OpenFieldSC State · Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
South Carolina State University (SC State) is a distinguished public historically Black 1890 land-grant university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Renowned for its excellence in STEM, SC State houses the only undergraduate Nuclear Engineering program in South Carolina and has produced generations of African American military generals, engineers, educators, and civic leaders.
SC State comprises the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Transportation (STEM-T), the College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the School of Business. It features the James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center, advanced radiochemistry laboratories, and an agricultural research extension station.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, completion of college preparatory curriculum units, and standardized test scores (SAT/ACT test-optional). Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA, department-specific writing samples, and academic references.
The only undergraduate nuclear engineering degree in South Carolina, preparing students for reactor operations, radiation protection, nuclear waste management, and medical physics careers.
CAA-accredited graduate program offering comprehensive clinical diagnostics and speech-language therapy practicums in the on-campus Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic and regional hospitals.
Interdisciplinary program at the James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center focusing on intelligent transportation systems, traffic safety modeling, and multimodal freight logistics.
Rigorous degree providing cutting-edge instruction in network security defense, software architecture, algorithm design, and cloud database security.
Practitioner-focused doctorate developing school superintendents, higher education administrators, and education policy analysts through empirical dissertation research.
Undergraduate and graduate research fellowship analyzing hydrogen fuel cells, electric vehicle battery performance, and radiation shielding materials.
President & Executive Leader
Office of the President
Col. (Ret.) Alexander Conyers is the 13th President of South Carolina State University, championing historic campus capital investments, STEM enrollment growth,...
View researcher profile ↗Chair & Professor of Engineering & Nuclear Studies
Department of Engineering Technology & Nuclear Engineering
Dr. Lewis leads the premier Nuclear Engineering program at SC State, researching nuclear reactor instrumentation, thermal-hydraulics, and radiation measurement ...
View researcher profile ↗Chair & Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Dr. Bush investigates neurogenic communication disorders, pediatric speech pathology interventions, and health disparity reductions in rural minority communitie...
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