Carolina Core is the University of South Carolina's general education requirements for every degree program. The table below lists the Carolina Core requirements that must be fulfilled for this major. Each requirement is followed by the USC courses that fulfill the requirement, as well as the technical college courses that you may have taken that are considered equivalent to the USC course, and therefore also fulfill the Carolina Core requirement.

This list does not include every technical college course that is available for transfer to USC. You are not required to take all courses listed prior to transferring. Rather, it is a guide for you and your advisors.* Courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher in order to be considered for transfer credit.
 

Carolina Core Requirement	USC Course(s)	Technical College Course Equivalent(s)
Writing (CMW) (6 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications	ENGL 101 and 102	ENG 101 and 102
Spoken Component (CMS) (3 hours) Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication	SPCH 140	SPC 205
Historical Thinking (GHS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	HIST 101, 102, 106, 105, 109, 111, 112	HIS 101, 102, 106, 108, 109, 201, 202
Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	Students must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course. Students transferring credit equivalent to USC 109 and 110 may enroll in USC 122 to complete the required sequence.	One foreign language selected from: FRE 101, 102 (equivalent to FREN 109, 110) GER 101, 102 (equivalent to GERM 109, 110) SPA 101, 102 (equivalent to SPAN 109, 110)
Social Sciences (GSS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	One required social science	The following technical college courses will satisfy the social sciences requirements: ANT 202 CRJ 101 GEO 101, 102 PSC 201, 220 PSY 201 SOC 101
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6 hours)	Choose two of the following: MATH 122, 141, 142, 170 PHIL 110 CSCE 101 or higher STAT 110 or higher	Choose two of the following: MAT 120, 122, 130, 140, 141 PHI 105 CPT 101, 111, 112, 114, 204, 211
Fine Arts (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding	MUSC 114	MUS 110
Scientific Literacy (SCI) (8 hours)	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIOL CHEM PHYS	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIO 101, 102, 112, 205, 210, 211 CHM 110 PHS 101, 102; PHYS 201, 202, 221, 222
Electives	The number of electives required for the BA and BM degrees vary. Technical college courses normally transfer as freshman or sophomore level courses, not as major courses.
	FILM 100	ART 105
	MATH 111, 112	MAT 110, 111
	PSYC 100	PSY 230, 231, 240
	SPCH 100	SPC 210, 215

*Technical students must meet all requirements for admission to USC and must be accepted through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Consult the University Bulletin for specific entrance requirements. Nothing in the foregoing supersedes any University, college, departmental, or programmatic regulation or policy.