Application Fees

Every new student will normally be charged a nonrefundable application fee of $40; exceptions to, or relief from, this charge may be made for certain special categories of admission. All applications must be accompanied by the application fee. This fee is for admission application only. A separate application fee is charged for space in University residence halls.

Matriculation Fee

A nonrefundable matriculation fee of $50 is assessed to all current degree-seeking students on a one-time basis. This fee is also assessed to entering (or re-entering) degree-seeking students. International students pay a $375 matriculation fee.

Examination Fees

$40 Scholastic Assessment Test. (SAT) May be taken once only.

$15 Challenge Examination. This test is used to establish undergraduate college credit without class attendance or to validate credits from a nonregionally accredited college. Per semester hour.

Free Tuition

Certain exemptions from tuition fees have been established under South Carolina Law. Relevant sections of the code are reproduced below.

1. S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-20 (Law Co-op. Supp. 1993)

A. A child of a wartime veteran, upon application to and approval by the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs, may be admitted to any state-supported college, university, or post high school technical education institution free of tuition so long as his work and conduct are satisfactory to the governing body of the institution, if the veteran was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service and during service or has been a resident of this state for at least one year and still resides in this state or, if the veteran is deceased, resided in this state for one year before his death, and provided the veteran served honorably in a branch of the military service of the United States during a war period, as those periods are defined by Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code and:

1. was killed in action
2. died from other causes while in the service
3. died of disease or disability resulting from service
4. was a prisoner of war as defined by Congress or Presidential proclamation during such war period
5. is permanently and totally disabled, as determined by the Veterans Administration from any cause
6. has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
7. is missing in action, or
8. the applicant is the child of a deceased veteran who qualified under item (4) and (5).

B. The provisions of this section apply to a child of a veteran who meets the residency requirements of Chapter 112 of this title, is 26 years of age or younger, and is pursuing any type of undergraduate degree.

2. S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-110 (Law Co-op. 1976) No tuition shall be charged for a period of four school years by any state-supported college or university or any state-supported vocational or technical school for children of firemen, both regularly employed and members of volunteer organized units, organized rescue squad members, members of the Civil Air Patrol, law enforcement officers or correction officers, including reserve and auxiliary units of counties or municipalities, who become totally disabled or are killed in line of duty on or after July 1, 1964.

3. S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-10 (Law Co-op. 1976) The first-place winner of the essay contest sponsored by the Governor's Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped, provided that he is qualified and in financial need, may receive a four-year scholarship. This scholarship may be cancelled if the recipient fails to maintain general scholastic and conduct standards established by the University.

4. S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-320 (Law Co-op Supp. 1984) Legal residents of South Carolina who have attained the age of sixty (60) and meet admission and other standards deemed appropriate by the University may attend classes for credit or noncredit purposes on a space available basis without the required payment of tuition if these persons do not receive compensation as full-time employees.

2002-2003 Undergraduate Fee Schedule

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Fall and Spring General Academic Fees

	Residents		Nonresidents
	Full Time(1)	Part Time	Full Time(1)	Part Time
Undergraduate School	$2,392	$225	$6, 452	$587
Active Duty Military	1,360	121	1,360	121
Nonresident Scholarship (min. $250 scholarship)			3,560	303
Nonresident Scholarship(2)			2,393	226
Health Professions(3)	2,898	290	7,422	712
Nonresident Scholarship			3,872	355
Nonresident Scholarship(2)			2,899	291
Pharmacy-D	3,271	325	8,302	794
Nonresident Scholarship			3,872	355
Enrichment Fee(4)	250		250
Correspondence Courses(5)		85		85

Special Fees

Technology Fee	$100	8	100	8
Laboratory Fees
Science (designated courses)	40	40	40	40
Foreign Language (designated courses)	25	25	25	25
Art and Media Arts (designated courses)	60	60	60	60
Engineering	200(6)	25(6)	200(6)	25(6)
Journalism (Designated courses)	25	25	25	25
HRTM food preparation fee	50	50	50	50
Pharmacy	40	40	40	40
University Fee(7) (Optional)
Students taking 6-11 hours		102		102

 

Summer General Academic Fees (All Fees are assessed on a per-hour basis unless otherwise noted.)

	Residents	Nonresidents
Undergraduate School	$225	587
Nonresident Scholarship		303
Health Professions	290	712
Nonresident Scholarship		355
Pharmacy-D	325	794
Nonresident Scholarship		355

NOTES

1. Fees for full-time students are on a per-semester basis unless otherwise noted.
2. Only for Columbia campus students named as McNair, Lieber, Cooper, McKissick, or Alumni scholars.
3. Includes Public Health, Nursing, and Social Work.
4. Fee is effective the first semester after the completion of the prepharmacy curriculum and is payable each semester of enrollment in pharmacy curriculum.
5. Fees for videocassette work and telecommunication instruction are the same as for regular undergraduate courses.
6. This fee is per semester for full-time students. Part-time students pay $25 per course.
7. Part-time students taking at least six hours may elect to pay the University fee to receive all the benefits and privileges of a full-time student, including the Student Health Center, athletic events, and other student activities.

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