Budget Planning
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| Month | 2026* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| February | 15 | BEA Meets -Estimate Due |
| February | 18-20 | HW&M Budget Deliberations |
| March | 11-13 | House Floor Budget Deliberations |
| April | 9-11 | Full SFC Budget Deliberations |
| April | 23-25 | Senate Floor Budget Deliberations |
*Dates subject to change
| Month | 2026* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| September | 1 | Mid-Cycle Fee Requests/ Revisions |
| September | 1-15 | Support Unit Initiatives |
| September | 8-30 | Budget Model Metrics Review |
| November | 1-30 | User Fees |
| November | 6-28 | Fall Unit Reviews |
| Dec-Jan | 11-31 | Tuition and Fees Solicitation |
| January | 31 | Freeze Date |
| February | 10-19 | Unit Budget Development |
| Feb-Mar | 24-12 | Academic Blueprint Templates |
| Mar-Apr | 31-11 | Academic Blueprint Meetings |
| March | 11-27 | Spring Unit Reviews |
| May | 1 | Draft Budget Document |
| June | 23 | Budget Adoption |
*Dates subject to change
| Month | 2025* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| July | 10-17 | Executive Budget Planning Update |
| September | 1 | Mid-Cycle Fee Requests/ Revisions |
| November | 6-28 | Fall Unit Reviews |
| Dec-Jan | 11-31 | Tuition and Fees Solicitation |
| February | 29 | Freeze Date |
| Feb/Mar | 25-14 | FY26 Executive Budget Planning (Initial List) |
| March | 7-21 | FY26 Budget Development |
| April | 11-25 | Spring Unit Reviews |
| May | 1 | Draft Budget Document |
| June | 23 | Budget Adoption |
*Dates subject to change
| SCRS Retirement | 24.66% |
| Social Security (up to a Salary Base of $176,100) | 6.20% |
| Medicare | 1.45% |
| Unemployment Compensation | 0.01% |
| Worker's Compensation | 0.40% |
| Total | 32.72% |
| Coverage Type | State Health Plan | Dental |
Total per Month |
Total Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Only | $ 530.70 | $13.48 | $ 544.18 | $ 6,530.16 |
| Employee/ Spouse | $1,112.44 | $13.48 | $1,125.92 | $13,511.04 |
| Employee/ Child | $ 909.54 | $13.48 | $ 923.02 | $11,076.24 |
| Full Family | $1,452.92 | $13.48 | $1,466.40 | $17,596.80 |
Budget Execution
Budget and Finance Helpful Links
Connect to important South Carolina legislative information, or find a variety of finance-related resources that are designed to support higher education institutions.
- National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
- Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO)
- Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina (GFOASC)
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data (IPEDS)
- Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
- Grapevine - Center for Higher Education and Education Finance
- Academic Impressions
- University Business
- Inside Higher Education
- State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)