Admitted Students
Let's Get Started!
Congratulations on taking that next big step in your academic and professional journey. We’re thrilled you’ve chosen ϳԹ to pursue your graduate studies.
We've outlined the steps you need to complete in order to confirm your enrollment at ϳԹ. This includes accepting your offer of admission, creating your MyPortal account, and securing your seat with an enrollment deposit.
Accept Your Offer
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1. Reply to Your Offer
Login to the to access your decision letter.
Your acceptance letter included a link asking you to “Reply to Offer” as soon as possible.
Complete the offer form by accepting or declining the enrollment offer.
Upon accepting our offer, you will review important items related to your enrollment. These include reading and understanding the Graduate Catalog and the ϳԹ Student Handbook. The Graduate School must receive your acceptance of offer and deposit to confirm your enrollment and secure your seat at the College.
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2. Set Up MyPortal
Once enrolled, it's time to create your account profile — this is where you will register for courses, pay bills, and access the online learning management system, OAKS. Most importantly, it's where you'll also submit your deposit!
Current ϳԹ students, recent alumni, and employees do not need to update their MyPortal access.
- Navigate your browser to .
- Use your CWID followed by @g.cofc.edu. (e.g., 12345678@g.cofc.edu)
- Login with your temporary password: Enter your CWID, your six-digit date of birth and "A!". (For example, if you CWID is 90000009 and your DOB (MMDDYY) is June 13, 1987, then your initial password is 90000009061387A!)
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3. Set Up Multi-Factor Authentication
- In MyPortal, you will be prompted to set up multi-factor authentication
Open the authenticator app on your mobile device and click (+) to add your account. - Choose work or school account for the account type.
- The app will launch a QR code reader. (Allow access to the device's camera if prompted.)
- Log into your account on your computer, following the instructions below. You will use your phone to scan the QR code that displays on the computer after you log into your account (step 6 under 'On your computer').
- In MyPortal, you will be prompted to set up multi-factor authentication
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4. Update Your Password Before you log out
Reset your password on the of your account. If you logged out already or forgot your password, refer to .
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5. Submit Your Deposit
Login to MyPortal and click on the “eBill” tile. Select the “Deposits” tab and follow the prompts. Be sure to disable your pop-up blocker when opening your eBill.
All enrollment deposits are used to secure your seat in your program and are non-refundable.
Deposits for all graduate programs is $300 unless otherwise noted.
NOTE: After depositing, your MyPortal credentials will change to your college-issued email address.
Complete Your Enrollment
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Send Official Transcripts
Official transcripts are required from every institution where you earned a GPA. Your transcript must verify that you have an earned bachelor's degree, and must come directly from the school of record.
Electronic submission (preferred)
A digital copy is official and final if it is sent:
- directly by your college, university or other institution to admapplicants@cofc.edu.
- through a secure transmission service (eScript, SCOIR, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, or Docufide).
Paper Copy
The paper transcript must:
- be in an unopened envelope with the original seal of the institution. If the seal is broken, the transcript is no longer considered official and will not be accepted.
- include an official signature of the appropriate official at the previous college or university, such as the registrar.
- bear the institutional seal or stamp.
Mail to:
The Graduate School
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66 George Street
ϳԹ, S.C. 29424-0001Note: This is the slowest method of transcript submission and we highly encourage electronic submissions over paper mail.
Transcripts are not considered official under the following circumstances:
- The transcript comes directly from the student.
- The transcript has been opened and the original seal of the university envelope is broken.
- The transcript is a photocopy of the original.
- The transcript was printed by the student.
- The transcript was not produced by the school or university.
- The transcript was translated by the student or a non-professional translation service.
- The transcript is a photo of the official transcript that the student took with their phone.
- The transcript is a scanned PDF of the official transcript sent by the student.
Students will be able to register for courses only after all official transcripts are received.
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Send Official Test Scores (if applicable)
If you have opted to include standardized test scores as part of your application, make sure you have requested to have your scores sent to the ϳԹ.
- Scores must be received by June 1 for fall entrance or January 1 for spring entrance.
- Scores must be sent electronically directly from the testing agency to the ϳԹ
- ETS code: 5113 | For the Graduate Records Examination (GRE), Praxis, and TOEFL exams
- GMAC | For Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Executive Assessment, select ϳԹ
- Pearson | For Miller Analogies Test (MAT), select ϳԹ
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Upload Immunization Records
The ϳԹ requires students to have three vaccines:
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Two doses at least 28 days apart for students born after 1956 Dose 1 given at first birthday or later Dose 2 given 28 days after first dose or later
- Quadrivalent Meningitis Vaccine administered at 16 years of age or after (Meningitis Serogroup B vaccine not required) Students over the age of 24 are not required to get a meningitis vaccine if they do not already have one.
- Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) given within the last 10 years.
If your immunization records are not issued in English, all immunization records must be translated into English.
New incoming students who are not in compliance with the ϳԹ immunization policy will have a registration hold placed on their account that prevents them from registering for classes.
Students enrolling in an online, low-residency, or executive program, are not required to provide these forms.
Complete Requirements - MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Two doses at least 28 days apart for students born after 1956 Dose 1 given at first birthday or later Dose 2 given 28 days after first dose or later
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Complete Your Lawful Presence Verification
All U.S. citizens must provide proof of their U.S. citizenship before enrolling.
If you've filed a FAFSA, you're all set. If you've not filed a FAFSA, complete the Lawful Presence Verification Form found under "MyForms" in
MyPortal to provide proof of your U.S. citizenship. International students in F-1 status are automatically verified. Other non-U.S. citizens will provide proof of their immigration status during the application process.
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Certificate of Finance Form (International Students Only)
Your Certificate of Finance form is provided at the time of admission. Complete this form and return it to the Center for International Education (CIE) as soon as possible. This is required to complete an I-20 form.
If you are currently studying in the United States, please get in touch with the CIE to have your SEVIS records transferred.