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The University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law provides the opportunity for our students to take advantage of an Emergency Loan program. An "emergency" for the purpose of qualifying for an emergency student loan is defined as "a sudden state of financial need relating to or impacting on the education of a law student."

Click here for the procedures for applying for an emergency loan from the School of Law and to access the application.

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The law school supports over 30 law school student organizations. A list of active law school student organizations can be found here. To help support and help guide law school student organizations, the Law School Student Organization Handbook is published on TWEN in the Student Organization Resource course. All students enrolled in the law school have access to TWEN. To view the page, please click here (log-in required). 

The Law School Student Organization Handbooks provides guidance to law students on the following topics:

• Student Organization Requirements
• Annual Renewal Process & Leadership Transition 
• Inactive Student Organization
• Starting a New Student Organization
• Student Organization Event Policies & Procedures
• Student Organization Funding
• Student Organization Recruitment, Promotion, and Publicity 

In addition to the Law School Student Organization Handbooks, students can also find important student organization resources.

If you have any questions, need any additional information on law school student organizations, or are unable to access TWEN, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at STUAFF@law.sc.edu.

• Student Organization Expenses & Travel Procedures
• Student Organization Handbook
• Student Organization Planning & Room Reservation Form