1. Carolina Core (35-44 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition   
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition   

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (8 hours) 

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• MATH 141 - Calculus I   
• MATH 142 - Calculus II    

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

Select ALL of ONE of the following:

EITHER

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I  & 111L  -both must be passed with a grade of C or higher
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II  & CHEM 112L ​ (both not approved for CC-SCI)

OR

• PHYS 211 - Essentials of Physics I  & 211L  -both must be passed with a grade of C or higher
• PHYS 212 - Essentials of Physics II  & PHYS 212L  

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Score two or better on foreign language placement test; or complete the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN or SPAN; or complete the 121 course in another foreign language.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

• any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (3 hours)

• SPCH 140 - Public Communication  

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (1 hour)

• CSCE 390 - Professional Issues in Computer Science and Engineering  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher

Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours for this program must add up to a minimum of 35 hours.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (60 hours)

Supporting Courses (60 hours)

Foundational Courses (16 hours)

• MATH 241 - Vector Calculus  
• MATH 344 - Applied Linear Algebra  
• MATH 344L - Applied Linear Algebra Lab  
• MATH 374 - Discrete Structures  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher
• STAT 509 - Statistics for Engineers  
• ENGL 462 - Technical Writing  OR ENGL 463 - Business Writing  

Laboratory Science Elective (4 hours): Choose from the following:​

• ANTH 161 - Human Origins: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology  
• ASTR 101 - Introduction to Astronomy  
• BIOL 101 - Biological Principles I  & BIOL 101L  
• BIOL 110 - General Biology  
• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I  & CHEM 111L  
• CHEM 141 - Principles of Chemistry I  
• ENVR 101 - Introduction to the Environment  & ENVR 101L  
• ENVR 200 - Natural History of South Carolina  
• GEOG 201 - Landform Geography  
• GEOG 202 - Weather and Climate  
• GEOL 101 - Introduction to the Earth  
• GEOL 103 - Environment of the Earth  
• GEOL 201 - Observing the Earth  
• GEOL 215 - Coastal Environments of the Southeastern U.S.  & GEOL 215L  
• GEOL 302 - Rocks and Minerals  
• MSCI 101 - The Ocean Environment  
• MSCI 102 - The Living Ocean  
• MSCI 210 - Oceans and Society  & MSCI 210L  
• MSCI 215 - Coastal Environments of the Southeastern U.S  & MSCI 215L  
• PHYS 211 - Essentials of Physics I  & PHYS 211L  

Liberal Arts Electives (9 hours): Choose from the following:

• AERO 401 , 402
• AFAM 201 -580
• ANTH 101 -499
• ARMY 401 , 402
• ARTE 101 , 260
• ARTH 105 -366
• ARTS 103 -261
• CHIN 103 -550
• CLAS 220 -598
• CPLT 150 -597
• CRJU 101 -494
• DANC 101 -381
• ECON 123 -499
• ENGL 270 -499
• FAMS 180 -597
• FREN 109 -615
• GEOG 103 -595
• GERM 109 -615
• HIST 101 -692
• ITAL 101 -615
• JAPA 121 -500
• LASP 201 -451
• LATN 109 -615
• LING 300 -600
• MART 110 -341
• MUSC 110 -140
• NAVY 401 , 402
• PHIL 101 -109, 112-598
• POLI 101 -499
• PORT 121 -615
• PSYC 101 -499
• RELG 101 -552
• RUSS 121 -616
• SOCY 101 -499
• SOST 101 -500
• SPAN 109 -615
• THEA 170 -565
• WGST 112  -555

Lower Division Computing (22 hours) 

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• CSCE 145 - Algorithmic Design I  
• CSCE 146 - Algorithmic Design II  
• CSCE 190 - Computing in the Modern World  
• CSCE 211 - Digital Logic Design  
• CSCE 212 - Introduction to Computer Architecture   
• CSCE 215 - UNIX/Linux Fundamentals   
• CSCE 240 - Advanced Programming Techniques  
• CSCE 247 - Software Engineering ​ 

Application Area (9 hours)

An application area consists of three courses (9 hours) in a single area offered by another department. This coursework must display a distinct curriculum pattern. If a defined minor exists in the discipline of the application area, then a good set of suggested courses for the application area would be a subset of the minor. Students should consult their advisor to ensure their application area courses will meet this graduation requirement.

4. Major Requirements (30 hours)

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

Major Courses (21 hours)

• CSCE 311 - Operating Systems  
• CSCE 330 - Programming Language Structures  
• CSCE 350 - Data Structures and Algorithms  
• CSCE 355 - Foundations of Computation  
• CSCE 416 - Introduction to Computer Networks  
• CSCE 490 - Capstone Computing Project I  
• CSCE 492 - Capstone Computing Project II  

Major Electives (9 hours)

Select one of the following: 

• CSCE 317 - Computer Systems Engineering  
• Any approved CSCE courses, 500 and higher -a list of acceptable courses is also maintained in the department office and on its website