This certificate program is designed to elevate the specific student populations enrolled at USC to help faculty, instructors, and teaching graduate students understand the characteristics and backgrounds of the students enrolled in their classes. The sessions will utilize institutional and national data to contextualize the challenges USC students face, and each session will dedicate time to exploring associated best practices and opportunities leading to student success through activities and resource-sharing.

Each session will emphasize the following: 

• Overview of identified USC student population(s) 
• Data Overview (national and USC-specific, when applicable) 
• Discussion/Activity on observed opportunities when working with student populations 
• Focus on Faculty/Teaching Support 
• Recommendations for student populations moving forward (activities and resources) 

Program Requirements

Faculty, instructors, and graduate students who participate in five or more workshops will receive a certificate of completion and a letter of commendation.

Participants are required to attend:

• Two (2) required workshops
• Three (3) elective workshops

Participants will have 4 academic semesters (not including summer semesters) to complete the certificate. 

Participants will also be eligible for additional recognition and participation opportunities as the Carolina Experience initiative continues to develop.  

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How to Earn a Certificate of Completion

1. Select a certificate you want to earn.
2. Review the required workshops.
3. Register for and attend all required workshops within the time frame specified.
4. Look for an email from cte@sc.edu with your digital certificate.

How to Check Your Progress

Participants can check their progress online by following the steps below. 

1. Log into Registration and Tracking System for Workshops and Events using your CTE Training Account credentials.
2. Click on the specific learning plan for the certificate of completion program you would like to view.  The learning plan button is located on the left-hand side in the menu screen.
3. Click “View” to generate a personalized learning plan status report. The report will show the workshops you have taken, and remaining workshop requirements.

The learning plans also provide a status progress update. 

• Partial means you have met some of the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.
• Complete means you have met all the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.
• Not Started means you have not completed any of the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.

Completed your certificate?

At the conclusion of each semester, reports are run to determine who has completed each certificate. Digital Certificates will be emailed. If you do not receive your certificate by the middle of the following semester, kindly contact cte@sc.edu for assistance.