1. Carolina Core (31-43 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 (6-8 hours) 

• Two CC-ARP courses

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

• Two CC-SCI courses, including at least one laboratory.

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

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 course through 110 or 121.

• 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

Note: HRTM 280 - Foundations of Tourism  is an option that meets this requirement.

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  OR SPCH 230 - Business and Professional Speaking  

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*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 must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (38-53 hours)

Electives (38-53 hours)

• The BAIS curriculum includes 38-53 hours of electives depending on how students fulfill the Carolina Core requirements. Any course in the university can be used to satisfy the elective requirement including additional electives in the major.

4. Major Requirements (36 hours)

a minimum grade of C is required in all major courses

The major consists of at least 36 hours taken at the 300-level or above of USC coursework and 15 of those credit hours must be at the 400-level or above (including HRSM 497 )

Major Courses (6 hours)

• HRSM 301 - HRSM Professional Development Seminar  OR HRTM 344 - Personnel Organization and Supervision  (with advisor approval)
• HRSM 497 - Senior Seminar  

Areas of Concentration Model or Thematic Model (30 hours)

The major coursework includes 30 hours of courses organized in one of two approaches and this is determined by the student with the advisor’s approval.

• Areas of Concentration model has at least 15 hours in each of two areas. Each course proposed must correspond to the intent of the area of concentration.
  • One area must be from one department within the College of HRSM and include a minimum of at least 15 credit hours.
  • The other area is determined by the student with the advisor’s approval and must include a minimum of at least 15 credit hours.
• Thematic model has at least 10 courses that correspond directly to a theme and that, when viewed collectively, will establish a minimum amount of depth in a chosen theme. The thematic approach must result in at least 36 credit hours.
  • The thematic model must include at least 15 credit hours taken within the courses offered by the College of HRSM.