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Coastal Carolina University

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Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic public institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls more than 10,800 students from 49 states and 48 countries. ‌CCU offers baccalaureate degrees through more than 100 majors. Among CCU's graduate-level programs are 30 master's degrees, two educational specialist degrees, and two doctoral programs: the Ph.D. in marine science: coastal and marine systems science, and the Ph.D. in education sciences. The most popular undergraduate majors are marine science, psychology, biology, exercise and sport science, and management. CCU boasts a growing array of internships, research, and study abroad opportunities for students, as well as numerous online programs through Coastal Online. Visit www.coastal.edu/majors to discover CCU's degree programs.
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Academic programs

  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Research
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Education
  • Nursing
  • Communication
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Economics
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Government/Political Science
  • Health Science
  • Performing Arts
  • Social Science
  • Visual Arts
  • Psychology
  • Computer Science
  • Public health

Student experience

  • Athletics
  • Co-op/Internship Opportunities
  • Disability Services
  • Greek Life
  • Intramural/Club Sports
  • LGBTQIA Services
  • Military/Veteran Services
  • On-Campus Housing
  • ROTC Program
  • Study Abroad
  • Undergraduate Research

Application information

First-year

A freshman applicant is a person who has not attended a regionally accredited college or university beyond high school. If you have taken college classes while still enrolled in high school, you are considered a first-year freshman.

Freshman admission is based on overall performance in high school courses, grades in the 20 core courses required for admission, and SAT (evidence-based reading and writing plus math) and/or ACT scores.  If you take a test more than once, we will consider your best score. Please visit www.coastal.edu/admissions/freshman for full details.

CCU is test optional. Students with a 3.5 or higher grade point average in a rigorous college preparatory program can apply test optional. See www.coastal.edu/admissions/testopt for details.

Freshman Application Deadlines
Early Decision: Apply by Oct. 15; Notified by Dec. 1; Enrollment required by Jan. 15
Early Action: Apply by Nov. 15; Notified by Dec. 15; Enrollment required by May 1
Regular Decision: Apply by Feb. 1; Notified by March 1: Enrollment required by May 1

Transfer

A transfer applicant is an individual who has attended another regionally accredited college or university in any capacity after graduating from high school, regardless of whether any credits have actually been earned. Visit www.coastal.edu/admissions/transfer for details.

If you have earned at least 24 transferable credits, you must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA (on a scale of 4.0) and be in good academic standing at the last institution you attended to be admitted to Coastal Carolina University.

If you have earned fewer than 24 transferable credits, you must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA (on a scale of 4.0), be in good academic standing at the last institution you attended, and meet the freshman admission requirements to be admitted to Coastal Carolina University. Freshman admission is based on overall performance in high school courses, grades in the 20 core courses that are required for admission and SAT and/or ACT scores. Test scores are not required if you are 22 years of age or older.

Transfer Application Deadlines
Fall term: June 1
Spring term: Dec. 1

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Additional information

Coastal Carolina University is committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and recognizes outstanding freshman and transfer students through its merit award program. Merit Awards are based on academic criteria as demonstrated by performance in a rigorous high school program and by performance on standardized test scores, or by performance at a regionally accredited college or university based on collegiate GPA. Learn more at www.coastal.edu/meritawards. 

Visit us

Coastal Carolina University comprises 115 main buildings on our 621-acre walkable campus, including the Coastal Science Center and the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, located in the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501, and the General James Hackler Golf Course at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus. Waties Island, a 1,105-acre tract, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology on an Atlantic coast barrier island.

Campus visit and virtual visit opportunities can be found at www.coastal.edu/visit.