Founded in 1999, Universitatea de Stat Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu State University) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Cahul (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministerul Educatiei a Republicii Moldova (Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova), Universitatea de Stat Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (USC) is a very small coeducational Moldovan higher education institution. Universitatea de Stat Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (USC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 23 years old Moldovan higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. USC also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.