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2009-2010
Academic Catalog

University of South Carolina Upstate

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UNIVERSITY OF

SOUTH
(AROLINA

UPSTATE

Mailing Address: University of South Carolina Upstate
XOO University Way
Spartanburi;, South Carohna 29303

Telephone: 864-503-5000

The University of'South Carolina Upstate is accredited hy the Commission on Colleges ol'the Southern Association ofCoUeges and Schools ( 1 866 Southern
Lane. Decatur. Ga. 30033-4097: Telephone 404-679-4501 1 to award associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees.

The University reserves the right to make changes in curricula, degree requirements, course otTerings, and all academic regulations when in the judgment
of the faculty, the chancellor, the president or the board of trustees such changes are in the best interest of the students and the University.

Registration at the University assumes the student's acceptance of all published academic regulations, including those which appear in this catalog and
all others found in any official announcement.

The University of South Carolina Upstate is committed to a policy of affirmative action which assures equal opportunity in education and employment to
all qualified persons regardless of race. sex. religion, creed, handicap, disability, veteran status, national origin or ancestry.

I certify that this catalog is true and correct in content and policy and states progress requirements for graduation.

JohnC. Slockwell. Ph.D.
Chancellor. USC Upstate

The University of South Carolina Upstate catalog is published yearly in Spartanburg. South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Academic Calendars .• 4

The University 6

Greenville Campus 13

Admissions 16

Financial Aid 25

Fees and Expenses 37

Student Affairs 41

Academic Regulations 47

Academic Programs 61

Honors Program 69

use Upstate Academic Centers 73

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies 74

Center for Nonprofit Leadership 77

Center for Women's & Gender Studies 79

Watershed Ecology Center 80

College of Arts and Sciences 81

Fine Arts and Communication Studies 82

Languages, Literature and Composition 92

Department of Infonnatics 99

Division of Mathematics and Computer Science 102

Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering 108

Psychology 1 14

History, Political Science, Philosophy and American Studies 116

Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women's and Gender Studies 121

Johnson College of Business and Economics 126

School of Education 131

Mary Black School of Nursing 149

Course Descriptions 160

Graduate Studies 217

Administration and Faculty 233

Index 250

Academic Calendar 2009-2010

Fall 2009

Thursday, Aug. 20
Monday, Sept. 7
Thursday-Friday, Oct. 8-9
Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 25-29
Friday, Dec. 4
Monday-Friday, Dec. 7-11
Tuesday, Dec. 1 5

Classes begin

Labor Day (no classes)

Fall break (no classes)

Thanksgiving break

Classes end

Final exams

Commencement

Spring 2010

Monday. Jan. 1 1
Monday, Jan. 18
Sunday-Sunday, March 7-14
Monday, April 26

Wednesday-Tuesday, April 28-May 4
TBA

Classes begin

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)

Spring break (no classes)

Classes end

Final exams

Commencement

Welcome ...

Welcome to the University of South Carolina Upstate!
At use Upstate we offer challenging, first-rate academic
courses, small class sizes, personal experiences,
remarkable diversity, an expansive international
community, NCAA Division I Athletics, and a dynamic
campus life.

Our acclaimed and accredited academic programs create
real opportunities for our students to build bridges to
their future through internships, field service, study
abroad, and more. USC Upstate inspires our students to
grow intellectually, culturally, socially and emotionally.
Students are also challenged to think critically and to
prepare themselves for the professional challenges that
lie ahead.

Today, USC Upstate is among the fastest growing universities in South Carolina - with a 302-acre
residential campus in Spartanburg, a commuter-campus at the University Center of Greenville and a
planned campus for the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in downtown
Spartanburg. Home to 5,000 students from 38 states and 71 nations, USC Upstate offers degree
programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business administration, nursing and teacher education, as
well as master's degrees in education. The Spartanburg campus, located in the Piedmont foothills,
offers exceptional facilities such as the newly-opened Health Education Complex, Wellness Center
and Magnolia House, in addition to the Humanities and Performing Arts Center, Campus Life Center,
Susan Jacobs Arboretum, and the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex, all of which are here to enrich
your educational journey. The Greenville campus, located at the University Center of Greenville, a
state-of-the-art teaching and learning center, is situated in an important hub in Greenville and surrounded
by world-class manufacturing and business centers, both national and international.

As you read through the pages of this catalog, please contact the Admissions Office at (864) 503-5246
with any questions you may have. I wish you the best as you pursue your university education, and I
hope to see you on campus in the near fiature!

^ John C. Stockwell, Ph.D.
Chancellor

The University

TheUniversityot"SoutliC'aioliiiaUpstale( formerly use
Spartanburg), is a coeducational, public, comprehensive
metropolitan institution that is located in Spartanburg along
the thriving economic 1-85 corridor between Atlanta and
Charlotte. The University's numerous partnerships with
public and private corporations and other educational
institutions, coupled with the mission to offer baccalaureate
education to the citizens ofthe Upstate of South Carolina,
led to a name change on .lune 30. 2004.

As a senior comprehensive public institution ofthe
University of South Carolina, the University's primary
responsibilities are to offer baccalaureate education to
the citizens ofthe Upstate of South Carolina and to offer
selected master's degrees in response to regional demand.
We offer bachelor's degree programs in the liberal arts
and sciences, business administration, nursing and teacher
education, as well as master's degrees in education. And
we continue to create a host of new academic majors each
year, most recently infonnation management and systems,
nonprofit administration, special education, graphic design,
and a master's degree in teaching the visually impaired.

Today. USC Upstate is among the fastest growing
universities in South Carolina - with a 302-acre campus
in Spartanburg, a commuter-campus at the University
Center of Greenville and a planned campus for the George
Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in
downtown Spartanburg.

The Spartanburg campus is a dynamic hub of
activity. Magnolia House, which opens in fall 2009. is a
co-educational facility housing freshmen students only.
Its 87 suites will house up to 346 students in single or
double rooms and handicap-accessible units. The Palmetto
House is a co-educational facility housing a combination
of upper-classmen students. Both housing facilities boasts
computer rooms, open areas, laundry facilities, keyless
entry and wireless Internet. Students often gather at the
Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex, one ofthe Southeast's
top sports venues, to cheer on the Spartans in baseball,
Softball, tennis and soccer.

USC Upstate is home to 5,000 students from 38 states
and 71 nations. It offers challenging, first-rate academic
courses, small class sizes, personal experiences, remarkable
diversity, an expansive international community, and
a dynamic campus life. Our acclaimed and accredited
academic programs create real opportunities for our
students to build bridges to their future through internships,
field service, study abroad, and more.

USC Upstate inspires its students to grow intellectually,
culturally, socially and emotionally. Students are also
challenged to think critically and to prepare themselves for
the professional challenges that lie ahead. As a first-year
student, we don't expect you to have all ofthe answers.
That's why we have an extensive network of academic
support services to help guide the way. including our
innovative Student Success Center. Opportunity Network,
the Writing Lab and Career Center.

Just as it offers academic excellence. USC Upstate
also offers a comprehensive athletics program competing
on the NCAA Division I level as a member ofthe Atlantic
Sun Conference.

The Spartans currently field 15 varsity sports -
basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, cross country, and track
and field for both women and men; baseball for men; and
Softball and volleyball for women. The USC Upstate
athletics department is a diverse, dynamic, and widely
successful arm of the university, one that promotes
teamwork, leadership, and an overall sense of community
both on campus and in the greater Upstate region of South
Carolina.

Parallel to the growth and expansion ofthe University
is the steadily climbing base of USC Upstate alumni.
Forty-two years after its founding, USC Upstate boasts
an alumni base of more than 1 7.000; 85 percent of whom
remain in the Upstate to build their lives and careers.

Mission Statement

The University of South Carolina Upstate aims to
become one of the Southeast's leading "metropolitan"
universities — a university that acknowledges as its
fundamental reason for being its relationship to its
surrounding cities, their connecting corridors and
expanding populations.

It aims to be recognized nationally among its peer
metropolitan institutions for its excellence in education
and commitment to its students, for its involvement in the
Upstate, for its operational and managerial effectiveness,
for its civility and common purpose, and for the clarity
and integrity of its mission.

Curricula and services are designed for the University's
students, four to seven thousand in headcount. who are
diverse in background, age, race, ethnicity, educational
experience and academic goals. Students are drawn in
large proportion from the Upstate where many choose to
remain for their careers. A broad range of major curricula
are provided in arts and sciences and in professional fields
of study required by the regional economy, including
business, education, and nursing.

Through on-site instruction including comprehensive
programming at the UniversityCenter of Greenville,
distance learning, continuing education and inter-
institutional articulation agreements, both traditional
students and working professionals are served
regionally.

Consistent with the international character of the
Upstate, the University promotes global perspecti\ es across
its programs, and. supporting the regional employment
objectives of most of its students, it provides extensive
experiential learning opportunities.

The University's metropolitan mission rests upon a
foundation of partnerships with the education, corporate
and service organizations of the Upstate. The USC
Upstate faculty provides leadership in promoting the
Upstate's economic, social and cultural development

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through its teaching, professional sen ice, basic and applied
scholarship/research, and creative endeavors.

use Upstate strives to prepare its students to
participate as responsible citizens in a diverse, global, and
knowledge-based society, to pursue excellence in their
chosen careers and to continue learning throughout life.

Vision Statement

use Upstate will emerge as "the metropolitan
university of South Carolina" and one of the leading
metropolitan universities of the Southeast, recognized as
a center ofsuperh teaching, experiential learning, regional
partnerships, international opportunity, cultural diversity,
and dynamic community activity.

History

The history of the University of South Carol ina Upstate
is a chronicle of remarkable development. In 1%7, the
university was founded in response to efforts undertaken
by G.B. Hodge, M.D., together with fellow members
of the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher
Education, and a remarkably strong founding faculty
primarily to avert a serious health care labor shortage
crisis when Spartanburg General Hospital announced
plans to eliminate its diploma program for registered
nurses. A citizen's committee investigated the situation
and ultimately requested that Spartanburg be included in
the University of South Carolina system.

The Spartanburg Regional Campus, as it was first
known, opened its doors in the fall of 1 967 to 1 77 students
on the first floor of the Spartanburg General Hospital
nursing residence. Enrollment continued to increase, which
resulted in the school becoming a four-year university in
1975 and being renamed the University of South Carolina
Spartanburg.

Since its founding, USC Upstate has grown from a
smalKtwo-yearcampusintooneoftheleadingmetropolitan
universities in the Southeast. This growth has been a direct
response to the needs of the Upstate — a tradition that
began with the University's creation. The University has
expanded well beyond nursing to include 40 bachelor's
programs in the liberal arts, sciences, business, information
management and systems, teacher education and nursing.
In 1 994, the University moved to the graduate level, with
master's degree programs in elementary education and
early childhood education.

The University's numerous partnerships w ith public
and pri\ ale corporations and othereducational institutions,
coupled with the mission to olTer baccalaureate education to
the citizens of the Upstate of South Carolina, led to a name
change. On June 30, 2004, with USC Board of Trustees
approval, USCS changed its name to the University of
South Carolina Upstate.

Accreditation

The University of South Carolina Upstate is
accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern
Lane. Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097: Telephone 404-679-

4501) to award associate, baccalaureate and master's
degrees. Business programs are accredited by AACSB
International — The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (600 Emerson Road, Suite 300,
St. Louis, Mo. 63141-6762; Telephone 314-872-8481).
Nursing programs are accredited by the National League
forNursingAccreditingCommission (61 Broadway, New
York, N.Y. 10006; Telephone 1-800-669-1656: E-mail
custhelp(« nln.org).

Undergraduate education programs are accredited by
theNational Council forAccreditalionolTeacher Education
(2010 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Suite 500, Washington
D.C. 20036- 1 023; Telephone 202-466-7496 ). The Bachelor
of Science in Computer Science program is accredited
by ABET — Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology Inc. (Ill Market Place. Suite 1 050, Baltimore,
Md. 21202-4002; Telephone 410-347-7700).

Public Service

In addition to academic excellence, USC Upstate
is dedicated to public service activities. Among the
University's initiatives in this area;

The Scholars Academy is a joint venture of the
University of South Carolina Upstate and the seven
Spartanburg County school districts to provide advanced
learners with a quality education in a supportive learning
environment. Its mission is to attract and graduate students
with a life-long passion for learning and compassion for
others, and enable them to translate academic study and
personal concern into effective leadership and action in
their communities and the world.

Ninth and tenth grade students arc taught and super-
vised primarily by a cadre of selected Spartanburg county
school teachers. In addition, students take some college
coursework. Eleventh and twelfth graders enroll in a
combination of mostly Advanced Placement and college
courses. Students graduate with a high school diploma
and as much as two years of college course credits.

Twenty-five students from seven Spartanburg county
public high schools were invited to attend the Academy in
its initial year of operation during the 2007-08 academic
year. There is no charge for students to attend the Acad-
emy as the project is funded through the Voluntary Public
School Choice Grant program. Lor additional information,
interested parents and students may visit the Scholars
Academy website at the following address: http://www.
uscupstate.edu/academics/education/scholars_academy

USC Upstate administers ACHIEVE, a youth GED
and employment program, in Cherokee, Spartanburg and
Union counties. The program providcsemployability train-
ing and job placement, instruction and career activities for
high school dropouts.

Upward Bound is a program of intensive instruction,
tutoring, social and cultural activities designed to increase
high school student's motivation and personal and aca-
demic skills to levels necessary for success beyond high
school. Upward Bound works primarily with students who
are low-income and/or potential first generation college
students. Upward Bound is totally funded by a Title IV

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grant awarded to the University of South Carolina Upstate
by the U.S. Department of Education.

Thousands of pubhc school students have participated
in programs such as the Piedmont Regional Science Fair,
an annual writing and art competition, and History Day.

Each year the University offers a wide range of art
exhibits, special lectures, music concerts, plays, and other
special events for students and the community. Admission
to these events is either free or at a nominal charge.

Center for International Studies

The Center for International Studies provides en-
hanced international experiences for USC Upstate students
and faculty members as well as interaction between the
University and the international community. The Center
assists with language development and translation services
on and off campus. Due to reciprocal agreements with vari-
ous universities abroad, USC Upstate offers students and
faculty opportunities to study or pursue projects abroad.
For international students, the Center provides curricular,
personal and cultural assistance. International students
should contact the Center for International Studies shortly
after their arrival on campus for orientation and informa-
tion relevant to beginning their college careers.

Student Success Center

The Student Success Center houses the Academic
Support Center, Career Center, and Opportunity Network.
It also houses the office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Student Success, Dr. Mary Theokas. As a department, the
Center provides a wealth of services designed to facilitate
the success of every USC Upstate student from the first
day of class until graduation.

Academic Support Center

The Academic Support Center is a comprehensive
academic support office on campus to assist students. Its
principal mission is to work with the USC Upstate com-
munity to promote student persistence by offering skilled
advisement, tutoring, retention-related instruction, and
other activities that clarify students' academic goals and
enhance their ties to USC Upstate. The Center offers an
array of services to assist students in their daily academic
demands, such as free tutorial services, study skills and time
management assistance, facilitation of study groups and
Supplemental Instruction fordifficult courses, one-on-one
consultations with students, referrals to other USC Upstate
services, and much more. The Center also works closely
with faculty and staff through its University 101 program
for freshmen, the Early Intervention Program, and with
classroom presentations and workshops as requested.

Opportunity Networii

Opportunity Network is a student support services
program at USC Upstate made possible through a federal
grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Earning an
undergraduate degree can be extremely challenging, and
Opportunity Network offers support to students as they
transition from high school to college and beyond. The

program provides a wide variety of services, programs and
support to assist college students as they strive to achieve
their educational goals. Some of the specific services avail-
able are academic advising, tutoring and mentoring, study
skills workshops, cultural events, financial aid assistance
and graduate school advising. First generation college
students, low-income and/or students with a learning or
physical disability may qualify for the program. Students
who think they may be eligible to participate should visit
www.uscupstate.edu/opportunitynetwork.html for more
information.

Career Center

The Career Center assists students in obtaining gain-
ful employment during their tenure at the University as
well as full-time placement after graduation. We provide
valuable information regarding resume' and cover letter
preparation, interviewing techniques and other tips to assist
students with their career goals. Students are encouraged to
register with the Spartan Career Link, a web-based Career
Services program which links them online to placement
assistance for on- and off-campus employment as well as
internship opportunities.

Center for Undergraduate Research
and Scholars/lip (CURS)

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
provides programs and incentives to enhance the edu-
cational and professional development of USC Upstate
students by supporting student-based research, scholarly,
or creative activities. This Center provides, on a competi-
tive basis, logistic and monetary support for the pursuit
of student projects performed under the guidance of USC
Upstate faculty, staff, and/or community professionals fi^om
throughout the Upstate region. The Center also assists stu-
dents in traveling to professional meetings to present their
work/findings, assists faculty /staff who involve students in
their research programs, and assists in arranging internships
and directed studies for students in order to better prepare
them for their future professional careers.

Veterans Affairs

Students eligible to receive veterans" educational
benefits should contact the veterans' coordinator located
in the records office. Students receiving veterans' benefits
are required to report any changes in curriculum, includ-
ing courses dropped or added, absences and w ithdrawal.
Failure to report such changes results in termination of
benefits.

Student Services
Bookstore

The USC Upstate Bookstore, located on the main
level of the Health Education Complex, carries textbooks,
supplementary materials and supplies, clothing, items fea-
turing the university name and logo, sofhvare. computers,
magazines, newspapers, and student identification cards.
The bookstore maintains a Web page at www.upstatebook-
store.com that provides e-commerce and news on events
and specials.

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Identijication Cards

The use Upstate Bookstore provides identification
cards for all students at USC Upstate. Each student will
be provided the first ID card at no cost but each additional
card will cost S 1 0. Cards are automatically activated each
semester when fees are paid. During a student's tenure at
USC Upstate, the initial card is a valid one. ID cards are
required to check out books in the library as well as for
entry at certain events.

Child Care

Children from 3 months to 6 years of age can be
enrolled at the NAEYC accredited Burroughs Child De-
velopment Center. The Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. weekdays and ser\es children of students. statT
and faculty. Full- and part-time care is available.

Dining Services

Food services management operations are contracted
through Sode.xo Campus Services. The Dining Services
administrative office is located on the first floor of the
Campus Life Center, adjacent to the cafeteria. Residential
students are required to purchase a meal plan for any-time
access and all-you-can-eat meals in the cafeteria, with five
equivalencies at any of our other venues. For non-resident
students, a variety of food choices are available and may
be purchased with cash, a declining-balance plan, or with
one ofour other cost-saving commuter meal plans. A valid
University ID is required for all meal plans or declining-
balance purchases. In addition to the cafeteria, other venues
include Sandella's Cafe and PowerBlendz Smoothie Bar
located on the avenue in the Health Education Center, a
new food court will open fall 2009 located on the ground
level of thellorace C. Smith Science Building, featuring
Jazzman's Cafe and SubConnection.

A flill-range of catering serv ices is available for campus
events, including those sponsored by the community. The
Office of Dining Services offers employment opportunities
for students, with flexible hours, free meals and good pay.

Intercollegiate Athletics

USC Upstate has a broad-based intercollegiate ath-
letic program for men and women. USC Upstate teams
compete in NCAA Division 1 Atlantic Sun Conference.
The University fields 1 7 varsity teams — basketball, soc-
cer, track and field, golf, tennis and cross country for men
and women; baseball for men; and Softball, volleyball,
cheerleading and dance for women.

The Campus

Located con\ eniently along the thriving economic 1-85
corridor betw een Atlanta and Charlotte, USC Upstate is set
in the picturesque foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The 302-acre campus features many new and sophisticated
facilities.

Administration Building. Opened in 1969 and
renovated in 19X8. this 41.()00-square-foot building was
the first facility constructed on the USC Upstate campus. It
houses administrative offices in addition to classrooms.

(;.B. Hodge (enter. Opened in 1973 and later
expanded, the 45,()00-square-foot Hodge Center houses
classrooms, academic offices, a 1,650-seat gymnasium,
an auxiliary gym, a weight room and athletics department
offices. The building is named forthe late Dr. G.B. Hodge,
chairman emeritus of the Spartanburg County Commission
for Higher Education.

Media Building. This 44,000-square-foot building,
opened in 1 978. houses classrooms, academic oflices. and
the studios of WRET-TV. a station of the South Carolina
Educational Television Network.

College of Arts and Science Building. Opened in
1982, this 26,066-square-foot facility houses the offices
and classrooms of the College of Arts and Sciences.

University Police and Health Services. These
two departments are housed in Building 1 of Palmetto
Villas.

Burroughs Child Development Center. Opened in
1 976, the Center pro\ ides care for prc-school children, and
gives students in the School of Education an opportunity
to work with and observe young children. It is named
for the late William J. Burroughs, who was a founding
member of the Spartanburg County Commission for
Higher Education in 1967.

Susan B.Jacobs Arboretum. The 1 2-acre arboretum,
named for Susan B. Jacobs who is a graduate of The Mary
Black School ofNursing at USC Upstate, is located north
of the Campus Life Center along Pollywood Creek. It
features a 300-seat amphitheatre, lighted walkways, and
foliage indigenous to the area. The Arboretum serves as
the center of gravity for campus life and student activities
and provides a place for relaxation, for the enjoyment
and advancement of academic studies, for contemplation
and reflection, and for cultural, social and entertainment
events.

Palmetto House. The 105,000-square-foot facility
opened in 2004 provides housing for 348 students.
The complex consists of single and double occupancy
rooms, open areas, and three recreation rooms. Each
hall features a private study area and laundry facilities.
This co-educational facility featines controlled access,
full sprinkler system. Internet access, cable television,
computer lab. green space, and adjacent parking.

Magnolia House. Set to open in Fall 2009, the
Magnolia House will be a housing facility exclusively
for freshman, otTering suite-style living and the same
amenities of the Palmetto House.

Palmetto Villas. The University obtained ownership
of this 12-building apartment complex in 1997. Each
two-bedroom unit is furnished, air-conditioned, and has
a kitchen with stove, refrigerator, dishwater and disposal.
All units are networked as part ofthe USC Upstate system.
A recreation area with pool, laundry and basketball and
volleyball courts is available. Palmetto Villas houses 348
upperclassman.

John M. Rampey Center. Opened in 1992, this
6,200-square-foot facility is primarily used for professional
development and corporate training and continuingeducation
classes. No academic classes utilize this facility.

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The Louis p. Howell AthleticCompIex. The Athletic

Complex is located in the northern section of" the campus
and includes the County University Soccer Stadium,
Spartanburg County Youth Soccer Fields, Cleveland S.
Harley Baseball Stadium, Cyrill Softball Stadium and
Tennis Complex. These facilities are part of the recent
construction and expansion efforts, which brings all
athletic venues on campus, thus creating a greater sense
of a campus community.

Outdoor Recreational Facilities. A 1 .3-mile passage
ofthe Palmetto Trail begins at the Louis P. Howell Athletic
Complex and leads into a wooded forest on the banks of
the Lawson's Fork Creek. Only hikers and bikers may use
this section ofthe trail. Several other trails wind through
the campus and more are currently under development.
The use Upstate Challenge Course seeks to give students
the opportunity to sharpen interpersonal skills through
the facilitation of various activities and groups. Other
recreation sites include intramural fields adjacent to
the Palmetto House, and five fields used primarily for
recreational soccer and similar use located on the west
side ofthe campus.

University' Readiness Center. Opened in 2003, this
50,000-square-foot facility is situated on a 1 2-acre site on
the northern side ofthe campus. It provides office space
for the South Carolina National Guard, multi-purpose
meeting space, classrooms, hospitality rooms, full kitchen
facilities, and dressing rooms for athletic teams using the
Louis P. Howell Athletics Complex.

Campus Life Center. This 55,000-square-foot facility
is the center of campus activity and the focal point of future
growth onto the North Campus. The CLC houses Dining
Services, the Center for International Studies, Student
Affairs, the Counseling Center, student organization
offices, student publication offices, several meeting rooms,
a computer lab and an automated teller machine. It is a
gathering place for student organization and community
meetings, receptions and other events.

Kathyrn Hicks Visual Arts Center. Renovated
in the summer of 2003, this facility provides space
for art studios, graphic design, art imaging laboratory,
sculpturing, printmaking, classrooms, faculty offices and
exhibitions.

Humanities and Performing Arts Center. Opened
in 1990, this building features a 450-seat theater with
a hydraulic pit lift, superb acoustics, and a fully rigged
fly loft. The 54,000-square-foot building also houses
classrooms, academic offices, a music recital hall, private
practice rooms, art studios, an art gallery, foreign language
and journalism labs.

Horace C. Smith Science Building. Opened in 1 985,
the 60,000-square-foot facility is home to academic offices,
science laboratories and classrooms.

Library. This 68,300-square-foot building, opened
in 1977, houses a library with a collection of more than
235,000 volumes, academic offices and classrooms. On
the lower level, with a separate entrance, is the Tukey
Theater, a 140-seat lecture hall named for the late Richard
E. Tukey, who as head of the Spartanburg Chamber of

Commerce was one ofthe community leaders instrumental
in the establishment of USC Upstate.

Health Education Complex. This 1 50,()()0-square-
foot building opened in Fall 2008. It houses the Mary
Black School ofNursing, School of Education, Enrollment
Services, Bookstore, and the Wellness Center - including
a pool, racquetball and basketball courts, running track,
climbing wall, and aerobics facilities - will provide first-
rate recreation, exercise, and instructional and research
opportunities for the campus community.

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS

From U.S. Hwy. 176/1-585 northbound - Take the East
Campus Boulevard exit. Go right at the end ofthe exit
ramp onto East Campus Boulevard. The campus is on
the left.

From U.S. Hwy. 176/1-585 southbound - Take the East
Campus Boulevard exit. Go left at the end ofthe exit ramp
onto East Campus Boulevard. The campus is on the left.

From Business 1-85 northbound - Use Exit 5-B, Mil-
liken Road. Proceed along the frontage road parallel to
Business 1-85 to the Milliken Bridge over Business 1-85,
and turn left crossing over Business 1-85. At the four-way
STOP at the end ofthe bridge, continue straight onto North
Campus Boulevard into campus.

From Business 1-85 southbound Use Exit 6, SC 9.
Proceed along the frontage road for approximately 1/2
mile being careful not to re-enter Business 85. Turn right
at the Milliken Bridge and follow North Campus Boule-
vard to the campus.

From 1-85 in either direction Use Exit 72 onto U.S.
1 76 toward Spartanburg. Take the East Campus Boulevard
exit. Go left at the end ofthe exit ramp onto East Campus
Boulevard. The campus is on the left.

From 1-26 in either direction Exit onto t-85 north-
bound, and follow the above directions. Using 1-85 instead
of Business 1-85 is the preferable route.

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Campus Edge Apartmenls
(privately owned)

Campus Map
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faculty & staff

commuting
student

residential
student

1. Administrative Building

2. Library

3. Richard E. Tukey Theatre

4. Horace C. Smith Science Building

5. Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery

6. Humanities & Performing Arts Center

7. Kathryn Hicks Visual Arts Center

8. Campus Life Center

9. College of Arts & Sciences Building

10. College of Business/HPPA/Sociology

11. Media BIdg./WRET-TV

12. G.B. Hodge Center/Gymnasiums

13. University Police/Health Services

14. Burroughs Child Development Center

15. The Villas

16. Palmetto House/Magnolia House

17. Susan Jacobs Arboretum

18. John M. Rampey Center

19. Louis P Howell Athletic Complex

20. Cynll Softball Stadium

21. Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park

22. County University Soccer Stadium

23. Tennis Complex

24. University Readiness Center

25. Smith Farmhouse/Honors House

26. Spartanburg County Youth Soccer Fields

27. Support Facility/Central Receiving/
Postal Services/Pnnting Services

28. Facilities Management Complex

29. Academic Annex 1, 2, and 3

30. Health Education Complex
Mary Black School of Nursing
School of Education

31. The Landing

32. Intramural Field

33. Athletic Annex

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The University of South Carolina Upstate's
Greenville Campus is located at the University Center of
Greenville, a nonprofit consortium of higher education
institutions dedicated to increasing access to educational
opportunities for the citizens of the Greater Greenville
Metropolitan Area of South Carolina. Located at 225
South Pleasantburg Drive in McAlister Square, the Uni-
versity Center is a state-of-the-art teaching and learning
center designed to ser\e traditional, undergraduate stu-
dents as ucll as adults who want to pursue four-year or
graduate-le\el degrees. Courses are olTered in both day
and evening.

In addition to the University of South Carolina
Upstate, si.x universities are partners in the University
Center: Clemson University. Furman University. Lander
University, the Medical University of South Carolina.
South Carolina State University and the University of
South Carolina Columbia.

The University of South Carolina Upstate otTers
course work on-site, online, or by teleconference for the
following degree programs:

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

— Day Program

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is
designed to provide current and future criminal justice
professionals with the educational background necessary to
be successful in a criminal justice career, graduate school or
law school. Students entering the criminal justice program
at use Upstate in Greens ille begin at the junior level with
courses in the study of crime, criminals, courts, policing,
corrections and \ ictims. The program involves the study of
both theorv and practice. A strong experiential component
to the criminal justice program provides students with "real
world" experience, including the opportunity to participate in
summer field study programs. Students hav e the opportunity
to complete internships with approved criminal justice
agencies. Interns may work with federal, state or local
law enforcement, community corrections programs, victim
assistance programs, juvenile justice programs, private
investigation firms, solicitors" offices, public defenders'
offices, or other branches of the court system.

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Information Systems

— Evening Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Computer Information
Systems (CIS) is ideal tor students who seek challenging
careers in information technology (IT). The program
provides rigorous and comprehensive instruction in all
facets of information technology under two main focus
areas: Networking & Information Security (NIS) and
System Analysis (SA). In particular, the Networking &
Information Security Focus emphasizes the connectivity,
security, and in general. IT infrastructures in a corporate
environment. Lxciling courses in NIS include Advanced
Computer Security and Information Assurance. Advanced
Networking. Digital Forensics. Cryptography. Wireless
Networking, and Distributed and Network Programming.
Career choices for graduates otlsl IS include many "hot jobs"
such as network administrators, system administrators.

security specialists, database administrators, and IT
managers. Students who prefer a career in system
analysis and software design and development may want
to choose the System Analysis Focus, with practical
courses such as Object Oriented Analysis and Design,
Data Stuctures and Algorithms, and Web Application
Development, and a strong core of supporting courses in
business administration. SA graduates are well prepared
to develop software solutions for business and industries.
Students in both NIS and S.Xare required to take Business
courses such as Organizational Management & Behavior
and Business Information Systems to make sure they
can etTectively integrate IT solutions into business
operations to achieve business objectives. Students with
transfer coursework in compuler/electonic engineering
or computer technology should consider this degree.
The degree also offers an opportunity for adults already
working in information technology to update, continue
theireducation, and to expand career opportunities. Please
visit http://cs.uscupstate.edu for details.

