University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina quite rightly considered the largest university in the state and ranks 55th in the ranking of public educational institutions in the United States. At the moment, the university has 32,900 thousand students from all states and 1,441 thousand foreign students from more than 100 countries, since the educational institution provides courses for people from all countries, without exception. An excellent advantage is that international students have the opportunity to study with American students in small study groups.

Accommodation & Meals

Students live on the university campus, where they will find everything they need: shops, clubs, and restaurants. Available stadium, fitness center, Russell House University Center, coffee shops. Freshmen are housed in residences in the Eastern Quarter. The campus is just 20 minutes' drive from Colombia Airport.

Cost per course:
Academic Accelerator Program and Integrated Accelerator Program
Meals: $4,080.00
Insurance: $2,000.00
Accommodation: $12,474.00

Extended Accelerator Program
Meals: $4,080.00
Insurance: $2,000.00
Accommodation: $17,033.00

Intensive English Program
Meals: $2,040.00
Insurance: $2,000.00
Accommodation: $6,237.00

Opportunities during and after training

Students University of South Carolina have the opportunity to train in Colombia: the educational institution provides a wide range of internships in the fields of business, health, production and public administration. Companies that provide internships for students at the University of South Carolina include Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, PWC, and many others.

Also, university students have the opportunity to engage in scientific research and publish in scientific publications - University of South Carolina ranks 1st in terms of the number of scientific publications and 2nd in the world.

• The university provides not only an excellent education, but also the opportunity to play sports: American football (on the Gamecocks university team), rowing.

The University of South Carolina offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas:

• College of Arts & Sciences,
• College of Engineering and Computing,
• Teaching (College of Education),
• Hotel business and management (College of Hospitality, Retail & Sport Management)
• College of Mass Communications & Information Studies,
• Music (School of Music)
• Healthcare and Medicine (College of Nursing, SC). College of Pharmacy, Arnold School of Public Health),
• Social work (College of Social Work),
• Law (South Carolina Honors College).

This institution is definitely worth choosing for those who dream of a career in business, because the bachelor's program in international business ranks 1st in the United States, and the bachelor's program in business is 39th place. The chemistry and biochemistry program is also among the top 40 best programs in the United States.

Bachelor's program University of South Carolina it has an excellent distinctive feature of the – mandatory preparatory course for foreign students Accelerator Program. The course lasts 2-3 semesters (9 – 12 months). This program includes training in regular first-year subjects of the chosen specialty, as well as English, after which the student is enrolled immediately in the second year. Applications for the undergraduate program traditionally end in July, and as early as mid-August, the student enters campus to begin their studies.

In addition, the course includes a program «Live, Learn, Grow» - an orientation course where a student can get acquainted with all the features of studying at a university, provides social, cultural and academic skills for future studies, scientific research and social life at the university.

Integrated Accelerator Program - Introductory course (2 semesters)
Tuition fee: $35,158 USD.
Requirements: IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL - 79, GPA - 3.0 -4.0

Training program: first-year subjects of the chosen specialty, individual support, course «Live, Learn, Grow», career express program.

Academic Accelerator Program - Academic course (2 semesters)
Tuition fee: $36,158 USD.
Requirements: IELTS - 5.5, TOEFL - 68, GPA - 2.5

Training program: first-year subjects of a selected specialty, English language course, additional academic support, «Live course, Learn, Grow», career express program.

Extended Accelerator Program – Advanced course (3 semesters)
Tuition fee: $40,977 USD.
Requirements: IELTS - 5.0, TOEFL - 60, GPA - 2.5

Training program: first-year subjects of a selected specialty, English language course, additional academic support, individual support, «Live course, Learn, Grow», career express program.

Those who doubt their knowledge of the language can choose an enhanced English course in addition to the first year program Intensive English Program, which lasts 18 weeks before the start of the program.

Course price: $6,700
Requirements: IELTS – below 5, TOEFL– below 60, GPA– 2.5