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. You must have a GPA of 2.5 to be considered for admission.

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
Historical Thinking (GHS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 111 or HIST 112	HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202
Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	FREN 109 and 110, GERM 109 and 110, or SPAN 109 and 110	FRE 101 and 102, GER 101 and 102, or SPA 101 and 102
Scientific Literacy (SCI) (8 hours)	Select one from BIOL 101, BIOL 102, BIOL 243, or BIOL 244. The second can be any course from ASTR 101, ASTR 201 BIOL 101, BIOL 102, CHEM 111, PHYS 201, PHYS 202, PHYS 211, or PHYS 212	Select one from BIO 101, BIO 102, BIO 210 or BIO 211. The second course can be any from AST 101, AST 102, BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 110, PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 221, PHY 222
Social Sciences (GSS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	PSYC 101 or SOCY 101	PSY 201 or SOC 101
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP)	MATH 122 or MATH 141 and STAT 201	MAT 130 or MAT 140 and MAT 120
Spoken Component (CMS) (3 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication:	SPCH 140	SPC 205
Fine Arts or Literature (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding	Select one	ENG 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 218, 222, 230, 234, 235, 236
Other Courses	POLI 201, Philosophy, Economics	PSC 201, PHI 101, 110, or 115, ECO 201, 210, or 211
If Available	SOWK 201, 304, 309 and 300-level electives	HUS 101 or HUS 204, HUS 112 or 205 HUS 206 HUS 209, 217, 231 and 237

*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.