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Next Wave

Second session eight-week classes are available. Apply now or complete your application! Already applied? Learn more about your next steps.

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General Information

Work schedule changed? Not sure of your major? Things happen, but none of that has to delay you from starting or continuing your path to graduation.

Our fast-paced, rigorous eight-week term will help keep you on track to reach your goals. Catch the “next wave” of students joining Clayton State during our Second Session mini-mester.

Here's a list of important dates for Fall 2026 Second Session.

Important Info & Deadlines Date What to Do
Admissions Priority Deadline Sept. 15
Financial Aid Priority Deadline TBA
Class Registration Drop/Add Oct. 5-8
Housing Move-in Day TBA
Classes Start

Oct. 5
Registration Closes/Fee Payment Deadline Oct. 8

 

Courses Offerings

Clayton State is offering the following courses for Second Session.

Lower-level courses

View Undergraduate Course Descriptions

  • ART 1104 - 2D Design/Color Theory
  • BLAW 2106 - Legal Environment of Business
  • COMM 1002 - Principles of Speaking Online 
  • CSCI 1300 - Computational Thinking & Coding
  • CSCI 1601 - Responsible AI
  • CSCI 1602 - AI for Anything
  • CSCI 1701 - Cybersecurity Essentials
  • HFMG 2110  - FIrst Aid & CPR
  • SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II
  • SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II
Lower-Level eCore Courses

Learn More about eCore

  • ART 1100 - Art Appreciation
  • ECON 1101 - Economics of Financial Literacy
  • ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ENGL 1101 - English Composition I
  • ENGL 2111 - World Literature I
  • ENGL 2112 - World Literature II
  • ENGL 2131 - American Literature I
  • ENGL 2132 - American Literature II
  • MATH 1113 - Precalculus
  • MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics
  • MATH 1501 - Calculus I
  • MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation
  • SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II
  • THEA 1100 - Introduction to Theatre

 

Upper-level courses

Prerequisites may apply; see Academic Catalog for more information and course descriptions.

  • ACCT 4470 - Forensic Accounting
  • DATA 4221 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics
  • FINA 3101 - Corporate Finance

 

Current Students

If you are a currently enrolled Clayton State undergraduate student, contact the Center for Advising & Retention to get help with Second Session class registration.


Fall 2026 Applicants

If this applies to you... ...then you should:
I have submitted an application for Fall 2026, but I haven't been admitted yet.
  1. Check your application status.
  2. Submit any missing items.
I am admitted for Fall 2026, and I have not completed Orientation. Register for Second Session Online Orientation when it becomes available.
I am admitted for Fall 2026, and I have completed Orientation. Contact the Center for Advising & Retention to sign up for classes.

 

 

Spring/Summer 2026 Applicants

If this applies to you... ...then you should:
I have submitted an application for Spring or Summer 2026, but I haven't been admitted yet.
  1. Check your application status.
  2. Submit any missing items.
  3. Submit the Application Update Form to change entering semester to Fall 2026.
I have been admitted for Spring or Summer 2026.
  1. Submit the Application Update Form to change entering semester to Fall 2026.
  2. Register for Second Session Online Orientation when it becomes available.


Graduate Student Information

  1. Apply for Graduate Admission
  2. Submit all application materials.
  3. Upon admission, contact your Program Director for next steps. College of Business graduate students should contact Mesha Brown for class registration assistance.

Graduate Second Session Courses

View Graduate Course Descriptions

  • ACCT 5000 - Accounting Concepts
  • ACCT 5200 - Accounting for Managerial Decisions
  • ACCT 5470 - Forensic & Investigative Accounting
  • BUSA 5000 - Decision Concepts
  • MATH 5221 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics
  • MGMT 5111 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior
  • MGMT 5115 - Global Human Resources
  • MGMT 5120 - Crisis Leadership Strategy
  • MGMT 5750 - Global Strategic Management
  • MKTG 5114 - Personal Branding Strategy
  • MKTG 5200 - Marketing Management
  • POLS 5050 - Research Methods & Applied Statistics
  • POLS 5210 - Ethics in Public Administration
  • POLS 5250 - Nonprofit Administration
  • POLS 6260 - Environmental Policy

For more information, contact Admissions or call (678) 466-4115.