• Academic Dean Reviews
  • **Academic Dean Review Calendar (Updated 8/2/2012)
  • Academic Dean Review - Hospitality, Retail and Sports Management (HRSM), Review Committee (2012)
  • Academic Dean Review - College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, Review Committee (2011)
  • Academic Dean Review - University Libraries, Review Committee (2012)
• Academic Program Development
  • Academic Planning Calendar
  • Integrated Academic Program Planning Calendar (PDF)
• Academic Program Development - CAROLINA CORE DESIGNATION
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Flowchart
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Instructions for Academic Unit Heads
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Instructions for Carolina Core Specialty Team Chairs
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Instructions for College/School Representatives
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Instructions for Proponents
  • Carolina Core Course Approval Process - Status Summary Chart
• Academic Program Development - CERTIFICATES
  • 2012-2013: CHE Approval Process Timeline - NEW CERTIFICATES
• Academic Program Development - COURSES
  • ACAF 2.03 *Creation and Revision of Academic Courses*
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 1: New Course Approval Procedures
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 2: Course Change Approval Procedures
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 3: Special Topics Course Approval
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 4: Non-Standard Session and Schedule Exception Approval
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 5: Distance Education Course Approval Procedures
  • ACAF 2.03 Appendix 6: Off-Campus Course Approval Procedures
  • ACAF 2.04 Dual Enrollment Courses
  • Approved Distributed Learning Courses - Columbia & Regional Campuses
• Academic Program Development - COURSES - FORMS
  • Bulletin Change (BCH) Form
  • Course Change Proposal (CCP) Form
  • Distance Education Delivery (DED) Form
  • Justification (JUS) Form
  • New Course Proposal (NCP) Form
  • Off-Campus Delivery (OCD) Form
  • Schedule Exception Request (SER) Form
  • Special Topics Course Approval (STC) Form
• Academic Program Development - PROGRAMS
  • 2012-2013: CHE Approval Process Timeline - NEW PROGRAMS
  • 2012-2013: CHE Approval Process Timeline - PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
  • 2012-2013: CHE Approval Process Timeline - PROGRAM TERMINATIONS
  • ACAF 2.00 *Creation and Revision of Academic Programs*
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 1: New Programs; New Academic Certificates of Any Length in a New CIP Code; and New Academic Certificates: 18 Credit Hours or more in a Current CIP Code
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 2: New Academic Certificates (less than 18 hrs), Program Name and Four-Letter Designator Changes
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 3: Program Revision of More than 18 hrs, including Addition of Concentration and CIP Code Changes
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 4: Program Revisions, 18 hrs or Less including Addition of Concentration
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 5: Minors and Undergraduate Research Tracks
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 6: Program Revision, Change of Delivery Method to Distance Education (25% to 49% of Program)
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 7: Program Revision, Change of Delivery Method to Distance Education (50% or more of Program)
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 8: Program Revision, Change of Delivery Location to Off-Campus (25% to 49% of Program)
  • ACAF 2.00 Appendix 9: Program Revision, Change of Delivery Location to Off-Campus (50% or more of Program)
• Academic Program Development - PROGRAMS - FORMS
  • Academic Program Action (APA) Form
  • Bulletin Change (BCH) Form
  • Justification (JUS) Form
  • Program Planning Summary Template
  • Program Proposal Format
• Affiliate Appointments
  • Affiliate Appointment Form
  • University Policy UNIV 2.50 Affiliate Appointments
• Awards
  • Award Nomination Form (Faculty and Staff) (PDF)

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• Blueprint for Academic Excellence -- Academic Affairs 2012-2013


• Blueprints for Academic Excellence (Academic Units)

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• Carolina Core (General Education) Documents


• Committee Lists
  • Faculty Committees 2012-2013
  • School of Law Blue Ribbon Review Panel (Fall 2010)
  • Special Advisory Committees 2012-2013
• Contacts
  • Provost Division Directors (2012-2013)
  • USC Academic Administrator List (as of 05/01/13)
• Contracts
  • Board of Trustees Contract Approval Form

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• Dashboard (Academic)
  • Faculty Recognition Awards in the Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, and Health (Academic Dashboard)
  • Faculty Sponsored Awards in the Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, and Health (Academic Dashboard)
• Distributed Learning Grant Program


• Diversity Committee
  • 2012-2013 University Diversity Committee List
  • Agenda for April 25, 2011
  • Agenda for March 25, 2011
  • EEO Diversity Presentation by Bobby Gist (April 2011)
  • Exit Interview Questionnaire (April 2011)
  • Overview of Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (April 2011)
  • Strategic Plan for Diversity - University of South Carolina System (Approved by President November 2010)
• Dual Career Accomodations for Faculty - See Faculty Policies


