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Overview
USC Upstate is a regional campus of the University of South Carolina system located in Spartanburg, in the state's fast-growing Upstate region, serving a largely commuter and first-generation student population.
Academics
Nursing, education, and business are the established programs, taught with direct faculty access typical of a regional public campus rather than a large research-university structure.
Campus & student life
The Upstate region's manufacturing economy, including a major BMW plant nearby, shapes local internship and career pipelines, and campus life leans toward a commuter rhythm rather than a traditional residential-quad social scene.
Getting in
Admission is accessible, with review weighted toward academic preparation, and the university is known for supporting first-generation and working students through a flexible course schedule.
After graduation
Graduates tend to place directly into the Upstate region's manufacturing, health-care, and business economy, including pathways connected to the area's automotive-manufacturing employers.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
uscupstate.edu ↗High school coursework
RequiredHigh school diploma or equivalent (GED) · 4 units English (at least 2 with strong grammar/composition, at least 1 English literature, at least 1 American literature) · 4 units Mathematics (Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, plus a 4th higher-level math course senior year) · 3 units Laboratory Science (two units in two different fields; e.g. biology, chemistry, physics) · 2 units Foreign Language (same language) · 1 unit U.S. History · 2 units Social Studies · 1 unit Fine Arts · 1 unit P.E. or ROTC · 1 unit elective (college-prep Computer Science strongly recommended)
RecommendedA third unit of the same foreign language · Economics and Government for the Social Studies units · College-preparatory Computer Science (significant programming content) for the elective unit
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