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.*
To be considered for admission into pre-nursing lower division of the BSN in Nursing generic (pre-licensure) program, transfer students must have a minimum 3.000 overall GPA in their college level coursework. In addition, any below C grades in nursing or science courses will eliminate you from consideration.
The College of Nursing has continued to see an increase in applications for the lower
division. Due to this unprecedented demand and space limitations, the University will
not be able to admit all students who meet the minimum 3.0 GPA requirement for their
intended term.
Carolina Core Requirement | USC Course(s) | Technical College Course Equivalent(s) |
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Writing (CMW) (6 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications |
ENGL 101 and 102 |
ENG 101 and 102 |
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6-7 hours) |
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Scientific Literacy (SCI) (16 hours) | CHEM 102 | CHM 105 |
BIOL 243/243L | BIO 210 | |
BIOL 244/244L | BIO 211 | |
BIOL 250/250L | BIO 225 | |
Historical Thinking (GHS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
HIST 101–109, 111, 112 | HIST 101, 102, 201, 202 |
Social Sciences (GSS) (6 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
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Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding |
*Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by achieving a score of 2 or higher on the foreign Language Placement Test or by completing one foreign language through 110 or 121. | Two courses in the same Foreign Language selected from:
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Fine Arts (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding |
Required fine arts course | One course from:
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Spoken Component (CMS) (3 hours) Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication |
SPCH 140 | SPC 205 |
Information Literacy (INF) (0-3 hours OVERLAY) | ENGL 102 or any course approved to the meet the Carolina Core INF competency | ENG 102 |
Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (VSR) (0-3 hours STAND ALONE) | POLI 201 or PHIL 211 | PSC 201, PHI 110 or PHI 115 |
*Technical College 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.