• Dual Enrollment Info Sheet for Students (PDF)

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• Emeritus Status Request Form (PDF)

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• Faculty Awards
  • Award Nomination Form (PDF)
  • Carolina Distiniguished Professors Criteria for Appointment
  • Faculty Award Selection Committees 2012-2013
  • Faculty Expertise Database Instructions for Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
  • Summary of Nomination Processes for Faculty Awards (2012-2013)
• Faculty Exit Interview and Online Exit Questionnaire


• Faculty Manuals - Columbia Campus
  • 1. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 22, 2001 to June 26, 2002)
  • 2. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 27, 2002 to June 25, 2003)
  • 3. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 26, 2003 to June 29, 2004)
  • 4. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 30, 2004 to December 12, 2004)
  • 5. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective December 13, 2004 to June 8, 2005)
  • 6. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 9, 2005 to June 28, 2006)
  • 7. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 29, 2006 to June 27, 2007)
  • 8. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 28, 2007 to June 25, 2009)
  • 9. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 26, 2009 to June 24, 2010)
  • _10. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective June 25, 2010 to December 12, 2011)
  • _11. USC Columbia Faculty Manual (Effective December 13, 2011 to October 5, 2012)
• Faculty Manuals - Proposed Changes - Columbia Campus
  • **Proposed Faculty Manual Changes - Faculty-Board of Trustees Liaison Committee Changes (May 2012)
  • **Proposed Faculty Manual Changes - Tenure and Promotion Secondary Unit Procedures (April 2012)
  • APPROVED: Proposed Faculty Manual Changes (Tenure & Promotion) (April 2010)
  • APPROVED: Letter to Faculty from Faculty Advisory Committee Chair (April 2010)
• Faculty Manuals - System Campuses
  • USC Aiken Faculty Manual (Requires USC Aiken username/password)
  • USC Beaufort Faculty Manual
  • USC Regional Campuses Faculty Manual
  • USC Upstate Faculty Manual
• Faculty Policies -- Family-Friendly Policies
  • *Faculty Family-Friendly Policies Website (includes links to all policies)
  • *Summary of Family-Friendly Policies for Columbia and Regional Campus Faculty (PDF)
  • Columbia Campus - Modified Duties Semester Form (PDF)
  • Columbia Campus - Post-Tenure Review Extension Form (PDF)
  • Columbia Campus - Tenure Clock Extension Form (PDF)
  • Regional Campuses - Modified Duties Semester Form (PDF)
  • Regional Campuses - Tenure Clock Extension Form (PDF)
  • Senior Campuses - Modified Duties Semester Form (PDF)
  • Senior Campuses - Tenure Clock Extension Form (PDF)
  • University Policy ACAF 1.61 Faculty Dual Career Accomodation Policy
• Faculty Policies -- Hiring Documents and Resources
  • **Endorsement Form for Deans (Word)
  • **Faculty Replenishment Hiring Initiative: Program Summary (September 2011) (PDF)
  • **Faculty Replenishment Hiring Initiative: Transmittal Page
  • Academic Hiring Packet
  • Academic Position Request / FTE Form
  • ACAF 1.00 Recruitment and Appointment of Tenured, Tenure-Track, and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
  • ACAF 1.01 Recruitment and Appointment of Academic Administrators
  • ACAF 1.06 Academic Titles for Faculty and Unclassified Academic Staff Positions
  • Faculty Recruitment and Hiring Forms
  • Sample Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment Letter (Word)
  • Sample Tenure, Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment Letter (Word)
  • Sample Tenure, Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment Letter – Instructions (PDF)
• Family-Friendly Policies for Faculty


• Focus Carolina
  • Focus Carolina Goals Committee Reports - Master List of Proposed Initiatives
  • Strategic Plan

