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University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Carolina Upstate
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303-4999

Official telephone: (864) 503-5000
Website: https://uscupstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 152 men, 241 women
Full-time faculty: 87 men, 118 women
Part-time faculty: 65 men, 123 women
Graduation rate: 43% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Data Science, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Disability Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Resources Management
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Youth Services/Administration
Master's Degrees

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Information Resources Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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