UofSC Academic Advisors Weekly Update
June 29, 2020
University of South Carolina
Transfer Students at UofSC: An Update to the Campus Community
Sent on behalf of the Transfer Student Advisory Council
As we continue to welcome the new Fall 2020 transfer cohort, the Transfer Student Advisory Council wanted to provide you an update on current transfer initiatives and programs while also previewing next steps to support, retain and graduate transfer students.

Please watch the  Transfer Student Advisory Council Presentation  for our Summer 2020 update. Attached is also our  resource guide  related to our presentation which includes biographies on our council members and a review of the current transfer initiatives and programs. The video and guide will also be available on our council  website .

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Amanda Lucas at  [email protected] . 
New Resources - Fall 2020 Instructional Methods
Resources have been created to help students and advisors identify fall 2020 course instructional methods.

To view the resources, visit the University Advising Center's main webpage and find them on the right hand side. Direct links are also found below:

Find Instructional Method in Self Service Carolina:
Fall 2020 ENGL 102 Update
Sent on behalf of the College of Arts & Sciences and English Department
The English Department has reduced the number of ENGL 102 sections offered in Fall 2020. This is part of the plan to better balance fall/spring offerings and help with staffing and classroom space needs.
 
Please share with entering students who have already completed ENGL 101 that they may need to wait until spring to take ENGL 102. There will be enough sections of ENGL 102 for everyone who needs to complete it in their first year.
New Classes Added
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
THEA 170: Online Accelerated Section T/R 4:25-7:10 First half semester (Section 009) Second half semester (Section 011)

WGST 298.001 (CRN 20468): Harassment and Consent with Dr. Dawn Campbell 

View a complete class listing on the  ' New Classes Added '  document.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
included in previous mailings
College of Arts & Sciences - Fall 2020 Course Labs Information
Sent on behalf of the College of Arts & Sciences
Departments and Programs across the College of Arts and Sciences have creatively addressed challenges of Fall course delivery.  A number of labs are being taught in person with reduced capacity. Some labs are being delivered using a mix of in person and online learning, and yet other labs are moving completely online. Delivery is dependent on room and equipment capacity.  

  • CHEMISTRY - created mirror sections for all labs, such that sections meet on alternating weeks. Adapted experiments so only 12 students will be in a lab room at a given time, with additional remote learning during non in-person weeks. Large lecture sections have been split so that students have both in-class and online learning.
  • BIOLOGY - many courses and labs similar to CHEM. BIOL 101, 102, and 301 labs will only be offered online with the support of CTE due to space and equipment constraints. Biology teaching labs will open during the scheduled meeting times. Students can choose to come each week (or every other depending on the curriculum) for a short mini-session to learn a skill/technique and have the opportunity to ask questions directly. Note: this is an optional activity and no in person lab work will be graded.
  • DANCE & THEATER - Reduced the number of students within a specific section and are reworking activities to eliminate direct touch while following appropriate health precautions. There will be no in person performances in the Fall, but they are working on producing online events.
 
Lab Fees - The laboratory fees are essential to ensuring instructional capacity is maximized to enhance the student’s educational experience. While these courses are online, we are still utilizing equipment, materials, glassware, etc. in order to create videos of experiments that will hopefully give students as close to an in-lab experience as possible.  The student may not be using the materials in-person there are a different set of costs associated (filming equipment, editing, personnel to run the experiment-film-edit-prepare online material-monitor online material). 
Continuing Student Outreach
Sent on behalf of the Student Success Center
Outreach is being made to students that have registered for the Fall 2020 semester. These are all students who are eligible to continue their education at the University. The call script will be updated to include new information and changes. The c all script can be found here .
Fall PEDU courses update
Sent on behalf of the Physical Education Department
There have been changes to the Fall 2020 PEDU courses.  Some of you will have students impacted by these changes. First, students who were enrolled in any PEDU class section that has been cancelled entirely have been informed via email. Students may reach out to you for re-advisement if they need to enroll in the missing credit hours. Students were not contacted directly if a PEDU class was moved online but no other changes were made so should, as with all Fall 2020 courses, check their schedule for format changes and discuss with their academic advisor. The Physical Activity Program has maintained a robust schedule of 104 PEDU sections that can be conducted safely in person or virtually. If you have specific questions, please contact Gary Nave at [email protected].
Fall 2020 Tuition and Fee Payment Information
Sent on behalf of Jennifer Burr, Bursar's Office
Fall 2020 tuition and fee bills will be made available for students to view and pay on Self Service Carolina (SSC) at http://my.sc.edu on July 16th.
The Fall 2020 tuition and fee payment deadline is 5:00pm on August 12, 2020, regardless of when the class begins. Students who fail to pay their account balance in full or enroll in a payment plan by the deadline date may have their fall class schedule cancelled for nonpayment.
Please direct students to the Bursar's Office at https://sc.edu/bursar/ for tuition and fee payment information. Assistance is also available by email at [email protected] . 
Updated 'Common Holds and Restrictions' Document
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
The 'Common Holds and Restrictions' document (linked here) has been updated. Advisors are encouraged to refer to this document if needed and may also share it with students. Please note, this document is also available on the University Advising Center's website .
Summer Procedures for Foreign Language Placement Tests
Sent on behalf of Tim McAteer, Foreign Language Placement Director
This summer, we will offer French, German, Latin and Spanish exams remotely to incoming freshmen and transfer students. (If a student wishes to take a different language exam, however, they must wait and take that once the campus reopens.)

Students should register for a specific testing date through our placement website at  http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/language-placement/home  (Option #1).  Once registered, they will receive a confirmation email with details about the exam. If you have questions or if there is anything unclear, please let me know.
Override Resource for Advisors
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
In some instances, students can reach out directly to the professor or department contact to request an override into a course. In other instances, however, students must complete an override request form or sign up for a seat notification in alert. Please view the following document to learn more about departments that utilize an override request form or seat notification form.
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