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 UofSC courses that fulfill the requirement, as well as the technical college courses that you may have taken that are considered equivalent to the UofSC course, and therefore also fulfill the Carolina Core requirement.
This list does not include every technical college course that is available for transfer
to UofSC. 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 or higher to be considered for admission.
Carolina Core Requirement | UofSC Course(s) | Technical College Course Equivalent(s) |
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Writing (CMW) (6 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications |
ENGL 101 and 102* *If ENGL 102 is taken as a non-UofSC course, students will be required to take an additional 1 hour Information Literacy Core course while at UofSC. |
ENG 101 and 102 |
Speech (CMS) (3 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications |
SPCH 140 | SPC 205 |
Historical Thinking (GHS) (6 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
HIST 101–109 | Any 100 level History (Non-US History) |
HIST 111 or 112 | HIS 201 or 202 | |
Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course. Students transferring credit equivalent to the UofSC 109 and 110 may enroll in UofSC 122 to complete the required sequence. | One foreign language selected from:
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Social Sciences (GSS) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
Two required social sciences | The following technical college courses will satisfy the social sciences requirements:
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Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6 hours) | STAT 201 AND | MAT 120 AND |
An additional course from:
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An additional course from:
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Scientific Literacy (SCI) (7 hours) | Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from:
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Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from:
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Fine Arts or Literature (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding |
Required Fine Arts | One course selected from:
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Additional General Education Requirements | ENGL 282-288 (3 hours) | Choose one: ENG 203, 205, 214, 218 or 222 |
ECON 224 (3 hours) | ECO 201 or ECO 210/211 | |
Any non PEDU class (6-12 hours) | Electives (6-12 hours depending on AP credit, etc.) |
*Technical students must meet all requirements for admission to UofSC 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.