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. You must have a GPA of 2.25 to be considered for admission into Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Retailing and Integrated Information Technology. A GPA of 3.00 is required for admission into Sport and Entertainment.

Carolina Core Requirement	USC Course(s)	Technical College Course Equivalent(s)
Writing (CMW) (6 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications	ENGL 101 and 102* *If ENGL 102 is taken as a non-USC course, students will be required to take an additional 1 hour Information Literacy Core course while at USC.	ENG 101 and 102
Speech (CMS) (3 hours) Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications	SPCH 140	SPC 205
Historical Thinking (GHS) (3 hours) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	HIST 101–109	Any 100 level History (Non-US History)
Foreign Language (GFL) Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding	College of HRSM students must 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 to 110 or 121.	One 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	Choose one social science	One of the following technical college courses will satisfy the social sciences requirements: ANT 101, 202, 203 GEO 101, 102; PSC 20 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
Scientific Literacy (SCI) (7 hours)	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIOL CHEM PHYS	Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected from: BIO 101, 102, 112, 205, 210, 211 CHM 105, 110, 111 PHS 101, 102, 115; PHYS 201, 202, 221, 222
Fine Arts or Literature (AIU) (3 hours) Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding	Choose one fine art or literature	One course selected from: ART 101, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112 ENG 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 218, 222, 230, 234, 235, 236 MUS 105, 110 THE 101, 105, 205
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6 hours)	Hospitality & Retailing Majors
	Option 1 MAT 122 or 141 AND One of the following: mathematics (at next highest level) PHIL 110 or 111 STAT 201 Retailing: CSCE 101 or higher Hospitality: CSCE 102 or higher	Option 1 MAT 130 or 140 AND One of the following: MAT 120, 122, 141, 240, 242 PHI 105, 106 MAT 120, 165 Retailing: CPT 101, 111, 112, 114, 132, 204, 211, 233, 244, or 264 Hospitality: CPT 111, 112, 114, 132, 204, 211, 233, 244, or 264
	Option 2 Two courses from any of the following: PHIL 110, 111 STAT 201 Retailing: CSCE 101 Hospitality: CSCE 102 or higher	Option 2 Two courses from any of the following: PHI 105, 106 MAT 120, 165 Retailing: CPT 101 Hospitality: CPT 111 or higher
	Integrated Information Technology
	MATH 122 or 141 AND An additional course from: mathematics (at next highest level) a statistics course	MAT 130 or 140 AND One of the following: MAT 122, 141, 240, or 242 MAT 120 or 165
	Sport and Entertainment Management
	STAT 201 AND MATH 122	MAT 120 or 165 AND MAT 130 or 140
Additional Coursework Requirements	RETL 261, 262	ACC 101, 102
	SPTE 240, ITEC 242	BUS 121, 130
	ITEC 264	CPT 170
	HRTM 110, 260, 280, 285	HOS 140, 150, 164, 169
	HRTM 270	HOS 110 and 155

*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.