1. Carolina Core Plus General Education Requirements

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

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving

Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement: (A Minimum of 12 Hours)

Bachelor of Science degrees require a minimum of 12 hours, as specified by the major program, to include:
 

MATH 141, or 122, as specified by major program

MATH 142, 170, or 172, as specified by major program

STAT 201 (or equivalent) or higher, as specified by major program

CSCE 102 (or equivalent) or higher, as specified by major program

SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy

Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement: (8 Hours)

Two 4-credit hour laboratory science courses.

GFL: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Communicate Effectively in More than One Language

Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement: (0-9 Hours)

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

Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement: (6 Hours)

Two courses in History (HIST), at the 100 level, one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History.

GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences

Specified or additional College of Arts and Sciences Requirement: (6 Hours)

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

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

INF: Carolina Core Information Literacy

VSR: Carolina Core Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility

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

Fine Arts and Humanities Requirements (3 Hours)

Bachelor of Science degrees require 3 Hours in the fine arts. (May be taken as Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding.)

Bachelor of Science degrees require an additional 3 Hours in the fine arts or humanities.

Cognate

The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve (12) hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. The cognate may be taken in one or more departments or programs, depending on the interests of the student and the judgment of the advisor.

Courses offered by departments and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences that are acceptable for cognate credit are outlined in the section titled Courses Acceptable for Cognate Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.

For cognate course offerings in other colleges, consult the appropriate sections of this bulletin. Some major programs have specific cognate requirements.

It should be emphasized that the cognate is not a second set of elective courses to be chosen at random by the student. The cognate must be approved by the major advisor as being related to the major field of study. Students are urged to consult their major advisors for specific requirements in their major.

Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the cognate.

For Bachelor of Science degrees, grades of D are acceptable for completion of the cognate requirement, except where restricted by the major program.

Courses Acceptable for Cognate Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences 

Minor

In place of the cognate a student in the College of Arts and Sciences may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of prescribed courses. (Some minors in the sciences require a minimum of16 hours.) The subject area of the minor may be related to the major. Students pursuing interdisciplinary minors who wish to use courses in their major department for minor credit must petition the College Committee on Scholastic Standards and Petitions for permission to do so.

The minor is intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. It differs from the cognate inasmuch as the courses must be concentrated in one area and must follow a structured sequence. Interdisciplinary minors can be designed with the approval of the assistant dean for academic affairs and advising.

Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course may satisfy both major and minor requirements. All minor courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher. At least half of the courses in the minor must be completed in residence at the University

A list of minor programs of study can be found at Programs of Study A-Z.