Basic Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degrees (120 Hours)

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Note: Bachelor of Arts degrees require 120 hours. Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees require additional hours; see Program of Study  for major requirements.

1. Carolina Core Plus General Education Requirements
2. Major
3. Cognate or Minor Requirements (optional for BAIS majors)
4. Electives

1. Carolina Core Plus General Education Requirements

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Note: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees follow General Education Requirements for the BA except where specified in Programs of Study for major requirements.

CMW: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 Hours)

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• Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6-8 Hours)

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SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy (8 Hours)

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Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement:

• Two 4-credit hour laboratory science courses.

GFL: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Communicate Effectively in More than One Language (0-9 Hours)

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Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement:

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for all baccalaureate degrees. Students can demonstrate this proficiency by successfully completing Phase II of the Proficiency Test or by successfully completing the 122 course, including the exit exam administered as part of that course.

It is strongly recommended that students continuing the study of a foreign language begin college-level study of that language in their first semester and continue in that language until their particular foreign language requirement is completed.

GHS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (6 Hours)

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Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement:

• One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on U.S. History: HIST 111, 112, 214, or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Sciences to fit this geographic category and
• One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on non-U.S. History: HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, GERM 280, FAMS 300, or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Sciences to fit this geographic category.

GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences (6 Hours)

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Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement:

AIU: Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 Hours)

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Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements:

• Up to two of these requirements may be met in overlay courses. At least one of these requirements must be satisfied by a course not applied elsewhere in general education. (3-9 Hours)

CMS: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Speech (3 Hours)

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INF: Carolina Core Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)

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VSR: Carolina Core Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (3 Hours)

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Other Required General Education Courses from the College of Arts and Sciences

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Fine Arts and Humanities Requirements (9 Hours)

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• Bachelor of Arts degrees require 3 Hours in the fine arts. (May be taken as Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding.)
• Bachelor of Arts degrees require an additional 9 Hours in the fine arts or humanities.

Basic Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degrees (120 Hours)

Note: Bachelor of Arts degrees require 120 hours. Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees require additional hours; see Program of Study  for major requirements.

1. Carolina Core Plus General Education Requirements
2. Major
3. Cognate or Minor Requirements (optional for BAIS majors)
4. Electives

2. Sociology Major

2. Sociology Major

The approval of SOCY 101 as a Carolina Core Foundation course meant that it was necessary to reposition it in the General Education and Sociology major requirements.  The University Advising Center recommended these changes to improve clarity and transparency in the Bulletin.