Bachelor of Arts in Information Management and
Systems — Late Afternoon and Evening Programs
(includes on-site, online and teleconference courses)

The Bachelor of Arts in Information Management
and Systems degree is designed to position graduates
at the forefront of information creation, access, analy-
sis, and dissemination. Graduates enjoy information
systems management careers in areas such as business,
healthcare organizations, government agencies, and
educational institutions. The multidisciplinar> degree
integrates an understanding of computer science, infor-
mation science, telecommunications, discipline-spe-
cific data, information administration, and an ability to
recognize relationships between technical systems and
social structures. Courses emphasize basic quantitative
and qualitative techniques, business functions. etTective
communications skills, and proactive team interactions.
Concentration areas allow students to focus on the ap-
plication of technology in one of four fields — business,
communication, education and healthcare.

Bachelor of Science in tXursing — Day Program

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree prepares
the graduate to enter the discipline of professional
nursing through education in clinical competencies and
technical skills, as well as professional values and role
development, on a foundation of prerequisite liberal arts
and science. The program ofTers two tracks of study: the
junior and senior years for students planning a career in
professional nursing and an accelerated RN-BSN track
for registered nurses who have graduated from associate
degree or diploma programs in nursing. The curriculum
is designed to prepare graduates w ho use critical thinking,
etTective communication, and professional behav ior in the
provision of safe, competent, and holistic nursing care in
a variety of acute care and community health settings.
Experienced academic and clinical faculty provide
students opportunities to learn health promotion, illness

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management, health care technologies and evidence based
clinical practice. The bachelor's degree positions the
graduate for advancement in nursing practice and serves
as a basis for graduate study in nursing.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with
concentrations in:

Accounting — Even in fi Pro ff ram

General Business Administration

— Day and Eveninff Program

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
allows students the opportunity to work toward a variety
of career goals in management accounting and general
business administration. Quality across the curriculum
is a priority, and to ensure that the highest standards are
consistently met, the Johnson College of Business and
Economics completed the rigorous process of earning
accreditation from AACSB International. The Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Accreditation
by AACSB is regarded internationally as an indication of
excellence in instruction and training. As of April 2009. only
568 schools of business, or less than 5 percent worldwide,
have earned this distinguished hallmark of excellence in
management education. Earning a business degree from
use Upstate will allow students to rightfully claim to be
a graduate of a internationally recognized program.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Technology Management — Evening Program

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technol-
ogy Management (ETM) was designed for engineering
technology associate's degree holders who wish to earn
a bachelor's degree with only an additional two years of
coursework. Students enroll in the program if they possess
or are near completion of an associate degree in engineer-
ing technology. The program is ideal for technicians who
desire the management skills necessary to be an effec-
tive interface between technicians and upper managers.
It uses a comprehensive blend of management, business,
economics, and communications courses to build a layer
of management knowledge and skills on students' techni-
cal foundation. ETM courses include cost analysis, work
analysis, systems decision making, quality practices, and
project management. Industry projects integrated with
traditional coursework enable students to apply theory
in realistic management situations. The ETM degree will
open doors for advancement and give students the ability
and confidence to step through those doors. Visit www.
uscupstate.edu/etm for more information.

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
in Interdisciplinary Studies

— Day and Evening Programs

The Interdisciplinary Studies majorprovidesadegree
opportunity to students whose educational backgrounds or
life and career plans are non-traditional. With the help of
an advisor, students design individualized programs of
study combining coursework in a variety of disciplines not
possible in other degree programs and may take advantage
of 36 elective hours to explore many ditTerent courses of
study or to concentrate in one selected discipline.

Education Programs

use Upstate in Greenville offers instruction in early
childhood education, elementary education, middle grades
education and special education: learning disabilities.
Although the curriculum and requirements of each
program are different, the overriding philosophy of each is
common — to prepare students to be reflective practitioners
of teaching, with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
necessary to meet the needs of all learners in today's public
school classrooms. USC Upstate in Greenville students
develop leadership skills to reinvigorate schools, promote
business and school partnerships, and ensure quality
education for all students.

Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education

— Day Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
provides preparation for teaching in four- and five-
year kindergartens and in grades 1-3. The professional
sequence provides content and direct opportunities for
field experience. The final semester is a full-time student
teaching assignment in a K-3 setting.

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education

— Day & Evening Programs

The Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
prepares students to teach in grades 2-6. The program
at USC Upstate in Greenville consists of professional
educational preparation and direct opportunites for field
experience. During the semester in which students are
enrolled in directed teaching, they spend each school
day for a period of 15 weeks in the elementary school to
which they are assigned.

Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Education

— Day Program

The program in Middle Grades Education prepares
students to teach in grades 5-8. This is achieved through
the core of general liberal arts coursework, professional
education coursework, clinical experiences, student
teaching in middle school settings, and intensive study in
two areas of academic concentration. The final semester is
a full-time student teaching assignment in a middle school
in both academic areas.

Bachelor of Science in Special Education:

Learning Disabilities — Day Program

The BachelorofScience in Special Education: Learning
Disabilities prepares future teachers to serve the needs of
special education students with learning disabilities in both
traditional classrooms and special education resource rooms.
Preparation for teaching students with learning disabilities
emphasizes appropriate services, curricula, assessment, and
instruction required to facilitate participation in the K-12
general education curriculum. Technology, collaborative
and consultation skills, applications of research, and parent
consultation skills are stressed throughout the program.

Information on each of the programs offered by
USC Upstate in Greenville may be obtained by calling the
USC Upstate Office Greenville Campus at 864-552-4242.
An advisor will be available to provide transcript e\ alua-
tion and to help students develop a program of studv'.

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Undergraduate Admission

The University of South Carolina Upstate seeks to
enroll students who will benefit from and contribute to the
University. USC Upstate encourages all qualified students
to apply for admission. Candidates for admission should
possess the academic background to indicate the potential
for collegiate success. Admission to USC Upstate does not
guarantee or imply admission to any university program.
The University ofSouth Carolina is committed to the policy
and practice of affirmative action and equal opportunity
in education for all qualified persons regardless of race,
color, religion, sex, disability or national origin.

Requests for undergraduate application fornis and cata-
logs should be addressed to the Office of Admissions. The
Office of Admissions is open Monday through Friday and
is located on mail level of the Health Education Complex.

Phone:

Fax:
E-Mail:

864-503-5246 Spartanburg
864-271-9111 Greenville
1-800-277-8727 Elsewhere
864-503-5727
admissions(a'uscupstate.edu

Home Page: www.uscupstate.edu

Application Procedures

1. Application

Prospective students should submit a completed applica-
tion to the Office of Admissions with a non-refundable
$40 application fee.

2. Transcripts

All freshman applicants must submit transcripts of their
high school record from the present or last high school at-
tended. Applicants who attend a post-secondary institution
while in high school or during the summer are classified
as freshmen. However, official transcripts of the college
work must be submitted. Transfer applicants must submit
a transcript mailed directly to the USC Upstate Office of
Admissions from each college attended. Transfer stu-
dents with less than 30 semester hours of college credit
are required to submit a high school transcript. It is the
applicant's responsibility to have the required documenta-
tion forwarded to the Office of Admissions. All transcripts
become permanent records of USC Upstate and will not
be forwarded or returned.

3. Test Scores

All applicants who are 21 years of age or younger, with
the exception of transfer applicants who have completed
at least 30 semester hours of college credit, must submit
results of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the
American College Testing program (ACT).

4. Interviews and Campus Visits

Although not required, students are encouraged to visit
USC Upstate to meet with university representatives and
tour the campus. Appointments should be scheduled by
calling the Office of^ Admissions.

Each applicant will be notified when an application for
admission is received by the Office of Admissions and
an admission decision will be made upon receipt of re-
quired documents. Decisions for admission are made on
a rolling basis.

Categories of Admission

I. Degree-Seeking Admission
A. Freshman Admission

a. High school diploma or equivalent (GED
certificate)

b. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores
or American College Testing Program
(ACT) scores

Non-traditional or Adult Students
Appl icants who are 22 years of age or older are not required
to submit SAT/ACT scores. However, students should
present evidence of ability for academic success.
Applicants who are interested in receiving credit by exam,
military credit or credit for non-collegiate programs should
refer to page 56 for more information.

Freshman High School Course Requirements

Students should prepare for the challenges at USC Upstate
by taking a rigorous academic curriculum while in high
school. Students who graduated from high school in 200 1
or after are required to have completed the follow ing high
school units:

Area Units Description

English 4 At least two units having strong

grammar and composition
components; at least one unit in
English literature; and at least
one unit in American literature
(completion of college prepara-
tory English I, II, 111 and IV will
meet requirements).

Mathematics 3 Algebra I & II; geometry, a

fourth unit is strongly rec-
ommended. Applied Math I &
II may substitute for Algebra
I if Algebra II is successfiilly
completed.

Laboratory Science* 3

Foreign Language

U.S. History
Social Studies

Physical Education I
or ROTC

Two units must be taken in two
different fields such as biology,
chemistry or physics. The third
may be from the same field as
one of the first two or from any
lab science where biology and
chemistry is a prerequisite.

Two units of the same foreign
language. A third is strongly
recommended.

Economics and Government
are strongly recommended.

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Electives* 4 From al least three ditTcrcnt

fields. You may select from
computer science, English,
fine arts, humanities, math
(above Algebra II). social
science, foreign language
and other college prepara-
tory courses

* SliiJciU.s who gnicbiatad fmm high school between l9<S<S-20()0
must iiicel thcahove lequiivments. However, these sludenls need 2
rather than 3 lahoraloiy sciences and I rather than 4 electives.

Assessment of .icadetnic Records

Freshman applicants w ho satisfy the course requirements
listed abo\e will be e\aluated on the basis of high school
curriculum, grades, and SAT or ACT scores. These fac-
tors will be used to determine the applicant's probability
of success during the freshman year.

Exception to admissions requirements will be considered
forapplicants who can present extenuating circumstances.
Where appropriate, the Admissions Office will refer such
cases to the Faculty Admissions and Petitions Committee.
All freshmen admitted by the Faculty Admissions and
Petitions Committee will he required to enroll in the Uni-
versity 101 courseduringtheirfirstsemesterofattendance.
Students must pass SUNV 101 in their freshmen year.

Typically, any student admitted with a high school course
deficiency will be required to successfully complete
an equivalent course in their first 30 semester hours of
coursework at USC Upstate.

B. Transfer Admission

A transfer applicant is a student who has attended an-
other post-secondar>' institution after graduation from
high school regardless of the amount of credit earned
at that institution. Applicants must submit transcripts of
all previ-'ous college courses whether or not credit was
earned and regardless of vs hether the applicant w ishes to
transfer any credit. Failure to report all colleges attended
may constitute immediate cancellation of admission and/or
registration. Transfer requirements are listed below.

a. A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all
previous college-level course work.*

b. Evidence that the applicant is academically
and otherwise eligible to return to the last
institution attended.

c. If fewer than 30 semester hours of college-level
work have been completed, the applicant must
meet both freshman and transfer requirements.

*Specific degree programs may have additional GPA or
other requirements for admission to the major

USC-System change of campus:

All applicants for change of campus to USC Upstate from
other USC system campuses will be required to meet
transfer student requirements:

a. A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all
previous college-level course work.*

b. Evidence that the applicant is academically
and otherwise eligible to return to the last
institution attended.

c. Iffewer than 30 semester hours of college-level
work have been completed, the applicant must
meet both freshman and transfer requirements.

*Specific degree programs may have additional GPA or
other requirements for admission to the major.

Transfer applicants who have not attended school for two
years or longer and are at least 22 years of age. may be
eligible for probationary admission even if they do not
meet GPA requirements. Students who are on academic
probation must obtain at least a 2.0 average on the first 1 2
or more grade hours attempted under this status. These
hours may be taken over more than one semester. Students
failing to meet this requirement are suspended. Students
who leave the University without completing a term of
probation, and are absent for three or more years, will
begin a new term of probation upon readmission.

Transfer students are informed by the Admissions Of-
fice, dean or division chair of their major of the amount
of credit which will transfer, usually prior to enrollment,
but at least prior to the end of the first academic term in
which they are enrolled.

Transfer Credit

The transcript of a transfer student is evaluated by the dean
of the school or college in which he or she matriculates. If
no major or an undeclared major is indicated at the time of
application, the transcript will be evaluated in the Office
of Academic Advising.

USC Upstate does not limit the number of hours trans-
ferred for degree credit from a senior college that is ac-
credited by a regional association such as the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools. A maximum of 76
semester hours may be transfeired for degree credit from a
junior college or two-year institution that is accredited by
a regional accrediting association. USC Upstate requires
that every student meet the academic residency require-
ments (page 59) before a degree is awarded.

A student transferring from a four-year institution not
accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting as-
sociation may validate hours earned at the nonaccrediled
institution by successful completion of 1 5 hours at USC
Upstate with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Credits earned at
two-year nonaccredited institutions may be validated by
examination. Exemption credit or acceptance of transfer
credit by another college has no bearing on the evaluation
of transfer credit at USC Upstate.

As a general rule, some courses are not acceptable in
transfer to USC Upstate or to the other campuses of the
University of South Carolina. Included are occupational
or technical courses, remedial courses, courses from a
two-year college that are considered upper-level at the Uni-
versity, or courses from a two-year college that are not part
of that institution's college transfer program. Exceptions
to this rule may be made only by the dean of the student's
school or college or by the vice chancellor for academic
affairs. Exceptions are made only in specific cases where
the courses being considered for transfer are judged to be
uniquely relevant to the student's degree program.

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A course completed at another college or university in
which a student earns a grade below C cannot be trans-
ferred, use Upstate uses all grades (with the exception
of grades for remedial courses and courses taken on a
pass-fail basis) listed on transcripts of other institutions in
the calculation of the transfer G PA. Therefore, the GPAas
calculated by USC Upstate may be different than the one
appearing on the transcript of another institution. A GPA
calculated by USC Upstate will be used in detemiining
admission to USC Upstate or to a particular program.

TRANSFER: State Policies and Procedures

Regulations and Procedures for Transfer in Public
Two- Year and Public Four- Year Institutions in South
Carolina Mandated by Act 137 of 1995

BACKGROUND

Section 1 0-C of the South Carolina School-to- Work Transi-
tion Act ( 1 994) stipulates that the Council of College and
University Presidents and the State Board for Technical
and Comprehensive Education, operating through the
Commission on Higher Education, shall develop better
articulation of associate and baccalaureate degree pro-
grams. To comply with this requirement the Commission,
upon the advice of the Council of Presidents, established
a Transfer Articulation Policy Committee composed of
four-year institutions' vice presidents for academic affairs
and the associate director for instruction of the State Board
for Technical and Comprehensive Education. The principal
outcomes derived from the work of that committee and
accepted by the Commission on Higher Education on
July 6, 1995, were:

An expanded list of 86 courses which will transfer to four-
year public institutions of South Carolina from the two-year
public institutions; a statewide policy document on good
practices in transferto be followed by all public institutions
of higher education in the State of South Carolina, which
was accepted in principle by the Advisory Committee on
Academic Programs and the Commission; six task forces
on statewide transfer agreements, each based in a discipline
or broad area of the baccalaureate curriculum.

In 1995, the General Assembly passed Act 137 which
stipulated further that the South Carolina Commission
on Higher Education "notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of whom to the contrary, shall have the following
additional duties and functions with regard to the various
public institutions of higher education." These duties and
responsibilities include the Commission's responsibility
"to establish procedures for the transferability of courses
at the undergraduate level between two-year and four-year
institutions or schools." This same provision is repeated in
the legislation developed from the Report of the Joint Leg-
islative Study Committee, which is now moving through
the General Assembly during the 1996 session.

Act 137 directs the Commission to adopt procedures for
the transfer of courses from all two-year public to all
four-year public institutions of higher education in South
Carolina. Proposed procedures are listed below. Unless
otherwise stated, these procedures shall become effec-
tive immediately upon approval by the Commission and

shall be fully implemented, unless otherwise slated, by
September I, 1997.

STATEWIDE ARTICULATION OF 86 COURSES

1 . The Statewide Articulation Agreement of 86 courses
approved by the South Carolina Commission on Higher
Education for transfer from two- to four-year public
institutions shall be applicable to all public institutions,
including two-year institutions and institutions within
the same system. In instances where an institution does
not have synonymous courses to ones on this list, it shall
identify comparable courses or course categories for ac-
ceptance of general education courses on the statew ide
list. (See pages 23-24 for course listings.)

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA, COURSE GRADES,
GPAs, VALIDATIONS

2. All four-year public institutions shall issue annually in Au-
gust a transfer guide covering at least the following items;

A. The definition of a transfer student and require-
ments for admission both to the institution and, if
more selective, requirements for admission to par-
ticular programs.

B. Limitations placed by the institution or its
programs for acceptance of standardized examina-
tions (e.g., SAT, ACT) taken more than a given
time ago, for academic course work taken else-
where, for course work repeated due to failure.

for course work taken at another institution while
the student is academically suspended at his/her
home institution, and so forth.

C. Institutional and, if more selective, programmatic
maximums of course credits allowable in transfer.

D. Institutional procedures used to calculate student
applicants' GPAs for transfer admission. Such
procedures shall describe how nonstandard grades
(withdrawal, withdrawal failing, repeated course,
etc.) are evaluated; and they shall also describe
whether all course work taken prior to transfer

or just course v\ork deemed appropriate to the
student's intended four-year program of study is
calculated for purpose major.

E. Lists of all courses accepted from each technical
college (including the 86 courses in the Statewide
Articulation Agreement) and the course equivalen-
cies (including & "free elective"; category) found
on the home institution for the courses accepted.

F. Lists of all articulation agreements with any public
South Carolina two-year or other institution of
higher education, together with information about
how interested parties can access these agreements.

G. Lists of the institution's Transfer Officer(s) person-
nel together w ith telephone and fax numbers and
office address and e-mail address.

H. Institutional policies related to "academic bank
ruptcy" (i.e., remo\'ing an entire transcript or parts
thereof from a failed or underachie\ ing record
after a period of years has passed) so that reentry
into the four-year institution with course credit
earned in the interim elsewhere is done \\ithout
regard to the student's earlier record.

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1. "Residency requirements" for the niinnmini
numher of hours required to be earned at the
institution for the degree.

3. Course work ( indiv idual courses, transfer blocks, state-
wide agreements) cov ered within these procedures shall be
transferable if the student has completed the course work
with a "C" grade (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above, but transfer
of grades does not relie\e the student of the obligation to
meet an\ GP.A requirements or other admissions require-
ments of the institution or program to which application
has been made.

A. Any four-year institution which has institutional or
programmatic admissions requirements for transfer
students with cumulative grade point averages
(GPAs) higher than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale shall

apply such entrance requirements equally to
transfer students from regionally accredited South
Carolina public institutions regardless of whether
students are transferring from a four-year or two-
year institution.

B. Any multi-campus institution or system shall
certifv by letter to the Commission that all course
work at all of its campuses applicable to a particu-
lar degree program of study is fully acceptable in
transfer to meet degree requirements in the same
degree program at any other of its campuses.

4. Any course work ( individual courses, transfer blocks,
statewide agreements) covered within these procedures
shall be transferable to any public institution without any
additional fee and without any further encumbrance such
as a "validation examination," "placement examination/
instrument," "verification instrument," or any other stric-
ture, notw ithstanding any institutional or system policy,
procedure, or regulation to the contrary.

TRANSFER BLOCKS, STATEWIDE AGREE-
MENTS. COMPLETION OF THE AA/AS DEGREE

5. The following Transfer Blocks /Statewide Agreements
taken at any two-year public institution in South Carolina
shall be accepted in their totality toward meeting baccalau-
reate degree requirementsat all four-year public institutions
in relevant four-year degree programs, as follows:
Arts. Humanities, and Social Sciences : Established cur-
riculum block of 46-48 semester hours.

Business Administration: Established curriculum block
of 46-51 semester hours.

Engineering: Established curriculum block of 33 sem. hours.

Science and Mathematics: Established curriculum block
of 51-53 semester hours.

Teacher Education: Established curriculum block of 38-39
semester hours for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Spe-
cial Education students only. Secondary education majors
and students seeking certification who are not majoring in
teacher education should consult the Arts, Humanities, and
Social Sciences or the Math and Science transfer blocks,
as relevant, to assure transferability of course work.

*Nursing: By statewide agreement, at least 60 semester
hours shall be accepted by any public four- year institution
toward the baccalaureate completion program ( BSN ) from

graduates of any South Carolina public associate degree
program in nursing (ADN), provided that the program is
accredited by the National League of Nursing and that
the graduate has successfully passed the National Licen-
sure Examination (NCLEX) and is a currently licensed
Registered Nurse.

6. Any "unique" academic program not specifically
or by extension covered by one of the statewide transfer
blocks/agreements listed in #4 above shall either create
its own transfer block of 35 or tnore credit hours with the
approval of CHE statTor shall adopt either the Arts/Social
Science/Humanities or the Science/Mathematics block by
September, 1996. The institution at which such program
is located shall inform the stall of the CHE and every
institutional president and vice president for academic
affairs about this decision.

7. Any student who has completed either an Associate of
Arts or Associate of Science degree program at any public
two-year South Carolina institution which contains within
it the total course work found in either the Arts/Social
Sciences/Humanities Transfer Block or the Math/Science
Transfer Block shall automatically be entitled to junior-
level status at whatever public senior institution to which
the student might have been admitted.

RELATED REPORTS AND STATEWIDE
DOCUMENTS

8. All applicable recommendations found in the Commis-
sion's report to the General Assembly on the School-to-
Work Act (approved by the Commission and transmitted
to the General Assembly on July 6, 1995) are hereby
incorporated into the procedures for transfer of course
work among two- and four-year institutions.

9. The policy paper entitled State Policy on Transfer
and Articulation, as amended to reflect changes in the
numbers of transfer blocks and other Commission action
since July 6, 1995, is hereby adopted as the statewide
policy for institutional good practice in the sending and
receiving of all course credits to be transferred.

ASSURANCE OF QUALITY

10. All claims from any public two- or four-year institu-
tion challenging the effective preparation of any other
public institution's course work for transfer purposes shall
be evaluated and appropriate measures shall be taken
to reassure that the quality of the course work has been
reviewed and approved on a timely basis by sending and
receiving institutions alike. This process of formal review
shall occur every four years through the statTof the Com-
mission on Higher Education, beginning with the approval
of these procedures.

CHIEF TRANSFER OFFICERS

Donette Stewart,

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services

864-503-5246, dstewart(a'uscupstate.edu

Star Jamison

Transfer Coordinator

864-503-5902, sjamisonfa:uscupstate.edu

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C. Readmission

Students whose undergraduate attendance at any USC
campus has been interrupted for any reason for one or more
major semesters (spring/fall) must apply for readmission.
An application fee of $10 is required if you have attended
USC Upstate. Readmission to USC Upstate and to the
program in which the student was previously enrolled is
not automatic. Fomier students who have attended other
institutions after leaving the University of South Carolina
are considered transfer students and should follow the
procedures for transfer admission. Students who wish to
return to the University after being suspended should refer
to page 53 for more infonnation. Students who are on
academic probation must obtain at least a 2.0 average on
the first 1 2 or more grade hours attempted under this status.
These hours may be taken over more than one semester
Students failing to meet this requirement are suspended.
Students who leave the University without completing a
term of probation, and are absent for three or more years,
will begin a new term of probation upon readmission.

Registration

Upon readmission. students should contact the office oftheir
major for an advisement and registration appointment.

D. International

Applicants who are citizens of a country other than the
United States and who do not have permanent resident
status are classified as international students. In addition
to meeting general admissions requirements, applicants
are required to:

a. submit official school records (transcripts, diplomas
or certificates of study ), translated to English;transcripts
must be evaluated by World Education Services (WES)
to receive transfer credit, WES applications are available
in the admissions office;

b. present a minimum Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) score of 500 (paper based) or 173
(computer based) or 61 (internet based): TOEFL is not
required of students whose native language is English;

c. be academically and otherwise eligible to return to
the last college attended;

d. have a minimum SAT score of 850;

e. provide documentation of health insurance;

f. meet freshman/transfer requirements if applicant
has attended school in the United States: and

g. submit bank statements or certified statement of
financial ability to pay all education expenses.

Al! applications, fees and credentials for international
student admission must be received by December 1
for spring admission and July 15 for fall admission. A

Certificate of Eligibility (FORM 1-20) is issued to those
applicants who meet all requirements for admission to a
full-time degree program.

II. Non-Degree Seeking Admission

Applicants who wish to attend USC Upstate for one se-
mester or on some limited basis, and who do not intend to
pursue a degree at USC Upstate, may be approved to do
so by submitting aNon-Degree Application for Admission
and a $1 0 non-refundable application fee. The Office of

Admissions reserves the right to determine the proper
category of admission and to determine what credentials
may be required. Applicants who have been officially
denied admission arc not eligible as non-degree candidates.
Students wishing to lake any economics (SECO) or busi-
ness (SBAD) courses must meet the required prerequisites.
These prerequisites will be verified by the School of Busi-
ness in order for students to remain in class. Verification
can include a transcript or grade reports.

A. Concurrent High School Seniors

High school seniors may enroll in university cours-
es for college credit. To be considered for this
program applicants must submit a SAT score (1000
minimum) and obtain written recommendation from
their high school principal or guidance counselor
indicating the courses to be taken at USC Upstate.

B. Transient

Admission to undergraduate courses for one semes-
ter or summer school may be granted to students from
other colleges and universities who are certified to
be in good academic standing and whose program of
study is approved by that institution.

C. Audit

Applicants who wish to take USC Upstate courses
without earning credit may apply for admission as an
audit student. Auditing is granted on a space-avail-
able basis only.

D. Undergraduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Students who hold a baccalaureate degree may be
admitted to undergraduate credit courses upon sub-
mission of a transcript show ing graduation with a
bachelor's degree or a copy of a college diploma. A
transcript is needed if the applicant would like assis-
tance in selecting appropriate courses. This category
is designed for students who are seeking teacher ac-
creditation or professional development.

E. Other

Students who would like to take courses for personal
enrichment or professional enhancement may be
admitted to take up to 30 semester hours of credit.
After 30 semester hours of credit, a student may apply
for admission as a degree candidate. Transcripts are
required from the last institution attended to validate
that the student is in good academic standing.

Registration

Applicants will be notified of registration procedures by
the Office of Admissions.

III. Senior Citizens

Section 59-1 1 1 -320 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1 976, as amended, authorizes state-assisted uni\ ersities to
permit South Carolina residents who have attained the age
of 60 to attend classes on a space-available basis without
payment of tuition if these persons do not receive com-
pensation as full-time employees. Applicants must submit
an application and a S40 non-refijndable degree-seeking
application fee or a $ 1 0 non-refiandable non-degree-seeking
application fee. Candidates are required to meet admission
standards and mav take classes for credit or audit.

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Immunization

All students are required to have a history of current
immunizations on file prior to enrollment. This includes
documentation of one of the following ( 1 ) receiving two
doses of MMR [Rubeola (Red Measles), Mumps, and
Rubella (German Measles) \ accine; or(2) positive scrum
titers (blood antibody tests) for Rubella and Rubeola:
or (3) Birthdate before 1037 in order to qualify for an
exemption from these immunizations. Proof of menin-
gitis vaccination received after 2005 (with MenactraR )
is REQUIRED for all incoming freshmen residing in
University Housing, prior to moving into your assigned
residential facility.

Tuberculosis Screening for International Students

EtTecti\e Fall. 2009, all incoming inlcniational students
will be REQUIRED to have proof of ( 1 ) a negative (zero
millimeters) tuberculin skin test within si.x (6) months of
admission to the University; or (2 ) a negative chest X-ray, if
known to have a history of a positive tuberculin skin test.

The Immunization Form is available by going to the
"Freshmen Student Enrollment Checklist" and clicking
on the link for "Submit immunization records" on the En-
rollment Ser\ ices Web site. Once these records have been
completed and signed by your health care provider, you
should mail these to the attention of the Health Services;
fax to (864)503-5099; or hand-deliver these records to
Health Ser\ ices while visiting campus.

\ow cannot register for future courses until you have
returned your forms and received an immunization
clearance through Health Services,

Questions regarding immunization should be directed to
Health Services at 864-503-5191.

Proof of Citizenship

use students must present proof of citizenship or law-
ful presence in the U.S. before enrolling. This policy has
been adopted by the University in order to comply with
section 59-101-430 of the South Carolina Code of Laws,
as amended, which requires that lawful presence in the
United States is verified before enrollment at any public
institution of higher education. Verification of immigra-
tion status for non-citizens will be conducted by Inter-
national student officials. For other students, a proof of
citizenship verification process has been adopted to de-
ter and prevent false claims of citizenship by unlawful
aliens attempting to evade the eligibility requirements
of section 59-101-430. Students who arc not verified
as citizens during the Federal financial aid application
(FAFSA) process must present proof of citizenship in
the form of one of the following acceptable documents:

• Copy of the South Carolina driver's license if the stu-
dent first became a licensed driver in the state after
Jan. 1,2002;

• A Certified Birth Certificate indicating that you were bom
in the United States or a territory' of the United States. A
photocopy of your birth certificate is not acceptable.

• Current U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport that has not
been expired more than 10 years:

• Certificate of Naturalization - USCIS Form (N-550 or
N-570):

• U.S. government issued Consular Report of Birth
.Abroad;

• Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561 );

• Unexpired U.S. Active Duty/Retiree/Reservist Mili-
tary IDCard(D0DDD-2)

The University can accept photocopies of birth certificates
and other citizenship documents so long as we reserve the
right to demand production of the certified original in the
event we have any questions about whether the copy is
true and accurate, or in the event any of the information
on the copy is unreadable. For more information: http://
registrar.sc.edu/html/citizenshipverificalion.stm.

A'^M' Student Services

Orientation and Re^istrulion

New freshman and transfer students will choose from
several orientation and registration dates. Reservations are
made through the Office of Admissions. During the session,
students will meet with an advisor and register for classes.
Special programs and campus lours are also provided.

Advisement Testing

New freshman are encouraged to complete math and
English testing before orientation according to guidelines
mailed to students after admission. Testing is required prior
to registration. Foreign language testing is required for all
new freshmen and some transfer students.

Transfer students should set up an appointment with the
testing coordinator in the Office of Admissions to schedule
any necessary advisement testing.

Housing

use Upstate currently offers traditional-style housing for
freshman and apartment-style housing for upperclassman.

Palmetto Villas is an on-campus. apartment style residential
complex that is operated and superv ised by the University.
It houses 348 upperclassman in two-bedroom units that
are furnished, air-conditioned, and has a kitchen with
stove, refrigerator, dishwater and disposal. All units are
networked as part of the USC Upstate system. A recreation
area with pool, laundry and basketball and volleyball
courts are available.

The Palmetto House and Magnolia House complexes
consist of single and double occupancy rooms, open areas,
and three recreation rooms. Each hall features a private
study area and laundry facilities. In addition, there is a
recreation room with three flat screen TVs, an assortment
of games (billiards, ping-pong, foosball. air hockey) plus
a vending area. This coeducational facility has controlled
access, full sprinkler system, Internet access, cable televi-
sion, green space, and adjacent parking.

Applications for housing are processed through the Office
of Admissions. On-campus housing at USC Upstate is very
popular and space is limited. Students are encouraged to
apply as early as possible.

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Transfer Guide for South Carolina Technical Colleges

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Tech Colleges

Semester Hours

use Upstate

Tech Colleges

Semester Hours

Accountinq

ACC 101

Computer Science
SCSC 139

CRT 186

SBAD 225

SBAD 226

ACC 102

SCSC138

CPT101

ELECTIVE

CRT 237

AnthroDoloav

SCSC 234

CRT 286

SANT102

ANT 101

SCSC 239

CRT 286

Astronomv

Criminal Justice

SAST111+L

AST 101

SCRJ 101

CRJ101

ELECTIVE

AST 102

SCRJ 321

CRJ115

SCRJ 371

CRJ 125

Art

SCRJ 243

CRJ210

SATH 101

ART 101

SCRJ 210

CRJ 224

ELECTIVE

ART 105

SCRJ 420

CRJ 236

SATH 105

ART 107

SCRJ 230

CRJ 242

SATH 106

ART 108

SART 108

ARV 110 or 217

Economics

SART 103

ARV 121

SECO 221

ECO 210

SART 104

ARV 122

SECO 222

ECO 211

SART 110

ART 111

SECO 291

MAT 120

SART 202

ART 202

SECO 292

MAT 220

SART 204

ARV 244

ELECTIVE

ECO 201

SART 205

ARV 210

ELECTIVE

ECO 205

SART 206

ARV 205

Education

SART 207

ARV 207

SEDF210

EDU 230

SART 210

ART 112

SART 211

ART 211

Enqlish

SART 214

ARV 261

SEGL101

ENG101

SART 228

ARV 230

SEGL102

ENG102

SART 261

ARV 114

SEGL279

ENG201

SART 311

ARV 241

SEGL279

ENG 202

SART 314

ARV 262

ELECTIVE

ENG 203

SART 318

ARV 227

SEGL 289

ENG 205

SART 361

ARV 214

SEGL289

ENG 206

SART 362

ARV 215

SEGL 275

ENG 208

ELECTIVE

CGC 278

SEGL 275

ENG 209

ELECTIVE

ARV 280

ELECTIVE

ENG 214

ELECTIVE or SART 398 ARV 289

ELECTIVE

ENG 218

ELECTIVE or SART 398 ART 290

ELECTIVE

ENG 222

ELECTIVE

ENG 228

Bioloqy

ELECTIVE

ENG 230

SBIO110

BIO 101 or 105

SEGL 291

ENG 234

SBIO101&102

BIO 101 & 102

ELECTIVE

ENG 236

SBIO 232&242

BIO 210 & 211

SEGL 208

ENG 238

ELECTIVE

BIO 225

ELECTIVE

ENG 260

SBIO 232

BIO 215

SBIO 242

BIO 216

French

ELECTIVE

BIO 210

SFRN 101

FRE 101

SFRN 102

FRE 102

Chemistrv

SFRN 201

FRE 201

SCHM101

CHM106

SFRN 202

FRE 202

SCHM 105+107L

CHM 107

or106+107L

Geooraphv

SCHM 109

CHM 105

SGEG 103

GEO 101

SCHM 111

CHM 110

ELECTIVE

GEO 102

SCHM 112

CHM 111

ELECTIVE

GEO 201

ELECTIVE

CHM 211

ELECTIVE

CHM 212

German

ELECTIVE

CHM 227

SGRM101

GER 101

SGRM 102

GER 102

continued

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use Upstate Tech Colleges Semester Hours

Government and International Studies (Political Science]
SGIS201 PSC201 3

ELECTIVE PSC 205 3

ELECTIVE PSC 215 3

ELECTIVE PSC 220 3

Historv

HIS 101

ELECTIVE

HIS 102

ELECTIVE

HIS 106

ELECTIVE

HIS 108

ELECTIVE

HIS 109

ELECTIVE

HIS 112

ELECTIVE

HIS 115

SHST105

HIS 201

SHST106

HIS 202

ELECTIVE

HIS 220

ELECTIVE

HIS 228

IDS

ELECTIVE

IDS 101

Journalism
ELECTIVE

JOU101

Logic (See Philosophy)

Mathematics

ELECTIVE

MAT 103

SMTH 102

MAT 120

SMTH 120

MAT 109

SMTH 121

MAT 109

SMTH 120

MAT 110

SMTH 121

MAT 110

SMTH 126

MAT 110

SMTH 127

MAT 111

SMTH 126+127

MAT 112

SPSY 225

MAT 220

SSOC 201

MAT 120

SECO 291

MAT 120

SECO 292

MAT 220

SMTH 122

MAT 130

SMTH 174

MAT 132

SMTH 202

MAT 220

SMTH 141

MAT 140

SMTH 142

MAT 141

SMTH 231

MAT 211

SMTH 232

MAT 212

SMTH 233

MAT 215

SMTH 241

MAT 240

SMTH 245

MAT 242

ELECTIVE

MAT 122

ELECTIVE

MAT 230

Music

SMUS110

MUS105 3

PhilosoDhv (Loaic)

SPHL102

PH1 101 3

SLGC 207

PHI 105 3

ELECTIVE

PH1 108 3

use Upstate Tech Colleges Semester Hours

Philosophy (Logic) continued

ELECTIVE PHI 110 3

ELECTIVE PHI 115 3

ELECTIVE PHI 201 3

Physical Science
SPHS101+101L

PHS101

Phvsics
SPHS 201

PHY 201

SPHS 202

PHY 202

SPHS 211

PHY 221

SPHS 212

PHY 222

Political Science

(See Government and International Studi(

Psychology
SPSY 225

MAT 220

ELECTIVE

PSY115

SPSY 101

PSY 201

SPSY 302

PSY 203

SEDF 333

PSY 203

ELECTIVE

PSY 208

ELECTIVE

PSY 212

Reliqion
ELECTIVE

REL101

3
3
3
3

SREL103

REL201

Sociologv
SSOC 101

SOC 101

SOC 201

MAT 120

SSOC 206

SOC 206

SSOC 210

SOC 210

SSOC 235

SOC 235

ELECTIVE

SOC 151

ELECTIVE

SOC 205

3
3
3

ELECTIVE

SOC 220

ELECTIVE

SOC 235

3
3

Spanish
SSPN 101

SPA 101

SSPN 102

SPA 102

4
4
3
3

SSPN 101

SPA 105

SSPN 201

SPA 201

SSPN 202

SPA 202

Speech
SSPH 201

SPC 205

3
3
3

ELECTIVE

SPC 208

ELECTIVE

SPC 209

ELECTIVE

SPC 210

ELECTIVE

SPC 200

Theatre

STHE 161

THE 101

STHE 170

THE 105

STHE 260

THE 220 & 221

ELECTIVE

HSS 101

^transfer courses are subject lo change wilhoul nolificalm

'Note: Some elective courses will transfer to meet general eihicalion
equiremenls. Please contact Admissions with any questions

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Financial Aid

Purpose and Eligibility

use Upstate otVers a full range oflinancial assistance
programs designed to assist students and their families with
the cost of education. These programs provide financial
aid resources in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and
empkn ment opportunities. These resources are awarded
to students based on financial need, academic promise,
leadership potential, special talents, or a combination of
these criteria. Descriptions of these programs and their
requirements may be found in the follow ing pages of this
catalog. In 2()()S-0y. more than S40 million in financial
aid was awarded to USC Upstate students.

Eligibility for assistance based on financial need is
determined by completing a federally approved needs
analysis fomi or Free .Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). Students may complete the FAFSAelectronically
at www.fafsa.ed.goN. The Title IV' code for USC Upstate
is 006951. The FAFSA calculates how much the family
shou Id reasonably contribute tow ard the cost of col lege from
current income and resources. The difference between what
the family can contribute and the cost of education is the
student's financial need. USC Upstate seeks to identity and
provide funds to meet the financial needs of its students.
To the extent resources are available, it is intended that no
student be denied an education because of financial need.

Financial assistance programs hav e individual require-
ments in addition to a demonstration of financial need
through completion of the FAFSA. These requirements
generally include, but are not limited to. enrollment in
good standing in a program of study leading to a degree
or teaching certificate, enrollment in a minimum number
of hours each semester, and maintenance of satisfactory
academic progress. Students receiving state, federal or
institutional financial aid must be enrolled in 12 or more
USC Upstate hours to be considered full-time for financial
aid purposes.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Institutions participating in Title IV federal financial
aid programs are required by the U.S. Department of
Education to establish institutional policies that define
satisfactor) academic progress. All students who receive
federal or institutional financial assistance at USC Upstate
are expected to maintain satisfactory progress toward
completion of their programs of study in a reasonable
period of time. Financial assistance programs covered
by this policy include all federal financial aid programs
(Federal Pell Grant. Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant. Federal Academic Competitiveness
Grant. National SMART Grant. TEACH Grant. Federal
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans. Federal
Perkins Loans. Federal Parent Loans for Undergradu-
ate Students, and Federal Work-Study). South Carolina
Teacher Loans. State Need Based Grant and institutional
financial assistance programs (athletic grants and minority
incentive grants).

The following policy has been approved by the USC
Upstate Financial Aid Committee. Students are considered
to be making satisfactory academic progress if they:

1 . are admitted and enrolled as degree-seeking or
teacher certification students;

2. meet the university standards for continued en-
rollment as specified in the "Academic Standing"
section of this catalog:

3. complete requirements for a degree or certificate
within a reasonable length of time as specified
below and on the following page:

a. The total number of semesters of full-time
enrollment (12 or more semester hours at-
tempted) at any post-secondary institution
does not exceed 1 2 semesters for a four-year
degree;

b. The total number of semesters of part-time
enrollment (fewer than 12 semester hours
attempted) does not exceed the equivalent
of 12 full-time semesters for a four-year
degree.

4. earn no few er than the follow ing specified hours
of undergraduate semester hours per academic
year (includes fall, spring and summer tenns).
Classification as full-time, three-quarter-time or
half-time is determined at the end of the 100%
refund period each semester, which is the last
day of registration. Therefore, withdrawing
from courses at any time after the last day of
registration and not earning the required num-
ber of hours fails to meet satisfactory academic
progress requirements. The State Need Based
Grant Program requires these hours to be earned
during fall and spring semesters. Nate: You are
allowed up to six hours of probation if you do
not meet the following requirements:

Full-time student ( 12 or more hours attempted a

semester)

1st year 24 hours per academic year

2nd year 24 hours per academic year

or 4!S hours total
3rd year 24 hours per academic year

or 72 hours total
4th year 24 hours per academic year

or 96 hours total
5th year 24 hours per academic year

or 120 hours total

Three-quarter-time student (9-1 1 hours attempted a
semester)

1 St year 1 8 hours per academic year
2nd year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 36 hours total
3rd year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 54 hours total
4th year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 72 hours total
5th year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 90 hours total
6th year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 1 08 hours total
7th year 1 8 hours per academic year

or 1 20 hours total

Half-time student (6-8 hours attempted a semester)
I st year 1 2 hours per academic year

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2nd year

3rd year

4th year

or'

5th year

6th year

7th year

8th year

or'

9th year

10th year

hours per academic year

24 hours total

hours per academic year

36 hours total

hours per academic year

48 hours total

hours per academic year

60 hours total

hours per academic year

72 hours total

hours per academic year

84 hours total

hours per academic year

96 hours total

hours per academic year

108 hours cumulative

hours per academic year

1 20 hours total

Note: Hours that are transferred in from another school(s)
must be calculated to determine the quantitative element
of academic progress.

Second Degree or Certification Students

Students seeking a second degree or teacher certifica-
tion with an undergraduate degree are required to appeal.
The student must explain why a second degree or career
change is required, be accepted by the school or division
to which the student is applying, and have an anticipated
graduation date determined by the faculty advisor. If the
student's plan is deemed reasonable and all documentation
is provided, an extension of eligibility will be granted for
a maximum of four full-time equivalency semesters or
anticipated graduation date.

Academic Suspension

Students serving suspensions will not be eligible for
financial aid during periods of open enrollment. Students
not making satisfactory academic progress are not eligible
for financial aid.

Appeal Process

If a student's ability to meet these standards was
affected by extenuating circumstances, he or she may
appeal this determination. Information concerning the
appeals process is available in the Office of Financial Aid
and Scholarships. Students not meeting these standards
at the end of spring term may attend summer school to
make up deficit hours or improve the cumulative grade
point average. Incomplete appeals will be returned upon
receipt. The committee's decision is final and cannot be
further challenged.

Grants

Federal Pell Grants are designed to be the foundation
of financial aid. Their purpose is to ensure that all eligible
students have at least some of the money needed to continue
their education after high school. The amount of a Federal
Pell Grant award depends on a student's financial need,
the cost of the student's education, and the amount of time
the student is enrolled during the school year.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants are awarded to a very limited number of students
with the greatest financial need. The grants are restricted
due to the shortage of appropriated federal funds, with
preference to Federal Pell Grant recipients.

Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
and National S.VIART Grant. The Academic Competi-
tiveness Grant and the National SMARTGrant were created
by the "Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005."
These grants are available to full-time students receiving
a Pell Grant who meet all eligibility requirements. Grants
for first and second year students are called Academic
Competitiveness Grants (ACG), while grants for third
and fourth year students are called National Science and
Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants.

Loans

Campus-based Loans

Federal Perkins Loans permit students to borrow
money from the federal government through the Univer-
sity on a need basis. Repayment and interest begin nine
months after graduation, leaving school, or dropping
below half-time enrollment. The interest rate is 5 percent
per year and repayment may be extended over a period
of 10 years.

Federal Family Education Loan Program
(FFELP)

Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan Program is a

need-based program that allows students to borrow for
educational expenses. Interest rates for borrowers are
fixed at 5.6 with no outstanding FFELP loans. The federal
government pays the interest on these loans as long as
students are enrolled on at least a half-time basis. Lenders
may charge an origination fee and insurance fees not to
exceed 4 percent, which are deducted from the approved
amount of the loan.

Loan eligibility is based on financial need, class stand-
ing, and anticipated graduation date. Freshman students
may borrow up to S5.500 annually (S3. 500 subsidized,
S2,000 unsubsidized). Students with sophomore class
standing may borrow up to S6,500 annually (54,500
subsidized, $2,000 unsubsidized) and those classified as
juniors and seniors may borrow up to S7,500 annually
($5,500 subsidized. $2,000 unsubsidized).

Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan Program

is available for students who do not qualifv; in whole or
in part, for the Federal Subsidized Staftord Loan. The
terms for this loan are the same as those described for
the Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan Program with the
following exceptions.

1. The annual loan limits for dependent, under-
graduate students are the same as those for the
Subsidized Stafford Loan. The annual loan limits
for independent, undergraduate students are as
follows (subsidized and unsubsidized): 59,500
for students who have not completed the first
30 hours of an undergraduate degree, 510,500

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for students with sophomore class standing, and
those students classified as juniors and seniors
may borrow up to SI 2.500 annually.
2. The federal government does not pay interest on
behalf of the student while enrolled in school.
Students must pay all interest on the loan monthly
or quarterly. Lenders may agree to add interest to
the principal of the loan with repayment begin-
ning after the student ceases to be enrolled on at
least a half-time basis. The interest rate is fixed
at 6.8 percent.

Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students

(PLUS) allow parents to borrow up to the cost of educa-
tion less other aid received each year without regard to
income. A credit check is required of all parent borrow-
ers. Repayment of principal and interest begins within 60
days after the final loan disbursement. The interest rate
is fixed at 8.5 percent. The rate will be determined by
the U.S. Secretary of Education according to the formula
prescribed by Congress. Parents will pay an origination
fee of three percent and an insurance fee which may not
exceed one percent of the approved amount of the loan.
These fees will be deducted proportionately from each
disbursement made.

Alternate Sources of Assistance

The HOPE Scholarship Tax Credit and Lifetime
Learning Tax Credit was created from the Taxpayer
Relief Act of 1 997 to assist families to offset tuition costs.
These are non-refundable tax credits, not scholarships,
which reduce the amount of federal income tax families
must pay. Families w ho will benefit are middle-and lower-
middle-income families who do not receive enough gift
aid to cover tuition payments.

The HOPE tax credit is valued at up to $1,500 per
tax year, per child, for the first two years of undergraduate
study. The Lifetime Learning lax credit is valued at up to
SI. 000 per year, per family, for an unlimited number of
years. The credit varies according to family income, tuition
costs and the amount of gift assistance received.

To be eligible, a taxpayer must file a tax return, must
owe taxes and must claim the student as an exemption
(self, spouse or dependent). Additionally, married filers
must file jointly. The tax credit is phased out completely
for single tax filers with adjusted gross incomes of more
than $5^0,000 and more than $ 1 00.000 for joint filers. You
may access www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPl/HOPE/index.
html for complete information. Tax filers should consult
their tax advisor for details.

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provides other
educationally related federal incentives including tax-free
Educational IRAs, penalty-free withdrawing from IRAs
and 40 1 ( k )s, and excludable contributions to prepaid tuition
plans. Families are strongly advised to consult their tax
advisor about these options.

State Financial Aid Programs

Legislative Incentives for Future Excellence (LIFE)
Scholarships* is a renewable S5,000 scholarship for
residents of South Carolina who are enrolled full time

and seeking a first baccalaureate degree. Students must
meet state residency requirements upon initial college
enrollment. There is no scholarship application for the
LIFE scholarship. The award is granted by the Office of
Financial Aid based on data provided by the Office of
Admissions and the Office of the Registrar.

Students must meet two of the following three

criteria to qualify:

• earn a 3.0 GPA on a uniform grading scale

• score a minimum of 1 100 SAT or 24 ACT

• rank in the top 30 percent of their
graduating class

To retain the scholarship, recipients must have
completed:

• first year students complete at least 30 hours and
earn a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA

• second year students complete at least 60 hours
and earn a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA

• third year students complete at least 90 hours
and earn a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA

NOTE: remedial work is not counted in the
hours earned or the GPA

Additionally, students must sign an affidavit certifying
that they have not been adjudicated delinquent, convicted
or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies, or to any
alcohol or drug-related offenses. Recipients must certify
they are not default in any federal or stated educational
loans and they do not owe an overpayment on any federal
or state grants.

Certain majors may qualify up to $7500. Go to the
financial aid page of the USC Upstate Web site for more
information.

For complete information, you may access the Com-
mission on Higher Education at www.che.sc.gov.

S.C. Hope Scholarship* offers a nonrenewable
$2,800 scholarship for entering freshman that achieve
academically, but are not eligible to received the LIFE
Scholarship. Residency requirements and otherrestrictions
are similar to the LIFE Scholarship, except eligibility is
based solely on the grade point average.

Entering freshmen must have:

• earn a 3.0 GPA on a uniform grading scale upon
high school graduation.

Recipients who complete a minimum of 30 hours
their freshman year and earn a minimum cumulative 3.0
GPA may be eligible for the LIFE Scholarship the fol-
lowing year.

Palmetto Fellows and LIFE recipients are not eligible
for the HOPE scholarship.

Palmetto Fellows Scholarship* offers up to $6,700
in renewable scholarship assistance to outstanding fresh-
man who are residents of South Carolina.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• earn a 3.5 GPA on a uniform grading scale

• score a minimum of 1200 SAT or 27 ACT

• rank in the top 6 percent of their junior class OR

• earn a 4.0 GPA on a uniform grading scale

• score a minimum of 1400 SAT or 32 ACT
Students should contact their high school guidance

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counselor for application procedures. Recipients must
complete a minimum of 30 credit hours each academic
year and must earn a minimum 3.0 GPA for renewal of
this award.

Recipients must certify that they have not been
adjudicated delinquent, convicted or pled guilty or nolo
contendere to any felonies, or to any alcohol or drug-re-
lated otTenses. NOTE: remedial work is not counted in
the hours earned or the GPA.

Certain majors may qualify up to $ 1 0,000. Go to the
financial aid page of the USC Upstate Web site for more
information.

For complete infomiation, you may access the Com-
mission on Higher Education at www.che.sc.gov.

South Carolina Income Tax Credit for College
Tuition allows South Carolina residents to claim a re-
fundable tax credit of up to $850 per student. Students
must complete 1 5 credit hours each semester and may
not receive the LIFE, Palmetto Fellow or any other state
scholarship. The credit is available to offset out-of-pocket
tuition payments only. Instructions are included in the
S.C. income tax return.

Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plans allows
families to save for college through a state-sponsored plan
created under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
These plans offer special tax benefits and have no income
or age restrictions. Accounts can be used at almost any
accredited school to pay for tuition, room, board, books
and computers. For more information, call 1-888-244-
5674 or visit www.futurescholar.com.

South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program al-
lows families to purchase an advance payment contract
for tuition at a guaranteed level that can be used at public
and accredited private colleges and universities. The
program allows for federal tax deferral on contributions
in accordance with IRS rulings. For more information,
call 1-888-7SC-GRAD or visit www.scgrad.org.

S.C. State Need Based Grant* is designed for South
Carolina residents who are enrolled full time seeking their
first baccalaureate degree and have demonstrated finan-
cial aid. Students must complete the FAFSA annually to
apply. Priority is given to those students whose files are
complete by the March 1 priority deadline. Students must
certify that they have not been adjudicated delinquent,
convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies
or to any alcohol or drug-related offenses. Continuing
students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours
per academic year, excluding summer school, and earn a
minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Students may not receive
the grant for more than eight semesters. For complete
information, you may access the Commission on Higher
Education at www.che.sc.gov.

S. C. Teacher Loan Program was established to
provide loan assistance to qualified students in education.
This may be cancelled at a rate of 20 percent or $3,000
whichever is greater for each full year of teaching in either
an eligible critical subject area ora critical geographic area

in South Carolina. Teaching in both types of critical areas
increases the cancellation benefit to 33 percent or S5,000.
Available to only South Carolina residents, this program is
based on minimum academic expectations. Freshmen and
sophomores may borrow $5,000 per year Students who
qualify as "career changers" may borrow up to $15,000
per year Applicants should submit the S.C. Teachers Loan
Application by April 1. Fund are limited with renewal
applicants given priority. Additional information, includ-
ing academic criteria and critical areas/critical subjects,
is available from the S.C. Student Loan Corporation Web
site at www.scstudentloan.org.

Teaching Fellows Program In 1999, the S.C.
General Assembly, recognizing the shortage of teachers in
our state, funded the Teaching Fellows Program for South
Carolina. The mission of the South Carolina Teaching
Fellows Program is to recruit talented high school seniors
into the teaching profession and to help them develop
leadership qualities. Each year, the program provides
Fellowships for up to 200 high school seniors who have
exhibited high academic achievement, a history of service
to the school and community, and a desire to teach South
Carolina's children.

The scholarship provides up to $5,700 for tuition
and board and $300 for summer enrichment programs
(contingent on funding from the S.C. General Assembly)
administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment,
Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). A Fellow agrees
to teach in South Carolina one year for every year he/she
received the Fellowship.

Applications are available from high school guidance
counselors, teachers, counselors, teacher cadet teachers,
and the CERRA, and may be downloaded fi-om the CERRA
Web site at www.cerra.org.

*Changes may occur for these programs. A ccess the Commis-
sion on Higher Education Web site at w^s-wxhe.sc.^oY for the latest
information available. Awards are contingent uponfiind cnailability
to be appropriated by the South Carolina legislature.

Work Opportunities

Job opportunities are available to USC Upstate
students through a variety of programs: Federal Work-
Study, Community Services Program, Job Location and
Development Program, and the Student Assistant Program.
The primary purpose of these programs is to provide a
financial resource to students for educational expenses;
however, these jobs may also provide valuable work
experience. USC Upstate students work in a \ ariety of
jobs on and off campus. The pay scale is determined by
the specific job description and the skills or experience
of the student being hired. Students employed on campus
are generally limited to working no more than 20 hours
each week during periods of regular enrollment.

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Other Aid

VETERANS' AM) DEPENDENTS' BENEFITS.

Educational benefits are a\ailable to qualified veterans
and children of deceased and disabled veterans. Inqui-
ries should be made to the veterans" atTairs office in the
student's home county seat and the USC Upstate Office
of Records and Registration.

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. This award is to
conserve the working usefulness of persons with impair-
ments who have reasonable expectations of becoming
employed. Students who might qualify for vocational
rehabilitation assistance should contact the Office of Vo-
cational Rehabilitation in their home county seats.

Out-of-State Fee Waivers

Students who are not residents of South Carolina and
who receive USC Upstate Athletic or Foundation Scholar-
ships, or USC Upstate Undergraduate Assistantships valued
at S250 or more each semester may qualify for a waiver for
out-of-state fees. The following conditions must be met to
qualify for the fee waiver.

The a ward must be made in w riting to the student before
the end of late registration for each semester and prior to
the student paying his tuition.

Notification of the award must be forwarded to the

financial aid office prior to the end of late registration for
each semester. Scholarships or undergraduate assistantships
that are awarded atk'r the end of late registration for each
semester will not result in a reliind of out-of-state fees.

Undergraduate Assistantships

Undergraduate assistantships are designed to attract
students in areas such as publications, music, drama, debate
and selected leadership positions. Eligible students may
receive financial assistance ranging from $250 to the cost
of tuition and books each semester based upon the activ-
ity, level of responsibility, and expected workload. Each
recipient is required to sign a contract, which describes the
position and its responsibilities. Assistantships are avail-
able for participation in the Gordon-Col loms Gospel Choir,
University Singers, Shoestring Players (theater group).
The Carolinian (newspaper). Debate Team, Writer's Inc.
(literary magazine), USC Upstate Dance Team, Campus
Activities Board and Student Government Association.
Many of these assistantships require prior involvement
in the activity or organizations. Please contact the Divi-
sion of Student Affairs at 864-503-5106 for additional
information.

Scholarships

use Upstate strongly supports the recognition of students who possess the potential to return the benefits of a quality
university education to our society. Scholarships are awarded to students based on demonstrated academic ability, career
plans, educational goals and community service.

USC Upstate Scholars Program

The USC Upstate Scholars Program for new and continuing students assists academically talented individuals in their pursuit
of higher education. The prestigious awards are given to students who have shown their potential through academic merit. USC
Upstate and the Upstate region will benefit from the leadership and academic excellence these scholars bring to campus. Scholar-
ships will be awarded to eligible students: however, the number of awards available will be detennined by the University. Early
application for admission to USC Upstate is encouraged for students to be considered for new student scholarships. Contact the
Office of Admissions for more information.

CHANCELLOR SCHOLARSHIPS are awards of $7,500 (for boarding students) and $3,500 (for commuting students) given
annually to entering freshmen who meet the following criteria: present a minimum SAT score of 1,300 or ACT score of 29, rank
in the top 1 0% of their high school class and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75.

VALEDICTORIAN SCHOLARSHIPS are awards of $7,500 (for boarding students) and $3,500 (for commuting students)
given annually to entering freshmen who are ranked first in their class at time of admission to the University or upon high school
graduation. In addition. Valedictorian Scholars must present a minimum SAT score of 1.100 or ACT score of 24.

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS are $2,500 scholarships that are awarded annually to entering freshmen who meet the fol-
lowing criteria: high school graduate, present a minimum SAT score of 1 .200 or ACT score of 27, rank in top I O'/o of their high
school class with a minimum GPA of 3.50.

METROPOLITAN SCHOLARSHIPS are $1,500 scholarships that are awarded annually to entering freshmen who meet the
following criteria: present a minimum SAT score of 1,100 or ACT score of 24. rank in top 10% of their high school class and
have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.

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TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS are $2,000 scholarships that are awarded annually to entering transfer students (coming from
two-year or technical colleges) who have earned at least 60 semester hours of transferable credit or have eamed Associate of
Arts or Science degrees from an accredited two-year college. Candidates must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. This
scholarship is available to the recipient for two academic years (four semesters — fall and spring, not summer).

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS are annual awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program, The competition
forthese awards begins when the students take the PSAT/NMSQT in theirjunior year of high school. Students eligible to continue
in the National Merit competition are contacted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. At USC Upstate. Merit Scholar-
ships are $500 annually and are renewable for four years of undergraduate study if the student maintains at lea.st a 3.0 cumulative
GPA. Students receiving other general USC Upstate scholarships may also receive a Merit Scholarship; the total general USC
Upstate scholarship package for such students, however, may not exceed the resident, on-campus. cost-of-attendance figure. To
be eligible, students must be accepted by USC Upstate, be designated a National Merit finalist, and have listed USC Upstate as
their first choice on the National Merit application

RENEWAL POLICY: Chancellor, Valedictorian, Metropolitan and University scholarships are renewable for seven additional
consecutive semesters providing the student maintains a cumulative USC Upstate GPA of 3.0 and earns a minimum 24 USC
Upstate semester hours during the fall and spring semesters. Transfer scholarships are renewable for three additional consecu-
tive semesters providing the student maintains a cumidative USC Upstate GPA of 3.0 and earns a minimum of 24 USC Upstate
semester hours during the fall and spring semesters.

Foundation Scholars Program

Funded and endowed scholarships are awarded annually to qualified students. Students may obtain applications from
the financial aid office or from the USC Upstate web site after December 1 each year. The application deadline is Febru-
ary I unless othei-wise indicated in the scholarship definition.

The USC UPSTATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP was established by the Alumni Association and is given
to the child of a USC Upstate Alumnus. The recipient must be a rising senior. South Carolina resident, have a cumulative
GPA of 3.0. and have completed the FASFA form.

The 3M SCHOLAR NURSING SCHOLARSHIP awards $1000 to a student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree Program with a 3.0 GPA or higher. The recipient will be identified as a "3M Scholar" and invited to visit the 3M
Greenville site.

The EB AND MAGGIE BARNES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP provides an annual award in memory of Dr. James
"Eb" Barnes and his wife. Maggie Barnes to a USC Upstate student completing a degree at the University Center of Green-
ville. The award is given to a student who most closely meets the criteria of a non-traditional student, enrolled in a degree-
completion program at UCG at least half-time, with established financial need. The award is given at an annual reception
in honor of the recipient and the family of Eb and Maggie Barnes.

The BANNON SCHOLARSHIP is sponsored by the Bannon Foundation. The recipient must have genuine financial need,
be a resident of South Carolina (residents living near Greenville or Spartanburg will be given preference), be of sound moral
character, and be active in volunteer work. The recipient should be a student who qualified for but did not receive one of
the USC Upstate Scholars Program award.

MARY BLACK SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS are awards of $500 made to full-time sophomores seek-
ing the associate degree in technical nursing who have financial need, have a record of service to the University and
community, have a 3.0 cumulative GPA in nursing courses and have a 2.5 cumulative GPA in all other courses. Another
award of $500 is made to a senior (as of fall semester) seeking the Bachelor of Science in Nursing who has financial
need, has a record of service to the University and community, has a 3.0 cumulative GPA. and has a 3.0 cumulative GPA
in all nursing courses.

BUDWEISER OF THE CAROLINAS MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a South Carolina resident minor-
ity student admitted into the upper division of the business-marketing program. The scholarship is \alued at SI. 000 and
is to be used toward tuition costs. It may be renewable provided a cumulative USC Upstate 2.25 GPA is maintained. An
internship with Budweiser of Spartanburg is also available.

