Clarkson offers a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree, individualized major, providing flexibility and interdisciplinary study. The BPS enables a student to design and pursue an individual curriculum that meets personal career objectives. Programs may be designed in any discipline or by combining disciplines offered at Clarkson.
Entering first-year and transfer students may create, in consultation with an academic advisor, a program uniquely tailored to meet special occupational or career objectives. For incoming first-year students, we encourage you to learn more about our University Studies program.
Curriculum & Courses
Clarkson’s BPS program boasts a flexible curriculum tailored to each student’s needs to facilitate a series of courses that will directly impact the student’s ability to succeed in today’s technical environment. This gives Clarkson graduates a robust body of knowledge directly applicable to core job functions. Expert faculty and experienced members of industry focus on critical analyses of issues that matter in a technical environment. Courses can be combined for concentrations in general studies, technology management, data science and analytics, and innovation, and span multiple disciplines that provide students with the skill sets that employers are seeking.
Learn More
To learn more about or talk to one of our staff members about the BPS Program as a traditional undergraduate student, please email Cathy Avadikian, undergraduate student advisor, at cavadiki@clarkson.edu.