Civil Rights and Title IX Training
As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive campus and workplace, we have established the courses below to help the university community succeed in their personal, academic, and professional lives.
The University of South Carolina is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct and related retaliation.
This commitment helps the university serve its primary mission and comply with requirements set forth by civil rights laws.
Our goal is to also educate USC employees on those requirements to make USC a campus where everyone can feel safer and thrive.
Due to their roles at the university, all new USC hires must complete a live training within their first three months of hire.
You can register for a training by visiting the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Training and Professional Development calendar.
Mandatory Sexual Assault Prevention Training
It is required at the University of South Carolina for all incoming students (first time freshmen and transfers) to complete online modules for sexual assault prevention. This online sexual assault prevention education course presents realistic and interactive skill-building scenarios. New undergraduate students at the Columbia campus under the age of 23 are required to complete the SAPU and Alcohol Edu courses. Within their first semester, students will receive notice of the course in their campus email as well as instructions on how to access and complete the training.
U101 Presentations
Students may receive harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct prevention training through University 101 upon request by their U101 instructor.
University employees who serve as investigators, decision makers, or appeals officers have completed one or more of the following trainings in accordance with the requirements set by the Department of Education.
2026 Title IX Training
Snow, C. ( June 1-2, 2026) Decision Maker Training: Hearings in a Post-Regulatory World [webinar] Grand River Solutions*
Legee, K. (June 9, 2026) Title IX Alternative/Informal Resolutions [webinar] Grand River Solutions
Nygard, A. (July 27-28, 2026) Advanced Decision-Maker Training [webinar] Grand River Solutions
Baer, C. (July 29, 2026) Policy Analysis for Investigators and Decision Makers [webinar] Grand River Solutions
(2026) Title IX Investigator Training: Conducting Fair and Thorough Trauma-Informed Investigations Part 1-3 [webinar] Grand River Solutions
Crow, D. (August 5, 2026) Title IX Appeals Training [webinar] Grand River Solutions
Baer, C. (August 13-14, 2026) Title IX Investigation Report Writing Workshop [webinar] Grand River Solutions
Baer, C. (August 19, 2026) Conducting Workplace Investigations [webinar] Grand River Solutions
2025 Title IX Training
Title IX Decision-Making for Higher Education | February 11, 2025
Investigation Foundations Level Two: Skills and Report Writing for Higher Education | April 10-11, 2025
2020 Title IX Regulations Refresher for Higher Education [webinar] | April 24, 2025
Informal Resolution Foundations for Higher Education | July 31, 2025
2020 Title IX Regulations Refresher: Saundra K. Schuster, Esq. [in-person] University of South Carolina | September 29-30, 2025
2024 Title IX Training
Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Educatoin: Nuances and Best Practices | June 2-3, 2024
Title IX Coordinator Foundations: Sex-Based Harassment for Higher Education Certification (2024 Regulations) | June 4, 2024
Title IX Coordinator Foundations: Gender Equity for Higher Education Certification (2024 Regulations) | June 5, 2024
Investigation Foundations for Higher Education | June 4-5, 2024
Title IX Fundamentals for Higher Education (2020 Regulations) | July 8, 2024
2023 Title IX Training
"Title IX Overview" (2023): Saundra K. Schuster, Esq.
University of South Carolina | January 18 - 19, 2023
ATIXA slides can also be found on the ATIXA public page by clicking on the 2023 button under Customized Training Materials.
*some files are too large to post on the website. Slide decks can be made available upon request to civilrights@mailbox.sc.edu
For more information on non-mandatory training programs regarding discrimination and harassment, please visit the interpersonal violence website, the Office of Access and Opportunity.