Campus Safety Training

Campus Safety Training (CST) is our annual platform for education and prevention training.

At Winthrop University, we pride ourselves on working together to create a safe and healthy student environment. To foster this environment, all students, regardless of age, sex, or degree status, are required to participate in online training annually and to review and acknowledge the university’s policies.  The Campus Safety program materials are catered to fit the student based on their degree status and years at Winthrop. There are also additional videos for international students, student-athletes, and other special populations.

If you are a NEW student, please do not try to login to the Vector portal until after July 15th for the Fall semester, after December 15th for the Spring semester, and after May 15th for the Summer semester. During the Fall semester all students will be assigned their programs and any new students throughout the year will be assigned as registered.


All Students are assigned the Policy Acknowledgement course each year, as well as the assigned Sexual Violence Prevention, and a course for Alcohol, Drugs, or Other Substances that can hinder your success as a student.
New Undergraduates are assigned the Sexual Assault Prevention (for Undergraduates) & Alcohol & Other Drugs
Returning Undergraduates are assigned the Sexual Assault Prevention Refresher & either an Alcohol and Drug refresher, Prescription Drug Misuse, or Cannabis EDu
New Graduates, are assigned the Sexual Violence Prevention (for Graduate Students) & Alcohol & Other Drugs
Returning Graduates, are assigned the Sexual Violence Prevention (for Graduate Students) & Alcohol & Other Drugs (Refresher)
Athletes & Greek Life associated students will have to complete a Hazing Module.
Deadlines:

  • Fall - September 30th
  • Spring - March 29   
  • Summer - July 30th

Program Instructions

A score of 80% or higher is necessary to pass. Each training will give you the option to retry assessment until you achieve this score and it will allow you to review the program videos before you retake the final assessment. Failure to complete the program may result in a registration hold on your account.

Step 1: Click on link to Vector Solutions at: winustudent-sc.safecolleges.com

Step 2: Enter your Winthrop Student credentials (F/S and alumni email may not work) as if you are logging in to email or Wingspan. If you are F/S and a student, please be sure you have a student email address. For a new student email account click here: apps.winthrop.edu. Please try logging into whichever account received the email. 

Step 3: You will arrive on the Vector Solutions landing page where you will see all course listings for which you are required to take. Follow the instructions provided. You may complete the programs in several sittings without having to start over. You may also access the link and view compliance information under the Campus Safety Training channel in Wingspan.

If you have any technical difficulties with the programs, please contact Vector Solutions through the program HELP button or at support.education@vectorsolutions.com. If you have difficulty logging in with your student credentials, please contact Winthrop's help desk. For general questions regarding this university requirement, please contact Amy Sharpe at 803/323-4503 or sharpea@winthrop.edu.

⇒Disclosure
The training contains sensitive material involving sexual and interpersonal violence.  While trigger warnings and resources are provided throughout the program, we understand such programming may be challenging for some viewers.  Please contact Amy Sharpe at sharpea@winthrop.edu to discuss alternatives.

Report An Incident

If you are aware of a situation that has taken place on campus that needs to be reported, please go to the Report An Incident page to complete the appropriate report.