Currently in its 35th year serving the University of South Carolina, University 101 is both an academic department and a course offered at the USC. University 101, recently integrated into the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Academic Support, reports to the Vice Provost for Academic Support.

University 101 and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina form one functionally integrated academic unit and work together to build and sustain a vibrant campus-based and international educational community committed to the success of first-year college students and all students in transition.

University 101 achieves this mission by providing educational opportunities for students, faculty, and staff in the USC system through the following:

Providing opportunities for the exchange of practical and theory-based information through the convening of conferences, teleconferences, institutes, and workshops

Publishing monographs, a peer-reviewed journal, a newsletter, guides, and books

Generating and supporting research and scholarship


Hosting visiting scholars


Administering a website and electronic listservs