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A continuing education catalog teaches League rules over four sessions in Columbia
The University of South Carolina lists a four session mahjong course in October, taught to National Mah Jongg League rules, with a morning and an afternoon option.
The University of South Carolina's continuing education program lists a course called Mah Jongg running October 14 to 22, 2026, across four sessions. The listing shows two time options, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the university in Columbia, South Carolina, with the cost given as $115.
What sets this entry apart is that it says which game it is teaching. The listing states the course covers American mahjong played to National Mah Jongg League rules. A surprising number of catalog listings leave that unsaid, which is how a beginner signs up for one game and arrives to find another.
Offering the same four sessions twice in a day is a small scheduling choice with a large effect on who can attend. A morning section and an afternoon section reach two different sets of people out of one instructor's week.
Prim's suggestion, not a rule: when a listing does not name the rule set, ask before you pay. There is no wrong game to learn, but there is a wrong one to learn by accident. OOTT is not affiliated with the university and does not run this course.
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