Profile: South Carolina State University

Fast Facts

Location:Orangeburg
Setting:Urban
Population:13,964
Enrollment:4,362
On Campus:60%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/21
  • Spring 01/10

Tuition & Payments

PLAN B: EVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
EVEN - Host campus accepts no more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals:
$4,243

More Info

Receive From Canada
N/A

Campus Diversity
3%Caucasian
93%African American
1%Hispanic
1%Asian American
0%Native American
1%International
1%Other


Campus Profile

Since 1896, South Carolina State University has maintained a legacy of excellence in education. The campus is located in Orangeburg, SC, 40 miles from the State Capitol at Columbia, 70 miles from Charleston, 140 miles from Myrtle Beach, and 80 miles from Hilton Head - all of which provide easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and other resort amenities. SC State has the only undergraduate environmental science field station in the nation, the only undergraduate degree program in nuclear engineering in South Carolina, and is the only university in South Carolina participating in President Barack Obama's Program (USAID) to provide textbooks and other learning materials to schools in Africa (Zanzibar, Tanzania). We have been home to generations of scholars and leaders in business, military service, government, athletics, education, medicine, science, engineering technology and more. Notable alumni of SC State include James E. Clyburn, Majority Whip for the 111th Congress.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Agriculture: Agricultural Business

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Art Education, Studio Art

Athletics: Health and Fitness Teaching, Physical Education, Sports Management/Administration

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science

Business: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Education, Management, Marketing, Marketing, Retailing and Merchandising

Chemistry: Chemistry

Communications: Communication, Journalism

Consumer and Family Studies: Consumer Sciences/Services, Home Economics

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice

Earth Sciences: Physical Sciences, Science

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Development, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, English, Health Education, Home Economics, Junior High/Middle School, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Education, Special Education, Theatre Education, Vocational Education

Engineering: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering

English: English

Environmental Studies: Environmental Sciences

Fashion: Apparel/Fashion Merchandising

Food Science: Food Services Management, Nutrition

Foreign Language: Chinese (some courses), French, Spanish

General Studies: Social Studies

Health and Safety Sciences: Nursing, Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy

History: History

Industrial Studies: Industrial Arts, Industrial Education

Information Studies: Computer Science

Mathematics: Mathematics

Performing Arts: Music, Music Business/Merchandising, Music Education

Physics: Physics

Political Science: Political Science, Public Administration/Affairs

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Social Science, Social Work, Sociology

Speech Pathology and Audiology: Speech Pathology and Audiology

Technology: Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Technology Education

Notable Academic Programs
Nuclear Engineering, Speech Pathology and Audiology

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements Exchange Preferences Mid-Year Exchange Non-Native English Speakers Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students Summer Exchange International Students (Visa Students)
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 11/1/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Application Fee: $25 Year Plan B Mandatory
NSE Program Fee: $150 Year Plan B Mandatory
Health Insurance: $150 Semester Plan B Optional
Parking Fee: $60 Year Plan B Optional
Enrollment Fee: $160 Year Plan B Mandatory

Financial Aid
Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Room/Meals
On-Campus Housing Per Semester Off-Campus Housing Meal Plans Per Semester


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.