Linguistics Concentration
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
		Foreign language3 or other Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC-GFL)	3-4			Lang. placement test
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University (elective) or Carolina Core Requirement4 (PR/CC)	3

Semester Two (15-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW/CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
		Foreign language3 or other Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC-GFL)	3-4			Lang. placement test
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3
		History5 (CR)	3

Semester Three (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	FORL 360	Introduction to Intercultural Communication (MR)	3	C
		Foreign language3 or Carolina Core Requirement4 (CR/CC)	3
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC-SCI)	4
		Social Science (CR)	3

Semester Four (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ANTH 373 or ENGL 389 or LING 300 or LING 301 or PSYC 470	Introduction to Language Sciences or The English Language or Introduction to Language Sciences or The English Language or Intro. to Language Sciences (MR)	3	C		ENGL 101 & 102 (FORL 389 & LING 301)
		200-level Foreign Language or Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3-4
		Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Language Linguistics Course7 (MR)	3	C
		200-level Foreign Language or Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective8 (CC/PR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective8 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Sociolinguistics Course9 (MR)	3	C
		300-level or above Foreign Language Course3 (MR)	3	C
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Elective8 (PR)	3
		Elective8 (PR)	3

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Course10 (MR)	3	C
		Linguistics Concentration Elective Course11 (MR)	3
		300-level or above Foreign Language Course3 (MR)	3	C
		Minor Course6 or Elective8 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective8 (PR)	3	C

Semester Eight (13 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	GERM 516 or LING 530	History of the German Language or Language Change (MR)	3	C
		Linguistics Concentration Elective Course11 (MR)	3	C
		Minor Course6 or Elective8 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective8 (PR)	3
		Elective8 (PR)	1

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	Minimum College & Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	30	46-58	32-44	2.000

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses.  Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study. 
3. The foreign language placement test will determine the level of language at which the student begins. If a student places out of ITAL 121 and 122, a Humanities or Fine Arts course would be required in place of each as part of the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences curriculum. 
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course, both of which must be chosen from the approved Carolina Core GHS courses.  Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement. 
6. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major.  The cognate must consist of twelve hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of, but related to the major.  In place of a cognate, a student may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of courses concentrated in one area that follow a structured sequence.  A second major eliminates the minor/cognate requirement. 
7. Language Linguistics Courses (3 hours): FREN 517; GERM 515; LING 502, LING 503, LING 504; SPAN 515 
8. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.  The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses.  Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. 
9. Sociolinguistics Courses (3 hours): ANTH 355; GERM 518; JAPA 500; LING 303, LING 340, LING 546, LING 548 
10. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Courses (3 hours): FORL 472, FORL 510, FORL 511; LING 395, LING 472, LING 474 
11.  Linguistic Concentration Electives Courses (6 hours): FREN 300, FREN 516; GERM 517; LING 345, LING 512, LING 514, LING 542, LING 554, LING 556; SPAN 517. 

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed in the student’s first 60 semester hours of work in order to count toward graduation.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin. 
• The last 30 credit hours toward the degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement