Plan Your Campus Visit
To help you plan a successful visit and get the most out of your time at USC, we have provided a list of helpful tips and important dates that we ask you to consider when planning your visit.
Scheduling Tips
- The best opportunity to learn about life on campus is to visit while students are here, so it's best to avoid exam periods and student or University holidays. See our list of important dates. Also, plan to spend the day with us to enjoy the many opportunities available to prospective students.
- To assist us in planning your visit, we ask you give us two weeks notice.
- After we have processed your visit request, you will receive an e-mail or call to confirm your visit, including directions and important parking information.
- Plan to arrive on campus a little early. It's better to be early and have a little extra time on campus than to be rushed or to miss an appointment. You can use the extra time to explore on your own if your schedule allows.
- If there is more than one prospective student in your group, please submit a request for each student.
- Please keep in mind the Visitor Center is not able to accommodate athletic requests due to NCAA regulations. We can, however, provide you with the information that you will need to contact Athletics directly. The best way to get in touch with the coaching staff at USC, however, is through your high school coach. You can also refer to the recruiting section of the Athletics Web site.
If your plans change, please contact us at campusvisits@sc.edu or at 800-922-9755 as soon as possible.
If you are planning a visit to our campus at a time when guided tours will not be available, please contact us by phone, 800-922-9755, or e-mail, visitor@sc.edu, at least three weeks before your visit. We can mail you an information packet and self-guided tour map.
Dates to remember
The best opportunity to learn about life on campus is to visit while students are here, so it's best to avoid exam periods and student or University holidays. Plan to spend the day with us and enjoy the many opportunities available to prospective students.
Spring 2008
- April 28: Last day of classes; last day campus tours will include residence halls until June
- April 30-May 7: Final examinations - Campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available.
- May 9-10: Commencement Exercises
Summer 2008
- May 12: May Session begins
- May 29: Last day of May Session classes
- June 2: Summer I classes begin - first day campus tours will include a residence hall
- July 1: Last day of Summer I classes
- July 4: University closed for Independence Day holiday - guided campus tours will not be offered
- July 8: Summer II classes begin
- August 1: Last day campus tours will include residence halls until September 2nd
- August 6: Last day of Summer II classes
- August 9: Commencement Exercised
Fall 2008
- August 16: Move-in Day for new students
- August 21: Classes begin
- August 28: home football game vs. NC State
- September 1: University closed for Labor Day holiday - guided campus tours will not be offered
- September 2: First Day campus tours will include a residence hall
- September 6: Undergraduate Admissions Open House
- September 13: home football game vs. University of Georgia
- September 20: home football game vs. Wofford College
- September 27: home football game vs. University of Alabama
- October 9-10: Fall Break - no classes, campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available.
- October 25: Undergraduate Admissions Open House
- November 4: University closed for General Election Day, guided campus tours will not be offered
- November 26: Thanksgiving recess - no classes, campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available.
- November 26-30: University closed for Thanksgiving holiday, guided campus tours will not be offered
- December 5: Last day of classes - last day campus tours will include a residence hall until late January
- December 8-15: Final Exams - no classes, campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available
- December 16 - January 11: Winter Break - no classes, campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available
- December 22: Last day campus tours will be offered until January 5.
- December 24- January 1: University closed for Winter holidays - guided campus tours will not be offered
Spring 2009
- January 12: classes begin
- January 19: University closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service - guided campus tours will not be offered
- March 8-15: Spring Break - no classes, campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available
- April 27: Last day of classes; last day campus tours will include residence halls until June
- April 29-May 6: Final examinations - Campus will be very quiet, campus tours will not include residence halls. Many academic appointments will not be available
- May 8-9: Commencement Exercises
