Clemson Graduate School

The Graduate School does not set any deadlines, however, individual departments may. Please contact the program you're applying to for deadline inquiries.

Clemson allows you to apply to more than one program. However, you must use two separate applications. All applications at Clemson are customized to meet the needs of each specific program and are, not interchangeable between programs. After you have submitted and paid for your first application, you are to go back in with the same UserID and password and change your major. You will have to submit the second application and pay another application fee.

Clemson University Graduate School is using an imaging system called Onbase. All of your support materials and application are viewable by the department as they are received by the Admissions office. The department has the ability to view your materials as they come in and can act on your application accordingly.

If your department requires a portfolio, please send it directly to the department to which you have applied. If you are unsure of their address, please go to the contact list to locate their address accordingly.

Clemson University’s institution code is 5111. We do not require a department code.

Official score reports of standardized exams must be requested from the administering agency and submitted directly to the Graduate School at Clemson University. The appropriate institutional code is 5111. We do not require a department code.

A transcript that has the degree name and degree date posted on the student transcript will generate it to be updated as a Final Transcript.

The "date complete" is the date your application package became complete. That means all of your support materials have been updated and are viewable by the department.

Partial transcript means that your transcript that is currently on file at the admissions office does not have the date of graduation or the date you received your degree. This most likely occurs if you have not graduated from your university yet. Partial transcripts will not slow the application process or have an effect on the admissions decision. If you are accepted to Clemson Graduate School, you will need to bring the necessary documents to the Enrolled Student Services Office for verification of degree date/graduation during your first enrolled semester.

It varies by department and if they have a committee review. Please contact your department to see where they are on their decision making process.

Clemson University receives scores from ETS electronically. If the Status Check indicates "awaiting", your scores haven't been uploaded into our system as of this date. Please continue to check your application status.

Support materials (references, transcripts, test scores) that have not been received yet.

The department will send the application to the Graduate School once they have made a decision. Until Admissions receives it back from the department, an action status will not be indicated. Further inquiries need to be directed to the program to which you have applied.

During normal business days, if your application was accepted on our system today, the official letter will be mailed out the following day.

We use US Postal Service First class mail. For domestic students it may take up to 2 weeks for you to receive your letter. For international students, it may take up to 6 weeks for you to receive your official decision letter.

Go back to the online application here Go to Manage Your Account and click on Review Your Activity. Use the same UserID and Password you created when you submitted your application. This will take you to any applications that you have completed through College Net. Click on Clemson University (Graduate).

You will see the section for Online Letters of Recommendation. You can see who you requested and if they have started their recommendation yet. There is a drop box that says "take action". The two selections are "send reminder" and "edit this recommender." The second option allows name and/or email address to be edited.

When this is done, the original link is deactivated, and a new email is automatically generated and sent using the new information.

If you are still have problems, please contact College Net at help@applyweb.com.

This change can be made by following the same process used to answer the question above, "I put in the wrong email address for a recommender and need to change it, how do I do that?"

In your acceptance package, there is a page that lists your CUID, and USER name (email address). Your initial password is the last four your SSN for domestic students. For international students, your initial password is a randomly generated four digit number listed in your acceptance packet. The Registration Portal is a good place to start. There you can find a link to TigerWeb where to register, schedule of classes, registration procedures, academic calendar, etc.

Please visit the newly accepted students page for tutorials and a step-by-step checklist of things to do before beginning your journey at Clemson University.

Your acceptance package will include your official letter of acceptance, your CUID page including your UserID, and a letter with information for Redfern Health Center.

An action status of Accepted Conditionally means that the admissions office does not have your final transcript. Most likely you have not yet graduated or you have not provided a transcript with your final date of degree on it. Conditional Acceptance does not hinder you from registering or enrolling in classes. It is required for you to provide your official transcript or certificate to the Office of Enrolled Student Services during your first semester enrolled at Clemson University.

You are not officially accepted into Clemson University until you receive an official letter of acceptance signed by the Dean of Graduate School, Dr. J. Bruce Rafert. When your department goes through the proper channels of acceptance and the Graduate Admissions office updates the action status, you will receive your acceptance package. PLEASE NOTE: The acceptance package is sent through regular mail and International Students should allow several weeks for delivery

Further inquiries need to be directed to the program of which you have applied.

You may find more information on Off-Campus Student Services here.

Your NR number is the number that is generated for international students as a temporary ID used during the application process.

Once your application is submitted and paid for your NR is created. You will receive an email which includes your NR number. If you do not have that email you can go back and "Review Your Activity" that is available here

Once you plug in your User name and Password you created, select the appropriate Submitted forms and select View,Print, Copy of the Application you Submitted. Your NR number is listed beside: NR number (assigned):

South Carolina law now requires all students claiming South Carolina residence to fill out a South Carolina Residency form for verification.

For the student's protection, an NR or social security number must be provided in order for any information to be given regarding an application.

Please send all inquiries to grdapp@clemson.edu or contact the department directly.

If you have ever been a student at Clemson University or applied to Clemson University under a different name than you have today, then your previous name will remain. Please furnish a name change form to have your file updated.

You need to contact the program to which you have applied.

Office of Graduate Admissions
E-209 Martin Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634