Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, a small village of 9,500 people in northern New York. The village, situated in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and near the St. Lawrence River, enjoys an ideal summer climate, with low humidity and daytime temperatures usually between 70° and 85°F.
Tennis, golf, swimming, canoeing, racquetball, fishing, and hiking are some of the summer leisure activities available on or near the campus. The North Country’s lakes, rivers and mountains, and its proximity to Canada and the Thousand Islands, make summer school at Clarkson a rewarding and enjoyable way to spend part of the summer.
General Information
There are several summer sessions at Clarkson. Each session is open to Clarkson students, including incoming freshmen and transfer students; students from other colleges who wish to take courses for transfer credit; and others who are pursuing some specific educational objective.
Non-Clarkson Students
Students who wish to take a course or two at Clarkson (but not enroll in a degree program) will need to complete a non-matriculated student application, and pay a $50 non-refundable administrative fee to assure course enrollment activity and/or transcript release. Students wishing to enroll in graduate level courses (500 level or higher) can complete the form online; students wishing to enroll in undergraduate level courses (001-499 level courses) should download the form.
*Students excluded from the $50 administrative fee include cross-registered students, Clarkson employees, Beacon River Institute Summer students, and Exchange program students.
If you would like more information about enrolling in a summer course, current Clarkson students should contact their SAS Specialist at 315-268-6451, or sas@clarkson.edu; non-Clarkson students should contact the Office of Undergraduate Advising at oua@clarkson.edu.
Summer Session I: May 23 – June 25, 2022
Summer Session II: July 5 – August 6, 2022
10 Week Session: May 23 – August 6, 2022
MAT Session: June 27 – August 6, 2022