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Admission requirements conform to the general regulations of The
Graduate School and regional and national accreditation standards.
Applicants must submit to The Graduate School:
- Application form with non-fundable application fee
- One official transcript from each post-secondary institution
attended showing their complete academic record (mailed to The
Graduate School)
- Two letters of recommendation
- Records of immunization
- Reports of examination scores on the GRE or GMAT.
Students interested in the program must apply on-line at: web.csd.sc.edu/app/grad/
For information on GRE or GMAT testing, visit www.sa.sc.edu/orien/sotsinfo.htm
For tuition and fee information, visit the Bursar's Office at web.csd.sc.edu/bursar/schedule.html
Information Pertaining
to Admissions
 Applicants for admission to the Master of Retailing program will be evaluated using a combination of academic and professional factors. They normally are expected to have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 for all undergraduate coursework and either a combined GRE score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative components or a total of 500 on the GMAT.
Admission decisions may also take into consideration other criteria, such as professional experience in the retailing industry, involvement in professional and/or student organizations, and strength of recommendations from professional and academic sources.
International applicants are required to submit with their application a certified transcript indicating the nature and scope of their academic training. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a minimum score of 570 (230 computer score) on the TOEFL or 6.5 on the IELTS. Prior to enrollment in the Master of Retailing program, international students whose native language is not English are required to take an English diagnostic test administered by the English Program for Internationals. Students with deficiencies are provided opportunities for further study in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Students wishing to enter the Master of Retailing program should have completed courses in the areas of computer applications in business, statistics, merchandising, marketing, and management principles. In particular, students are required to have taken an introductory level retailing or fashion merchandising principles course and a retail buying course at the undergraduate level. Certain prerequisites may be waived for students who have demonstrated a high degree of competence in a related area. Students may transfer up to 12 hours of course credit. In all cases a course in retail buying will be required.
Bachelor's/Master's Degrees Accelerated Program
The Master of Retailing follows the University policy for admission
of a student to an accelerated program. Under this plan, students
reduce the time necessary to earn both degrees by applying up to
nine hours of graduate credit to each of the undergraduate and
graduate program requirements. Students accepted into this program
must have at least 90 hours of undergraduate credit, a minimum
overall GPA of 3.40, and at least 3.40 in the course work taken in
their major field of study.
Students applying to this program must submit to The Graduate School
a completed "Application for Admission to a Combined
Bachelor's/Master's Education Plan" with endorsements. A student
must submit a "Senior Privilege Course Work Authorization" whenever
the student enrolls in one or more of these courses.
Participation in the accelerated program does not require nor does
it guarantee acceptance into The Graduate School or into a specific
program of study. Students wishing to continue toward the master's
degree at USC must apply formally to The Graduate School by
submitting the appropriate form and required supporting documents. |
