All services are confidential. Payment of University fees allows students to be seen at no charge. Those students who have not paid the University fee are charged for each visit. All students are charged for X-rays, lab, physical therapy and pharmacy needs at special student rates. There are also charges for various procedures, such as minor surgery, immunizations, etc.
Students are responsible for payment of all care provided by community health care facilities.
It is strongly recommended that all students own or be protected by a comprehensive health insurance plan. The PSC offers psychotherapy and behavioral interventions for children, adolescents, and adults to help them deal more effectively in academic, work, family, and other social situations. The PSC also provides psychological evaluations and services in behavioral assessment and modification, child management, and self-awareness. The PSC is a non-profit facility established in 1965 in order to provide diagnostic and treatment services to the University of South Carolina community and the Columbia Metropolitan area. The staff is supervised on all cases by PhDs who are faculty of the USC Psychology Department.