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• General Education (Carolina Core)
  • 1. General Education Proposed Curriculum Revision (April 28, 2009 version)
  • 2. Proposed Curriculum Revision - Appendix: Contextual Information on Carolina Core Learning Outcomes (Updated August 2011)
  • 3. Comparison of Current General Education and New Carolina Core Requirements (Nov 2010)
  • 4. Update on Adoption and Implementation of Carolina Core Curriculum (January 2010)
  • 5. Flyer for University Forum on the Carolina Core (General Education) (Dec 2009)
  • 6. Carolina Core Distribution Requirements (Approved by Faculty Senate December 2010)
  • 7. Carolina Core Forums: Proposing a Carolina Core Course Presentation - April 20 and 25, 2011
  • Carolina Core Course Requirements Chart (PDF)
  • Carolina Core Courses Available for Advisement - April 3, 2013
  • Carolina Core Logo (JPG)
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Requirements for Course Proposals (Updated June 2012)
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Requirements for Teaching (Updated June 2012)
• General Education (Carolina Core) - Context Statements
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication, Written and Oral
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking, Social Sciences, and Foreign Language
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Information Literacy
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Scientific Literacy
  • Carolina Core Context Statement - Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Carolina Core Context Statement -- Consolidated Document with All Learning Outcomes
• General Education (Carolina Core) - Syllabus Rubrics
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication, Oral
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication, Written
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding, Foreign Language
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding, Historical Thinking
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding, Social Sciences
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Information Literacy
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Scientific Literacy
  • Carolina Core Syllabus Rubric - Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Grants (Internal Grant Programs)
  • **Main Provost Office Internal Grants Website
  • Budget Justification Checklist
  • Budget Primer
  • Budget Request Form (Excel)
  • Creative and Performing Arts Grants Program Guidelines (2012-2013) (PDF)
  • Distance Education Delivery (DED) Form
  • Distributed Learning Course Development Grant Program Guidelines (2012-2013) (PDF)
  • Distributed Learning Grant Program Forms (Coversheet and Budget Template) 2012-2013
  • General Application Guidelines
  • Humanities Grant Program Guidelines (2012-2013) (PDF)
  • Post Award Reporting Requirements
  • Social Sciences Grant Program Guidelines (2012-2013) (PDF)
  • Spring 2013 Internal Grant Workshop - April 16
  • Spring 2013 Internal Grant Workshop - April 17
  • TEMPLATE: Grant Program Budget Justification *Sample* (Microsoft Word)
  • TEMPLATE: Grant Program Current and Pending Support (Microsoft Word)
  • Tip Sheet for Calculation of Non-Instructional Summer Compensation
  • Tip Sheet for Travel
  • Title Page for Proposals and Reports (Not for use with Distributed Learning Grants)
  • USCeRA Submission Instructions
  • Visiting Scholars Grants Program Guidelines (2012-2013) (PDF)

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• Honorary Degree Form (PDF)

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• Internal Grant Programs

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• Law School Blue Ribbon Review Panel (Fall 2010)
  • **School of Law Blue Ribbon Review Panel - Final Report (September 2010)
  • School of Law Blue Ribbon Review Panal - Provost's Charge to Panel (August 2010)
  • School of Law Blue Ribbon Review Panel - Membership List (August 2010)
• Leadership Initiative (CLI)
  • Carolina Leadership Initiative Learning Outcomes
  • Leadership Scholars Application (2012-2013) (Word)
• Legislative Updates
  • Higher Education Opportunity Act 2008: Excerpt on Textbooks

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• New Faculty Directory
  • 2008 New Faculty Directory
  • 2009 New Faculty Directory

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• Policies (University)
  • Family-Friendly Policies for Faculty
  • Policy Approval Flowchart (Full Review Process)
  • Sample Policy Template (PDF)
  • University Policy Contacts for USC System: 2012-2013
• Provost Meetings
  • Fall 2012 Agenda for Provost's Retreat
  • Fall 2012 Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Presentation by Tommy Coggins
  • Fall 2012 FRI, Internal Grants, and Tenure and Promotion Presentation by Christine Curtis
  • Fall 2012 International Initiatives Presentation by Tim Doupnik
  • Fall 2012 Priorities Update Presentation by Provost Michael Amiridis
  • Fall 2012 Student Affairs and Undergraduate Studies Presentation by Dennis Pruitt and Helen Doerpinghaus
  • Fall 2012 The Graduate School Presentation by Lacy Ford
  • Spring 2013 Provost's Retreat Agenda
• Provost Memos
  • Provost Memo to Deans regarding Departmental Visits with Faculty and Students (Aug 2009)

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• Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
  • Final QEP Proposal - USC Connect: Integrating Learning Within and Beyond the Classroom
  • QEP Proposal Committee Members
  • QEP Subcommittee Members
  • QEP/USC Connect Handout - February 2011
  • USC Connect Summary – March 2011
  • USC Connect: Integrating Learning Within and Beyond the Classroom—Presentation (PDF)

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• Reports
  • Faculty Salary Equity Committee Report (2007) (PDF)

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• Sabbatical Leave
  • Sabbatical Request and Report Form (PDF)
• SACS Documents
  • DRAFT Standard 3.3.1.1
  • Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Call for Papers (Due October 30, 2009)
  • Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Flyer
• Seminars
  • Biomedical Sciences Seminar Agenda (Dr. Clifford Houston, October 28-29, 2010) (PDF)
  • Biomedical Sciences Seminar Flyer (Dr. Clifford Houston, October 28-29, 2010) (PDF)
  • Biomedical Sciences Seminar Press Release (Dr. Clifford Houston, October 28-29, 2010) (PDF)
  • Biomedical Sciences Seminar Speaker Bio (Dr. Clifford Houston, October 28-29, 2010) (PDF)
• Social Sciences Grant Program

