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Academic Support Services
There are numerous academic support services for USC Aiken students. From workshops to individual tutoring, handouts to supplemental instruction, all of the services included on this site are free for students! We want you to be successful in your experience at USC Aiken, and if there is something you need assistance with, please contact us.
Location: Penland Administration Building, Room 108
Phone: 803-641-3321
USCA Bookstore
The USCA Bookstore is the source for all course materials including textbooks, lab supplies, course packets, school supplies, and study aids. Operated by the University of South Carolina Aiken, the primary mission of the bookstore is to provide educational materials to students at the lowest cost possible.
Location: Student Activities Center near the Food Court
Phone: 803-641-3493
Career Services
Career Services advises students to get involved early in the career planning process and assists them in taking charge of their future through self-empowerment. It is the goal of Career Services to work in partnership with faculty, staff, and community toward overall student development. Other components include posting of on-campus student employment positions and responsibility for campus-wide student employment training.
Location: Penland Administration Building, Suite 107
Phone: 803-641-3440
Computer Services
Computer Services provides students, faculty and staff with the necessary computing, network, and voice communications tools and support necessary to support the academic and administrative missions of the university. USC Aiken and Computer Services are committed to providing a state-of-the-art and reliable campus computing environment. Computer Services is staffed by full-time employees Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Student assistants also provide coverage in the B&E Computer Suite Monday - Thursday from 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm and on Sunday from 1:00 pm -
6:00 pm.
Location: Business and Education Computer Suite
Phone: 803-641-3502
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center shares expertise in the areas of human behavior and development through consultation and outreach services. Professional counselors are available to assist students with a variety of academic and emotional issues of concern. Counselors are also available to consult with faculty and staff on student-related issues. Office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.
Location: Business & Education Building, Suite 126
Phone: 803-641-3609
Fax: 803-641-3677
Financial Aid
Location: Penland Administration, Room 102
Phone: 803-641-3476
Fax: 803-643-6840
Email: stuaid@usca.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Housing
Whether it's at Pacer Downs Apartments or in Pacer Commons, our newest Residence Hall, the choice to live on campus can open the door to exciting new opportunities to learn, grow and connect. Your neighbors will be fellow students, and it won't be long before you will be knocking on their doors to meet with a study group or start a game of volleyball. More importantly, research about college students has shown that living on campus is one of the most influential factors for academic success and graduation rates.
Phone: 803-641-3790
Intercultural Programs
In support of the overall mission of USC Aiken and as part of Student Life, the Office of Intercultural Affairs seeks to foster a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment for the diverse members of the campus community; to provide minority student support services and programs that assist with campus efforts to mirror the retention, graduation, and career placement rates of the larger student population; to work with various departments and committees of the university to provide programs and activities for the campus and local community that encourage an awareness and appreciation of cross-cultural perspectives; and to help equip members of the campus community with practical leadership and interpersonal skills to prepare them for living and working in an increasingly multicultural society.
Phone: 803-641-3412
Judicial Affairs
This office supports the academic mission of the University by providing services designed to meet the educational and developmental needs of students. Judicial Affairs seeks to promote community standards, civility, respect for others, respect for self, and appreciation for being a member of the academic community of USC Aiken and the responsibilities it entails. To accomplish this, Judicial Affairs promotes and enforces policies designed to foster a positive and safe learning community. Judicial Affairs respects the integrity of students by protecting student rights and insuring basic fairness in enforcing University regulations.
Phone: (803) 641 - 3790
Language Learning Center
Through internet access and the use of video and aural-oral programs, the Language Learning Center provides students with opportunities to acquire, develop, and practice effective communication skills in a variety of modern languages and to gain insight into the appreciation of diverse cultures and peoples.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location: H&SS 107
Math Lab
Math Lab Services The Math Lab offers USCA students free peer tutoring in a variety of Math courses. The lab provides one-on-one tutoring and resources to help students be successful. The Math Lab has available reference materials such as math books, videos (math topics), and software. There are also computers that have special math programs for students.
Hours: Open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, and Fridays from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The Math Lab is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Location: Penland Administration Building, Room 221
Phone: 803-641-3470
Peer Educators
This program promotes the success of USC Aiken students by providing positive and proactive programming to help meet the challenges facing them in the campus community.
Location: Counseling Center, B&E 126
Phone: 803-641-3586 or 641-3609
Student Involvement
There are many different ways to get involved at USC Aiken. Students can participate in Get on Board Days, held each semester, to discover what student organizations have to offer. Pacer Times and Stall Wall Weekly publications publish information about meetings and events held on campus. Posters are placed throughout campus announcing upcoming programs. Students are welcome to attend any open club meeting or stop by the Student Involvement Office and talk to one of our helpful staff members.
Phone: 803-641-3412
Email: Ahmed Samaha
Student Health Center
The Center provides comprehensive primary healthcare services that support the overall health of the USC Aiken community by incorporating physical, psychological, educational, public health and primary prevention services.
Hours: Monday, 9am-noon;
Tuesday, 9am-11am;
Wednesday, Closed;
Thursday, 11am-3pm;
Friday, 11am-3pm
Location: Alan B. Miller Nursing Building, Room 134
Tutoring Services
The Academic Success Center encourages USC Aiken students to take advantage of the free tutoring program on campus. Students can request tutor online by filling out the information on the Request a Tutor Page. Every attempt is made to connect students with a tutor for the requested subject.
Writing Room
The Writing Room provides an open teaching and learning environment for the collaborative discussion of writing so that students may become more aware and independent writers. Writing consultants come from a range of disciplines and are formally trained to provide feedback during all phases of the writing process.
Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Building Room 112
Phone: 803-641-3262
