South Carolina State University Academic Experience

Past PerformancePast Performance

• 77% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 22% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 22% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 35% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• management
• education
• engineering technologies

Policies

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 2%
• Graduate Business Programs: 2%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 11%

• South Carolina St U.

• NationsBank, First Union Bank, Colonial Life, U.S. Dept of Energy, Wal-Mart, U.S. Dept. of Labor, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bi-Lo, Farmers Home.

• Ernest Finney, chief justice, South Carolina supreme court; Matthew Perry, fedral judge; Brig. Gen. Clifford Stanley, U.S. Marine Corps; Benjamin Payton, president, Tuskegee U; Benjamin E. Mayes, president emeritus, Morehouse Coll.