TRANSFER CREDIT GUIDE
Information Science
This list does not include every technical college course which 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.* You
should be aware that courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher in order to be considered for
transfer credit.
Technical College Courses
Library and Information Science:
Information Science: Course Requirements
Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communications: Writing (CMW) (6 hours)
1) ENG 101 and 102
1) 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.
Persuasive Communication: Speech (CMS) (3 hours)
1) SPC 205
1) SPCH 140
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (GHS) (6 hours)
1) HIS 101-109, 201, 202
1) HIST 101-109, 111, 112
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (GFL)
a) FRE 101, 102 (equivalent to FREN 109, 110)
b) GER 101, 102 (equivalent to GERM 109, 110)
c) SPA 101, 102 (equivalent to SPAN 109, 110)
All students must demonstrate proficiency in one
foreign langugage equivalent to two semesters of the
same foreign language. Students transferring credit
equivalent to USC 109 and 110 have met the foreign
language requirement for the School of Library and
Information Science.
Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences (GSS) (6 hours)
The following technical college courses will satisfy the
social sciences requirements: ANT 101, 202, 203; GEO
101, 102; PSC 201; 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
Two required social sciences
Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (ARP) (6-7 hours)
1) MAT 120
1) STAT 201
2) MAT 130 or MAT 140
2) MATH 122 or MATH 141
* 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. The most up-to-date transfer
credit guide is available at www.sc.edu/admissions.
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TRANSFER CREDIT GUIDE
Information Science
Technical College Courses
Library and Information Science:
Information Science: Course Requirements
Scientific Literacy (SCI) (7-8 hours)
Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected
from:
Two courses (must include one laboratory) selected
from:
a) BIO 101, 102, 205*, 206*, 210, 211
b) CHM 105, 110, 111
c) PHS 101, 102, 115; PHYS 201, 202, 221, 222
a) BIOL
b) CHEM
c) PHYS
*205 and 206 must be taken together for 4 hours lab credit
Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding: Fine Arts (AIU) (3 hours)
ART 101, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112; MUS 105, 110; THE 101,
105, 205
Required Fine Arts
Additional General Education Requirements (15 hours)
1) ENG 260
1) ENGL 462
2) ECO 201 or ECO 210/211
2) ECON 224
3) ACC 101 and 102 or ACC 111, 1112, and 115
3) ACCT 222
4) CPT 101
4) CSCE 101
5) CPT 111, 112, 114, 132, 204, 211, 233, 244, 264
5) CSCE 102
* 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. The most up-to-date transfer
credit guide is available at www.sc.edu/admissions.
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