The EILEEN K. BURTON SCHOLARSHIP was established by Cafe Enterprises. Inc. to honor the late Mrs. Burton, a
1980 graduate of the University. The $1 ,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a student in a business-related major whose
past education was interrupted by full-time employment, military service or family responsibilities. Preference is given to
students demonstrating a high degree of integrity, character, leadership ability and a strong work ethic.

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The GATES CHANCELLOR'S SCHOLAR ENDOWMENT FUND was established by Mr. and Mrs. MacFarland Gates.
The scholarship annually funds a Chancellor's Scholar award within the USC Upstate Scholars Program.

The GOINGBAGK AND MARY ULMER CHILTOSKE\ SCHOLARSHIP was established to memorialize the role
that Goingback and Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey played as eminent members of the Cherokee Nation. This $500 award will be
given to a member of the Native American Community with preference given to an enrolled member of the Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians who is an incoming freshman with a high school cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and a minimum SAT
score of 900. Federal financial need is required (must file Free Application for Federal Student Aid.)

The CLARY/DRUGKER ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP established in honor of Diana Clary and Meyer Drucker,
retired faculty members, for having made a positive impact in the USC Upstate accounting program and the Upstate com-
munity. The $600 award is intended to assist a current student who is an accounting major, a rising senior, has a USC Upstate
cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and is a South Carolina resident.

The COMMUNITY SOUTH BANK SCHOLARSHIP is an annual award of $1,000 to a full-time Business Major that
wants to pursue a career in banking. Student must also be a rising junior with 60 hours of credit with a minimum GPA of
3.0, and demonstrate financial need as defined by the U.S. Department of Education.

DANID B. DEDMON, DMD SCHOLARSHIP is established through an endowment created by Dr. David B. Dedmon to
enable financially needy students to continue preparation in the health sciences area. The award is given to a student who
most closely meets the following criteria: enrolled in a pre-professional health science curriculum (other than nursing),
have completed 32 hours in science and have junior status by the end of the semester of application, enrolled full time at
USC Upstate, demonstrated financial need, have a proven desire to serve their community, 3.0 cumulative GPA to qualify
and a 3.0 cumulative GPA to renew.

The JOHN EDMUNDS SCHOLARSHIP honors Dr. John B. Edmunds, Jr. This annual award will be given to a student
with at least junior standing, who has a minimum GPA of 3.5, is a resident of the Upstate of South Carolina, has a declared
major in the Social and Behavioral Sciences at USC Upstate, and who plans to pursue graduate studies in a SSPH discipline
(includes law and medicine). A 1,500 word essay is also required.

The SCHOOLOFEDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP is an annual award to a student who has been admitted to the professional
program of the School of Education; and who has demonstrated financial need, academic excellence and altruistic goals.

The TED EILENBERG SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a student enrolled in a degree program in the Johnson College
of Business and Economics. The recipient must be a junior or senior, have financial need, and have a minimum cumulative
GPA of 2.5.

The CATHERINE ERVIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT was established by the family and friends
of Cathy Ervin Overstreet, a graduate of USC Upstate. The proceeds from the endowment will be awarded to a student
in the Mary Black School of Nursing, with preference given to a graduate of Broome High School in Spartanburg County
School District Three and/or a student receiving limited fijnding form other grants and scholarships.

FEATHERSTON FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP was established to provide financial assistance to a part-time
or full-time student that does not qualify for any state merit based scholarships. The award is given to a student, who most
closely meets the criteria of an arts and science major, not eligible for any state merit based scholarship, and has completed
the FAFSA form.

The FIDELIS ALPHA CHAPTER OF ALPHA DELTA KAPPA provides financial assistance to a full-time education
major that does not qualify for any state merit based scholarships. Student must also demonstrate financial need (as defined
by U.S. Department of Education), be a rising senior with 90 or more credit hours, and be a South Carolina resident with
a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The GAMMA BETA PHI SCHOLARSHIP is an award of $500 to a full-time student 23 years of age or older with a 3.5
cumulative GPA in at least 12 hours at USC Upstate.

The JAMES B. GREER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is an award to a senior 23 year of age or older whose past edu-
cation was interrupted by full-time employment, military service, or family responsibilities for a minimum of two years.
Criteria include a 2.0 cumulative GPA and contributions to USC Upstate through service to student government, publica-
tions or the student affairs office.

The EARL GORDON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS are awards of varying amounts to sophomores and juniors
who have a 2.0 cumulative GPA. service or involvement in school or community, and financial need.

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JAMES B. GREER SERVICE ENDOWMENT provides $500 financial assistance to a non-traditional student who is
active in campus organizations. The recipient must be at least 23 years old, a full-time student with a minimum 30 credit
hours and 2.0 GPA, financial need, and recommended by the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and/or Dean of Students.

JLH CONSULTING, LLC NURSING FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP is a $ 1 ,000 award given to a full-time student enrolled
in the USC Upstate Mary Black School of Nursing. Student must be recommended for the award by the Dean of the School
of Nursing and have demonstrated financial need.

The DOC LINDSAY SCHOLARSHIP provides an award to a non-traditional student in the memory of former USC
Upstate Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, Dr. Bryan E. "Doc" Lindsay, whose cosmopolitan world view influenced
many students, especially non-traditional students. Recipients must be enrolled for at least six hours and have a cumulative
GPA of 2. 5 or a GPA of 3.0 on the last 12 hours of course study.

The ARTHUR T. MEILINGER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP is an annual award of $750 to a full-time business major,
working at least 25 hours a week, a rising senior with over 90 credit hours, USC Upstate minimum GPA of 3.0, and a
resident of South Carolina.

The NANCY P. MOORE SCHOLARSHIP for $500 was established to honor Dr. Nancy Moore for her commitment to
scholarship and teaching at USC Upstate and her service in the upstate community. Recipient must be a full-time English
major who has sophomore or upper class standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Recipients must also be in-
volved in some type of volunteer work.

NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS are awarded in the spring and fall semester to
students enrolled in programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, including pre-professional tracks and
chemistry. A maximum of one-half semester tuition may be awarded to an applicant. The requirement is a minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.0 on at least 60 semester hours credit by the end of the term in which the application is submitted.
At least 30 credit hours must have been earned at USC Upstate.

NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING PRE-PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS are awarded in the spring
and fall semester to students enrolled in pre-professional tracks in which the Bachelor of Science degree is not completed at
USC Upstate. A maximum of one-quarter semester's tuition may be awarded to an applicant. The requirement is a minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.0 on at least 30 semester hours credit by the end of the term of which the application was submitted. At
least 15 credit hours must have been earned at USC Upstate by the end of the term in which the application was submitted.

The RICK O'BRIEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is a scholarship of $400 awarded to a full-time junior or senior busi-
ness administration major with a concentration in accounting. The recipient must have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average
and be employed a minimum of 10 hours per week. Preference is given to a student involved in community volunteer work.

The PIEDMONT DISTRICT NURSES ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP provides a $500 scholarship for a nursing
major who is enrolled in at least six credit hours. Recipients must be a South Carolina resident with at least a 3.0 high
school or college cumulative GPA.

The SONYA K. RUPPE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is a $500 award given to a new freshman education major from
Gaffney High School.

The MATTHEW POLl AKOFF SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT is an award of $ 1 ,000 to a junior with financial need,
who has a cumulative 3.0 GPA, and is majoring in political science or business administration, or is following a pre-law pro-
gram. Preference is given to students who demonstrate an interest in and plan to participate in governmental processes.

The POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP for $200 is awarded during the spring semester to a student who is a full-
time junior political science major with an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25. Candidate must show potential for graduate
work in a political science-related field.

ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS are awards that pay partial tuition and textbook costs. A $1,000 subsistence allowance may be
used to assist with other miscellaneous academic expenses.

The SPARTANBURG ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP is a $1,000 annual award to a full-time Spartanburg County
resident who is from a non-Rotarian family, has financial need, and has proven scholastic aptitude.

The OLIN & MUFFET SANSBURY SCHOLARSHIP is an award of $1,000 to a student with academic ability, finan-
cial need, and potential as a contributing citizen of school and community. Preference is given to those students planning
a career in public affairs.

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The D.L. SCURRY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Several $500 scholarships awarded to South Carolina residents
who demonstrate academic ability, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, and have financial need.

The SIMOTON SCHOI..\RSHIP provides S250 a year financial assistance to the president ofthe African American As-
sociation at use Upstate. The recipient will also serve as an active member ofthe Executive Board ofthe East Spartanburg
Branch ofthe N A ACP

The CLINTON RICHARD SMITH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT is awarded to a full-time .lohnson College of
Business student who has financial need. Preference is given to a married student whose parents are engaged in a local
small business or industry.

The FRANCES SMITH NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT provides an award annually to a full-time nursing
student who has financial need. Preference is given to non-traditional students.

The SPARTANBURG COUNTS' FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP provides a four-year scholarship of $1,000 each
academic n ear to a new freshman. The recipient must reflect academic promise, financial need, be a resident of Spartanburg
Countv and be a graduate of a Spartanburg County secondary school.

The TERESA TILLER SPL.4WN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is an award to a nursing student who has previously
worked in a nonprofessional health ser\ ice position.

The JOHN C. STOCKWELL AND DIANE C. VECCHIO INTERNATIONAL AWARD is a $6,000 scholarship es-
tablished to fund a summer of international travel and study for a full-time USC Upstate junior who is a South Carolina
resident. The recipient must have at least a .^.0 cumulative USC Upstate GPA by the end of his/her sophomore year. Ap-
plications with full criteria may be obtained from the director ofthe Office of International Studies. November 1 ofthe
applicant's junior year is the deadline.

The N.A. STIRZAKER SCHOLARSHIP is an award for a full-time USC Upstate junior with high academic standing.
The award is renewable for the recipient's senior year if a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 is maintained. Dr. Norbert A.
Stirzaker was the first director of USC Upstate, and this scholarship was created by his colleagues and friends in tribute to
his many years of service to the University.

The EDITH THROWER NURSING SCHOLARSHIP is an award made to an associate degree or baccalaureate nursing
student who is enrolled either full-time or part-time. Recipients must have a proven academic ability and financial need.
Preference is given to a non-traditional student (25 or older) who has family responsibilities.

The DENISE TONE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP was established by the ftiends and family of Denise Tone, The proceeds
from the endowment will be awarded by the scholarship committee ofthe Mary Black School of Nursing to students enrolled in a
nursing program in recognition of academic excellence. Preference will be given to a student with a chronic illness.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS are awards of varying amounts made to fresh-
men from the several judicial circuits in South Carolina and from metropolitan areas outside the state. The awards are
based on academic ability and are renewable. Note: There is a specific application for this scholarship, and it must be
sent to USC Alumni Association in Columbia, SC.

The UPSTATE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND provides financial assistance to a full-time or part-time student that is
ofthe USC Upstate family-employee spouse or dependent. A $1000 annual scholarship shall be distributed in increments of
$500 per semester for the student who closely meets the criteria of member ofthe USC Upstate family: employee, spouse
or dependent; must be employed at USC Upstate a minimum of 1 year; financial need; 2.5 or higher GPA.

The USC FACULTY/STAFF DEPENDENTS' SCHOLARSHIP is open for application to any dependent child or spouse
of a full-time University of South Carolina system employee. There is competition for this scholarship, and only a limited
number of scholarships are awarded each year. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be enrolled or accepted
for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student on one ofthe University's eight campuses and have attained
a minimum cumulative .1.0 GPA. Freshman eligibility is determined by high school class rank and SAT or ACT scores.
The scholarship is renewable for up to four years for those students pursuing a baccalaureate degree provided the recipient
maintains a minimum cumulative .1.0 GPA. In some cases, graduate students may receive the scholarship until receipt of
their graduate degrees. Note: There is a specific application for this scholarship that must be sent to USC Columbia.

The MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND is awarded to an incoming freshman interested in
pursuing a degree in mathematics. Recipient must have at least a 3.5 cumulative high school grade point average and SAT
score of at least 1 100. The scholarship is awarded to full-time students and may be renewable for up to seven semesters

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provided the student eontinues to major in mathematics, maintains a cumulative overall GPA or3.(), and a cumulative GPA
of 3.0 in mathematics courses.

WESLEY K. WILBER SCHOLARSHIP is an endowment created to assist male, non-traditional students majoring in
business, with financial need, and not eligible lor state merit based scholarships. The student must complete the FAFSA,
and can be enrolled full or part-time.

The ED AND CONNIE WILDE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP is given to provide a S500 annual award to a player
on the use Upstate Men's Soccer team. The recipient must be a returning member of the men's Varsity Soccer Team,
have demonstrated good character and achieved academically. Preference is given to a player who has been involved in
community service.

ED WILDE WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP goes to fund a $500 annual award to a player on the USC Upstate
Women's Soccer team. The recipient must be a returning member of the Women's Varsity Team, should have demon-
strated good character and achieved academically. Preference is given to a player who has been involved in community
service.

The DONALD W. YATES SCHOLARSHIP provides $1000 of annual assistance to a part-time or full-time business
major, with an emphasis on marketing, that does not qualify for any state merit based scholarships. The student must also
have financial need (as defined by the U.S. Department of Education) and be a non-traditional student, rising senior with
more than 90 hours of credit and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

CAREER CENTER NURSING SCHOLARSHIP provides S 1 000 to an Upper division Nursing student with financial need.

MARJORIE BOURKE MEMORIAL NURSING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP assist a full-time student enrolled in
the Mary Black School of Nursing, carrying 12 or more hours per semester with a USC Upstate minimum GPA of 2.5 and
completed the FAFSA.

BILLIE WEISS-MCABEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND was established to assist a full-time, non-traditional student. The re-
cipient must complete the FAFSA form, carry 12 or more hours per semester and not be eligible for any state scholarships.

SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS / PIEDMONT CHAPTER
SCHOLARSHIP provides assistance to a full-titne student who wants to pursue a career in accounting. Recipient must be a
rising junior with 60 hours of earned credit with a minimum 3.0 GPA, business major in accounting, and have demonstrated
financial need (must complete FAFSA form).

CURTIS R. HARLEY ART GALLERY FUND provides up to $1000 of tuition assistance to a full-time art major, cur-
rently enrolled in art courses, who is a graduate of a public Spartanburg County secondary school, and has at least 30 credit
hours with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.

The RACHEL SUZANNE WEST MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP provides financial assistance to a full-time
student accepted into the Mary Black School of Nursing, who is pursuing a career in the health field. Student must have
completed 90 credit hours, demonstrate financial need by completing FAFSA and maintain 3.0 GPA.

CRAIG PRESSLEY GIEGERICH '02 MEMORIAL ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP provides financial assis-
tance to a full-time student that wants to pursue a career in the accounting field. Recipient must be a business major
with emphasis in accounting, have completed 90 credit hours with a cumulative 3.2 GPA, expressed financial need, and
S.C. resident.

JERRY BENNETT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT is awarded to a transfer student from the state's technical college
system, with preference given to students from Spartanburg Community College and Greenville Technical College, to help
pursue a major in accounting at USC Upstate. Recipient must be a full-time student, business major with financial need as
defined by the Department of Education (must complete FAFSA).

The MARTIE G. CHASTAIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is an award to a ftjll-time junior or senior business ad-
ministration major with a 2.5 cumulative GPA and who is employed at least 15 hours per week.

The PAUL FOERSTER EXCELLENCE IN NURSING AWARD goes each year to a full-time senior nursing student
enrolled in the BSN program who has financial need, has a record of service to the University and the community, and
who has at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. The award is given in honor of Paul F. Foerster's volunteer service to improve the
health and wellness of the people and communities of Spartanburg County. The scholarship is supported by the Mary Black
Foundation, Mary Black Hospital, and the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

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TheSEYMOURROSENBERGSCHOl.ARSHIPENDOWMENTisawardedtostudcnts on the basisofacademic ability,
leadership qualities, and school and community involvement. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated
an active interest in print and or broadcast media. To qualify for renewal the recipient must maintain a 3.0 cumulative
GPA and demonstrate acti\e involvement with campus publications or journalism-related activities. To qualify for third-
or fourth-year renewal, a student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 grade point average, demonstrate active involvement in
journalism-related activities, and pursue upper division studies in journalism.

The UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a full-time senior in the Johnson College
of Business who has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and who has demonstrated outstanding service to campus and community,
academic aptitude, character and leadership.

The CHICK-FIL-A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP awards $500 to a male student basketball player with a GPA of
2.75 of higher. The student must be determined as having need (does not require completion of FAFSA) and preference is
given to either a partial or non-athletic scholarship recipient. The USC Upstate men's basketball coach will assist with the
selection process.

The JOSEPH L. BALINTFY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP awards a full-time student with academic status as a junior
with a declared major in either mathematics or computer science. The scholarship may be renewed in the student's senior
year providing the student remains enrolled full-time and continues in the mathematics or computer science major.

The LEON AND M ALIAKA WILES FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP awards up to $750 to an incoming fresh-
man with a 2.75 GPA or above; preference is given to a person active in their church or community and a resident of SC,
Ohio or Oklahoma; must have demonstrated financial need according to FAFSA.

The MICHAEL AND DIANA IRVTN SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a full time student who closely meets the criteria
of: earned a minimum of 30 USC Upstate hours, minimum GPA of 3.0. financial need (as defined by the Department of
Education - complete FAFSA) and not eligible for state scholarships.

The WACHOVIA BANK SCHOLARSHIP is a $500 award to a senior business major. The recipient must be a SC resident.
In the event of a tie, the selection shall be based on demonstrated need, leadership and community service.

The CAROLINA FIRST BANK SCHOLARSHIP is a $500 annual award given to a Johnson College of Business student
who meets the following criteria: full-time student; earned a minimum of 60 hours and has a 3.0 GPA; completed FAFSA form;
and active in the Upstate community.

The USC UPSTATE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP provides financial assistance to a full-time incoming freshman, with a
minimum 3.25 high school GPA and financial need (as defined by the Department of Education - completed FAFSA ). Recipients
are selected by the Director of Admissions.

Many scholarships and stipends may be combined with other sources of financial assistance for which a student is eligible.
However, a student may not receive more than one fiill-tuition University scholarship. Students wishing to be considered for
scholarships must be unconditionally accepted for admission prior to deadlines. USC Upstate students who are awarded scholar-
ships or stipends are required to be in good academic standing. These students must also be free of any current discipline code
violation and may not be on disciplinary probation.

(Scholarship injormalion is accurate at the lime of publication. Availability offuucls ami other factors may change.
For further information about scholarships and other financial aid. please contact the financial aid office.)

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Fees and Expenses

Academic Fees

Academic tees ai ihe L iii\ersit\ of South Carolina
L'pstate are established bv the Unix ersity of South Carolina
Board ofTrustees and are subject to change. Fees printed
in this publication are proposed tor 2007-2008.

Application Fee

Iacpi new degree-seeking student is charged a non-
refundable application tee of S40. E.xceptions to this charge
nia\ be made for certain special categories of admission.
Non-degree-seeking students must pay a non-refundable
application fee of $10. .Applications for admission must
be accompanied by the application fee.

International Students

International students must ordinarily pay non-resi-
dent fees for the duration of their enrollment, unless they
qualify for permanent alien status. Their standing in this
category and application for resident fees must be cleared
with the residcncv otTicer in the admissions otTice.

Upstate courses plus the cost of the course taken at Union
calculated at the Union rate per hour.

Course auditing

Course auditmg fees are the same as courses taken
for credit.

Senior citizens

Legal residents of South Carolina who have attained
the age of dO and meet admission and other standards
deemed appropriate by the University may attend classes
tuition-free for credit or audit purposes on a space-avail-
able basis.

Meals'

Each resident living in Uni\ersity housing is required to
purchase a meal plan. Equivalencies, available with the
meal plan, can be used by students for food purchases in
the Dining Hall and at on-campus eateries SubConnection
and Mochappelli's.

Examination Fees

Special examinations to establish undergraduate col-
lege credit w ithout class attendance, or to validate credits
from a non-accredited college, cost $15 per semester
hour.

Estimated Tuition'

All fees are payable in full at the beginning of each
term.

Undergraduate^

Full-time students (12-16 semester hours)

SC residents S4.03 1 per semester

Non-residents $8,202 per semester

Full-time students (17 semester hours and above)

SC residents $80 per semester hour

Non-residents $160 per semester hour

Part-time and summer school students

SC residents $345 per semester hour

Non-residents $699 per semester hour

(.iraduate^

Full-time students (12-16 semester hours)

SC residents $4.7 1 8 per semester

Non-residents $10,168 per semester

Part-time and summer school students

SC residents $467 per semester hour

Non-residents $992 per semester hour

Certified Teachers

SC residents $320 per semester hour

Non-residents $350 per semester hour

Students taking courses at more than one University
of South Carolina campus are charged the appropriate
campus rate per hour for each course taken. These charges
may be in addition to the maximum fees, if reached, at
the student's home campus. For example, a student tak-
ing 12 hours (or more) at USC Upstate and three hours
at Union will be charged the full-tuition rate for the USC

Carte Blanche with 5 equivalencies $1,150

Housing'

Palmetto Villas npuriitu'ni-snlf complex fiv
upperclassman

Double room (per semester, per student) SI, 750

Palmetto House Iraditiotml-snU' complex for

freshman

Single room (per semester, per student) $2,500
Double room (per semester, per student) $2,050

Summer Term Housing

for freshman ami upperclassman

(per Maymester term, per student) $275

(per summer term, per student) $375

NOTE: an advance room payment of $1(10 ami $35
application fee are required for both Palmetto House
and Palmetto Villas.

Insurance

Optional student health and accident insurance is
available to all full-time students paying full fees. It may
regularly be purchased only at the beginning of the fall
semester, except in the case of new and transfer students.
Contact the student afTairs office for details on coverage and
fees. International students are required to have adequate
health insurancecoverage. Ifproofofsuch coverage cannot
be provided, students will automatically be charged for
the University-approved plan for $402 for fall semester
and $588 for spring/summer semester.

'Fees are subject to change as approved by the USC Board of Trustees.
Additional fees may he required in specific majors.

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Other Fees'

Matriculation fee- $75

Technology fee $9 per credit hour (part-time)

$140 per semester (full-time)

Health fee $5 per credit hour (part-time)

$50 per semester (full-time)

Replacement of diploma as originally issued ....$25

Transcript fee (each copy) $8

Duplicate registration certificate fees

Replacement identification card $10

Replacement treasurer's fee receipt $5

Reinstatement $60

Parking; Students are charged a parking/security
fee each semester as follows. Students must
display a USC Upstate parking sticker on each
vehicle, and comply with regulations as set forth
on Page 45.

Single semester $35

Summer term $12

Estimated Expenses for One Academic Year'
Note: The following estimate represents a reasonable
mininnim for full-time enrollment: it does not include meals,
travel, room and board and other incidental expenses.

South Carolina residents:

Academic fees, full-time

($4,03 1 per semester) $8,062

Books (estimate: $450 per semester) $900

Other fees $450

Total $9,412

Non-residents:

Academic fees, full-time

($8,202 per semester) $16,404

Books (estimate: $450 per semester) $900

Other fees $450

Total $17,754

Parkin}':

Parking improperly SI 5

Parking decal or permit not displayed $5

Parking in no parking area $15

Parking in loading or service zone $15

Blocking sidewalks or driveways $15

No parking permit for zone $15

Parking at fire plug, in lane $50

Parking on grass $15

Parking along yellow curbs $15

Parking in reserved spaces $15

Failure to register vehicle $15

Parking in handicap space

(fine set by state law) $100

Blocking space or curb cut $100

Refunds

University charges are to be paid in full on the date
they are incurred. Refunds are issued according to the
schedules in this section to students who withdraw from
the University, to part-time students who drop a course
or courses, and to full-time students who are reclassified
as part-time students as a result of dropping a course or
courses.

Based on current federal regulations, students re-
ceiving federal Title IV financial assistance "earn" that
assistance as they attend the University. All federal Title
IV financial assistance is considered fully earned when
the student has been enrolled past the 60% point of the
enrollment temi. If a student w ithdraws from the Univer-
sity prior to that 60" ii point, the unearned portion of the
federal Title IV financial assistance must be returned to
the source(s) of the funds. This is an obligation of both
the University and the student.

The University is obligated to repay a calculated
amount of the unearned portion of the student's Title IV
financial aid, and this repayment is made from University
funds. To the extent this repayment e.xceeds any applicable
University policy refund, this amount is the financial obli-
gation of the student to the University. To the extent total
unearned federal Title IV financial assistance exceeds the
portion repaid by the University, that amount is a financial
obligation of the student to the lender and or the Depart-
ment of Education.

Fines'

Bad checks or credit cards returned for
any reason: $30 plus late fee if used for
payment of enrollment fees.

Damage: Students are charged for damage
to university property or equipment.

The return of the University's repayment is made in the
follow ing regulation prescribed priority sequence.

1 . Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans

2. Subsidized Federal Stafford loans

3. Federal Perkins loans

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'Fees are subject to change as approved by the USC Board ofTruslees.
Additional fees may be required in specific majors.

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4. Federal PLUS loans received on behalf
of students

5. Federal Pell grants

6. Federal SHOG program aid

7. Other Title IV funds

University policy refunds for withdrawing students
who have received non-Title IV financial aid. will be
applied to the source(s) of that financial aid before any
refund is made to the student.

The University administers refund policies for Title IV
financial aid recipients as required by the Federal Higher
Fducation Act. ImmediateK following is the standard
university refund schedule. Specific refund dates are pub-
lished in the course schedule for each semester. Additional
information regarding federal refund policies is available
in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

Complete

Withdrawals

Course
Drops'

Kail and .Spring Semesters

U> llio last clay ol ihc lale registration period 100%

By Ihe end ol" the first week of classes 1 00% 1 00%

By the end of the 10% period of the enrollment period 90% 70%

By the end of the 16% period of the enrollment period 70%i 70%

By Ihe end of the 25% period of the enrollment period 50% 0%

By the end of the 50% period of the enrollment period 25% 0%

Summer Terms

By the last day of the late registration period 1 00%i 1 00%>

By the end of the 10% period of the enrollment period 90% 40%i

By the end of the 25% period of the enrollment period 50% 40%i

By the end of the .16%i period of the enrollment period 40%) 40%

By the end of the 50% period of the enrollment period 15% 25%)

State Residency Requirements

The L)ni\ersit\ of South Carolina Lipstate assesses
tuition and fees upon the basis of slate residency. The rules
regarding the establishment of legal residency for tuition
and fee purposes for institutions of higher education are
governed by the South Carolina Code of Laws. A copy
of this law in its entirety is available from the Office of
Admissions.

The initial resident status detemiination is made at the
time of admission and pre\ ails until such time that a student
establishes a proper claim to residency as defined by the
laws of South Carolina. Any student who is discovered
to have been improperly classified as a South Carolina
resident will be reclassified as a non-resident and will be
required to pay difYerences in fees.

Persons having questions about residency are encour-
aged to secure a Residency Application Package from the
Office of Admissions. Appointments with the director of
admissions to discuss residency requirements are also
encouraged.

The University reserves the right to alter any charges
without notice. All charges are due and payable on the date
that they are incurred, or the date indicated on the ticket,
invoice or statement. Checks for the exact amount of the
total charges should be made payable to the University
of South Carolina Upstate.

Students failing to pay all required registration fees
on or before the last date to change course schedule (as
indicated in the university calendar) may be dropped from
class rolls.

Students failing to relieve any other indebtedness to
the University or to any of its auxiliary agencies on the
date such obligations become due and payable may not
be permitted to attend classes, stand final examinations,
or be issued a transcript, diploma, degree or any other
official statement.

'Refunds for complete withdrawals cover tuition, fees, housing and
meal plans at Ihe appropriate percentage.

■Refunds for course drops cover tuition only at the appropriate
percentage.

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Student Affairs

The co-curricular program at the Uni\crsity olSouth
Carolina Upstate is committed to the total development of
students as individuals. Comprehensive ser\ ices and activi-
ties are provided to complement the students" academic
experience. These activities are organized to promote the
holistic development of university students.

The Division of Student Affairs

The Student .AlTairs di\ ision is an integral component
of the University of South Carolina Upstate. Its programs
and services are designed to support the overall mission of
the University by enhancing the cognitive, moral, cultural,
physical, social, civic and interpersonal development of
the institution's students.

The Student Affairs Division sponsors programs and
services that are designed to:

• assist students in the successful transition to and
from college;

help students explore and clarify their values;
encourage students to develop healthy relation-
ships with others (i.e., parents, peers, faculty and
staff);

create opportunities for students to expand their
aesthetic and cultural appreciation;
teach students how to resolve individual and
group conflicts;

help students understand, respect and appreciate
racial, ethnic, gender and other differences;
provide opportunities for leadership develop-
ment;

offer programs that provide primary health care
for students and encourage healthy living;
provide opportunities for recreation and leisure-
time activities;

help retain students in school and promote their
intellectual development and academic suc-
cess;

provide opportunities for students to develop and
model responsible citizenship behavior;
enable students to develop realistic educational
and career goals:

promote the development of ethical and respon-
sible conduct;

facilitate personal and interpersonal development
through an increased capacity to understand one's
self and relate etTectively to others; and
establish activities and programs that encourage
students to reason; organize; plan and execute
complex tasks: set goals; solve problems; make
sound decisions; analyze complex situations, and
manage time and resources etTectively.
Ensure campus accessibility and protect the safety
of all students, faculty and staff.
The following offices and functions are included
within the Student and Diversitv Affairs division:

Student Affairs Administration

Assessment and Planning
Division Administrative Compliance
Overall Fiscal Management
Perfonning Groups
Overall Supervision
Undergraduate Assistantships
Data Management
Discipline

Multicultural Student Services

• Diversity Training
Multicultural Programs

Housing & Residential Life

Facility Management
Living/Learning Communities
Resident Assistant Training
Student Housing Administration
Summer Camps
6 Co-curricular Activities

Student Development

Alcohol and Drug Education Programs

Educational Workshops

• Counseling

• Awareness Events

• Referral

Counseling Services

Personal and Career Counseling

Psychoeducational Workshops

Personality Testing

Yoga

MAT and Dantes Administration

Referral

Disability Services

• Services and Accommodations for
students with disabilities

• Peer Academic Coaching

• Campus Accessibility

• Access Issues

• ADA Compliance

Health Services

• Education
Health Screenings
Primary Health Care

• Wellness Promotion

Wellness & Campus Recreation

Wellness Center
Intramurals and Club Sports
Healthy Carolina Initiatives

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Non-Traditional Student Services

• Advocacy for Non-traditional
students

• Consultation and Referral

• Networking to build support among
non-traditional students

Student Life

Campus Activities
Community Service
Multicultural AITairs
Enrolled Student Publications
Greek Life

Student Organizations
Leadership Development

Housing & Residential Life

use Upstate currently offers traditional-style
housing for freshman and apartment-style housing for
upperclassman. Students residing on campus are required
to purchase a meal plan. Early application for housing is
recommended.

