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Other Fees and Estimated Expenses
Meal Fees
Fall and Spring Semesters
Meal plans are contracts that offer discounts on volume purchases of meals. Five basic plans have been designed to meet the needs of USC students.
- The 21-meal plan provides dining for all meals served during the week. Cost per semester is $1,022 and includes sales tax.
- The 16+-meal plan provides dining at all dining areas for any 16 meals served during the week plus $100 in Dining Dollars (does not carry over to the next semester). Dining Dollars can be used at any dining location, as well as the East Market and Earthworks. Cost per semester is $1,039 including sales tax.
- The 14-meal plan provides dining at all dining areas for any 14 meals served during the week. Cost per semester is $950 including sales tax. This is the required minimum plan for Bates residents.
- The 10-meal plan provides dining at all dining areas for any 10 meals served during the week. Cost per semester is $870 including sales tax.
- The 5-meal plan provides dining at all dining areas for any five meals served during the week. Cost per semester is $515 including sales tax.
- Dining Dollars allow students to purchase meals and snacks with a computerized declining-balance card, eliminating the need to carry cash. Dining Dollars can be used at all dining locations, East Market, and Earthworks.
- Students may purchase meals in blocks of 160 or 185. Block cards may be used at any meal time. Block plans are not available for freshmen and do not include Bonus Bucks. The cost of a 160-meal block is $914, and a 185-meal block costs $958.
Any additional information may be obtained by:
- visiting our Web site at www.sc.edu/dining
- calling Carolina Dining Services at 803-777-4161
- visiting our main office at 1718 College St.
- calling the Carolina Card Office at 803-777-1708
- visiting the Carolina Card Office, located in the Carolina Underground in the Russell House.
Summer Sessions
Meals are available only on a Dining Dollars or cash basis. No board plans are available during the summer.
Insurance Fees
Student health insurance is optionally available to all full-time and most other students.
Annual premiums are as follows:
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Type Plan and Cumulative Coverage Units |
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Standard Plan |
Deluxe Plan |
| Category |
($50,000) |
($100,000) |
| Single Student |
$627 |
$689 |
| Spouse of Student |
941 |
1,034 |
| Each Child |
784 |
862 |
| Premiums include medical evacuation and repatriation coverage. |
| International students are required to have health insurance. |
Other Fees
Diploma fee. Replacement of diploma as originally issued, $25
Transcript fee per copy, $8
Replacement identification card, $25
Motor vehicle registration and parking garage fees. All persons using campus parking facilities other than metered areas must register their vehicle with the Department of Vehicle Management and Parking Services. Vehicles may be registered at the department office throughout the year. For further information contact Vehicle Management and Parking Services at 803-777-5160.
Estimated Expenses for One Academic Year
South Carolina residents living on campus:
- Tuition, $5,548
- Fees, $280 ($50 matriculation, $230 technology)
- Room and Board (estimated), $5,327
- Books (estimated), $720
- Total: $11,595, no fees; $11,875, with fees
Nonresident students. Academic costs for nonresidents are $14,886 without fees, or $15,166 with fees, per year, bringing the estimated total to $20,993 without fees, or $21,273 with fees. Additionally, international students must pay a one-time enrollment fee of $500.
These University expenses will be incurred by full-time undergraduate students enrolling in 12 to 16 credit hours in general academic disciplines and who choose to live on campus. In addition to these costs, students will find that they have expenses for personal and miscellaneous items and for transportation. These costs may vary depending on each student's lifestyle. All students should plan their budgets to include these discretionary expenses.
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