跳板
欢迎2027届的同学们!
The University is offering in-person “跳板” courses (in fields such as Calculus, 业务, 计算机科学 & Chemistry) to support student confidence in their first semester. All sessions include mentorship from current students and faculty as well as first-year program advisors. Incoming students can get an early start on their academic career by joining!
Clarkson is committed to student success and putting all students on the pathway to becoming successful alumni.
跳板选项
本课程免费!
Gasper Sekelj, Instructor of Economics and Financial Studies
电子邮件:gskelij@softlawinternationale.net
商业跳板(S2B)是独家, new opportunity for incoming first year business students to ease the transition to college life while connecting early on with faculty, 员工及专业顾问.
As an introduction to the world of business and economics, S2B is designed to help prepare students for various required business and economics classes as business students in Clarkson’s Reh School of 业务.
The course will help students understand the economic roles of consumers, 公司, 工人, and government in a dynamic environment and will utilize the understanding of mathematical methods and their application to the fundamentals of business and economics.
Topics will include application of algebraic and functional interpretation, 几何, creating and using graphs to subjects such as supply and demand, 边际分析, 货币的时间价值, 经济增长. The course will also introduce the basics of Microsoft Excel, as they are used in selected topics in business and economics.
本课程免费!
Alexis Maciel,计算机科学系主任
电子邮件: alexis@softlawinternationale.net
An introduction to computer science focused primarily on computer programming and 软件 development. It is designed for students with little or no prior background in computer programming and will help them transition into CS141.
The course covers basic concepts such as variables, 输入和输出, 条件语句, 循环和数据文件. The C++ programming language will be used and the course will include plenty of hands-on activities.
计算机科学的跳板 is an opportunity for all incoming first year 计算机科学 students who have little to no background in computer science coursework.
本课程免费!
Maddie Masi,博士,化学,HEOP招生 & 学术顾问
电子邮件: mmasi@softlawinternationale.net
通往化学的跳板 is an introductory course with both lecture and project-based learning components. This course offers first year students an opportunity to establish their confidence in a rigorous college environment before the semester begins. 没有化学背景要求. Chemistry is happening all around us all of the time, so let's learn about it!
学生们将在早上集合上课, becoming familiar with content topics they will encounter in first year Chemistry at Clarkson. 上课时间, students will also be able to work in small groups, 设计自己的实验. Students will be able to use their free time to work on their experiment as well as meet with the instructor for support. The course is designed to mimic the overall Clarkson experience, providing students with skills that will transfer to their first-year success!
The two main goals of the course are (1) to provide students with reassurance they can be successful in a challenging course and (2) to have students design and carry out their own experiment that is an application of something learned in class (with the instructor's guidance).
Joseph Skufca, Professor / Chair of Mathematics
电子邮件:jskufca@softlawinternationale.net
Students move into their academic year rooms nine (9) days early and begin the process of settling into college campus life.
The coursework runs about three (3) hours in the morning and about one (1) hour in the afternoon. 我们使学生熟悉书本, 软件, and system they will use in first year calculus, while allowing them to work with instructors and graduate teaching assistants, exposing them to the college approach to learning.
在复习代数的基本主题时, 三角和几何, students acclimate to campus before fall classes begin. It provides students an early opportunity to establish a cohort group of like minded students and build the team study skills characteristic of highly successful Clarkson students. Students can enroll in this program through Clarkson Portal. 这门课程的费用是650美元.00.
The Student Support Services (SSS) has scholarships available to assist income-eligible students to offset this cost.
常见问题
What courses are being offered and how much do they cost?
Clarkson is offering 跳板 courses in Calculus, 业务, 计算机科学 and Chemistry! Cost and details are available in the course descriptions.
有什么好处,我为什么要注册?
Students will be able to move in early to the residence hall room that they will live in during their first year. 不上课的时候, students will be able to explore the campus and local community, 参与小组活动, 和更多的.
跳板面向的是谁?
跳板 is for incoming freshmen who feel like they need some prep work before the fall semester begins. Clarkson is committed to student success and putting all students on the pathway to becoming successful alumni. Offering 跳板 is our way of providing students the opportunity to prepare and come on campus feeling confident.
跳板课程什么时候开始?
Students will arrive on August 17th and classes begin the following day.