Congratulations on your USCB acceptance! Here are your next steps:
Call or text Admissions at 843-208-8055 for help navigating your next steps.
1. Reply to Your Offer of Admission via the Student Portal
- An enrollment deposit of $100 is only required for degree seeking students starting in the Fall 2022 semester. Pay enrollment deposit via the Student Portal button above.
- The deposit is due no later than June 1. If the student is accepted after June 1, payment is due within two weeks of acceptance.
- May 1 is the deadline to request a refund of the enrollment deposit.
2. Claim Your VIP ID
- You will find your VIP ID and your USC ID on the bottom of your acceptance letter.
- Go to https://myaccount.sc.edu and select ‘Account Claiming’. Follow the setup wizard to set your Network/VIP ID password, establish your security
questions, setup your Sand Shark Alerts, and enroll in Multi-Factor Authentication.
If you are transferring from within the USC System, you will need to change your Preferred
University Email Address to your @email.uscb.edu address within https://myaccount.sc.edu ‘Update Account Settings’. If you need any help during the claiming process, directions
can be found on the USCB ITSS Documentation Page.
NOTE: Please be sure to remember your Email Address, Network ID, VIP ID, and password. These will become important throughout the Next Steps process.
3. Log In to Your USCB Email
- Go to https://portal.office.com and enter your Email Address and password. Email communications including housing, financial aid, and admissions updates, will be sent to this mailbox.
4. Complete Your Application for In-state Tuition (SC Residency)
- Click here for information on applying for in-state tuition.
- REQUIRED for ALL new students and students reapplying to USCB.
- ALL students who reside in South Carolina are required to apply for in-state tuition. If you do not complete this application you will be charged the out of state tuition rate.
Apply for In-State Tuition
5. Complete Your Housing Application (Spring 22 only)
Complete Your Housing Application
6. Complete Required Pre-Registration Form
- Includes citizenship and immunization history
COMPLETE YOUR PRE-REGISTRAtION FORM
7. Submit Official Final Transcripts
- Freshman must have an official final high school transcript submitted by the high school after graduation. Any dual enrollment courses, IB, and/or AP scores must be sent to admissions prior to registering for classes.
- Transfer students must have an official final college transcript sent from ALL previous institutions attended.
8. Log in to Self Service Carolina
- Self Service Carolina is where you register for classes, pay your bill, and view final grades. Log in by going to https://my.uscb.edu and clicking on Self Service Carolina. Your logon credentials can be either your Network or VIP ID that you claimed in the previous step.
- Login to https://my.carolinacard.sc.edu with your Network ID and select Photo Upload on the left hand side of the page. Upload a photo for your ID card here. Please pay close attention to the photo requirements.
9. Attend Sand Shark Registration Days
registration info for spring 22!
10. Take Placement Test
- Must be completed two weeks before attending a Sand Shark Registration Day.
- Questions? Contact Advising at 843-208-8049 or email: Advising@uscb.edu.
FAQs
- Completing a FAFSA
- Selecting a Meal Plan
- View and pay bill
Contact the Office of Admissions
Mailing Address:
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Office of Admissions
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone (843) 208-8055
Fax (843) 208-8290
Email admissions@uscb.edu
admissions staff