Palmetto Villas is an on-campus. apartment style
residential complex that is operated and supervised by
the University. It houses 348 upperclassman in two-bed-
room units that are furnished, air-conditioned, and has a
kitchen with stove, refrigerator, dishwater and disposal.
All units are networked as part of the USC Upstate system.
A recreation area with pool, laundry and basketball and
volleyball courts are available.

Palmetto House and Magnolia House together house
700 freshmen and some upperclassmen residents. The
complexes consist of single and double occupancy rooms,
open areas, and three recreation rooms. Each hall features
a private study area and laundry facilities. In addition,
there is a recreation room with three flat screen TVs. an
assortment of games (billiards, ping-pong, foosball, air
hockey) plus a vending area. This coeducational facility
has controlled access, full sprinkler system, Internet access,
cable television, green space, and adjacent parking.

Student Development

Student Development, comprised of the following
areas; Alcohol and Drug Education Programs, Counseling
Services, Disability Services, Health Services and Non-
Traditional Student Services, provides a wide range of
support for the USC Upstate student community.

Alcohol and Drug Education Programs

USC Upstate's Alcohol and Drug Education Programs
promotes low-risk, healthy choices about alcohol and
other drugs by providing educational workshops, media
campaigns, substance-free events and counseling services.
The goal is to promote low-risk, healthy choices and to

prevent impairments in academic achievement, personal
development and productivity. Services are provided
by certified, master's-level counselors with experience
in alcohol and drug issues. For information about these
programs, please contact the office at 864-503-5195 or
visit the Campus Life Center. Suite 220. Office hours are
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. -5 p.m.

Counseling Services

Counseling is available to assist students in reaching
personal and educational goals. Counseling is short-term,
solution based and provided in an atmosphere focusing
on growth and change. The counseling staff includes four
Counselors with advanced degrees and training. Additional
services include couples and group counseling, outreach
programming, assistance in career exploration and plan-
ning and psychoeducational workshops. Counseling is
confidential, unlimited and provided free of charge to
all students. Services are available in the Campus Life
Center, Suite 224. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. -5
p.m. Additional hours and onsite services in Greenville
are available upon request.

Disability Services

Disability Services coordinates services and accom-
modations for students, faculty, and staff' with disabilities
in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1 973 and Title 1 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The
office works to ensure equal access to University facilities
and programs in order to meet the individual needs of all
members of the campus community. Examples of possible
accommodations include: sign language interpreting ser-
vices, alternative test administration, note-taking services,
textbooks in electronic format, Brailled documents/tests,
and priority registration. For information about services
and eligibility, please call 864-503-5 1 99 or visit the Campus
Life Center, Suite 107. Office hours are 8:30 am - 5:00
p.m. Monday-Friday. Testing Center opens at 8:00 a.m.
for scheduled tests. Additional extended hours available
by advance appointment only.

Health Services

Health Services provides students with quality in-
dividualized health care, as well as information to help
students stay healthy. These services include urgent care,
physical exams, family planning, vaccinations, minor
laboratory tests, health screenings, health education and
promotion. If necessary, referrals are made to area physi-
cians and specialists. Services for students are either free
or a minimal fee (physicals, laboratory' tests, flu shots and
other \accines. CPR, etc.). For more information about
services, please visit our Web site at www.uscupstate.
edu/campus_ser\ ices/health. To contact us directly, call
( 864) 503-5 1 9 1 or visit Health Ser\ ices in Palmetto Villas
Building 1. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. -5 p.m.. Monday-
Fridav.

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Non-Traditional Student Services

Non-Traditional Student Services otTers support to
students who are in any of the tbilovving categories: 25
years of age or older, married and/or parents, veterans of
the armed forces, working full-time and attending college,
and college or university graduates returning to school.
This service focuses on assisting Non-Traditional Students
in transitioning to college and linking them with appro-
priate support services to meet their diverse needs. For
infomiation, contact a non-traditional student advocate.
Advocates are located in the Campus Life Center Suite
224, (864) 503-5 195, and are available from 8;.^() a.m.-5
p.m., Monday-F-'riday.

Campus Recreation & the Wellness Center

The Wellness Center is located within the new Heath
Education Complex, a facility developed to impact the
health, wellness, and economic development iifthc Upstate.
The facility houses the Department of Campus Recre-
ation, which oiTers activities such as intramural sports,
outdoor recreation, group fitness, aquatics, and sport clubs.
Campus Recreation also provides a ropes course located at
the Valley Falls entrance to campus. The course focuses on
strengthening groups and energizing individuals through
a variety of high and low ropes elements.

The Wellness Center also otTers an eight-lane 25-yard,
recreational swimming pool for lap swimming. The pool
can also be used for innertube water polo or basketball,
dive-in movies, and water aerobics.

The mission of the Wei Iness Center is to provide a safe
and accommodating environment for the students, faculty
and staff of USC Upstate. We encourage the pursuit of
a healthy lifestyle to enhance the academic and personal
development of the student through physical activity and
employment. For more information about the facility or
programs, contact the Campus Recreation staff.

Student Employment: Students who are interested
in working at the Wellness Center at USC Upstate are
encouraged to browse MySpartanJob.com for various em-
ployment opportunities available each semester. Positions
are available throughout the facility, including lifeguards,
weight room attendants, facility supervisors and facility
attendants. Positions are also available for student sports
officials to officiate intramural games.

Student Memberships: Most students taking one
or more semester hours automatically become Wellness
Center Members when they register and pay their fees.
Continuing student memberships are available to students
who were registered for class the previous semester but
are not enrolled for the current semester. These are most
frequently utilized by students who are in Spartanburg for
the summer but are not enrolled for classes at USC Upstate
and by students who graduated the previous setnester but
are still living locally. Continuing student memberships
are $25 for the summer session and am from May 6, 2009
to August 19,2009.

Student Life

ln\ol\ement in extracurricular activities is an im-
portant aspect of college life. The Office of Student Life
in the Division of Student Affairs provides support for a
wide variety of activities, clubs and organizations for the
student body.

Campus Activities Board

The purpose of the Campus Activities Board (CAB),
a student-run organization, is to involve in creating and
planning social events for the campus community. CAB
aims to provide a diverse range of programs for students
that allow them to develop socially, while simultaneously
attempting to create a more unified campus. There are
three main purposes of CAB, including:

• Providing social programming for the USC Upstate
campus community.

• Challenging its members to be creative and innova-
tive with social programming events. With a coalition
between social programming organizations, CAB
can encompass the social desires of the campus and
become diverse in its vision of events through an
active student voice.

• Helping to educate and unite various groups in the
production, promotion, and organization of programs,
as well as in the recruitment and retention of CAB
members. These programs include dances, semester
concert series, comedians, game nights, movie nights,
diversity lectures, etc.

IMPA CT Community Sendee Program

The purpose of IMPACT is to serve our campus
and community by completing various service projects
throughout the academic year, such as Freshman Day of
Service. Haunted Hallow, Angel Tree, CSL and may more.
IMPACT also sponsors an annual spring break service trip
for committed members to service a community outside
our own. If you are interested in making your mark in the
world, join IMPACT, impactCauscupstate.edu.

Multicultural Affairs

Multicultural .AtTairs strives to educate, influence and
cultivate campus community by offering cultural, educa-
tional, and outreach programs and services. Further, these
programs and services give all students, faculty, and staff
an opportunity to learn, develop and grow both personally
and interpersonally as they are challenged to interact with
individuals who are ditTerent from them.

Multicultural Affairs provides educational opportuni-
ties for the USC Upstate community. We engage members
of the campus community in educationally-structured
learning activities to challenge stereotypical modes of
thinking.

We also strive to promote positive interactions among
members of the campus community to foster intellectual
and social development that invites the robust exchange

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of ideas. The office provides:

Diversity Training - Our staff visits classrooms,
staff training sessions, and workshops to facilitate
discussions about how to become more aware of
and appreciate the individual differences within one
another.

• Group Activities - Our staff coordinates activities to
assist your staff, group or class with becoming more
acquainted with one another. We will assist in helping
your team to realize the strengths and perspectives
they all bring to the table.

Campus Media

The Cawliuian. the campus newspaper, is published
by students. It contains information pertaining to student
life, club news, sports news and features.

WhtersINC. is an annual literary and art magazine,
edited by students, that publishes the work of students,
faculty members and others.

Social Fraternities and Sororities

use Upstate has chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha,
Alpha Phi Alpha. Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Kappa
Alpha Psi, Kappa Sigma, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma,
Phi Mu, Pi Kappa Phi. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Gamma
Rho, Zeta Phi Beta and Zeta Tau Alpha.

Academic and Honorary Organizations

A number of academic and honorary organizations
are available for students to join. These include the
Accounting Club, Alpha Mu Gamma, Chemistry Club,
Club Art and Design, French Club, Gamma Beta Phi,
Health Professionals Club, History Club, International
Club, Kappa Delta Pi, Literary Club, Math Club, Mock
Trial Team, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psychology
Club, Science Club. Sigma Tau Delta, Sociology Club,
Student Marketing Association, Student Nurses Asso-
ciation, Teachers Educating All Children (TEACh), and
University Business Society.

Special Interest Organizations

Among the campus organizations geared toward
special interests are the Aliya Urban Hip Hop Dance
Clique,AmericanHumanics Student Association, Amnesty
International, Asian Club, Baptist Collegiate Ministry,
Bass Fishing Club. Black Student Leaders, Campus
Activities Board, Campus Crusade for Christ, Collegiate
Women, Hispanic Awareness Association (HAA), IM-
PACT, Outdoor Club, Softball Club, STAND, Students
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (SETA), Student
Government Association, Upstate Feminists, Upstate Col-
lege Democrats, Upstate College Republicans, Women's
Leadership Network.

Performance Groups

The Shoestring Players, the USC Upstate theater
group, stages several major productions each year in the
USC Upstate Performing Arts Center.

The University has several musical groups — the
University Singers, the USC Upstate Jazz Band and the
Gordon-Colloms Gospel Choir — that perform in concert
and for special events.

The USC Upstate Debate Team gives students the
opportunity to improve their research, reasoning and com-
munications skills by competing with each other and with
teams from other colleges and universities.

The Mock Trial Team helps students develop skills in
formulating and presenting legal theory and arguments as
well as many other team work and professional skills.

The USC Upstate Cheerleaders promote school spirit
and support for the athletic program by cheering at pep
rallies, basketball games and other athletic events.

The Model United Nations encourages a greater
awareness of the role of the United Nations in the peacefiil
resolution of international conflicts. Students are given
an opportunity to participate in Model U.N. programs and
develop their skills in oral and written communication.

Student Government Association

The Student Government Association is the official
elected body that represents all USC Upstate students. SGA
officers work to conduct student functions and to maintain
lines of communication among the faculty, the adminis-
tration, and the student body. Students are appointed to
various university committees upon the recommendations
of the SGA. Student organizations are chartered upon its
recommendations.

Student Conduct Regulations

The University of South Carolina Upstate is an aca-
demic community preserved through the mutual respect
and trust of the individuals who learn, teach and work
within it. Inherent in the Code of Student Conduct is the
belief in each individual's honesty, self-discipline and
sense of responsibility.

Code of Academic Integrity

It shall be the responsibility of every student at USC
Upstate to obey and to support the enforcement of the
Academic Integrity Code, which prohibits lying, cheating
or stealing. For details of the honor code, procedures for
handling complaints, and penalties for violations, consult
the USC Upstate Student Handbook.

Code of Student Behavior

It is also the responsibility of every student at USC
Upstate to abide by the Code of Student Behavior, to con-
duct oneself so as not to impair significantly the welfare
or the educational opportunities of others in the university'

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community. All non-academic conduct that infringes upon
the rights and welfare of others is thus embodied in the
Campus Disciplinar> Code. Violations are handled in the
same manner as violations of the Academic Integrity Code.
Consult the USC Lpslcile Sludcni llanJbook for details.

General Regulations

Alcohol Policy

USC Upstate enforces a strong alcohol policy in order
to respect the academic environment and protect the wel-
fare of individuals accessing the campus. The University
complies v\ ith the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act Amendment of 1989 in establishing and enforcing
alcohol and drug policy. Consult the USC Upstate Student
Handbook for a current copy of the Alcohol Policy.

For Your Information

* use Upstate English Fluency Grievance Policy:

Students who feel that they are unable to understand the
spoken and/or written English of an instructor at USC
Upstate shall schedule a meeting with the dean of the
respective school and make their concerns known. The
dean will conduct an investigation and report to the
complaining students his/her finding within ten working
days of the complaint. In the event student charges are
substantiated, the dean and the vice chancellor for aca-
demic aflairs will take immediate action to rectify the
problem. Such action may take the form of replacement
of the instructor immediately, intensive remediation of
the problem, or any other solution that protects the due
process rights of faculty and students. Refer questions to
the Academic Affairs Office.

• Policy for Non-.4cademic Grievances

A grievance is defined as a dissatisfaction occur-
ring when a student thinks that any condition affecting
him/her is unjust, inequitable or creates an unnecessary
hardship. Such grievances include, but arc not limited to,
the following problems: mistreatment by any university
employee, wrongful assessment and processing of fees,
records and registration errors, racial discrimination, sex
discrimination, and discrimination based on handicaps,
as they relate to nonacademic areas of the University.
The grievance procedure shall not be used for appeals
of disciplinary decisions, residency classification deci-
sions, traffic appeals decisions or any other type decision
where a clearly defined appeals process has already been
established. The procedure is as follows:

The initial phase of the student grievance procedure
requires an oral discussion between the student and the

person(s) alleged to have caused the grievance. This
discussion must take place within ten working days of
the incident that constituted the grievance.

If the student wishes to file an official grievance, a
grievance form must be completed and filed with the im-
mediate supervisor of the person alleged to have caused
the grievance. The form must be filed with the person's
immediate supervisor within five working days of the
initial discussion referred to above. The supervisor shall
immediately investigate the incident and render a deci-
sion. If the student feels the grievance is resolved, the
process is complete.

If the grievance is unresolved, the student may bring
the matter before the Grievance Committee by present-
ing a written statement within ten working days of the
supervisor's decision.

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Di-
versity Affairs coordinates the grievance procedure for
nonacademic areas and should be contacted for forms
and assistance.

• The Student Right-to-Know Act requires higher
education institutions that receive federal funds to report
graduation rates for students who enter the institutions
as first-time, full-time degree-seeking students. In the
case of four-year institutions, the rate is based on the
number of those students who graduate within six years
of enrolling.

The graduation rate for first-time students who entered
the University of South Carolina Upstate on a full-time
basis in the fall of 1996 is 36.1%.

The figure does not include students who transferred
from other institutions and graduated from USC Upstate,
or those who transferred from USC Upstate to other four-
year institutions and graduated from them.

The graduation rate is also affected by students who
change from full-time to part-time status, those who
discontinue studies and later return, as well as those who
drop out permanently.

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Academic Regulations

As the chief gcneming body of the University of
South Carohna. the board of trustees delegates powers
to the chancellor, the president, and the faculty in accord
with its policies. Subject to the review of the chancellor,
the president and the board of trustees, the faculty retains
legislative powers in all matters pertaining to the standards
of admission, registration, instruction, research and ex-
tracurricular activities: the requirements for the granting
of degrees earned in course; the curricula; the discipline
of students; the educational policies and standards of the
University; and all other matters affecting the conduct of
academic atTairs.

The University reserves the right to make changes in
curricula, degree requirements, course ofTerings. and all
academic regulations, at any time when, in the judgment
of the faculty, the chancellor, the president or the board
of trustees, such changes are for the best interest of the
students.

The University assumes that students, through the act
of registration, accept all published academic regulations
appearing in this catalog, online course schedule or in any
other otTicial announcement.

Unforeseen circumstances may interfere with the
scheduling of any particular course or degree offering.
Students are expected to take such developments into ac-
count as they arise, even if doing so means a delay in some
of their academic goals or a modification of those goals.
Each academic unit concerned works closely with students
facing such problems in an etTort to resolve them. Classes
may be cancelled for extenuating circumstances such as
insufficient enrollment.

Rights of Catalog

.\n undergraduate student may choose to obtain a degree
in accordance with the curricular requirements in force when
he or she first enrolls in the University or under subsequent
requirements published while the student is enrolled.

The following conditions apply to the selection of
degree requirements:

1 . A student has eight years continuous and
inclusive to claim the requirements of a specific
catalog.

2. A student who is absent for more than five years
must select the catalog in effect at the time of his
or her return.

3. The choice of requirements is restricted to a
single bulletin.

4. A student may not appeal to requirements
adopted and abandoned while he or she was not
enrolled in the University.

A student who is absent from the University, for even
a short time, may find that there have been drastic changes
in curricula and programs. In such cases, there may be no
choice for the student but to adopt the new program or a
transitional program approved by the dean. USC Upstate
is not responsible for providing programs or courses that
were deleted during the student's absence.

Course of Study

Students are expected to follow the program outlined by
their college or school as closely as possible, particularly in
the first two years when they are satisfying general educa-
tion requirements and prerequisites for advanced work.

Students must complete courses in the prescribed
sequence. Failure to do so may lead to future schedule dif-
ficulties, and students may find that the course for which
they wish to enroll is not available.

Course Substitutions

Under unavoidable and exceptional circumstances, the
faculty may pennit a substitution or an exemption from the
ordinary processes to complete the prescribed curricula.
Students requesting a deviation from the prescribed course
of study should consult with their academic advisor before
preparing a petition listing the substitutions or exemptions
sought and the reasons for the requests. Petitions are sub-
mitted on forms obtainable from the deans' offices or the
Records Oflice. They must be returned to the dean of the
school in which the student is enrolled.

Any deviation from degree requirements as published
in the catalog must have the approv al of the dean of the
student's major. If the petition is denied, students may ap-
peal to the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. The
petition must be approved before a student enrolls in the
substitute course.

Students transferring from another college or university
desiring to substitute courses taken elsewhere for courses
prescribed at USC Upstate must submit a petition to the dean
of the college or school in which they expect to receive a
degree.

Change of Major

A student desiring to change his or her program of
study is required to ( 1 ) obtain a change of major fonn from
the current dean's office or from the Records Office, (2)
have this fomi signed by the dean of the current college or
school, (3) present the form for the approval of the dean
of the college or school in which he or she plans to enroll
along with a copy of the academic record obtained from
the office of the former dean, and (4) return the completed
form to the Records Office for processing. A change of
major should be completed in advance of registration.
Students are responsible for keeping their intended major
current and accurate by processing a change of major when
necessary.

Change of Name

A student wishing a name change must present to
the Records Office proper legal documentation such as a
marriage license, a court order approving a name change,
or a divorce decree in which a name change is granted.

Change of Address

Students are obligated to notify the Records Office
of any change of address and/or phone number. Failure to
do so can cause serious delay in the handling of student
records and notification of emergencies at home. Students
change their address by using VIP. Returned mail due to
an incorrect address will result in a "hold" being placed
on a student's record, preventing registration.

Indebtedness

A student who is indebted to the university may be
prohibited from attending class, taking final examinations,
or registering for future terms. Indebtedness to the Uni-
versity may also prevent conferring of a degree, issuance
of a diploma, or issuance of a transcript.

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Students who have a repayment obligation for federal
or state grant or loan funds (Pell (jrant, Perkins Loan,
SEOG, Supplemental Loan for Students or Stafford Loan )
are not permitted to receive federal, state or institutional
financial aid.

Chani^e of Campus Within US C System

Students wishing to change campuses within the
University of South Carolina system may initiate the
process in the Records Oftice. Eligibility is determined
by the campus and major to which the student wishes to
transfer, and is based on hours earned, GPA, and in some
cases, specific courses. Students are responsible for meet-
ing all requirements and deadlines.

Registration

Official enrollment in the University requires that students
be academically eligible, complete the registration process,
and have made payment of current academic fees.

Students are expected to complete registration (in-
cluding the payment of all required fees and having an
ID card made or validated) on the dates prescribed in the
university calendar. Failure to pay fees by the published
deadlines may result in cancellation of the student's class
schedule. To receive credit for a course at the end of the
semester, students must be officially enrolled prior to the
last day of late registration.

Academic Advisement

The purpose of academic advising is to facilitate stu-
dents' progression in meeting educational goals. Students
are assigned a faculty advisor early in their first semester
of attendance.

Academic advising is a joint venture between the
faculty advisor and the student. The faculty responsibili-
ties include knowledge of the cuniculum, of institutional
policies, and of services available on campus. Faculty
members assist students in developing an educational
plan including selection of courses, scheduling classes
and evaluating progress toward the degree.

Students are responsible for making educational deci-
sions, scheduling advisement appointments and initiating
discussions concerning academic difficulty or changes in
their plan of study. Students should read all university
communication, both print and online, and meet published
deadlines.

A scheduled advisement period is held during fall and
spring semester before priority registration. Students are
required to meet with an advisor prior to their registration
appointment time. After advisement, a "hold" is lifted al-
lowing the student to register through the web registration
system.

Advisement Testing

New freshman must take advisement tests in mathemat-
ics. Advisement into first-year English courses is based
on the student's score on the writing portion of the SAT
or ACT. Students who score 5 or below place in English
101 A, students who score 6-10 place in English 101, and
students who score 11 or 1 2 may be considered for English
101 Honors. Students who do not have SAT or ACT writing
scores take the online writing placement test. Those who
have not completed the math requirement for their USC

Upstate major must take a placement test in math. Refer
to the foreign language placement policy on page 62.

Course Load

(jraduation from USC Upstate in four years assumes
completing 30 semester hours of course work per year that
can be applied to the degree program. Changing majors,
repeating courses, or enrolling in less hours will delay
graduation past four years.

A student may enroll in no more than eighteen
hours during a fall or spring semester, three hours during
Maymester, or six hours during a single summer session
(seven hours if one course is a four-hour course) without
permission of his or her dean. Permission will not be
granted for enrollment in more than twenty-one hours in
fall and spring semesters. In order to receive permission
for an overload, a student must have an overall GPA of
3.0 or a 3.0 GPA on twelve or more hours for the previous
semester. Forms to request permission for an overload are
available in the deans office and the Records Office.

Semester Hours Enrollment:

Fall and Spring Semesters

Semester Hours

1-11 Part-time status

12 Full-time status/graduate in 5 years

15-18 Full-time status/possible to graduate in 4 years

1 9-2 1 Must have permission to overload

Over 2 1 Not Permitted

Summer

Term Part Time

Full Time

Overload

Maymester 1 -2

over 3

Summer I and II 1-5

6-7

over 7

Independent Study

A student who wishes to enroll in an independent study
course may do so by engaging a supervising faculty mem-
ber, completing a contract in association with that faculty
member, securing approval of the dean, and registering in
the Records Office. Independent studies forms should be
completed no later than the first week of the semester.

Internship

A student who wishes to enroll in an internship may do
so by engaging a supervising faculty member, completing a
contract in association with that faculty' member, securing
approval of the dean, and registering in the Records Office.
Internship forms should be completed no later than the first
week of the semester in which the student is interning.

Auditing

Auditing a course means attending classes and listen-
ing without actively participating in the class. Students
must meet course prerequisites. The auditor is not respon-
sible for class assignments or examinations. No academic
credit is earned for a course \\ hich is audited nor may it
be eamed later through examination. A student who has
audited a course is not prohibited from taking the course
later for credit.

A student who wishes to audit a course must be
admitted to the University and enroll in the course as an
auditor. However, students taking the class for credit are

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given preference o\cr auditors where enrollment limits
are a concern.

A student w ho is auditing a course, but w ho wishes to
take the course for credit, may change his or her registra-
tion by the end of the late registration period.

Students wishing to audit a course or to change from
credit to audit may do so only with permission of the in-
structor. Each instructor may set attendance conditions
for the audit. Students not meeting those conditions will
be withdrawn from the audit after the semester ends, with
the withdrawal date listed on their transcript

1 . Students who wish to audit or change from
credit to audit should get an Audit form from
the Records Office.

2. The form must be signed by the professor with
any limiting attendance conditions specified.

3. The form is then signed by the student's advisor
and turned into the Records Office. The last day
to change credit to audit is the same day as the last
day to withdraw without academic penalty.

At the end of the semester when the faculty submit
grades, any student who has not met the conditions of the
audit as reported by the faculty member wi II be withdrawn.
Faculty will submit a Withdrawn from Audit fomi.

Pass-Fail Option

A student v\ho has a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
and who wishes to investigate fields of study other than
those required by his or her degree program may choose
the pass-fail option. The pass-fail option applies only to
elective courses. No more than eight courses may be taken
on a pass-fail basis during a student's academic career
(excluded are credits granted for AP, CLEP, or ACT PEP).
The option is ofl'ered on all courses at the undergraduate
level, and nonnal prerequisites may be waived on these
courses.

Enrollment for a course under the pass-fail option
requires appro\al of the dean in the student's major. The
option must be elected or revoked no later than the last
day to withdraw w ithout academic penalty.

Courses taken on a pass-fail basis do not count in
the student's GPA nor toward the hours required for the
Chancellor's or Dean's honor lists.

Repetition of Courses

Grades earned in a repeated course appear on the
transcript and are calculated in the GPA (see Grade For-
giveness Policy). Students may receive transient credit
for courses pre\ iously attempted at USC Upstate. (See
transient credit policy).

Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate
Courses (Senior Privilege)

An undergraduate senior in his or her final semester
may enroll in graduate courses under the following
conditions:

1 . The student has a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

2. The graduate course(s) do not create an
overload.

3. Courses for graduate credit are not be used to
meet undergraduate degree requirements.

Summer Sessions

Summer sessions normally consist of a three-week
term ( Maymester) and two four and one-half- week terms.
Students regularly enrolled in the Uni\ersity may take work
applicable to the degree during the summer session.

The ma.ximum course load permitted in the Maymester
is three semester hours. Si.x semester hours per term are
permitted in the four and one-half-week sessions. A single
extra hour may be carried if one of the courses invoKed
is a four-hour course.

The University reserves the right to cancel any course
in the case of inadequate enrollment. Registration in any
course may be closed w hen the maximum enrollment for
etlectivc learning is reached.

Changes in Registration

A change in registration involves adding a course,
dropping a course, withdrawing from a course, changing
from one course section to another, changing the number
of credits in a variable credit course, or changing course
registration from audit to credit. Any change in registration
must be filed w ith the Records Otfice on the proper form
with all required signatures by the published deadlines.

Any change involving adding a course, dropping a
course, changing a section, changing the number of cred-
its in a variable credit course, or changing from audit to
credit must be completed by the end of late registration
as published in the university calendar Students may
elect or revoke the pass-fail option no later than the last
day to withdraw without penalty. Students are urged to
consult w ith the academic unit in which they are enrolled
concerning any change of registration.

With the permission of both instructors, students may
make the following schedule changes during the first few
weeks of the semester (assuming the availability of the
course to which the student desires to move):
Biology 101 to/from 110
Chemistry 105 or 111 to/from 101
French, German, and Spanish 101 to/from
102, 102 to/from 201, 201 to/from 202 or 210,
202 or 2 10 to/from 310
Mathematics 120 to/from 121, 121 to/from
141,126 to/from 141, 127 to/from 141

Adding a Course, Dropping a Course, and
Section Changes

Students may add a course, drop a course or make
a section change through the last day of late registration
through the internet (https://vip.sc.edu) Courses dropped
through this period are not recorded on the permanent
record and are not entered into the computation of hours
attempted, grade point hours or any other totals.

Course Withdrawal after late registration

Course withdrawal is allowed after late registration
until the last day to drop without penalty (the last day
of the tenth week of the regular semester) through VIP,
with a grade of W recorded on the permanent record,
the semester hours will not enter into the computation of
hours attempted, grade point average or any other totals.
In summer sessions or other shortened terms the time al-
low ed to withdraw from a course is 72 percent to the total
number of class davs.

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Course Withdrawal after last day to drop
without academic penalty

Students who wish to drop a course after the last day
to drop without penalty do so through VIP. A grade of
WF is recorded. A WF is treated as an F in the comput-
ing of a student's grade point average. Exceptions to the
assignment of a grade of WF are possible for verifiable,
documented reasons. If a student must either drop a
course for medical reasons or other acceptable cause
after the last day to withdraw without penalty, the grade
of W may still be assigned. A Request of W Grade for
Extenuating Circumstances form originates with the dean
of the student's academic major and if approved, must
have a grade assignment by the course instructors, prior
to being returned to the records office. Students return the
completed form to the records office no later than the last
day of class for the semester (before final exams begin).

Withdrawal from the University

Students wishing to withdraw officially from the
University should obtain the form entitled Request for
Semester Withdrawal from the Records Office. Students
are responsible for completing an exit interview with the
dean of their major, obtaining the required signatures,
and returning the form to the Records OtTice for final ac-
tion. Students who stop attending the University without
following the withdrawal procedure will receive an F for
each course which may prejudice any future attempt to
reenter the University.

Students withdrawing from the University priorto the
last day to withdraw without penalty have the withdrawal
date and the courses posted on their transcript with a grade
ofW.

Students withdrawing after the last day to withdraw
without penalty, but not later than the last day of class,
receive a grade of WF for each course in which they were
enrolled. Students may petition to receive a grade of W
rather than WF by carrying out the procedures outlined
underthe section entitled "Course Withdrawal: Following
the Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty." Students who
stop attending classes and fail to carry out the procedures
for dropping or withdrawing from their courses will have
final grades calculated on both completed and missed
work. This typically results in a grade of F.

Post-Semester Withdrawal (Retroactive). A stu-
dent who ceases attending classes due to medical or other
extenuating circumstances so serious that the student
was neither able to attend classes nor initiate withdrawal
procedures, may request to have each final grade changed
to a W to indicate that there was satisfactory performance
before being forced to stop attending classes. Nomially,
an appeal to change a final grade is considered only if
initiated within one year after the final grade is assigned.
Withdrawal must be from all courses.

Requests for post-semester withdrawal are initiated
in the Records Office, where the necessary procedures
are explained and the student is supplied with the form
entitled Request for Withdrawal After the Penalty Date
for Medical Reason or Extenuating Circumstances. This
form and supporting documentation concerning the
extenuating circumstances are presented to the dean of
the student's major, who will make a determination as

to the nature ol' the circumstances and the dates during
which the student was unable to participate in classes. The
dean makes a recommendation as to whether the student
should be permitted a post-semester withdrawal from the
University based on the findings of an investigation of the
facts. The recommendation of the dean will be sent to the
registrar, who will then forward the recommendation to
the faculty member(s) for assignment of a final grade of
W or WF. The final grade will be based upon the student's
academic standing at the time of the initiation of the ex-
tenuating circumstances. If the instructor is no longer at
use Upstate, and a forwarding address is available, the
student shall, within the time specified on the extenuat-
ing circumstances form, transmit copies of all necessary
materials to the former faculty member by certified return
receipt mail. If the instructor fails to assign a W or WF
within three months of the date of the request, or if no
forwarding address is available, the dean of the appropri-
ate college or school shall appoint a faculty member to
consider the request and assign a W or WF.

