Our Mission

The goal of the Financial Literacy Program is to help USC students and their families improve their understanding of financial concepts and services so they are empowered to make informed choices and take action to improve their present and long-term financial well-being.

Our Purpose

Whether you're an incoming freshman, transfer student, or graduating senior ready to move on to your first professional position, the University of South Carolina is here to provide resources and services that guide you through your transition.

South Carolina's Financial Literacy Program is here to help you through this transition by providing resources that help you adjust to handling all of the responsibilities that come with managing money. Our goal is to help you help you make more informed choices about your finances while taking responsibility for making changes to improve your present and long-term financial well-being.

Services We Provide

The Financial Literacy Program offers outreach to the students in the form of seminars and workshops on a number of financial literacy topics, including but not limited to:

• Budgeting
• Good Credit vs. Bad Credit
• How to Be A Smart Shopper
• Preventing Identity Theft
• Saving Money
• Setting Financial Goals
• Protecting Your Credit

Services We Do Not Provide

• Investment Advice
• Referrals to specific financial institutions
• Tax Advice

Location

The Financial Literacy Program is run through the Student Success Center. Visit the Student Success Center's website or contact them at 803-777-0684 or student.success@sc.edu for help with many other topics.

The Student Success Center is located on the mezzanine floor of the Thomas Cooper Library.

For more information, please contact Catherine Sale at sale@mailbox.sc.edu