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There is a wide range of offices and programs at the University of South Carolina to support you in your academic pursuits. Below is a sample. All the offices below are here to help you be successful! Take advantage of these services and resources.


Academic Centers for Excellence (ACE)
  • Academic Success Coaching
  • Academic Success Workshops
  • After-hours Writing Center Consultations
  • Math Tutoring

http://www.sc.edu/ACE


Office of Academic Integrity

  • Carolina Judicial Council
  • Honor Code

http://www.sc.edu/academicintegrity


Bursar

  • Payment of student fees/ bill
  • Scholarships, financial aid, student & emergency loan checks distribution
  • Legal Residency information

http://www.sc.edu/bursar


Campus Recreation

  • Exercise and Fitness
  • Intramural Sport Clubs
  • Stress Management

http://campusrec.sc.edu


Career Center

  • Career/ Major Exploration
  • Resume Review
  • Job Interview Preparation
  • Internships / Job Shadowing

http://www.sc.edu/career


Carolina Campus Ministries

  • Church Services
  • Bible Studies and groups
  • Spiritual Needs

http://www.sa.sc.edu/stlife/rrwccm.htm


Carolina Productions

  • Campus-wide events
  • Movies in the Russell House
  • Concerts and Shows

http://www.cp.sc.edu/index.htm


Community Service Programs
Volunteer Opportunities including:

  • Alternative Break Trips
  • MLK Day of Service
  • Service Saturdays

http://www.sa.sc.edu/communityservice


Counseling & Human Development Center

  • Individual Psychological Counseling
  • Therapeutic Groups
  • Personal & Interpersonal Workshops

http://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/chdc/


Greek Life

  • Involvement in Greek Organizations
  • Leadership on-campus
  • Meet people on campus

http://www.sa.sc.edu/greeklife


Healthy Carolina

  • Building Healthy habits
  • Nutrition and Self-Esteem
  • Exercise and stress management

http://www.sc.edu/healthycarolina


Health & Wellness Programs

  • Wellness & Fitness Centers
  • Intramurals
  • Sexual Health & Violence Prevention
  • Student Health Center

http://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/cwp


International Programs

  • Adjusting to the University of South Carolina
  • Visa, Student Employment and other logistical information
  • Program opportunities and ways to meet peers

http://www.sa.sc.edu/ips


Leadership Programs

  • Resources for leaders
  • LEAD Retreat and Diversity and Leadership Conference
  • Ways to get involved in Student Life

http://www.sa.sc.edu/leaders


Math Lab

  • Free math tutoring for Math 100-level courses

http://www.math.sc.edu/mathlab.html


Minority Assistance Peer Program (MAPP)

  • Assist freshmen of color in their transition to the University of South Carolina by providing the new students with a trained peer counselor for their critical first year

http://www.sa.sc.edu/omsa/map/index.htm


Multicultural Affairs

  • Cultural Support Services
  • Diversity Education Initiatives Multicultural Programming

http://www.sa.sc.edu/omsa/index.htm


The National Student Exchange

  • Facilitating students domestic exchanges to over 200 universities across the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Canada.
http://ww.sa.sc.edu/nse - nse@sc.edu – 777-NSE1 (6731

Off Campus Student Services

  • Information on off-campus housing
  • Resources for students living in the Columbia area
  • Information on how to stay engaged in campus life

http://www.sa.sc.edu/ocss


Office of Fellowships & Scholar Programs

  • Assistance with national scholarships & fellowships competitions

http://www.sc.edu/ofsp
Download Fall 2007 "Engage in the Process" newsletter (.pdf)


Office of Student Disability Services

  • Accommodations for students with documented disabilities
    http://www.sa.sc.edu/sds
  • To Request an Academic Success workshop, please contact:
    Omar Troutman
    Graduate Coordinator
    Student Assistance Program
    112A LeConte College
    University of South Carolina
    (803) 777-1099
    troutman@mailbox.sc.edu

Office of Student Engagement
Encouraging student learning through:

  • Service-learning
  • National Student Exchange
  • Linked course learning communities
  • Peer leadership
  • The Sophomore Initiative
  • Student Engagement Plan
http://www.sc.edu/studentengagement

Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships

  • Financial Aid
  • Scholarships
  • Work Study

http://www.sc.edu/financialaid


Orientation & Testing Services

  • Orientation
  • Placement Testing
  • GRE, PRAXIS, MCAT, etc. testing

http://orientation.sc.edu


Parents’ Programs

  • Freshman Send-off
  • Parents visiting Columbia
  • Parents’ Weekend

http://www.sa.sc.edu/parents/index.htm


Resident Student Learning
A unit of University Housing focused on:

  • Academic Success Initiatives
  • Faculty Involvement in the Residence Halls
  • Learning Communities

http://www.housing.sc.edu/rsl


Pre-Professional Advising

  • Assist with application process to professional school (law, medical, dental, etc.)
  • Information on various community service projects
  • Job shadowing opportunities
  • Essay writing workshops
  • Medical school tours

http://www.sc.edu/oppa


Registrar

  • Master Schedule
  • Course Registration
  • Transcripts
  • Academic Calendars
  • Graduation Information
  • GPA Calculator
  • VIP

http://registrar.sc.edu


Residence Hall Association

  • Residence Hall programming and activities
  • Advocate for residents through senate and hall governments

www.rha.sc.edu


Service Learning

  • Community Service
  • Linked Coursework

http://www.sc.edu/servicelearning


Student Engagement

  • Linked Coursework
  • Sophomore Initiative

http://www.sc.edu/studentengagement/index.html


Student Government and Organizations

  • Advocacy through student senate
  • Cocky’s Caravan

http://www.sg.sc.edu


Student Health Services

  • Sexual Health
  • Stress Management
  • Family Planning

http://www.sa.sc.edu/shs


Student Judicial Programs

  • Distributes student conduct code publications
  • Advises Carolina Student Judicial Council
  • Offers educational counseling & other options to students who have violated conduct codes
  • Promotes the Carolinian Creed
  • Conflict Mediation

http://www.sc.edu/osjp


Student Life

  • Student Organizations
  • Student Activities
  • Community Service Programs
  • Student Government
  • Student Media

http://www.sa.sc.edu/stlife


Student Media

  • The Daily Gamecock
  • WUSC
  • Dailygamecock.com

http://www.sa.sc.edu/studentmedia/index.htm


Student Success Center

  • Early Interventions
  • Supplemental Instruction
  • Tutoring

http://www.sa.sc.edu/ssc


Study Abroad

  • Information about study abroad program options

http://www.sa.sc.edu/sa


Substance Abuse and Prevention Education

  • MyStudentBody.com
  • Alcohol and Drug Policies

http://www.sa.sc.edu/adp/index.htm


Supplemental Instruction (SI)

  • Weekly review sessions for students enrolled in historically difficult courses

http://www.sa.sc.edu/supplementalinstruction


The University of South Carolina Test Prep Services

  • GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, and ACT test preparation workshops (for a fee) and free strategy workshops.

http://ced.sc.edu/Testing/index.html


TRIO Programs
For academically capable low-income and first-generation college students

  • Opportunity Scholars Program
  • Ronald E. McNair Program

http://www.sc.edu/trio


Office of Undergraduate Research

  • Partner with a faculty member to research a topic of interest
  • Discovery Day (highlighting student research)
  • Magellan Scholar Program

http://sc.edu/our


University 101

  • First-year student seminar

http://www.sc.edu/univ101


University Housing

  • On-campus housing
  • Residential Learning Communities
  • Academic Success Initiatives

http://www.housing.sc.edu


University Libraries

  • Book loan
  • Research tools
  • Library Assistance

http://www.sc.edu/library


University Technology Services Student IT

  • Computer Help Desk
  • Purchasing Computers

http://www.sc.edu/studentIT


Visitor Center

  • Campus Visit and Tours
  • Virtual Tour

http://www.sc.edu/visitorcenter


Women Student Services

  • Advocacy & referral services
  • Mentors
  • Women’s Group for Ages 25+

http://www.sa.sc.edu/wss


Writing Center

  • Individual consultations on writing projects

http://www.cas.sc.edu/write

 

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