The decision of the dean of the student's major con-
cerning being allowed a post-semester w ithdravval from the
University or the assignment of a final grade by the faculty
member(s) may be appealed as follows: (1 ) To appeal the
decision of the dean of the student's major, the student
requests that the Executive Academic Affairs Committee
review the facts of the case. The decision of this commit-
tee will be final. (2) To appeal the assignment of a grade
of WF, the student will follow the procedure described in
the catalog section entitled "Academic Grievances."

Class Attendance

The resources of the University are provided for the
intellectual growth and development of the students who
attend. The schedule of courses is provided to facilitate an
orderly arrangement of the program of instruction. The fact
that classes are scheduled is evidence that attendance is
important and students should, therefore, maintain regular
attendance if they are to attain maximum success in the
pursuit of their studies.

All instructors will, at the beginning of each semester,
make a clear written statement to all their classes regarding
their policies concerning attendance. Instructors are also
responsible for counseling w ith their students regarding
the academic consequences of absences from their classes
or laboratories. Students are obligated to adhere to the
requirements of each course and of each instructor. All
matters related to the student's absence, including the pos-
sible make-up of work missed, are to be arranged between
the student and the instructor. Students should understand
that they are responsible for all course content covered
during their absences and for the academic consequences
of their absences.

Examinations
Final Examinations

Final examinations are scheduled at the end of each
semester and temi. A calendar of examination times is pub-
lished on the use Upstate Web site. .All final examinations
must be administered during the time period designated in
the calendar of examination times. Instnictors mav allow

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students to switch from one examination section to another
when that instructor teaches multiple sections of the same
course. Exceptions from this policy should be addressed
to the Senior Vice Chancellor for academic affairs.

Laboratory examinations are normally scheduled
during the last meeting of the lab.

A student who is absent from a final examination will
receive a grade of F in the course if an excuse acceptable
to the instructor is not offered. When the instructor excuses
an absence from the examination, a grade of I ( incomplete)
is awarded until the examination is made up. Please see
the section on incompletes on page 55. A student who is
excused must take the examination at the convenience of
the instructor. In any case, the examination must be made
up w ithin one year.

Reexamination or the assignment of additional
work for the purpose of removing an F or for raising
a grade is not permitted.

Tests

Faculty are restricted in the scheduling of tests only
during the final week of classes of a regular semester.
Restrictions are as follows:
Class Meetings
Per H'eek Testing Restrictions

1 No testing during the last class meeting

No testing during the last 2 class meetings
No testing during the last 2 class meetings
4 or more No testing during the last 3 class meetings

These restrictions do not apply to laboratory examina-
tions which may be adtninistered during the last week of
classes.

Academic Standing

.\l I siiideiils enrol led at USC Upstate are subject to the
same continuation standards. Administration of these regu-
lations is the responsibility of the Senior Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs and is coordinated by the registrar's
office. Students seeking relief from these regulations must
go through the appeal process (see Academic Suspension
Appeal Process).

The following standards regarding scholastic eligibil-
ity are applicable to all undergraduate students.

Continuation Standards

.\cademic probation. The academic record of every
student is reviewed at the end of the fall semester, the end
of the spring semester, and at the end of the final summer
session. Students who do not meet the following cumulative
GPA standards will be placed on academic probation:
24 to 44 grade hours — a minimum cumulative GPA of

1 .50 is required
45 to 59 grade hours — a minimum cumulative GPA of

1.75 is required
60 or more grade hours — a minimum cumulative GPA

of 2.00 is required

A student who has been placed on academic proba-
tion must achieve a minimuin GPA standard on courses
attempted after being placed on probation. The GPA
standard required of students who have been placed on
acadeinic probation is as follows:

0-11 grade hours — no minimum GPA required
12 or more grade hours — a minimum GPA of
2.00 is required
Academic probation may be removed in the follow ing way:

1 . Attempt 12 or more grade hours while on
probation, and

2. Attain a minimum cumulative GPA that
meets the above GPA standards.

Students who leave the University without completinga
term of probation, and are absent for thee (3 ) or more years,
will begin a new tenn of probation upon readmission.

Academic suspension. A student who has been placed
on academic probation but does not achieve the required
minimum GPA standard w ill be placed on academic sus-
pension. There are three levels of academic suspension.

Level Leneth of suspension How suspension may be removed

First 2 major semesters 1 . Attend summer school at

USC Upstate, enroll in at least nine
grade hours, and achieve a
minimum grade of "C" on all
courses attempted, or

2. Successful appeal through
the suspension appeal
process, or

3. Serve the suspension

Second 4 major semesters I. Successful appeal through
the suspension appeal
process, or
2. Serve the suspension.

Third Indefinite

A Student who is serving a second suspension may
attend suinmer school at USC Upstate. Grades earned in
summer school may pro vide evidence of fitness for removal
of the second suspension through the appeal process.

A student who has a third ( indefinite) suspension may
not enroll in classes at USC Upstate.

Suspended students will not be admitted or allowed
to continue any program of the university for credit or
GPA purposes. Grades based on credits earned at other
institutions while under suspension will not be used to
remove the suspension. See suspension appeal process.

Academic Suspension Appeal Process

Students wishing to appeal acadeinic suspension
should contact the Records Office to obtain an appeal
form. Completed forms must be submitted to the Records
Office to be considered.

1 . The Admissions and Petitions Committee may
grant students relief from academic suspension
only in extraordinary circumstances.

2. Decisions of the Admissions and Petitions
Committee inay be appealed to the Senior
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Returning to the University. A student who reenters
the University after having been suspended will begin a
new term of probation. The conditions of that academic
probation are those listed above. Students who have been
granted relief through the suspension appeal process may
have additional conditions imposed on them. Students

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will be notified ol'any addiluinal condilKins by letter.

When a student is granted relief from academic
suspension through the appeal process, the suspension
is not removed from the permanent record, but continues
to appear on the record and to count as one of the three
academic suspensions a student is allowed.

Academic Grievances

The University ofSouth Carolina Upstate is committed
to the judicious, fair and impartial resolution of conflicts
which arise between an instructor and a student and of
petitions from students who seek relief from university
regulations related to their academic work. The process
is designed to provide an objective review of student
complaints regarding academic grievances, including
acceptance into a program ( for example, nursing or educa-
tion), transfer credit, grades and other academic policies.
Copies of the Academic Grievance Policy and the appeal
form are available in the Records Office. Instructors are
not bound by the grade appeal recommendations. Students
wishing to appeal academic suspension should follow
the procedure under "Academic Suspension Appeals
Process."

Transfer Credit

Students wishing to transfer to USC Upstate should
refer to the admissions section on page 1 7 of this catalog.
All official transcripts must be sent directly to USC Upstate
from each institution the student has attended, including
summers, transient or concurrent enrollment, whether or
not the credit is earned or applies to the degree sought.
All work will be used in the calculation of the collegiate
GPA.

Transient Credit

Degree-seeking students at U SC Upstate are expected
to follow the progression of courses described in their
program of study, which builds academic skills through
course sequencing. Students enrolled as degree-seeking
candidates will receive a degree from USC Upstate and
thus are expected to complete course work at USC Up-
state. Continuing students are pemiitted to take courses at
other institutions; however, not all courses offered at other
colleges and universities are transferable and some may
not count toward a student's degree program. Students
seeking transfer credit must complete the following prior
to enrollment:

Obtain aTransient Credit from a division office, dean's
office or the Records Office;

Obtain approval signatures from the student's advisor
and dean on the Transient Credit Form; and

Submit the completed Transient Credit Form to the
Records Office.

To obtain transient credit for a course completed at another
institution, students must:

Earn a minimum course grade of C for courses com-
pleted at all non-USC system schools; and

Request an official transcript from the transient in-
stitution be sent to the USC Upstate Records Office.

As noted in the residency policy, the last twenty-five
per cent of the semester hours of the degree program must
be completed in residence at USC Upstate. All grades

earned in courses taken at other colleges or universities
will count in the student's combined GPA.

Credit by Examination, Military Credit,
and Credit for Non-collegiate Programs

Students with a strong background in a variety of
basic subjects may be able to exempt courses and receive
credit hours for courses based on their scores on Advanced
Placement(AP). International Baccalaureate (IB), College
Level Examination Program (CLEP), American College
Testing Proficiency Examination Program (ACT PEP),
Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educational Support
( D ANTES ), or by successfully passing a course chal lenge
examination prepared at USC Upstate. Students may also
seek credit for military schooling or training offered by
certain non-collegiate organizations. Normally, a maximum
of 30 semester hours earned in any combination of cor-
respondence courses, AP, IB, CLEP, ACT PEP, DANTES,
USC Upstate institutional credit by examination, military
and other service schools, educational programs of non-
collegiate organizations, off-campus extension classes, or
while classified as a special student are accepted as partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the baccalaureate. Ex-
ceptions to this 30-hour rule may be made at the discretion
of the dean of the appropriate college or school. Students
planning to pursue work at other institutions or planning
to take correspondence courses or off-campus extension
classes must complete this work before attaining senior
classification (see academic residency requirements.)

AR IB. CLER ACT PER DANTES. and USC Up-
state institutional credit by examination do not enter into
calculation of students" GPA.

USC Upstate accepts many, but not all. AR IB. CLEP
and ACT PEP. and DANTES subjects. Transfer students with
AR IB. CLEP . ACT PER or D.4NTES credits in subjects
not listed below must submit those credits to the dean of the
appropriate school for review. Students are not allowed to
earn CLER ACT PER D.4NTES andor USC Upstate insti-
tutional credit by examination for courses in which they have
been previously enrolled either regularly or as an auditor.

Advanced Placement (AP)

All Advanced Placement courses and tests are ad-
ministered by high schools and should be completed
successfully before entering USC Upstate. An entering
student who has passed 30 hours of AP credit may be
granted sophomore standing upon enrollment.

In order to receive credit for courses, students must
have an original AP score report sent directly to the USC
Upstate Records Office.

The Advanced Placement courses accepted by USC
Upstate are:

Government & Politics: United States: Three credits
for Government and International Studies 201 with a
minimum score of 3.

Art History: Three credits for.\rt History 101 with a
minimum score of 3.

Studio Art: Drawing: Three credits for Art Studio 1 1 0
with a minimum score of 3.

Studio Art: 2-D Design: Three credits for Art Studio
103 with a minimum score of 3.

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SiiiJio All: 3-D Dcsiiiir. Three eredits tor Art 104
with a minimum score of 3.

Biolog}-: Eight credits tor Biology 101 and 102.
including laboratory credit, with a minimum score of 3.

Calculus . 48: Four credits for Mathematics 141 with
a score of at least 3.

Calculus BC: Eight credits for Mathematics 1 4 1 and
142 with a score of at least 3.

Chemistiy: Four credits for Chemistry 1 1 1 w itli a
score of 3; eight credits for Chemistry 1 1 1 and 1 12 with
a score of 4 or 5.

Chinese Language & C 'uliure or Japanese Language &
Culture: Eight hours of university credit with a minimum
score of 3.

Government & Politics: Comparative: Three credits
for Government and International Studies 320 with a
minimum score of 3.

Computer Science A: Three credits in Computer Sci-
ence with a minimum score of 3.

Computer Science AS: Three credits in Computer
Science with a minimum score of 3.

English Language and Composition and English
Literature and Composition: Three credits for English

101 with a score of 3 or 4 on either English AP exam.
Three credits for English 1 0 1 and three credits for English

102 with a minimum score of 3 or 4 on both English AP
examinations. Three credits for English 101 and three
credits for English 102 with a minimum score of 5 on
either or both English AP examinations.

Environmental Science: Four credit (3 hours of SBIO
270. Environmental Science, and I hour of SBIO 270L,
Environmental Science Lab) with a score of 3 or better.

European Lfistoiy: Three credits selected for History
111 with a score of 3.

French. German. Italian and Spanish: Six credits for

101 and 102 level courses with a score of 3 or 4. Nine
credits for 101. 102 and 201 with a score of 5.

French Literature: Six credits for French 101 and

102 with a score of 3. Nine credits for French 101. 102
and 20 1 with a score of 4. Twelve credits for French 101.
102, 201 and 202 with a score of 5.

Human Geography: Three hours of lower-level ge-
ography credit with a minimum score of 3.

Latin-Veigil and Latin Literature: Four hours of uni-
versity credit with a minimum score of 3 for each test.

Macroeconomics: Three credits for Economics 221
with a minimum score of 3.

Microeconomics: Three credits for Economics 222
with a minimum score of 3.

Music Theory: Three hours of university credit with
a minimum score of 3.

Physics B: Four credits for Physics 201 with a score of 3;
eight credits for Physics 201 and 202 with a score of 4 or 5.

Physics C: Mechanical: Four credits for Physics 2 1 1
with a minimum score of 3.

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: Four credits
for Physics 212 with a minimum score of 3.

Psychology: Three credits for Psychology 101 with
a minimum score of 3.

Spanish Literature: Three credits for Spanish 202
with a score of 3, 4 or 5.

Statistics: Three credits for Economics 29 1 . Mathemat-
ics 102 or Sociology 201 with a minimum score of 3.

United States History: Three credits for History 1 10
with a score of 3

World History: Three hours of lower-level history
credit with a minimum score of 3.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

The I ini\ ersity of South Carolina Upstate recognizes
the academic rigor of the International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma Program. Students may be awarded college
credit for completion of higher-level IB examinations,
as determined by the appropriate academic schools or
divisions. All International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
and examinations are administered by high schools and
should be completed successfully before entering USC
Upstate.

In order to receive credit for higher-level IB examina-
tion scores, students must ask that official IB examination
results be sent directly to the USC Upstate Records Office.
Miniminn scores for awarding credit for IB examinations
are detemiined by academic units responsible for course
content.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Credit for subjects in w hich students are know ledge-
able, but have no class standing, can be gained through
successful completion ofthe College Entrance Examination
Board CLEP tests.

Credit earned in CLEP may be applied to any program
where the course normally would be accepted as earned
credit. CLEP credit is not granted for courses that have
been failed previously, nor does CLEP credit raise a grade
earned previously in any course. Repeat examinations are
not allowed. USC Upstate does not give credit for the
CLEP general examination.

The CLEP examinations accepted by USC Upstate are:

American Government: Three credits forGovemment
and International Studies 20 1 with a satisfactory essay and
minimum score of 50 on the objective section.

American Literature: Three credits for English 279
or 280 with satisfactory completion ofthe essay section
and a minimum score of 46 on the objective section.

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature: Three credits
for English 102 with a satisfactory essay and a minimum
score of 49. Credit is given after completion of English
101 with a C or higher. If CLEP examinations for both
Composition and Literature are successfully completed,
six hours of credit for English 101 and 102 are awarded
upon passing any 300 or higher level English w ith a grade
of C or better.

Biology: Eight credits for Biology 101 and 102,
including laboratory credit with a minimum score of 50.

Introductory Business Law: Three credits for Business
■Administration 347 with a minimum score of 51.

Calculus: Three credits for Mathematics 141 and
three credits for Mathematics 144 v\ ith a minimum score
of 47.

Chemistry: Four credits for Chemistiy 1 1 1 with a
minimum score of 50.

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Collei^e Algebra: Three eredits for Mathematics 1 26
with a minimum score ot"45.

Financial Accoitnling: Three credits for Business
Administration 225 with a minimum score of47; 6 credits
for Business Administration 225 and 226 with a minimum
score of 55.

Freshman Colleiic Composition: Three credits for
Enghsh 101 with a satisfactory essay and a minimum
score of48 on the objective section. Credit is awarded alter
completion of English 102 with a grade of C of better.

Principles of Management: Three credits for Business
Administration 371 with a minimum score of 47,

Principles of Marketing: Three credits for Business
Administration 350 with a minimum score of 50.

Introdiictmy Sociology: Three credits for Sociology
101 with a minimum score of 50.

Principles of Macroeconomics : Three credits for Eco-
nomics 22 1 with successful completion of the essay section
and a minimum score of 48 on the objective section.

Principles of Microeconomics: Three credits for Eco-
nomics 222 with successful completion of the essay section
and a minimum score of 47 on the objective section.

Introdiictoiy Psychology: Three credits for Psychol-
ogy 101 with a minimum score of 50.

American College Testing Program
(ACT/PEP)

Credit for subjects in which students are knowledge-
able, but have no college credit, can be gained through
successful completion of the PEP tests. USC Upstate
students may earn up to 30 semester hours via PEP. Those
attempting PEP must rank in the 70th percentile of the
scored population taking the examinations. Students wish-
ing to take a PEP test should notify their faculty advisor
of their intention to take the test.

The specific ACT/PEP e.xams are currently under
review. Students may contact the Records Office or their
dean for a current list of acceptable tests.

Defense Activity for Nontraditional

Education Support (DANTES)

Credit for subjects in which students are knowl-
edgeable, but have no class standing, can be gained
through successful completion of the Defense Activity
for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES) tests.
The DANTES Program is a testing service conducted
by Thompson Prometric for DANTES, an agency of the
Department of Defense.

Credit earned in DANTES may be applied to any
program where the course nomially would be accepted as
earned credit. DANTES credit is not granted for courses
that have been failed previously, nor does DANTES credit
raise a grade earned previously in any course. Repeat
examinations are not allowed. Students wishing to take
DANTES tests should contact counseling services for the
necessary applications and notify their faculty advisor of
their intention to take the test.

The DANTES examination accepted by USC Upstate is:

Lifespan Developmental Psychology-. Three credits
for Psychology 302 with a minimum scaled score of 46.

Institutional Credit hy Examination

Students enrolled in the University may obtain credit
by examination for courses in which they have had noclass
attendance or semester standing. However, permission
must be obtained from the dean of the college or school
involved. A grade of not less than B on the examination
is necessary to receive credit for the course. Examinations
are not permitted in courses in which students previously
have enrolled either regularly or as an auditor. Before the
examination, applicants must pay the Cashier's Office a
fee of $1 5 per semester hour. This fee is non-refundable.
The Records Office issues a receipt which must be shown
to the dean of the college or school conducting the exami-
nation. The dean immediately reports the results of the
examination to the Records Office. Credits earned under
this regulation are recorded only as hours earned.

Military Service School Credit

Following enrollment, a student may obtain credit for
experiences in the armed serv ices. In order to receive credit
the student must have an American Cousel in Education
Registry Transcript. Students who feel they qualify should
contact the Records Office, Veteran's Affairs Coordinator.

Following a review by the Records Office using A
Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in
the Armed Services, a recommendation for credit is made
to the dean of the student's major area. The final decision
as to the credit awarded is made by the dean of the school
in which the student is enrolled.

Credit for Non-collegiate Programs

use Upstate will consider credit awarded for non-
collegiate educational programs as recommended by
the American Council on Education. Documentation is
required. Final detennination is made by the dean of the
college or school in which the student is enrolled.

Correspondence Course Credit

USC Upstate students may receive credit for corre-
spondence courses taken concurrently with their regular
academic work. Students must request permission to enroll
in such courses on a form available in the Records Office.
Enrollment must be approved in advance by the dean of
the college or school in which the student is enrolled.

Information concerning correspondence courses
available from the University of South Carolina may be
obtained from the Records Office. A minimum grade of
C is required in order for correspondence courses to be
counted in a student's degree program.

Grading System

Grade Symbols

The grading system outlined below is in effect for all
students at the Uni\ ersity. Under this system, undergradu-
ate course credit is granted onK for earned grades of A.
B+, B, C+. C, D+. D or S. .^ny of the following symbols
{ except N R ) become a permanent part of students' academic
records when assigned.

A, B, C. D and F carry the traditional academic con-
notations of excellent, good, average, poor and failing
performance, respectively.

S and U indicate, respectively, satisfactory (passing)

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and unsatisfactory ( failing )pert'ormancc in courses carried
on a pass-fail basis, as indicated in the course description,
or in courses for which the pass-fail option is elected
under the conditions detailed in the section entitled Pass-
Fail Option. The grades of S and U do not enter into the
calculation of the GPA nor are they used in e\ aluation for
probation or suspension.

W is assigned for withdrawals after late registration
but on or before the last day to withdraw w ithout penalty.
W may be assigned, in exceptional cases, to indicate
satisfactory performance in courses from w hich students
u ithdraw after the last day to withdraw without penalty.
The grade is used primarily in cases of withdrawal from
the University or course withdrawal for medical reasons
or other e.xtenuating circumstances. See the catalog sec-
tion on "Changes of Registration" for an explanation of
the procedures necessary for the assignment of this grade.
A grade of W is not u.sed in the evaluation of probation or
suspension conditions and GPA computation.

Wf" is assigned for withdrawal from a course after
the last day to withdraw without penalty and is treated
as K in the computation of GPA and in the evaluation of
probation and suspension conditions.

"1," incomplete, is assigned at the discretion of the
instructor when, in the faculty member's judgment, a
student is faced w ith a significant disruption in his or her
ability to complete some portion of the assigned work in
a course. The grade of "T" cannot be used to give students
additional time to complete course assignments unless there
is strong, clear e\ idence that stated conditions or events
pre\ ented the student from submitting course assignments
w hen they were due. The faculty member must transmit
the prescribed on-line "Incomplete Justification Form"
as part of grade submission. The student can access this
infomiation on VI P. By arrangement with the instructor and
according to the conditions on the required form entered
by the instructor, the student may have from one week up
to 1 2 months from the date the "I" was given — in no case
can this be longer than 1 2 months — to complete and submit
the work. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure
all arrangements for removal of the "Incomplete" have
been made and that all work to rectify the "Incomplete"
has been accomplished. If the instuctor of record is no
longer at IJSC Upstate, the student should, within the time
specified on the incomplete grade form, transmit copies of
all necessary materials to that instructor by certified return
receipt mail. If the instructor fails to assign a grade within
three months of the date of the request, if no forwarding
address is available, the dean of the appropriate school or
chair of the appropriate department'division shall appoint a
faculty member to consider the request and assign a grade.
When all required v\ ork has been completed and received,
the instructor may initiate the appropriate "Make-up Grade
for Incomplete" fonn and file it w ith the Records Otfice. If
the student does not complete the necessary work by the
agreed upon and stated deadline, the faculty member can
submit a permanent grade change at that time. Automati-
cally at the one year limit, the "I" will convert to an "F" or
to a back-up grade if so designated by the instructor. The
changing of an "I" to a letter grade requires notification
and processing at various administrative levels. It may take
several weeks before the letter grade and credits earned

appear on the students's transcript, and in some cases, may
delay approval for graduation. The grade of "I" does not
atTect the computation of GPA until a permanent grade is
assigned. Students who receive an "I" must not register
for the same course nor can they later withdraw from the
course.

AUD indicates the student was enrolled in a course
on an audit basis.

NR, no record, is assigned by an instructor to indicate
a registration or attendance problem. It is a temporary
mark on the transcript and must be replaced by a grade.
An NR is changed to a grade of F after one semester if
no other grade can be obtained from the instructor by the
appropriate dean.

Grade Point Average

The grade point average is coinputed on the basis of
all semester hours attempted for credit within the Uni-
versity of South Carolina, except for hours carried on a
pass-fail basis. The GPA is not affected by courses taken
on a non-credit or audit basis.

The grade points earned in courses carried with a
passing grade are computed by multiplying the number
of semester hour credits assigned to the course by a fac-
tor determined by the grade. For courses in which the
grade of A is earned, the factor is 4; for B+, 3.5; for B, 3;
for C+, 2.5; for C, 2; for D+, 1 .5 and for D, 1 . The grade
point average is determined by dividing the sum total of
all grade points by the total number of hours attempted
for credit (excepting hours carried on a pass-fail basis).
No grade points are assigned to the symbols F, S, U, WF,
W, KAUDorNR.

Grade Reports

At the end of each semester, students may access
final grades through VIP on the USC Upstate Web page.

Course Grade Forgiveness

It is the policy of the University of South Carolina that
every currently enrolled, fully-admitted, degree-seeking
undergraduate earning a "D+", "D", "F" or "WF" in a
USC course may take up to two (2) undergraduate courses
for a second time for the purpose of grade forgiveness.
Both the first and second grades shall appear on the USC
permanent record, but only the second grade will be used
in computing the University of South Carolina cumulative
grade point average. An explanatory notice will appear on
the record. Once grade forgiveness is applied to a repeated
course, the action may not be revoked.

Eligible students wishing to apply the course grade
forgiveness policy to a course enrollment may do so at
any time during their undergraduate enrollment, but no
applications will be honored after the degree is awarded.
Grade forgiveness can only be applied once per course for
a maximum of two courses (not to exceed 8 credits) on a
student's undergraduate acadetnic record, without regard
to the number of degrees sought. Under the grade forgive-
ness policy, the forgiven and repeated class must both be
taken at the same USC campus. Courses transferred from
other institutions are excluded from this policy.

This policy does not preclude students from repeat-
ing classes multiple times, in accordance with program

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requirements, hut only the seeoiul attempt at the class may
forgive the original grade 010+, D, I', or WF.

Only a regular letter grade can replace a forgiven
grade. Grades of "W". "1", "S", "U", or "AUDIT" may
not replace previous grades. Grades carrying an honor
code violation sanction of "X" are not eligible for grade
forgiveness.

Established requirements for repeating classes, admis-
sion to. or progression in, specific academic programs of
the University take precedence over the grade forgiveness
policy. Program or progression grade point averages are
not affected by this policy. Refer to the guidelines for
each program for specific requirements.

Courses intended to be repeated for additional credit,
such as research or applied music, are not eligible for grade
forgiveness. Semester honors (dean's or president's honor
list), academic standing (scholastic deficiency, probation,
suspension), or previous grade point totals will not change
retroactively as a result of applying this policy.

Students who have been granted Academic Forgive-
ness to reset the grade point average after readmission are
not eligible for course grade forgiveness. Please refer the
bulletin entry for Academic Forgiveness for Former USC
Students with Less Than a 2.00 Cumulative GPA.

Transcripts

A transcript of students' records carries the following
information: current status, a detailed statement of the
scholastic record showing courses pursued with semester
hours cairied, semester hours earned, grades, grade points,
and system of grading. A pennanent record of all failures,
incomplete grades and penalties such as probation, suspen-
sion or other restrictions are also indicated. The transcript
also contains references to other colleges or universities
attended and the total credits accepted by USC Upstate.
No partial record is issued.

All requests for transcripts must be written. Students
needing a copy of their transcript or a certified copy of the
end-of-semester grade report must complete a transcript
request form at the Records Office. All official transcripts
are processed through USC Columbia. Transcript costs
are $8.00 for each copy. No transcript is issued to students
who are indebted to the University.

With the exception of copies made for internal uni-
versity use, no copy of a student's records is released
anywhere (including the state department of education)
without the student's written consent, unless required by
law or court order.

Academic Forgiveness

A former University of South Carolina undergraduate
student who meets all of the following conditions may
apply for academic forgiveness:

1 . The student must have a cumulative GPA of
less than 2.0 on all University of South
Carolina course work.

2. The student was not enrolled at any
University of South Carolina campus for
at least 48 months.

3. The student must be readmitted to a degree
program at the University of South Carolina
and must complete at least 24 hours of

approved graded course w ork prior to
applying for academic forgiveness.

4. After readmission to the University, the
student must earn a cumulative GPA of
at least 2.0 and meet the progression
requirements of his or her degree program.

5. The student has not previously been granted
academic forgiveness.

A student who has met these conditions and desires
academic forgiveness must submit a written request for
academic forgiveness to the dean of the school in which
the student is enrolled. After verification of the student's
eligibility, the dean shall inform the registrar that academic
forgiveness has been granted to the student.

Once academic forgiveness has been granted, the
following apply to the student's academic record:

1 . All curriculum requirements will be in
accordance with those in force at the time of
or subsequent to the student's readmission.

2. The student may not receive academic
honors upon graduation.

3. The student's grade point average is
recalculated beginning with the semester in
which the student was readmitted to the
University.

4. Courses in which the student received a
passing grade prior to readmission and the
granting of academic forgiveness may. at
the discretion of the student's school, be
used for academic credit, but are not used in
the calculation of the grade point average.

5. The following statement shall appear on the
academic record of any student granted
academic forgiveness: "This student was grant-
ed academic forgiveness under the University
of South Carolina Academic Forgiveness Pro-
gram. No courses taken prior to (date of re-
admission) are used in the calculation of the
GPA, but those in which the student recei\ed

a passing grade may be used to meet degree
requirements."

6. The pennanent academic record will remain an
unmodified record of all work attempted at the
University of South Carolina.

7. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required on all
work following academic forgiveness for pur-
poses of graduation.

Classification of Students

Classification of students is based on the total number
of semester hours earned. A student must have earned 30
semester hours to be classified as a sophomore. 60 for
classification as a junior, and 90 for classification as a
senior. Students are classified at the beginning of each
semester.

Academic Honors

Honor Lists

Each semester, academic achievement is recognized by
entering students' names on the chancellor's honor list and
the dean's honor list. The chancellor's honor list requires a

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GPA of 4.0 earned on a niininiuin 0112 credited semester
hours. The dean's honor list requires a grade point a\ erage
of 3.5 or higher (3.25 or higher for freshmen) earned on
a minimum of 12 credited semester hours.

No course carried on a pass-fail basis is counted
toward the 12 hours required for either the chancellor's
or dean's honor lists.

Graduation with Honors

Graduation with honors \\ ill be based on a cumula-
ti\e GPA calculated on the basis of all work for college
credit, including any attempted at other institutions at any
time. This calculation includes all courses attempted, not
just those submitted in fulfillment of graduation require-
ments.

In addition to their o\ erall record, students w ith o\ erall
honors must show a GPA at USC which meets the level
specified for the honors being sought.

The follow ing designations indicate a consistently high
level ofacademic achievement through the student's entire
academic career. To graduate w ith such honors, a student
must ha\ e earned at least 60 credit hours applicable to the
degree in residence at the Univ ersity. Courses taken by a
transient student at other institutions, by correspondence,
by examination, or by exemption are not considered "in
residence."

Sumnni cum Luiule: A cumulative GPA of 3.95-4.00
Magna cum Lamie: A cumulative GPA of 3.75-3.94
Cum Limde: A cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.74

For purposes of the graduation ceremony and program,
academic honors are calculated on the student's previous
semester.

Honor Societies

Students whose records demonstrate superior aca-
demic achievement may be inv ited to join several honor
societies chartered on the USC Upstate campus. These
organizations exist not only to recognize outstanding
students but also to promote academic achievement in all
areas of the University.

Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology
Honor Society, was founded in 1920. The Mu Chapter
at USC Upstate was chartered in 2009. AKD recognizes
students with outstanding academic achievements in
sociology. Because the mission statement of AKD is "To
investigate humanity for the purpose of service," students
also engage in a number of service activities throughout
the year. To be a member, students must be a sociology
major or minor, have junior standing (completed at least
60 hours), have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher
- both overall and in sociology, and must have completed
at least four sociology courses at USC Upstate.

In 2005. the University of South Carolina Upstate
was granted a chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National
Honor Society, the oldest and largest honor society devoted
to the recognition of non-traditional students pursuing
higher education. Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor
Society was established in 1945 to honor superior scholar-
ship of nontraditional students.

