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 101-109, 111, 112	HIS 101-109, 201, 202
Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	All students must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language  equivalent to two semesters of the same foreign language. Students transferring credit equivalent to USC 109 and 110 have met the foreign language requirement for the School of Library and Information Science.	Two courses in the same 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 101, 202, 203 GEO 101, 102 PSC 201 PSY 201, 203, 204, 205, 208, 212, 214, 215, 220, 225, 240 REL 101, 102, 103, 201 SOC 101, 102, 151, 204, 206, 210, 220, 235
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6-7 hours)	STAT 201 AND	MAT 120 AND
	MATH 122 or MATH 141	MAT 130 or MAT 140
Scientific Literacy (SCI) (7-8 hours)	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIOL CHEM PHYS	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIO 101, 102, 205*, 206*, 210, 211 CHM 105, 110, 111 PHS 101, 102, 115; PHYS 201, 202, 221, 222 *205 and 206 must be taken together for 4 hours lab credit
Fine Arts (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding	Required Fine Arts	One course from: ART 101, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112 MUS 105, 110 THE 101, 105, 205
Additional General Education Literature Requirement	ENGL 462	ENG 260
	ECON 224	ECO 201 or ECO 210/211
	ACCT 222	ACC 101 and 102 or ACC 111, 1112, and 115
	CSCE 101	CPT 101
	CSEC 102	CPT 111, 112, 114, 132, 204, 211, 233, 244, 264

*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.