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Parking and Transportation Services

Faculty and Staff

Your parking permit allows you to choose from a variety of different campus lots and garages. Consult the Faculty/Staff Permit Reference Guide for details on each permit type.

2024-25 Academic Year - Faculty/Staff Permit Fee Schedule

Permit Type Per Month Annual (9 month) Annual (12 month) Semester Summer
Z - Surface Lot $13.25 $119 $159 $60 $75
Seniority Surface Lot $25 $225 $300 $113 $75
Garage/Reserved Lot $73.33 $660 $880 $330 $220
RS - Reserved space $118.33   $1,420    
Motorcycle   $65     $35
Remote Park & Ride (BPARK Permit)     $100    

Consult your parking account for permits and payment methods available to you, including payroll deductions. For garage and reserved surface lot permits, contact us in the Parking Services office.

Be sure to read the regulations for parking on campus and find your garage or lot on our campus map.

Bull St. District - Remote Park & Ride 

A Bull St. District Park & Ride permit (BPARK) will be available for the academic year for commuting students, faculty and staff only. Permit holders will only be able to park in the lot located at 2700 Colonial Drive.  During the fall and spring semesters, shuttles dedicated to that lot leave every 20 minutes and drop off on Pendleton St. on either end of the Horseshoe from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday only.  The BPARK Park & Ride permit does not allow permit holders to park in any other lots. More information here

Where Can I Park on Campus?

Consult the Faculty/Staff Permit Reference Guide for details on each permit, including where that permit is allowed.  Be sure to read and understand the regulations for parking on campus.

Event Parking in the Arena District

Carolina Coliseum and Colonial Life Arena lots GS4, AD16,N2,FS4 and FS11 are sometimes used for event parking. During events, permit parking may be restricted in the above noted lots. 

Students and faculty scheduled for evening classes may be able to get a special permit to park at these lots during events. This permit is available if you have evening class in the following buildings:

  • Carolina Coliseum
  • School of Music
  • Koger Center for the Arts
  • Arnold School of Public Health
  • Darla Moore School of Business 

You must have a valid USC permit, a printed copy of your class schedule and a photo ID to get this permit. Please contact your department for more information.

Accessible Parking

Accessible parking is available.  Read more about accessible parking.

Motorcycle and Mopeds

Any motorcycle or moped parked on campus must be parked in a designated motorcycle/moped space, with the required MC permit properly displayed. MC permits are available in the Parking Services office.  Motorcycle and mopeds are NOT allowed in automobile spaces, metered spaces, bicycle racks, or inside any building.

Temporary Surface Lot Permits

Temporary surface lot permits are available based on your status. Temporary permits must be purchased in the Parking office.

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