TRANSFER CREDIT GUIDE:
MAJORS IN THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, and ARTS
If you are a South Carolina technical college student who plans to transfer to the University’s College of Arts and Sciences,
to pursue a liberal arts major, you should consider the following courses as you schedule your technical college classes.
The courses listed below will transfer to degree programs within the College of Arts and Sciences. This list does not include every technical college course that is available for transfer to the University of South Carolina. You are not required
to take all courses listed prior to transferring. Rather, it is a guide for you and your advisors.* You should be aware that
courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher in order to be considered for transfer credit. Please review admissions
requirements at www.sc.edu/admissions.
Technical College Courses
Arts and Sciences
Course Requirements
Writing
Writing (6 hours)
1) ENG 101 and 102
1) ENGL 101 and 102 (6 hours)
History
History (9 hours)
1) HIS 101 or 102
1) HIST 101 or 102
2) HIS 201 or 202
2) HIST 111 or 112
3) HIS 108, 106, or 109
3) HIST 105, 106, or 109
Foreign Language
1) FRE 101, 102 (equivalent to FREN 109, 110)
2) GER 101, 102 (equivalent to GERM 109, 110)
3) SPA 101, 102 (equivalent to SPAN 109, 110)
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning
Foreign Language
Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent
to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122
course. Students transferring credit equivalent to USC 109 and 110
may enroll in USC 122 to complete the required sequence.
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree must take one
of the following options. Students should consult the University
Bulletin for specific requirements for specific majors. The bulletin is
available at http://www.sc.edu/bulletin/ugrad/
Option I:
1. MAT 130 or 140 plus
2. One of the following:
MAT 120, 122, 141, 240, 242
PHI 105, 106
CPT 101 or CPT 170
Option I:
1. MATH 122 or 141 plus
2. An additional course from
Mathematics (at next higher level)
Philosophy 110 or 111
Computer Science
Statistics
Option II:
PHI 105, 106
MAT 120 (next higher level course must be taken at USC)
CPT 101 or CPT 170 (next higher level course must be taken
at USC)
Option II:
Two courses from one of the following fields:
Philosophy 110, 111
Statistics
Computer Science
Bachelor of Science degree option:
1. MAT 140 or 130
2. MAT 141 or 122
3. MAT 120
4. One of the following: CPT 111, 112, 114, 132, 204, 211,
233, 244, or 264
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree is an option for a limited
number of majors in the social sciences. See the University Bulletin.
For a B.S. degree, students must take a minimum of 12 hours, to
include:
1. MATH 141 or 122, as specified by major department
2. MATH 142, 170, or 172, as specified by major department
3. STAT 201 (or equivalent) or higher, as specifed by major department
4. CSCE 102 (or equivalent) or higher, as specified by major
department
Technical College Courses
Arts and Sciences
Course Requirements
Philosphical Reasoning
Philosophical Reasoning (3 hours)
PHI 101, 110, 115, 201
One course in PHIL, excluding PHIL 110 and 111
Laboratory Sciences
Two laboratory courses selected from:
AST 101, 102
BIO 101, 102, 112, 205, 206, 210, 211
CHM 105, 110, 111
PHS 101, 102, 115
PHY 201, 202
PHY 221, 222
Humanities
Laboratory Sciences (8 hours)
Two laboratory courses selected from:
ASTR
BIOL
CHEM
GEOL
MSCI
PHYS
Humanities (9-12 hours)*
1. ART 101, 105, 107, 108, 111,112; MUS 105, 110; THE 101, 105, 205
1. Fine Arts (3 hours)
2. ENG 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 218,
222, 230, 234, 235, 236
2. Any ENGL literature 200 or higher or a literature course taught in
a foreign language (3 hours)
3. HIS 104, 105, 112, 115, 130, 131, 230, 235; ENG 238; REL 101, 102,
103; SPC 205, 208, 209, 210, 215. May include additional fine arts
and literature courses.
3. Additional humanities courses (6 hours for B.A., 3 hours for B.S.)
Social Sciences
The following technical college courses will satisfy the social
sciences requirements:
ANT 101, 202, 203; CRJ 101, 115, 125, 130, 220, 242; ECO 201, 210,
211; GEO 101, 102; PSC 201, 205, 215, 220; PSY 201, 203, 204, 205,
208, 212, 214, 215, 220, 225, 240; SOC 101, 102, 151, 205, 206, 210,
220, 235
* Specific course limitations apply. See your advisor or consult the
University Bulletin for specfics.
Social Sciences (6-9 hours)
Three courses from the social sciences are required for the B.A.
degree. Two courses are required for the B.S. degree.
* Specific course limitations apply. See your advisor or consult the
University Bulletin for specfics.
* 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. The most up-to-date transfer credit guide is available at www.sc.edu/admissions.