Alpha Mu Gamma, the national collegiate foreign lan-
guage honor society, was founded in 1 93 1 with the primary

purpose of honoring students for outstanding achievement
in foreign language studv during college. .Activities of the
society arc: biennial national corn entions. regional confer-
ences, chapter meetings and special chapter activities like
sponsorship of National Foreign Language Week.

AchapterofGamma Beta Phi national honor society
was chartered at USC Upstate in 1978. Membership is
open to students who rank in the top 1 5 percent of their
class and w ho have completed 1 5 or more semester hours
in residence at USC Upstate.

A chapter of Kappa Delta Pi. a national education
honorary fraternity, w as established at USC Upstate in the
spring of 1 97S. It is open to juniors and seniors who have
outstanding academic records and a strong commitment
to the profession of education.

The Mu Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. the
International Honor Society for Nursing, was chartered in
March 1992. Membership is open to BSN students in the
top 35 percent of the senior class with a minimum GPA of
3.0. This academic society strives to promote excellence
and the advancement of nursing knowledge, research and
leadership.

Omicron Delta Kappa is a leadership and scholar-
ship honor society atllliated with Omicron Delta Kappa
national fraternity. Membership is open to juniors and
seniors who rank in the upper 20 percent of their class
and who meet chapter criteria for leadership and service
to the campus.

Phi Kappa Phi. dedicated to the recognition and
promotion ofacademic excellence in all fields of higher
education, is the nation's oldest and largest all-discipline
honor society. Membership by in Phi Kappa Phi is by invi-
tation only. Those invited to membership include the top
7.5 percent of last-term juniors and the top 10 percent of
seniors, along with outstanding graduate students, faculty,
professional staff, and alumni.

Pi Sigma Alpha isthe national political science honor
society. The Nu Kappa chapter was chartered at USC Up-
state in 1 982. Membership is open to students who attain
a B average, both overall and in political science courses.
Applicants must have completed 10 semester hours in
political science and be ranked in the upper third of their
college class.

Psi Chi. the National Honor Society in Psychology,
was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging,
stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship
and advancing the science of psychology. The chapter at
USC Upstate was chartered in 1993. To be eligible for
membership, students must be psychology majors (or IDS
bi-disciplinary psychology majors) who have completed
at least three semesters of college work including nine
hours of psychology. Lligible students must rank in the
top 35 percent of their class and have a minimum GPA of
3.0 in psychology courses.

Graduation

Requirements and Procedures

Applicants for graduation are urged to confer with
the appropriate chair or dean about their major program
and degree requirements before the beginning of their last
semester of residence at LISC Upstate.

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Academic Residency Requirements. The last
twenty-five per cent oltlie semester horns olthe degree
program must be completed in residence at the University.
In residence means that students are regularly enrolled in
the University, are members ofa class which is supervised
by a faculty member ofUSC Upstate, and in other ways
conform to the requirements that are normally connoted by
the term in residence, in residence requirements may not
be met by courses for which credit is earned by exemption
or examination, or courses for which transfer credit was
awarded. Students who have not established credit for the
prescribed number of hours in residency are not eligible
for graduation.

Residency Requirements in the Major. To receive
a degree, students must complete at least 12 semester
hours of major course credit at USC Upstate or at other
campuses in the USC system.

Degree Applications. Candidates for degrees must
file fomial applications prior to the last academic term
before graduation with the Records Office on forms ob-
tained at that office. Applications must be filed according
to the deadlines published in the course schedule. In order
to graduate for the term applied for. all academic work,
including transfer credit, exemption exams and make up
of incompletes, must be received in the Records Office
prior to the end of the semester. Students who have ap-
plied for graduation but did not meet degree requirements
must re-apply for the appropriate term.

Semester Applications due in .Applications due Ceremony

Graduating Deans/Division Offices in Records Office

May December 1 .lanuary 20 May

(walk in May)

All course work completed by the end of (he spring semester.

August February 15 March 1 May

(walk in May)

All course work completed by the end of summer II semester.

December April 15 May 1

(walk in December)

All course work completed by the end of fall semester.

December

Graduation Requirements. Students submit to their dean
a list of courses meeting all regulations and requirements
of their school and major department which they claim
for graduation and for which their overall GPA and their
GPAon USC system course work is at least 2.0. This list,
after verification, forms the basis for the dean's approval
or rejection of students" applications for graduation. (This
list contains only the courses in which students have per-
formed at or above the required level. The list need not
contain all courses attempted or passed, but only those
which students wish to submit in fulfillment of graduation
requirements. ) Students who have been granted academic
forgiveness must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0 since
returning to USC Upstate. A minimum grade of C is re-
quired for any course submitted for fulfillment of general
or intensive major requirements in most degree programs.
Exceptions to this requirement are noted in the description
of each academic program.

Second Undergraduate Degree

At times the University confers a second undergraduate
degree upon candidates who have completed all require-
ments lor the desired degree. A second degree is awarded
provided thai the additional requirements for the second
degree include a minimum of 1 8 semester hours beyond
those required fi)r the first degree. Students may pursue
both degrees simultaneously. A separate application is
required for each USC Upstate degree.

Student Responsibility

The USC Upslule Sliulent Hundhnok contains ad-
ditional rules and regulations as well as the Code of
Academic Responsibility. Students are responsible for
obtaining a copy of the handbook from the Student Affairs
Office upon registration.

Notification of Student Rights
Under FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to
their education records. They are:

(1 ) The right to inspect and review the student's edu-
cation records within 45 days of the day the University
receives a request for access.

Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of
the academic division, or other appropriate official, written
requests that identify the record( s ) they wish to inspect. The
university official will make anangements for access and
notify the student of the time and place where the records
may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the
university official to whom the request w as submitted, that
official shall advise the student of the correct official to
whom the request should be addressed.

(2) The right to request the amendment of the student s
education records that the student believes are inaccurate
or misleading.

Students may ask the University to amend a record that
they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write
the University official responsible for the record, clearly
identifying the part of the record they want changed, and
specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.

If the University decides not to amend the record as
requested by the student, the University will notify the
student of the decision and advise the student of his or her
right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.
Additional information regarding the hearing procedures
will be provided to the student when notified of the right
to a hearing.

(3) The right to consent to di.'iclosures of personally
identifiable information contained in the student s educa-
tion records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes
disclosure without consent.

The University of South Carolina will disclose in-
formation from a student's education records only with
the written consent of the student, except:

(a) To school officials with legitimate educational
interests:

•A school official is a person employed by
the University in an administrative.

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supervisory, academic or research, or
support start" position: a person or
company with whom the University
has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor,
or collection agent ); a person serving on the
Board of Trustees: or a student serving on
an orticia! committee, such as a disciplinary
or grievance committee, or assisting another
school ofiicia! in performing his or
her taslcs.

•A school otiicial has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs to
review an education record in order to ful
fill his or her professional responsibility.

(b) To officials of other institutions in which the
student seeks or intends to enroll provided that
the student has previously requested a release
of his/her record:

(c) To authorized representatives of the U.S.
Department of Education, the Comptroller
General of the United States, state educational
authorities, organizations conducting studies
for or on behalf of the University, and accredit-
ing organizations;

(d) In connection with a student's application
for. and receipt of. financial aid:

(e) To comply with a judicial order or lawfully
issued subpoena:

( 0 To parents of dependent students as defined by

the Internal Revenue Code, Section 152;
(g) To appropriate parties in a health or safety

emergency; or

To the alleged victim of any crime or violence

of the results of any disciplinary proceedings

conducted by the University.

The University may disclose the result of a
disciplinary proceeding to a parent or guardian

so long as the student is under the age of 2 1 at
the time of the incident and the proceeding
has resulted in a violation of University daig or
alcohol policies, or any federal, state, or local
law.
(j) To students currently registered in a particular

class, the names and email addresses of others

on the roster may be disclosed in order to

participate in class discussion.

(i)

written request to the Office of the Registrar not to release
directory information pertaining to them. Requests will
be processed within 24 hours after receipt. Directory in-
formation will be withheld from student directories and
telephone hooks only if notification is received prior to the
publication of these documents. The electronic directory is
updated each weekend: requests for non-disclosure will be
honored with the ne.xt update afterthe request is processed
by the start" of the Oilice of the Registrar

(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. De-
partment of Education concerning alleged fiiilures by the
University to comply with the requirements ofFERPA.

The name and address of the office that administers
FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. De-
partment of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington DC 20202-4605.

Questions concerning this law and the University's
procedures concerning release of academic information
may be directed to the Ortice of the Registrar at 864-
503-5220.

The University of South Carolina has designated the
following items as directory information: a student's
name, electronic mail address, local and permanent
mailing addresses and telephone numbers, semesters of
attendance, enrollment status (full- or part-time), date of
admission, date of graduation, school, majors and areas
of concentration, whether or not currently enrolled, clas-
sification (freshman, etc.), type of degree being pursued,
degrees, honors, and awards received ( including scholar-
ships and fellowships), weight and height of members of
athletic teams, and whether the student has participated
in officially recognized activities and sports sponsored
by the University.

The University may disclose any of these items without
prior written consent, unless the student has submitted a

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Academic Programs

Curricula

The curricula established for all bachelor's degrees
include, usually, a set ofcourses that fulfill the general
education requirements, a set ofcourses that comprise
a departmental major, a set ofcourses that comprise a
cognate or minor, and several electi\e courses.

General Education

A competency based general education program
offers students a common academic experience and
stimulates an appetite for life-long education while serv-
ing the overarching purposes of general education — to
collect and evaluate information, integrate and draw
conclusions from this information, and comnnmicate
this new know ledge to others — pro\ iding students with
the skills and abilities necessary to becoming responsible
citizens. A competency based system is predicated on
outcome-based education and the concept of focusing
and organizing learning around what is essential for all
students to be able to do successfully at the end of their
learning experiences. (Revised February 2009).

A set of general education requirements is included
in each baccalaureate program. The purpose of such
requirements is to provide a broadly based education
foundation upon which an area of specialization may
be developed. For this reason, students are encouraged
to select various courses outside their major area of
study.

To help ensure common educational competencies
and skills in all students, the faculty has adopted: A) a
set of general education competencies — the fundamental
skills students will possess upon graduation from the
University, and B) a general education course distribu-
tion— the courses a student must take to gain these compe-
tencies— that apply across all curricula of the University.
However, the options provided in the general education
course distribution have been limited and structured to
meet the needs of each major. Students are, therefore,
advised to follow the specific requirements listed in
the catalog under the individual majors.

A. General Education Competencies

Competency 1: The USC Upstate graduate should
demonstrate an ability to communicate in English, both
orall> and in v\riting.

1.1 Students are able to create and deliver coherent,
grammatically correct oral presentations.

1 .2 Students are able to create coherent, grammatically
correct written responses to prompts and questions.

Competency 2: The USC Upstate graduate should
demonstrate an understanding of and an ability to ap-
ply scientific investigation and quantitative and logical
reasoning.

2. 1 Students demonstrate an ability to apply scientific
reasoning by drawing appropriate conclusions from
scientific data.

2.2 Students demonstrate an ability to apply quantita-
tive and logical reasoning by producing solutions to or
analyses of appropriate problems.

Competency 3: The USC Upstate graduate should be
able to integrate and critically evaluate information.

3.1 Students are able to evaluate strengths and weak-
nesses of varying points of view.

3.2 Students demonstrate the ability to distinguish
between pertinent and irrelevant information.

Competency 4: The USC Upstate graduate should

understand and demonstrate an awareness of distinctive

features of language and cultures.

4.1 Students demonstrate knowledge of linguistic and

cultural diversity and contributions of such diversity to

society.

Competency 5: The USC Upstate graduate should dem-
onstrate responsible and appropriate use of information
technologies.

5.1 Students are able to gather and correctly process in-
formation through appropriate use of technological tools.

5.2 Students demonstrate the ability to use information
technologies to communicate information to others.

B. General Education Course Distribution*

The general education requirements listed below are
incorporated into all majors at USC Upstate. This distribution
represents a minimum level ofintroduction to various subdi-
visions in the liberal arts, providing a common educational
experience for all USC Upstate graduates. A course may
be used to satisfy only one general education requirement.

I. Communication Courses

English 6

Speech 3

II. Mathematics & Logic Courses

One mathematics course, and 3

One course from math, logic or statistics 3

III. Information Technology Course

One information technology course 3

IV. Natural Sciences Courses

Two courses including one laboratory course
Selected from the following; astronomy, biology,
chemistry, geography, geology, physics 7-8

V. Arts & Humanities Courses

One fine arts course: art history, music, theatre or

African American studies 3

One course from the following:** 3

Literature. African American studies, American studies,
linguistics, film, philosophy, religion, theatre.
**Si> nioiv ihan ihive credit hours firmi a specific discipline
will he accepted for the general education recfiiiremenl
under the Arts and Humanities distrihulion.

VI. Foreign Language/Culture

The minimum acceptable lev el of competency is comple-
tion of the 1 02 level of a language. Student who place into
the 201 or higher level of a language satisfy the language
requirement but will have additional hours in electives, if
hours are required by their degree program 3

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VII. History Course

Histoiy

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences Courses

Courses from two oIiIk- I'ol lowing, with two

disciplines represented; 6

African American studies. Anthropology,Economics,
Government & International studies. Geography,
Psychology, Sociology. Women's studies

Total General Education Requirements

43-46 Credit Hours

*For specific courses lluil niecl the major's dislrihution
requirement, consult the degree worksheets.

Assessment Participation

The University ofSouth Carolina Upstate is committed
to offering programs and activities that encourage students to
develop both academically and socially. In order to evaluate
and continuously improve the ctTectiveness of our efforts,
faculty, administrators, and staff conduct ongoing assess-
ments. Also, many of the University's assessment activities
are mandated by external agencies. Consequently, student,
faculty, and staff participation in assessment activities is a
University priority and responsibility.

Therefore, all students wishing to receive a degree
from the University of South Carolina Upstate are required
to participate in assessments of general education compe-
tencies, their major and/or area of concentration, and other
programs and activities sponsored by the University. If a
student fails to participate in a required assessment activity,
a hold may be placed on the student's records. The results of
any University assessment activity will be reported in ag-
gregate and may not be used for the evaluation of a student's
progress in a course or progress toward a degree.

For more information contact the Office of Institu-
tional Effectiveness.

Foreign Language Placement Policy

I . Placement into the following courses based on scores on
the Foreign Language Placement Exam administered
at use Upstate on orientation dates:

French German Spanish

101

102

201

202

II. Placement into 201 level course with the appropriate
score on the College Board SAT II Subject Test in
French, Gemian or Spanish. The following tables
summarizes placement;
French German Spanish Placement

480 or below 450 or below 450 or below 101
490-530 460-500 460-510 102

540-580 510-560 520-560 201

590-630 570-620 570-620 202

640 or above 630 or above 630 or above 300-level

course or
above

111. The following table summarizes credit awarded under
the Advanced Placement (y\P) Program. If a student
has taken AP exams but has not yet received his/her
results, he/she should register for courses based on
assuming AP credit.

Language Score

Credit Awarded for

Credit

use Upstate Course(s)

Hours

French Lang 3,4

FR 101, 102

French Lang 5

FR lOI, 102,201

French Lit 3

FR 101, 102

French Lit 4

FR 101, 102,201

French Lit 5

FR 101. 102,201.202

German Lang 3.4

GER 101. 102

German Lang 5

GER 101. 102.201

Spanish Lang 3,4

SPAN 101. 102

Spanish Lang 5

SPAN 101. 102.201

Spanish Lit 3,4,5

SPAN 202

IV. Students who are multilingual, who have learned
English as a foreign language, or who through fam-
ily and/or cultural background have strong skills in a
foreign language should see the chair of Languages,
Literature, and Composition or the coordinator of
foreign languages to determine if they will be exempt
without credit from the foreign language requirement of
their majors. An exemption form will be placed in each
student's file and copy sent to records. Such students
will, at the discretion of the chair or coordinator of
foreign languages, be allowed to take upper division
courses in their native language and receive credit.

V. While colleges and universities are not obligated to
waive foreign language requirements for students with
learning disabilities (according to Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1 973 ), USC Upstate has made the
following provision; students who are certified by the
USC Upstate Office of Disability Services has having
learning disabilities that may interfere with learning a
foreign language, may fulfill their general education
requirement in foreign languages by taking a course in
English on the history, culture, civilization or literature
of a non-English speaking country or countries.

Major Requirements

Each baccalaureate program includes courses to enable
students tospecializeinaparticular area of interest. Aminimum
grade of C is required for any course submitted for fiilfillment
of a major requirement. Exceptions to this requirement are
noted in the description of each academic program.

Senior Seminar

All baccalaureate programs will include a senior
seminar course that will ser\e as a capstone experience
for the program. This experience will allow students to
integrate knowledge from their discipline and their General
Education Program. Senior seminars must also critically
evaluate related ethical issues and ha\ e students articulate
relevant topics in written and oral presentations. Senior
seminars must provide an opportunit)' for the assessment
of program and general education goals. These courses
are the culminating experience of students in a particular
program and may follow a variety of formats such as
student teaching or specific courses.

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Cognates and Minors

Students seeking degrees in the College of Arts and
Seienees are required to eomplete either a eognate or
a minor. Neither a cognate nor a minor is required for
professional degrees, (i.e.. nursing, education, and busi-
ness). Both cognates and minors are concentrated study
in an area that complements work in the major. Courses
may not be counted toward both a cognate and a minor;
hov\ e\ er. students may apply up to 6 hours of minor credit
toward general education requirements. See each degree
program for cognate or minor regulations specific to a
degree program.

Students not pursuing a Business degree may earn
a maximum of 29 semester hours in Business courses,
excluding SECO 221. 222. 291. and 292. providing they
meet the course prerequisites and have earned 5A credit
hours before enrolling in 300-level and above courses.

Cognate

Cognate course requirements are selected by a stu-
dent and the major academic advisor to meet the unique
needs and interests of the individual student. The cognate
consists of 1 2 semester hours of a coherent selection of
courses, typically 300-level or higher, approved in advance
by the student's major advisor and supporting the course
work in the major. \ cognate may be from one or more
disciplines outside the major field.

To assist students in the selection of coherent mul-
tidisciplinary cognates, the College of Arts and Sciences
has suggested some options. Other multidisciplinary
cognates may be planned with the advisor.

Courses usually eligible for consideration as cognate
credit include all courses numbered 300 and above, as well
as the following:

Art History and Art Studies 200 and above

Computer Science 210; 241; 242 and above

Foreign language 202 and above

Geography 200 and above

Mathematics 243 and above

Philosophy 200 and above

Physics 201 and above

Possible Miillidisciplinuiy Cognates

Appropriate internship, topics, or independent
studies courses may be used in any
multidisciplinar>' cognate.

African/African-American Studies; Courses
primarily about Africa, African-Americans, or
race relations in art, history, literature, or
sociology, including Sociology 431, Social
Inequality: Class, Race and Gender in the
United States.

Business: Business Administration 347. Legal
Environment of Business; Business
Administration 350. Principles of Marketing;
Business Administration 35 1 , Consumer
Behavior; Business Administration 352,
Marketing Communications; Business
Administration 369, Personal Finance; Business
Administration 371. Organizational

Management and Behavior; Business
Administration 374. Management of Human
Resources; Business Administration 377,
Advanced Organizational Behavior; Business
Administration 452. International Marketing;
Business Administration 471. New Business
Enterprise; Psychology 311. Industrial and
Organizational Psychology; and Sociology 471,
Organizations and Occupations.

Fine Arts; 200-level or higher art studio (SART),
or art history (SATH); 300 level or higher theater
or music.

German Studies: German 202, Interinediate
German, and higher; History 340, Germany
Since 1870.

Leadership Studies: Students are limited to two
courses from any one discipline. Business
Administration 371, Organizational
Management and Behavior; Business
Administration 374, Management of Human
Resources; Business Administration 377,
Advanced Organizational Behavior; Government
and International Studies 370, Introduction to
Public Administration; Philosophy 310. Ethics
for the Professions; Psychology 307, Social
Psychology; Psychology 311, Industrial and
Organizational Psychology; Sociology 445,
Community Organization; Sociology 471
Organizations and Occupations; Speech 310,
Principles of Interpersonal and Group
Communication; University 310, leadership
Internship.

Quantitative Research: Statistics courses in
mathematics; Psychology 402, Experimental
Topics in Psychology; Sociology 401,
Sociological Research Methods.

Physical Sciences: physics, 200-level; chemistry .
and geology, 300-level or higher.

Political Philosophy: government and
international studies course in political theory
or thought, 300 level or higher including
Government and International Studies 350,
Women and Politics; ethics or history of
philosophy, 200-level or higher.

Women's Studies: 300-level or higher courses
listed within women's studies (SWST) and courses
primarily focused on women in areas such as art,
English, history, literature, government and
international studies, psychology, sociology,
or criminal justice.

Minor

Minor course requirements are predetermined by
academic disciplines or by multidisciplinary committees.
The minor should develop a coherent basic preparation in
a second field of study or introduce students to the interdis-
ciplinary examination of an important area of learning. It

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is a minimum of IS semester hours of prescribed courses
with at least 12 semester hours at the 300 level or higher.
No more than six semester hours may be earned in general
education courses. A grade of C or better must be earned in
each course used to satisfy the requirements of a minor.

While many degree programs include the option
of a minor as part of the degree program, not all degree
programs include the option of a minor. Even in these
latter programs, however, any student pursuing a Bachelor
of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree may also pursue a
university-approved minor. Note that particular degree
programs may have restrictions on choice of minors.
Completing the degree with a minor may require more
than the minimum 120 credit hours to graduate.

use Upstate offers the following minors:

African-American Studies

American Studies

Art History

Biology

Business Administration

Chemistry

Commercial Music

Communication

Computer Science

Conflict Resolution

Criminal Justice

Economics

English

Film Studies

French

German Studies

History

Information Management & Systems

International Studies

Jazz Studies

Journalism

Mathematics

Nonprofit Administration

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Religion

Sociology

Spanish

Spanish Translatioii/lnterpretation

Speech Communication

Theatre

Women's Studies

Electives

Most degree programs allow students the opportunity
to take a limited number of courses that do not fulfill any
specific academic requirements. Normally, any course can
be counted as an elective, but some restrictions may be
imposed by particular degree programs. Elective credits
for participation in group performance music activity
courses (SMUS 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, and 327) may
be counted up to a maximum of eight credits. Elective
credits for special university courses (SUNV) may be
counted up to a maximum of six credits.

Special Programs

Three- Year Dej^ree Prof^ram

use Upstate offers students the opportunity to
complete programs of study to earn a bachelor's degree in
just three years. This accelerated program is available in
early chi Idhood education, elementary education, criminal
justice, psychology and sociology.

Participants in the Three- Year Degree program are
expected to indicate their interest at the time they apply
as freshmen. Students may graduate in three years by
meeting all academic requirements and by following the
suggested course sequence requiring students to earn 1 6 to
18 hours per semester and 9 to 12 hours each summer.

See the section on the School of Education for further
information on early childhood education and elementary
education. More information on majors in criminal justice,
psychology and sociology are available under the College
of Arts and Sciences.

It may be possible to complete other majors in three
years. Contact the appropriate college or school.

Pre-engineering

The use Upstate pre-engineering program is designed
to meet the entrance requirements for the USC Columbia and
Clemson University schools of engineering. The pre-engi-
neering program is a two-year course of study that includes
basic engineering courses, science and mathematics courses,
and humanities and social science courses. After comple-
tion of the two-year pre-engineering curriculum, students
must transfer to another institution to complete the last two
years of the baccalaureate. Entry to these degree-completion
programs is on a competitive basis. For more information
on the pre-engineering program, contact the chair of the
Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Health-related Fields

In addition to nursing, USC Upstate offers other
opportunities to students interested in health-related
careers. Different advisement tracks are available forpre-
chiropractic, pre-medical. pre-dental, pre-veterinary and
pre-optometry students. Typically, a student completes a
four-year baccalaureate in the sciences at USC Upstate
before entering a postgraduate professional program. A
student must seek admission to a school that offers the
desired professional degree. Entry into these professional
programs is on a competitive basis.

USC Upstate also otTers advisement programs to
students interested in allied health professions (e.g., pre-
physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-speech
pathology). After completion of two or more years of
course work at USC Upstate, students must apply for
admission to a school that offers the specific professional
baccalaureate completion program. The number of credit
hours to be earned at USC Upstate is dependent upon the
specific pre-professional program. The Medical University
of South Carolina ( MUSC ) offers the greatest diversity of
allied health baccalaureate and graduate programs in the
state. Entry into MUSC programs or other professional
degree completion programs is on a competitive basis. More

'Students desiring a postgraduate professional degree should note
requirements for the Three-Plus-One Program (Page 66).

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information on health-related programs may be obtained
from the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Pre-law'

use Upstate provides ad\isement and infonnation
about various law school programs through the chair
of Historv, Political Science. Philosophy and American
Studies. Because most law schools do not prescribe a
specific curriculum. USC Upstate does not offer a pre-
law major While students interested in law often major
in political science, a variety ofother disciplines such as
history, English, economics, business and math provide
excellent backgrounds. Law schools want students w ho
have mastered written and spoken English and w ho have
the ability to analyze and think critically. They prefer a
\ariety of learning experiences since the practice of law
encompasses knowledge in many fields. In addition to
certain requirements in the general education program,
such as speech, math, computer science, lab science,
American go\ernment, the following courses represent
the broad base of knowledge preferred by most law
schools:

• Freshman and Sophomore Years

Psychology 101
Foreign language
Sociology 101
Economics 22 1
History 112
Accounting (SBAD 225)

• Junior and Senior Years

Logic 205 and 207

International Law (SGIS 460)

Literature Course

Legal Environment of Business (SBAD 347)

Judicial Process (SGIS 452)

Constitutional Law (SGIS 450)

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (SGIS 451 )

Students should understand that taking specific
courses is not nearly as important in gaining entrance to
law school as maintaining a solid grade point average
(GPA ) and attaining a respectable score on the Law School
Aptitude Test ( LSAT). Students in any major or program
interested in attending law school should contact the chair
of History, Political Science, Philosophy and American
Studies for assignment of a pre-law advisor

Pre-pharmacy

USC Upstate provides advisement serv ices to pre-
pharmacy students through faculty members in chemistry.
Each fall, representatives of the South Carolina College
of Pharmacy are invited to campus to meet with inter-
ested USC Upstate pre-phannacy students. USC Upstate
provides the course work required for admission into the
South Carolina College of Phanriacy but does not award
a degree in pharmacy. The South Carolina College of
Pharmacy considers applications from students w ho com-
plete a minimum of 67 semester hours of pre-pharmacy

course work at USC Upstate. Pre-phamiacy students are
encouraged to consider completion of a Bachelor of Sci-
ence in Chemistry or Biolog> to improxc their chances
of admission into a pharmacy school. The following
recommended sequence of courses has been developed
through consultation between the South Carolina College
of Phannacy and USC Upstate.

Recommended Courses for the South Carolina

College of Pharmacy

• First Pre-pharmacy Year

Biology 101; Biological Science 1

Biology 102: Biological Science 11

Chemistry 111: General Chemistry

Chemistry 1 12: General Chemistry and
Qualitati\e Analysis

English 101, 102: Composition and Literature

Mathematics 143: Calculus I

Psychology 101: Introduction to Psychology

Electives (6 semester hours)

Second Pre-pharmacy Year

Biology 232: Human Anatomy

Biology 242: Human Physiology

Chemistry 331: Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 33 IL: Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Chemistry 332: Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 332L: Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Mathematics 102: Elementary Statistics

Physics 201 : General Physics I

Physics 202: General Physics II

Economics 221: Principles of Macroeconomics

or Economics 222: Principles of Microeconomics

Speech 201

Electives (3 semester hours)

As soon as possible, students interested in pursu-
ing a career in pharmacy should contact the chair of
the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering for
assignment to a pre-pharmacy advisor.

Three-Plus-One Program

USC Upstate awards the Bachelor of Arts or the
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies to a stu-
dent who has satisfactorily completed at least 90 semester
hours of undergraduate work and one year (30 semester
hours) of work in an approved accredited professional
school, provided the applicant has:

made application to the interdisciplinary studies
program at USC Upstate;
satisfied all general education and B. A. or B.S. option
requirements forthe interdisciplinary studies degree,
with all minimum grade requirements met;
completed a minimum of 1 5 semester hours of ju-
nior- and senior-level courses at USC Upstate;
completed at least 30 semester hours of under-
graduate work at USC Upstate;
submitted a notice of intent, approved by the
dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, prior
to leaving USC Upstate to enter the professional,
postgraduate school; and
submitted official documents from the approved
professional school demonstrating satisfactory

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completion of the first year of full-tmie study
leading to a post-baccalaureate degree.

A degree other than interdisciplinary studies may be
awarded if the combination of course work taken at USC
Upstate and the professional school is equivalent to the work
required for another bachelor's degree program at USC
Upstate. In such a case, the school in which the degree is
offered may recommend awarding that bachelor's degree.

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC)

Participation in ROTC is voluntary. Semester hours
earned with the department can be applied toward an
academic degree program. Uniforms, textbooks and
equipment required for the ROTC program are provided
at no expense to the student. For ROTC scholarship
students, the Army pays tuition and other expenses (see
description under "Scholarships" ). The ROTC program is
normally four years of instruction; however, a two-year
program is also offered. The four-year program of instruc-
tion is divided into the Basic Program and the Advanced
Course.

The Basic Program. Acceptance may be considered
when one of the following programs have been completed:
six semester hours in the Basic Program, two years of
active military duty with an honorable discharge, or
three years of JROTC. Students must show leadership
potential and meet the necessary physical and academic
standards. Students participating in the Basic Program
have no military service obligation.

The Advanced Program. Satisfactory completion
of six semester hours in the Basic Program, substitute
military experience (two years of active duty with an
honorable discharge), or three years of JROTC qualifies
students for entrance into the Advanced Program, if they
have also shown leadership potential and have met the
necessary physical and academic standards. The student
must be an academic junior or senior with acceptance to
graduate school to qualify for the advanced program.

Normally taken during the student 'sjunior and senior
years, the Advanced Program offers a maximum of 12
semester hours. It provides instmction in techniques of
effective leadership, tactics, military law. logistics, ad-
ministration, responsibility of the officer, and the exercise
of command. It is designed to further the development
of the student's leadership qualities. Advanced Program
students receive a tax-free subsistence allowance of $ 1 50
per month for 1 0 academic months per year, and are paid
approximately $800 for the five- week Summer Camp they
are required to attend after completion of their junior year.
The total subsistence and pay amounts to more than $3,000
while enrolled in the Advanced Program. Cadets graduat-
ing from the ROTC program receive a second lieutenant's
commission upon completing their undergraduate degree
requirements.

The Advanced Program cadet may elect to enter
active duty for three years or participate in the Reserve
Force Duty Program (R.F.D.) as means for fulfilling the
incurred obligation for military service. Under the R.F.D.

program, students are commissioned in either the National
Guard or the U.S. Army Reserves for a total of eight years,
during which time they attend monthly paid drill periods.
This enables individuals to pursue civilian careers and
serve their nation at the same time. The R.F.D. program
can be guaranteed if the student desires. Moreover, stu-
dents' preferences concerning the occupational specialty
in which they wish to serve arc taken into consideration
prior to assignment. The options offered are numerous
and attractive.

