Charleston Southern University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 40% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 0% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 0% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 55% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Fall Fest, Bye Gosh Fest, Odessey, Midnight Breakfast, EarthCharter; Parents Weekend; Kuumba; Musical Theater; Culture Fest; Convocation; Sunday Concert Series
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra
• In total, there are about 152 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Nursing Honor Society; Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish; Psi Chi – Psychology; Alpha Chi; Sigma Tau Delta – English; Tri Beta – Biology
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ, Women on Mission, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Campus Outreach Drama-Sign Teams, W. O. R. D. Team, Servant Leadership Team, Half-Time, Vespers
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Kappa Delta, One Accord Gospel Choir, African-American Society
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Government Association; Campus Activities Board; Residence Life Council; Half-Time Praise Band; Athletic Trainers Club; CMENC-National Music Club; French Club; Future Teachers’ Society; Kappa Alpha Psi – Service; Kappa Kappa Psi – Music; New Vision; Marching Band; Concert Band; Concert Choir; Chamber Singers; Jazz Band; Music Therapy Club; Lamda Alpha Epsilon – Criminal Justice; Literary Society; Omega Psi Phi; Spanish CLub; Phi Beta Sigma – Service;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) BUC in Print/10 times yearly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): North Charleston, SC (12)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): North Charleston, SC (12)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): North Charlseton, SC (12)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 65% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 42% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other