brandon Ross, Cottingham Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Aashish has spent time in the lab and in the field, learning from inspectors and observing their current methods.
Aashish’s Clemson highlights:
- Moved from Nepal to study at Clemson
- Represented the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering on the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences’ Graduate Student Advisory Board
- Working on the bridge timer piles project funded by a grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation
Head of the Class
Davis Nelson M ’25 researches the impact of development, including the emission of greenhouse gases, on different types of soil. And he’s been a star in the classroom in another way — as a graduate teaching assistant, earning praise from his advisor.
“He can independently develop teaching concepts and ensure that students from various backgrounds can understand and apply them.”
Davis’ students have spent time both in the lab and in the field to review satellite imagery for soil mapping, learn about soil characteristics and conduct tests.
Davis’s Clemson highlights:
- Advocating for professional development within the architectural community
- Co-designing a winning project in the SARA NY chapter’s design awards
- Gaining support for her vision on a local and national level
