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Leadership and Service Center

Requirements & Renewal

Student Organization Requirements

To maintain recognition as a student organization at the University of South Carolina, student leaders are expected to participate in leadership development opportunities designed to strengthen organizational success, foster student leadership, and connect organizations with university resources and support.

All recognized student organizations must complete the following requirements annually:

  • Attend at least two (2) student organization leadership development workshops during the academic year.

  • One (1) minimum representative at the Gamecocks LEAD Conference.

  • Complete one (1) 15-minute conversation with a Student Life professional staff member to discuss your organization's goals, experiences, and ways the university can continue to support your success.

Organizations requesting funding or campus space must also complete any trainings associated with those services, including SOFAB or Student Government Senate funding workshops and 25Live space reservation training. These trainings are separate from the annual requirements listed above and do not count toward their completion.

 

Leadership Development Workshops

All recognized student organizations (RSOs, ASOs, FSL, and Sport Clubs) will be required to attend a minimum of two (2) leadership development workshops throughout academic year 2026-2027 to be allowed to renew for the upcoming year. These credits must be gained prior to submitting the organization’s annual renewal in the spring. The Leadership and Service Center (LSC) and campus partners offer a variety of workshops and programs that count towards these credits (see list below).

All workshops are held in RHUU 322 unless otherwise noted. Each workshop below counts as 1 credit.

Workshop offerings for the 2026–2027 academic year will be posted prior to the start of the Fall 2026 semester. Please check back for updates.

Programs hosted and facilitated through the Leadership and Service Center are listed below along with their corresponding leadership development credit values. Each leadership development credit earned through these opportunities may be counted as one (1) leadership development workshop toward your organization's annual requirements.

If you have participated, or are interested in participating, in a leadership development program not listed below and would like it to count toward your organization's requirements, please contact Rebecca Dooley for approval.

Annual Student Organization Renewal

All recognized student organizations (RSOs, ASOs, FSL, and Sport Clubs) will complete their annual renewal towards the end of academic year 2026-2027. During this process, you’ll submit information for the upcoming year to ensure your organization is set up for success with up-to-date leadership and planning. Please follow the guidelines below when completing your renewal.

  • Review all university and student organization policies to ensure your organization is in compliance.
  • Update the organizations roster, removing all graduating and non-active members, and updating officer roles.
  • One officer should complete all moduals and assessments. The officer completing renewal is expected to share all information from moduals with members.

For all organizations, renewal occurs at the end of the Spring semester for the upcoming academic year. When it is time to renew, log in to Garnet Gate and navigate to your organization's page. Click ‘manage’ and look for the blue ‘re-register this organization’ button. Make sure you keep up with emails and monthyl SPURS UPdate Newsletters for information about renewal opening.

No. Organization name changes should not be submitted as part of the renewal process. Once your organization's renewal has been approved, you may submit a request to change the name.

Please leave all contact information (phone number and physical address) blank. Please do not use personal or university information in these fields.



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