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• Tenure and Promotion
  • 2011-2012 Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (Revised April 25, 2011) (PDF)
  • 2012-2013 Calendar: Post-Tenure Review (PDF)
  • 2012-2013 Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (Revised September 19, 2011) (PDF)
  • 2012-2013 Calendar: Third Year Review (PDF)
  • 2013-2014 Calendar: Post-Tenure Review (PDF)
  • 2013-2014 Calendar: Third Year Review (PDF)
  • 2013-2014 Mid-Year Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • 2013-2014 Regular Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • 2014-2015 Calendar: Post-Tenure Review (PDF)
  • 2014-2015 Calendar: Third Year Review (PDF)
  • 2014-2015 Mid-Year Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • 2014-2015 Regular Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • 2015-2016 Calendar: Post-Tenure Review (PDF)
  • 2015-2016 Calendar: Third Year Review (PDF)
  • 2015-2016 Mid-Year Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • 2015-2016 Regular Calendar: Tenure and Promotion Process (PDF)
  • Flowchart of T&P Process (PDF)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Tenure and Promotion
  • Goldenrod Guide to Criteria and Procedures (PDF)
  • Tenure and Promotion 101
  • Tenure and Promotion Forms
  • Tenure Clock and Post-Tenure Review Table (Updated to reflect new two-cycle process beginning 2011-2012) (PDF)
  • Unit Criteria for Tenure, Promotion and Post-Tenure Review
• Tenure and Promotion - Annual Reports
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (1999-2000) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2002-2003) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2003-2004) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2004-2005) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2006-2007) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2007-2008) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2008-2009) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2009-2010) (PDF)
  • Provost's Tenure and Promotion Report (2010-2011) (PDF)
• Tenure and Promotion - Form Templates and Instructions
  • *Main Tenure and Promotion Forms and Templates Website
  • Departmental Forms
  • E-Submission: Instructions for Creating E-Submission Files (PDF)
  • E-Submission: Overview of Electronic Submission Process (PDF)
  • E-Submission: Overview of Tenure & Promotion Electronic File Preparation (PDF)
  • E-Submission: Order of Tenure and Promotion Files (PDF)
  • E-Submission: Review Instructions for Deans
  • E-Submission: Review Instructions for Department Chairs
  • Template: Candidate Form (Microsoft Word)
  • Template: Dean Statement (Microsoft Word)
  • Template: Department Chair Statement (Microsoft Word)
  • Template: External Reviewer Summary ( Microsoft Word)
  • Template: Unit Ballot Forms ( Microsoft Word)
  • Template: Vote Summary Form (Microsoft Word)
• Tenure and Promotion - Related Policies
  • University Policy ACAF 1.05 Tenure Progress Review of Faculty: Third Year Review
  • University Policy ACAF 1.30 Access to Tenure and Promotion Application Files
  • University Policy ACAF 1.31 Extension of Faculty Tenure-Track Probationary Period and Scheduled Post-Tenure Review
  • University Policy ACAF 1.60 Modified Duties Semester for Faculty
  • USC Columbia Faculty Manual
• Tenure and Promotion - Tenure Clock and Post-Tenure Review Extension Policies
  • * Link to Faculty Family-Friendly Policies Website (includes all policies)
  • Link to all forms related to Faculty FamilyFriendly Policies
• Tenure and Promotion - Workshop Handouts
  • FOR CANDIDATES: Navigating the Tenure and Promotion Process (April 2011) (PDF)
  • FOR CANDIDATES: PowerPoint Presentation on Maximizing the Success of Your T&P File (April 2012) (PDF)
  • FOR CANDIDATES: T&P Workshop Presentation (April 2013)
  • FOR CHAIRS: Maximizing the Success of T&P Files from Your Unit (April 2011) (PDF)
  • FOR CHAIRS: PowerPoint Presentation on Maximizing the Success of T&P Files from Your Unit (April 2012) (PDF)
  • FOR CHAIRS: T&P Workshop Presentation (April 2013)
  • Overview of Electronic Submission Process (PDF)
  • Overview of Tenure & Promotion Electronic File Preparation (PDF)
• Textbook Adoption and Procurement Deadlines (HEOA) (2010)

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• Undergraduate Studies
  • Advisor Training and Development Report (Posted October 2012)
  • DegreeWorks Demo Presentation by Aaron Marterer (PDF)
  • Handout - CAS Advising Evaluation of Academic Record
  • Handout - CAS Grid

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