Students and employees who are pregnant or experiencing or recovering from related conditions such as childbirth, false pregnancy, and termination of pregnancy, may request reasonable accommodations to ensure their continued access to any educational program or activity, including any class, extracurricular activity, and employment. Reasonable accommodations may vary based on an individual’s need. Examples of accommodations may include a leave of absence, excused absences, rescheduled exams, extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments, alternatives to make up missed coursework, a medical withdrawal, frequent breaks, a larger desk or chair, or other types of accommodations.
Student requests for pregnancy related accommodations should be directed to Counseling and Accessibility Services (843) 208-8375 or accessibility@uscb.edu.
Faculty and staff requests for pregnancy related accommodations should be directed to the Director of Human Resources at hr@uscb.edu.
To file a report of discrimination or harassment based on pregnancy or related conditions, please submit a Title IX Violation Report via the reporting link below.
Lactation Room
Nursing mothers – both students and employees – have access to a lactation room on the USCB campus, located in the Library, room 228 . For more information concerning the lactation room, please contact Leah Nixon at nixon3@uscb.edu
To review the systemwide University of South Carolina Lactation Support Policy, please click here (PDF).
Additional Information and Resources
For additional information on the rights of pregnant and parenting students under Title IX, please review the guidance documents from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR):
Discrimination Based on Pregnancy and Related Conditions (PDF)
Know Your Rights: Pregnant or Parenting? Title IX Protects You From Discrimination At School (PDF)
Title IX Violation Report
If you or someone you know has been the victim of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or retaliation at USCB you can report it. Any individual can make a report by submitting an online report via the reporting link below, sending an email to adsimmons@uscb.edu, by calling 843-208-8120, mail, or in person.
Please know that the submission of a report will not automatically initiate a formal complaint process but will serve as an initial step to assess whether a violation of university policy and Title IX has occurred and will connect those impacted with supportive measures and resources.