New Students and Families Information

As part of our commitment to providing students with the services and resources they need to become confident, skillful and resourceful learners, the Academic Success Center (ASC) offers several programs specifically for new students and their families. These services and resources will help you have a successful start to your Clemson academic journey and develop the confidence, skills and resourcefulness to achieve your learning and academic goals.

ASC Services for New Students

Academic Coaching

Academic Coaching offers you insight into your strengths, study habits and skills, providing a fresh perspective through one-on-one learning sessions focused on learning and personal strategies. 

Get help from your fellow students who have already completed challenging courses to master course concepts, ask important questions and learn. 

Tutoring

Peer-Assisted Learning

Explore our additional resources and learn more about all things offered at the Academic Success Center.

• Guide to ASC Services and Resources (PDF)
• ASC Online Success Resources page
• Strategies for Thriving in Online Courses(PDF)

• 75% of new students utilize one or more ASC services.
• More than 96% of students who participated in our services would recommend us to their friends.
• We provide free learning strategy handouts.
• Our building has study areas for quiet individual study or small group meetings.
• Students who participate in our services have a higher GPA than students who don’t participate.
• Gain more insight into your learning and study strategies by taking the LASSI questionnaire.
• You can download more than 20 self-guided success worksheets from our online learning page
• We provide free student planners with learning strategies, exam calendars, campus resources and more.
• Students who participate in our services keep their scholarships at higher rates than students who don’t participate.
• Our staff is about your success! When you succeed, we succeed.