The 3p → 3d photoionization process of atomic scandium has been studied using a configuration interaction calculation and the extended Fano formalism. The photoabsorption spectrum is influenced by strong electron-electron correlations leading to highly complex structures. Very good agreement with the experimental data is found for the lower energy region where the resonances can be assigned to 2DJ → 2FJ+1 states. For the higher energy region a reasonable description of the experimental data is found.