Parents Gateway

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Let our team provide you with the resources you need to properly support your son or daughter. Review FAQs on a variety of topics, or contact us directly:

Phone: 800-868-6752
Email: scparents@sc.edu

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Immunizations. The university requires a complete immunization record for all students. All newly admitted students must print, complete and return the immunization form prior to his/her assigned orientation date. Students not in compliance with immunization requirements will not be allowed to register for classes.

Student Health. Talk with your student about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle during the summer. If your student is in Columbia this summer and is enrolled in good standing and paying fees to UofSC he/she is eligible to use the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center.

Parents Updates

Join us for Parents Weekend 2016!

Parents Weekend 2016 will take place Sept. 16-18! Registration is required and will be available June 13 at 9 a.m. through Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged!

Career Center: Guiding Gamecocks to Success

The mission of the Career Center is to “educate and empower students in their development of lifelong career management skills.” Career Center staff members are dedicated to teaching students how to use the tools and resources available so that they can more easily navigate big career decisions.

Stories for Parents

FYRE: Q&A with Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman wrote “The Measure of Our Success” as an open letter 24 years ago to her three sons. The book was selected for this year’s First-Year Reading Experience and Edelman will speak on campus Tuesday (Sept. 20).

Pastides: UofSC prepares 21st century leaders

University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides presents his plan for the coming year and how the university must prepare the leaders of the 21st century.

Reel life

Considered one of the top 10 archives of its type in the nation, the Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina make the world come alive for students, scholars, documentary makers and many others.

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