Tobacco Use Policy
USC Upstate is a tobacco-free campus.Tobacco use is prohibited in all USC Upstate owned or leased buildings (inlcuding all offices, classrooms, laboratories, meeting rooms, residence halls, restrooms, lobbies, lounges, cafeterias, hallways, stairwells, elevators, etc.), building entrances, balconies, decks, patios, outside stairways to buildings and outdoor passageways to entrances; buildings on land for use by the University; in all University vehicles; sidewalks; parking lots; athletic venues; common areas; and any and all land for use by the University, including campus "green spaces."
This also includes the areas of USC Upstate in Greenville, the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in downtown Spartanburg, and any other current or future USC Upstate owned or leased properties.
Smoke Free Policy Enforcement:
Please remember we are a smoke-free campus. Enforcement of the University’s Smoke-Free Policy began August 1, 2011.
Fines for violation of the Smoke-Free Policy are as follows:
•1st Offense: $25.00
•2nd Offense: $50.00
•3rd Offense: $75.00
For general questions, please call 864-503-5269.