Plan Your Campus Visit
To help you plan a successful visit and get the most out of your time at USC, we have provided a list of helpful tips and important dates that we ask you to consider when planning your visit.
Scheduling Tips
- The best opportunity to learn about life on campus is to visit while students are here, so it's best to avoid exam periods and student or University holidays. See our list of important dates. Also, plan to spend the day with us to enjoy the many opportunities available to prospective students.
- To assist us in planning your visit, we ask you give us two weeks notice.
- After we have processed your visit request, you will receive an e-mail or call to confirm your visit, including directions and important parking information.
- Plan to arrive on campus 30 minutes early. It's better to be early and have a little extra time on campus than to be rushed or to miss an appointment. You can use the extra time to explore on your own if your schedule allows.
- If there is more than one prospective student in your group, please submit a request for each student.
- Please understand that pets are not allowed in the Visitor Center or on campus tours.
- Please keep in mind the Visitor Center is not able to accommodate athletic requests due to NCAA regulations. We can, however, provide you with the information that you will need to contact Athletics directly. The best way to get in touch with the coaching staff at USC, however, is through your high school coach. You can also refer to the recruiting section of the Athletics Web site.
If your plans change, please contact us at campusvisits@mailbox.sc.edu or at 800-922-9755 as soon as possible.
If you are planning a visit to our campus at a time when guided tours will not be available, please contact us by phone at 800-922-9755 or by e-mail at visitor@mailbox.sc.edu, at least three weeks before your visit. We can mail you an information packet and self-guided tour map.
Dates to remember
Please be advised that we will require significant advance notice to schedule academic appointments, a minimum of two week's notice is ideal. Please call the Visitor Center if you are an "accepted student" to inquire about specific opportunities that may be available when you plan to visit.
Summer
- Classes typically run May - July
- Campus tours will typically include residence halls in June and July
- July 4th - University Holiday. The Visitor Center and University closed
Fall
- Classes typically run late August - early December
- Campus tours will typically include residence halls September - November
- Labor Day - University Holiday. Visitor Center and University closed.
- Fall Break - Typically mid-October, please be advised campus tours are limited, residence halls are unavailable, and academic appointments will be limited.
- National Election Day - please be advised campus tours may be limited, residence halls are unavailable, and there are very limited academic appointments.
- Thanksgiving week - please be advised campus tours are limited, residence halls are unavailable, and academic appointments will be limited. The Visitor Center and University closed part of this week
- Final Exams, please be advised campus tours are limited, residence halls are unavailable, and academic appointments will be limited.
- Typically, the last week of December through the first week of January - University Holidays. Visitor Center and University will be closed.
Spring
- Typically, campus tours will include residence halls mid-January - late April
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - University Holiday. The Visitor Center and University closed.
- Spring Break - typically, the second week in March, please be advised campus tours are limited, residence halls are unavailable, and academic appointments will be limited.
- Final Exams - please be advised campus tours are limited, residence halls are unavailable, and academic appointments will be limited.
