Extended University

Palmetto College is the University of South Carolina’s online bachelor’s degree completion consortium providing leadership, management, and coordination of online education across all eight USC campuses. Through Palmetto College, students can begin and complete any of seven high-quality bachelor’s degrees, through asynchronous or real-time delivery, without disrupting personal, family, and professional commitments.

In addition to its degree completion mission, Palmetto College is also an administrative organization encompassing the University’s four associate degree-granting regional campuses (Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter and Union); the Evening, Fort Jackson and Weekend programs of Extended University, and the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences.

Susan Elkins, Chancellor
Chris Plyler, Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost
Chris Nesmith, Assistant Vice Provost

Extended University Programs

Extended University Programs are designed for students who need courses at convenient sites and times or in flexible formats, compatible with their jobs or other schedule restrictions. Undergraduate courses are offered for regular academic credit through the Evening Program, Fort Jackson Program, and Weekend Program. For further information about these programs, contact the offices described below.

Adult Student Services

Supporting the academic courses, the Adult Student Services Office provides information and assistance as follows:

Advisement. This office provides academic advisement for continuing education (undergraduate, nondegree seeking) students. This office also offers adult students information concerning admission, registration, course selection, career planning, academic assessment, placement/proficiency testing in math and foreign languages, and other campus services.

Orientation. Orientation is available for newly admitted adult students prior to the beginning of each semester.

Scholarships. Incentive scholarships are available to adult students beginning their college careers. Continuing education scholarships are available to currently enrolled adult students to assist them in earning degrees.

Adult Student Advancement Program. The Adult Student Advancement Program is for students age 25 or older who will benefit from special academic assistance before choosing or being admissible to a degree program. Students are limited to a maximum of 30 hours in this program.

For information concerning any of the areas listed above please call 803-777-9446.

Evening Program

The Evening Program offers a wide range of undergraduate courses including both lower and upper division courses. Semester-long courses generally meet twice per week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) for 1-1/4 hours. Accelerated sessions (fall I and II; spring I and II) generally meet twice per week for 2-3/4 hours over a term of approximately seven weeks. For further information, call 803-777-8155.

Weekend Program

The Weekend Program offers a variety of undergraduate credit courses on Saturdays. Some classes meet for five hours every other Saturday over a 16-week semester; some meet for 2-1/2 hours every Saturday for eight weeks; and some meet for 2 1/2 hours every week. For further information, call 803-777-8155.