Submit the transfer application by the deadline for the term you would like to enroll at USC.

You must pay the $100 application fee (non-refundable).

English proficiency scores are not required for students from countries on our exempt list nor from graduates of high schools in the United States.

Please note: If you are unable to obtain a minimum English proficiency score, our English Programs for Internationals  might be an option. Undergraduate students interested in conditional admission should complete the undergraduate admissions application and indicate their interest in both English Programs for Internationals (USC's intensive English program) and conditional admission. Students will also need to contact English Programs for International (EPI) to submit the EPI application.

You may also be interested in learning about the University of South Carolina's International Accelerator Program, a one year transition program for international students that leads to a four-year degree at the University of South Carolina.

Official secondary transcripts must be from all secondary schools if less than 30 semester hours of college-level work attempted.

If your transcript is not in English, you must submit a certified transcript translated into English by a school official.

If you apply for admission before graduating from high school, you must submit an official (or attested copy) of all final transcript(s) after you graduate from high school.

A document is considered official if it comes from an original source and is not opened prior to arriving at the university. Stamped and sealed envelopes that we receive from your school, a credential evaluation company, or a test center are considered official. Official documents submitted via email by a verifiable school is also acceptable.

All official documents can be sent to:

Official post-secondary transcripts must be submitted from each institution attended.

If coursework is attempted outside the United States you will be asked to submit a course-by-course evaluation with GPA from a NACES approved company. An admissions decision will not be made until the evaluation and all transcripts are on file.

A document is considered official if it comes from an original source and is not opened prior to arriving at the university. Stamped and sealed envelopes that we receive from your school, a credential evaluation company, or a test center are considered official.

We do not consider documents sent directly from the student as official documents. All official documents can be sent to:

All official documents can be sent to:

University of South Carolina                                                            Office of Undergraduate Admissions
902 Sumter Street/Lieber College
Columbia, SC 29208

Credential evaluations are done by NACES approved companies and are not conducted by any member at University of South Carolina. In order to get a credential evaluation you will need to contact the NACES approved company directly.

U.S. citizens (freshman or transfer applicants) who have attempted any courses outside the United States must submit a course-by-course credential evaluation. 

Applicants with foreign university work must submit course descriptions for each international course taken to help determine the USC course equivalency. 

All majors except nursing:

Application deadline: Nov. 1
Credentials deadline: Dec. 18 

Nursing majors: 

Application deadline: Nov. 1
Credentials deadline: Dec. 1 (due to the competitiveness of the nursing program)

All majors except business and nursing:

Application deadline: May 1
Credentials deadline: May 15

Business and nursing majors: 

Application deadline: May 1
Credentials deadline: May 1 (due to the competitiveness of these programs)

All majors except business and nursing:

Application deadline: July 1
Credentials deadline: July 15

Business and nursing majors: 

Application deadline: May 1 
Credentials deadline: June 1 (due to the competitiveness of these programs)

If fewer than 30 semester hours of college-level work have been attempted, then you must meet both transfer and freshman entrance requirements. Hours on a pass/fail basis do not count towards the 30 semester hour requirement.

International transfer applicants must have at least a cumulative 2.25 grade-point average on a 4.00 scale (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) on a 4.0 U.S. scale. Several colleges and programs within the university, however, require higher grade point averages on all college work attempted. Visit transfer GPA requirements for requirements by major. 

Note: Undergraduate admission requirements, policies and procedures are subject to continuous review by the admission staff and Faculty Admissions Committee and may be changed without notice. The deans of the university's colleges and schools ultimately determine which transfer courses are credited in their programs.