University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, SC

The University of South Carolina says, 'The Carolina Core curriculum provides the common core of knowledge, skill, and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduates. The Core begins with foundational courses early in the undergraduate experience, followed by an integrative course near the end in which selected Core learning outcomes are integrated into discipline-specific study.' [Source]

Website: http://www.sc.edu/

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26,733
Undergraduate
Enrollment

62%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$12,616
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$12,618
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A red light institution is one that has at least one policy both clearly and substantially restricting freedom of speech, or that bars public access to its speech-related policies by requiring a university login and password for access.

General Education Assessment

University of South Carolina - Columbia uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.

Curriculum last evaluated: 8/1/2019