ROTC Activities. In addition to normal classroom
instruction, the Military Science Department sponsors
numerous extracurricular activities. These activities are
designed to complement and reinforce classroom skills
and techniques. Participation is voluntary and noacademic
credit is awarded. The activities presently ofTered are the
rifle team, and the Rangers. A chapter of the National
Military Honor Society of Scabbard and Blade is avail-
able for student participation. Adventure activities such as
rappelling, orienteering, mountaineering and white water
rafting are open for participation.

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Majors, Minors, and Programs

Bachelor 'v Dearees

Art Education

Art Studio (Graphic Design)
Biology

Business Administration and Kconomics
(concentrations in accounting, economics/finance, busi-
ness administration, management and marketing)
Chemistry

Communication (concentrations in electronic media,
journalism, speech and theater)
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Engineering Technology Management
English

Experimental Psychology
History

Information Management and Systems
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics
Middle Level Education
Nonprofit Administration
Nursing

Physical Education
Political Science

Secondary Education (concenn-atiom in hiolog\\ chemistry,
English, mathematics, social studies/histoiy. cmdSpanish)
Sociology

Special Education: Learning Disabilities
Spanish

Master !s Decrees

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Special Education: Visual Impairment

Certification

Earh' Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Middle Grades Education
Physical Education
Secondary Education
Special Education: Learning Disabilities
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages

Minors

African-American Studies

American Studies

Art History

Biology

Business Administration

Commercial Music

Communication

Commercial Music

Computer Science

Conflict Resolution

Chemistry

Criminal Justice

Economics

English

Film Studies

German Studies

History

International Studies

Information Management & Systems

Jazz Studies

Journalism

French

Mathematics

Nonprofit Administration

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Religion

Sociology

Spanish

Spanish Interpreting

Speech Communications

Theatre

Women's Studies

Pre-professional Programs

Pre-Chiropractic
Pre-Dental
Pre-Engineering
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assisting
Pre-Speech Pathology
Pre- Veterinary Medicine

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Honors Program

Vision

The use Upstate Honors Program underscores the
commitment of USC Upstate to academic excellence:
excellent teaching, excelleni learning, and excellent
programming. The Honors Program cultixates academic
excellence by olTering enhanced educational oppoilunilies
tailored to the special needs, aspirations, and moti\ ations
of students \\ ilh outstanding intellectual and creative
abilities. The Honors Program enriches the honors
learning experience by pla\ ing an active role in raising the
intellectual and cultural caliber of the entire campus.

Mission Statement

The Honors Program creates a community of scholars that
achieves the highest standards of academic excellence.
The goals are as follows:

• to encourage an intellectual orientation by providing
a challenging curriculum that emphasizes critical
thinking, creative and acti\ e learning, integration of
academic disciplines, in-depth exploration of new
fields of study, and application of learning to other
environments;

to develop the skills and qualities necessary for
leadership both at USC Upstate and in the larger
community through an emphasis on service
orientation: and

• to provide a center of identity to meet the needs of
outstanding students and to cultivate a self-image as
honors students.

Admission

Admission to the Honors Program is selective and
competitive. Great care is taken to admit the best-qualified
applicants.

Elifiihility for Admission to the Honors Program

First year students, sophomore-level and above
students, and transfer students are eligible for admittance
in the Honors Program upon re\ iew and approval by the
Director of the Honors Program and the Honors Faculty
Council.

1. A first-year student is eligible to apply to the Honors
Program if the student meets at least two of the
following criteria:

• a minimum SAT score of 1 100 or ACT of 24;

• a ranking in the top ten percent of high school
graduating class;

• a cumulative high school grade point average
of at least .'i.5 on a 4.0 scale;

• a Merit Award Program finalist;

• a Chancellor or Valedictorian Scholar:

• evidence of motivation and commitment to
academic excellence.

2. A current USC Upstate sophomore or junior is

eligible to apply to the Honors Program if the
student meets the following criteria:

• a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a
minimum of 30 hours from USC Upstate;

• evidence of motivation and commitment to
academic excellence.

3. A transfer student is eliuible to apply to the

Honors Program if the student meets the following
criteria:

• a cumulativ e GPA of 3.2.^ or higher from other
academic institutions;

• evidence of motivation and commitment to
academic excellence.

Application Process

Students apply for the Honors Program by submitting
the following:

• an application that includes student's academic
record; significant extracurricular, community,
and service activities (including employment);
accomplishments, awards, and talents; and any
involvement in academic research;

• a 500-word essay discussing the goals and
aspirations for an honors college experience:
and

• two letters of recommendation attesting to
academic eligibility.

• an interview with the Director of the Honors
Program may be required.

Exceptions to these requirements may be considered
by the Director of the Honors Program.

Students who have not been admitted to the Honors
Program but have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 may
participate in honors courses with the permission of the
Director of the Honors Program in consultation with the
faculty member teaching the honors course.

Honors Credits from Other Institutions

Up to 9 credit hours or three courses from other
National Collegiate Honors Council institutions may be
accepted for honors credit into the USC Upstate Honors
Program. These courses must be compatible with the
USC Upstate Honors Program. A syllabus or complete
description of courses offered for acceptance into the
program may be required for review by the Director of
the Honors Program. All credits must be approved by the
Director of the Honors Program.

Completion Requirements

To complete the Honors Program, honors students
must earn a USC Upstate degree, satisfy all major and
Honors Program requirements, and remain in good
standing throughout their college careers.

Honors students must

• maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 each
semester and achieve a cumulative GPA of
3.25 at the time of graduation;

• complete a minimum of two honors courses
each year; and

• demonstrate significant contributions to honors
actiyities either by serving on the Honors
Student Council or by participating in the
programming of the Honors Program.

Students who fall below the required minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.0 in any semester are placed on
honors probation. At the end of the probationary semester,
students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or hisjherare returned

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to regular honors status. Students with a cumulative GPA
lower than 3.0 but with a semester cumulative GPA of 3.0
or higher remain on honors probationary status. Students
whose probationary semester cumulative GPA is lower
than 3.0 are dismissed from the 1 lonors Program. Students
may apply forreadmission to the Honors Program if their
cumulative GPA is 3.0 or higher.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the Honors Program, honors
students must:

• complete the First Year Honors Experience in
the case of first year honors students, or
complete the Honors Colloquium in the case
of other USC Upstate students and transfer
students;

• complete at least 1 8 hours of honors credit and
3 hours of a senior thesis or project directed by
an honors faculty member; the thesis or project
must be presented to a public audience;

• complete a minimum of 60 hours of service
learning or community service at the time of
graduation. Honors students complete service
learning or community service hours either as
a course requirement or by serving the
university or community, independent of
coursework. Service learning or community
service is approved by the Director of the
Honors Program; and

• demonstrate significant contributions to honors
activities either by serving on the Honors
Student Council or by participating in the
programming of the Honors Program.

Curriculum

To enroll in honors courses, students must be
members of the Honors Program or granted approval by
the Director of the Honors Program in consultation with
the faculty teaching the course.

To teach an honors course, faculty members must apply
to the Honors Program and be approved by the Faculty
Honors Council (see section. Faculty, below). The honors
course must also be approved by the Honors Council.
The course application must include a description of the
proposed honors course that emphasizes participatory
classroom styles, intense and in-depth study of subject
matter, the use of primary source material, team or group
teaching, an interdisciplinary theme, and an element of
independent study. Honors courses include intensive
reading, writing, and research. Faculty are encouraged
to offer courses encouraging civic responsibility, global
awareness, service learning, or community service. All
honors courses are limited to a maximum enrollment of
20 students.

Priority enrollment in honors courses is given to
students in the Honors Program, but students meeting
the admission criteria for the Honors Program may enroll
in honors courses with permission of the Director of the
Honors Program and the approval of faculty teaching the
courses.

Honors Sections o/Keffular Courses or Labs
(0-4 credit hours)

An open call for honors courses is issued each
semester to faculty. Proposals are reviewed by the Honors
Faculty Council and approved through the course approval
process outlined in the Faculty Manual.

Courses designated as honors courses can substitute
for non-honors courses. Honors courses cover the same
material as regular courses, but they must be different
from regular courses by requiring coursework that is more
challenging and enriching for honors students. Honors
sections may involve a different teaching approach,
additional readings, or special requirements. Course
descriptions for honors sections must show greater rigor,
more in-depth study, higher expectations, intensive
reading, writing, and research than non-honors courses.
Honors courses are not necessarily taught every semester,
although some courses may be offered regularly.

Special Honors Courses (1-3 credit hours)

An open call for special, one-time-only honors
courses is issued each semester to faculty. Proposals are
reviewed and approved by the Honors Faculty Council
and the standard approval process for one-time-only
courses.

Special honors courses may substitute for regular
courses or may be new courses. Special honors courses
cover topics not covered in existing courses, allow faculty
to experiment with new teaching methods, incorporate
new ideas, take risks, introduce cutting-edge material,
and develop individual research. Course descriptions
must show greater rigor, more in-depth study, higher
expectations, more intensive reading, writing, and
research than non-honors courses.

Special honors courses may meet general education,
major, cognate/minor, or elective requirements. Honors
Faculty Advisors recommend to deans course substitutions
that allow incorporation of honors courses into the
curriculum.

HONS 101. First Year Honors Experience
(3 credit hours)

First Year Honors Experience is a facilitated seminar
course taught by multiple faculty w ith an interdisciplinary
theme. The First Year Honors Experience is required of
all first year honors students. Facult>' members propose
the theme of the course and outline the format of the
class. Courses must include intensive reading, writing,
and research.

The First Year Honors Experience may meet general
education, cognate/minor, or elective requirements.
Honors Faculty Advisors recommend to deans course
substitutions that allow incorporation of honors courses
into the curriculum.

HONS 301. Honors Colloquium
(300-level or higher) (3 credit hours)

The Honors Colloquium is a facilitated course taught
by multiple faculty. The course has an interdisciplinary
theme. Faculty members propose the theme of the course
and outline the format of the class, give assignments, and
evaluate students. Course must include intensive reading.

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w riting. and research. Upper-level and transfer students
\v ho do not complete the First Year Honors Experience
must enroll in the Honors Colloquium. Honors students
who complete the First Year Honors Experience may
enroll in the Honors Colloquium for honors credit. The
Honors Colloquium may be repeated once if the theme
of the Colloquium changes.

The Honors Colloquium may meet general education,
major, cognate/minor, or elective requirements. Honors
Faculty Advisors recommend to chairs, deans, or the
general education committee course substitutions
that allow incorporation of honors courses into the
curriculum.

HO.\S 399. Honors Independent Study (3-4 credit hours)

Directed research and reading of a complex and
extensive nature in keeping with the student's major
interests. A written report or work is required at the end of
the term. Research involves both primary and secondary
sources. Consent of the Director of the Honors Program.
May be repeated with the consent of the Director of the
Honors Program for a total of no more than eight hours of
undergraduate Honors credit. A university contract must
be completed with all required signatures.

HONS 401. Honors Thesis (3-6 credit hours)

To graduate from the Honors Program, a student
must complete a final thesis or project as an independent
tutorial directed by an appropriate faculty member chosen
by the student and approved by the Director of the Honors
Program. Students are eligible for the Honors thesis or
project when they accumulate a minimum of 12 honors
credits. Begun as early as the junior year, the thesis or
project must be completed and submitted to the Director
of the Honors Program in the senior year. After approval
by the Honors Faculty Council, students must present the
thesis or project to a public audience. Honors theses are
filed in the Journal of Honors Papers.

The honors thesis or project may help to fulfill the
requirement of the Senior Seminar in honors students'
major disciplines; students work with faculty members
directing the thesis or seminar and with the faculty
member teaching the senior seminar to determine its
feasibility.

The honors thesis or project may meet general
education, major, cognate/minor, or elective requirements.
Honors Faculty Advisors recommend deans course
substitutions that allow incorporation of honors courses
into the curriculum.

Faculty members who act as advisors for honors
students completing honors theses or projects receive
course release time according to the university policy on
faculty release time.

Orientation and Advising

The Director of the Honors Program assists the
academic Chair or Dean in identifying at least one faculty
advisor in each academic unit to advise honors students
in the unit. The Honors Program provides an advising
workshop to honors advisors each semester.

Extracurricular A ctivities

The Honors Program sponsors a full range of
activities open to both honors students and the entire
uni\ ersity communit\'. Such activities include new honors
student luncheons; guest lecturers and speakers; coffees
with use Upstate faculty lectures; field trips; cultural
events; dinners at faculty houses; receptions; Honors Day
ceremonies; and research symposia.

Special Benefits

Benefits for honors students niclude availability of the
Honors House, participation in honors activities, priority
registration, faculty research mentors, library privileges,
and the opportunity to attend Honorary Society meetings.
Students graduating in the Honors Program receive special
notation on their diplomas and transcripts, an Honors
Certificate, and special recognition at graduation. Honors
students are identified by a stole at graduation. The name
of each honors graduate is engraved on a plaque displayed
at the Honors House.

Honors Faculty Council

The Honors Faculty Council is a committee of seven
use Upstate faculty members. Four of the members are
elected by the faculty at-large at the last general faculty
meeting of the year. Three of the members are appointed
by the Director of the Honors Program in consultation
with the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
The Director of the Honors Program is an ex officio
member. The Council elects its own chair. Terms are for
three years. Initial terms are staggered with the length of
term determined by lot.

The Council makes recommendations on admissions,
faculty, honors courses, honors requirements, means
of assessment, and other matters related to the Honors
Program, in accord with faculty governance procedures.
The Council forms the examination committee for the
honors thesis or experimental project. At the last general
faculty meeting each year, the Chair of the Council
provides a report on the status of the Honors Program.
The report includes the numbers of students enrolled in the
program, the numbers of students eligible for participation
in the Honors Program, the number of honors courses
offered (including the type of course, i.e., honors sections,
one-time-only), the number of faculty who taught honors
courses, and the number of academic units represented by
the faculty who taught in the honors program.

Honors Student Council

The Honors Student Council is an honor student
committee serving as a liaison with the Honors Faculty
Council. The Honors Student Council represents the needs
and concerns of honors students to the Honors Faculty
Council and the Director of the Honors Program. The
Honors Student Council assists the Director in arranging
academic, social, cultural, and service activities.

Honors Program
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Academic Centers

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Recognizing the growing economic and cultural di\ersitN ot the Upstate region of South Carolina, interdisciplinary
studies (IDS) pro\ ides students the opportunity to concentrate in a single discipline, combine course work from two or more
disciplines, or de\elop an indi\ idualized curriculum based on persona! interests, the desire for self-improvement, career
advancement, or in preparation for study in a profession such as law or medicine. Addressed is the mature student with
clearly defined educational goals. Students with a variety of courses from other colleges and universities, but who fail to
ha\e adequate credits for a traditional degree, may also find opportunities in the IDS program otTered on the USC Upstate
campus and at the University Center of Greenville. The program conforms to all general university academic regulations.

The interdisciplinary studies program permits students to appl>' credits earned through independent study toward the
degree. Students may also be permitted to apply up to 30 semester hours earned in correspondence courses, the U.S. Armed
Forces Institute, selected college-le\el examination programs, and ofT-campus extension classes in partial fulfillment of the
degree. Students desiring a postgraduate professional degree should note the requirements for a baccalaureate after three
undergraduate years and one >ear of professional school outlined under the Three-Plus-One Program in this catalog.

Admission

IDS program applicants must;

• be admitted to L'SC Upstate, and have earned 30 or more semester hours in transfer;

• ha\e earned 30 or more semester hours at USC Upstate andyor in transfer;'

• complete the IDS program application;

• if currently enrolled in another degree program at USC Upstate, obtain a signed change of major fomi in the office of the
academic dean;

• ha\e a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on all courses to be considered for program admission;

• choose a concentration option from 1 ) single discipline. 2) bidisciplinary. 3) multidisciplinary or 4) individualized plan;

• if an indiv idualized program applicant, submit a 1-2 page typed statement of purpose, an indication of the grouping of courses
that will be used to meet the concentration area requirements, and an approved endorsement by a faculty member;'

• apply to the IDS Academic Affairs Committee for an individualized plan to be appro\ed.-

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102 6

;^^^ SSPH201 3

II. Mathematics

One math course: 3

SMTH 120, 121. 122. 126. 127

141, 142,231

One course from math, logic or stalls tics: 3
SECO 291; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 121, 122. 126. 127. 141. 142.

202, 23 1; SPSY 225; SSOC 201

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138. 150; SIMS 101 3

IV. Natural Science

Two courses from the following (at least 7-8

one with the associated lah)

SAST IlI/L;SBIO lOI/L. 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

lOI/L. 105. 106. 107, I09/L, 111/L,
1I2/L;SGEG201,202;SGEL lOI/L,
102/L. I03/L, 120, 121, I23/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L.2Ol/L.2O2/L,2Il/L,212/L

V. Arts and Humanities

One fine arts course: 3

SAAS204;SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110. I40;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following: (no more 3

than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS "lOl, 102; SATH

101, 105. 106; SEGL 250. 252, 275, 279. 280. 283, 289,
290. 291; SFLM 240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture

Foreign Language minimum 102 level 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

Placement in a 201 or higher level
language course** (Students placing
into 201 or higher level of a language
have satisfied this requirement but
will have additional hours in electives,
if hours are required in the major).

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'For further information on acceptable credit, see the
transfer credit section in this catalog.

'Final acceptance into the individualized plan requires
approval of the IDS Academic .Affairs Committee.

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VII. History

Option 3 - IVIultidisciplinarv

SHSr 101, 102, 105, or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with

two disciplines represented:

S ANT 1 02; SA AS 20 USE- CO 22 1,

222;SGEG 101. 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY IOI;SSOC I01;SWST101

Concentration'

(25-29 hours of junior- and senior- level courses
as outlined in the options below)

Option 1 - Single Discipline

Courses are selected from 25-29

a single discipline in which USC Upstate does
not currently oH'er a major; must include a methods
or theory course where required by the discipline,
and must include a senior seminar selected from
an allied area and approved by an advisor; B.A.
or B.S. determined by the discipline

Option 2 - Bidisciplinarv

Primary discipline (must 15-21

include a methods or theory course where
required by the discipline and must include a
senior seminar); B.A. or B.S. option determined
by the primary discipline

Secondary discipline

■10

Courses are selected from a single group
concentration area with three disciplines
represented. The minimum junior- and senior-
level hour requirements for the three disciplines
are as follows:

Primary discipline 12-13

(must include a methods or theory course where
required by the discipline)

Second discipline

Third discipline 6

Senior seminar (to be selected I -4
from one of the three areas or
an interdisciplinary senior seminar
from that group

Group Concentration Areas for Option 3

Social Sciences (criminal justice, economics,
geography, government, history, logic,
philosophy, psychology, recreation/health,
religion, sociology; B.A. degree)

Humanities (art, English, foreign language,
history, journalism, logic, music,
philosophy, religion, speech, theatre;
B.A. degree)

Sciences and Analysis (astronomy, biology,
chemistry, computer science, geology, logic,
mathematics, physics, statistics; B.S. degree)

Applied Emphasis (business/economics or
foundations of education would be used as one
of the disciplines in conjunction with two
disciplines from one of the above groups;
B.A. or B.S. degree determined by the
combination of disciplines selected)

See academic regulations at tlie end of this section.

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Option 4 - Individualized'

A program of stud\ \\ inch
includes a methods or theorv' course
and a senior seminar from the same
area; B.A. or B.S. detemiined by
primary emphasis

25-29

Electives

32-37

Junior and Senior Level Hours^ 11

Total Hours Required

120

' See program admission requirements for details

^See cognate section of this catalog and IDS program
academic regulations.

Academic Regulations

A minimum of 120 semester hours (including hours meeting the general education requirement, course grade

requirement, junior and senior level hours requirement, and area of concentration requirement) must be completed

with a grade point average of 2.0 or better.

Course work completed prior to acceptance into the interdisciplinary studies program is not automatically accepted

as part of a degree program. Such work is reevaluated to determine if it is applicable to the student's program.

A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed in residence at USC Upstate after acceptance into the IDS

program.

Developmental courses do not count toward the 1 20-hour degree requirements.

All course work within a concentration is selected in conjunction with a faculty advisor assigned from the primary

or first discipline in the concentration area. Specific required course work is listed on a program of study which

is then approved by the director of the IDS program and the dean of arts and sciences.

All concentration hours must be junior- and senior-level work completed in residence at USC Upstate.

A minimum of 1 5 hours of the concentration must be taken after the completed IDS application has been received

in the IDS office.

No course may simultaneously meet the general education and concentration hour requirements.

Technical, non-college parallel, and military science courses may not be used to satisfy the concentration hour

requirement.

A maximum of 30 semester hours of upper and lower level courses (including transfer work) may be taken in

business admini,stration and economics (excluding Economics 221 and 222).

Prior course work transferred from another four-year institution may be used to fulfill the junior- and senior-level

hours requirement.

A minimum grade of C is required in each course used to fulfill the concentration area requirements and the

12-hour junior- and senior-level requirement.

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Center for Nonprofit Leadership

The Bachelor of Arts in Nonprofit Administration prepares graduates for careers in management and administrative
positions within a wide variety of nonprofit organizations such as social services, youth activities, heahh. the environment,
and the arts. The major combines an academic focus with an experiential learning approach, giving students an advantage
in competing for positions in the "Third Sector" — a term that distinguishes nonprofit from the business and government
sectors. The Bachelor of Arts in Nonprofit Administration is a multidisciplinary degree which builds upon a strong general
education foundation and a core of nonprofit courses. It draws upon disciplines such as business, sociology, psychology,
government and communications to give students a well-rounded education.

Basic leadership and management principles are stressed in the major courses, including strategic planning, board
and committee development, nonprofit financial administration, assessment, marketing, volunteer recruitment and coordi-
nation, grant writing, special event planning, and risk management. In addition to actual supervised work experiences in a
nonprofit organization, students receive a solid grounding in the history and philosophy of philanthropy and the nonprofit
sector in the United States.

use Upstate is affiliated with American Humanics (AH), a national alliance of colleges, universities and nonprofit
organizations dedicated to preparing undergraduates for careers in nonprofit leadership. The Bachelor of Arts in Nonprofit
Administration includes the competencies required byAH for national certification. Othercertification requirements include
active participation in the American Humanics Student Association and attendance at one AH Management Institute.

Bachelor of Arts
Major in Nonprofit Administration
Student Worksheet
General Education Courses

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL102

SSPH 201

122, 126, 127

Mathematics

One math course:

SMTH 120, 121,

141, 142
One course from math, logic or statistics:
SMTH 102; SPSY 225; SSOC 201

9 VI. Foreign Language and Culture

Foreign Language minimum 102 level
SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

Placement in a 201 or higher level
5.7 language course (Students placing

into 201 or higher level of a language
have satisfied this requirement but

will have additional hours in

electives, if hours are required in the

major).

III.

Information Technology

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

VII. History

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

IV. Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SASTlll/L;SBIO lOl/L, 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

lOI/L, 105. 106, 107, I09/L, IIl/L,
1I2/L;SGEG20I,202;SGEL lOl/L,
102/L, I03/L, 120, 121, I23/L, 131;
SPHS lOl/L, 201/L, 202/L, 21 1/L,
2I2/L

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SGIS 201
SSOC 101

Arts and Humanities 3

One fine arts course:

^ SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS no, I40;STHE 161, 170

One course ft-om the following: (no more 3

than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240; SMUS IIO, 140; SPHL 102,211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

' Mmimum grade ofC required

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Major Requirements'

SNPA 301 ; The nonprofit sector 3

in the U.S.

SNPA 302: Nonprofit Admin. 3

SNPA 303: Nonprofit Financial 3

Administration
SNPA 304: Fund Raising for 3

Nonprofit Organizations

SNPA 499: Nonprofit Internship 3

SBAD350orSBAD371 3

SBAD 374: Management of 3

Human Resources
SPSY 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308 3

309,310,311,330.350.351,442

or 460
SSPH301,31(), 315. 333,448. or 3

450
SSOC 311, 320, 321,323,325, 3

333, 335, 337. or 341

SNPA 495: Senior Seminar 3

Nonprofit majors may select a cognate
(12 hours) or a minor (18-21 hours)-

Cognate' 12

(Courses selected in conjunction with advisor)

Minor' 18-21

(Courses selected in conjunction with advisor)

Supporting Courses

" SPSY 101 Intro to Psychology 3

SBAD 225 Financial Accounting 3

SEGL 245 Professional Writing 3

SAMS 101, 102: SHST 110, 302, 3

306,311 or 321
SEGL 371 Grant Writing 3

Electives

7-17

Total Hours Required

120

'Minimum grade ofC required

-No business courses may he taken as pari of the minor or

the cognate.

Minor in Nonprofit Administration
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Minor Requirements'

SSOC 1 0 1 -Introduction to Sociology 3

SNPA 301-The Nonprofit Sector 3

in the United States
SNPA 302-Introduction to 3

Nonprofit Administration
SNPA 303-Nonprofit Financial 3

Administration
SNPA 3n4-Fundraising for 3

Nonprofit Organizations or

SEGL 371 Grant Writing
SNPA499-Internshipin 3

Nonprofit Administration

Total Hours Required

'Up lo 3 hours of General Education (less than 300-le\'el)
may be used to satisfy requirements of a minor Minimum
grade ofC is required for all coursework.

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Center for Women !v & Gender Studies

The Center for Women's & Gender Studies (CWGS) familiarizes students with an interdisciplinary theoretical frame-
work in which gender is the central category of analysis. Courses and cultural events encourage critical thinking, writing,
and speaking about gender issues throughout history, around the world, and across the disciplines. Through curricular and
co-curricular programming, the CWGS provides opportunities for the campus community to examine cultural assumptions
about gender as it intersects with race, class, ethnicity, age, and se-xual orientation, facilitating critical thinking about the
interrelationship of gender and power. The CWGS serves as the coordinating site for coursework in Women's and Gender
Studies, use Upstate offers a minor in Women's and Gender Studies. Specific requirements are listed below.

Minor in Women's & Gender Studies'
Student Worksheet

Introductory Course^ 3

SWSTlOl: Introduction to Women's

& Gender Studies

Theory Course 3

SWST 301 ; Feminist Theory

and Methods

Additional Courses 12

12 credit hours from the following list, with no more
than two courses from any individual discipline (except
SWST), and no more than one course from within the
students' major program (cannot be counted toward
both the major and minor).'

□ SATH30I: Women and Art

□ SCRJ382: Women and Crime

Q SEGL 369: Gender & Autobiography

□ SEGL 389: Gay & Lesbian Literature

□ SEGL 437: Women Writers

□ SGIS 350: Women and American Politics

SGIS 420: Women and Politics:

A Global Perspective

SHST351: Women in

Early Modem Europe and America

SHST 352: Women in Modem Europe

and America

SHST 496: Topics in Women's History

SJOU 450: Women in the Media

SPSY 442: Psychology of Women

SSOC 335: Sociology of Women

SSOC 337: Gender & Society

SSOC 339: Women & Armed Conflict

SWST 355: U.S. Women's Movement

SWST 398: Special Topics in

Women's Studies

SWST 399: Independent Study

SWST 490: Senior Seminar in

Women's Studies

SWST 498: Outreach Practicum

SWST 499: Internships

Total Hours Required

'Minimum grade of "C "for all courses required.

-Course may also be used to satisfy general education
requirements. If used for general education, students will
have satisfied the requirement for the minor and will he
excused from the credit hour requirements for the
preparatoiy course.

'With the written approval of a Women's Studies faculty
member, students may apply relevant special topics
courses, one-lime only courses, internships and independent
studies to the minor.

'No more than si.\ hours of SWST 4V,S and 499 in any
combination may be used to satisfy minor requirements.

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Watershed Ecology Center

Serving the upstate metropolitan region of South Carolina, the Watershed Ecology Center collects, analyzes, and
disseminates sound scientific information on the ecology of the region. The Center places special emphasis on watershed
conservation, water quality, and the study of organisms living in the area encompassed by a watershed.

The Center serves as a repository for regional ecological information, providing education and research assistance to
individuals, communities, and governmental organizations. The Center is also dedicated to providing research opportunities
for the faculty and students at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

Watershed Ecology Center - Research

• Water Quality •

Pacolet Ri\er
Lawson's Fork
Upper Broad River

Biodiversity Studies
Cowpens Battlefield
King's Mountain

Population Studies

Nerodia (Water Snakes)

Turtles (Duncan Park. Spartanburg

Watershed Ecology Center - Service

Education programs arc provided for the Spartanburg Water System, Startex, Jasper, Duncan Water District, Greer Public
Works and Spartanburg County.

Watershed Ecology Center - Educational Programs

Under the direction of Dr. .lack Turner, the Watershed Ecology Center began its educational outreach program in 2001,
serving students in K-8th grade. Each year the Center contacts more than 10,000 students in Spartanburg County and
offers a variety of water-related, grade-specific programs designed to meet and correlated to the South Carolina science
standards, including:

Hurray for Habitats! (First grade)

This hands-on program uses live animals to introduce students to the concept of habitat and the need to preserve our

local aquatic habitats.

Hater, Hater Everywhere (Second grade)

In this activity from Access Nalitre. participants raise their awareness about how little water is actually available for
human use, discuss how humans use water, and formulate ideas to conserve water. Two hands-on activities reinforce
concepts covered.

Marsh Munchers (Third grade)

This program uses a salt marsh as an example of the interconnectedness of aquatic ecosystems. The program teaches the

concepts of food webs, camouflage, and mimicry through a fun Project Wild Aquatic game involving the entire class.

The Water Cycle - Art Incredible Journey (Fourth grade)

Through the use of an engaging game from the Project Wet curriculum, students are challenged to answer questions like

"Where will the water you drink today, be tomorrow?" in their quest to understand the water cycle.

Wise up About Watersheds (Fifth grade)

In this hands-on program, students learn about the watershed we live in and are introduced to the concept of non-point
source water pollution. Using "Waste Not, Want Not" from the Water Sourcebook curriculum and the EnviroScape
watershed model, students see how a watershed becomes polluted as each student is asked to add various pollutants to
the models.

Talkin ' Trash (Sixth grade)

Using an Env iroScape landfill model, students get an in-depth look at how a landfill is designed. They learn about what
happens to their garbage when it leaves the curb. They will also be introduced to the innovative process of converting
waste to energy used by BMW and Waste Management.

From H to OH.' (Seventh <& eighth grades)

In this activity from Healthy Water Healthy People, students simulate the creation of acids and bases; manipulate acidic
and basic solutions and discuss how acid rain is formed. Students explore runoff pollution and how pH of water can
affect weathering of the Earth's surface and stream health.

Other educational outreach programs of the Watershed Ecology Center include: Rocks Speak, H20 Below. Macro
What? and Green Driver, where high school students learn about the environmental responsibilities associated with
driving a car. with particular emphasis on changing their oil.

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College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences is comprised ofthe following academic units: Department of Fine Arts and Communi-
cation Studies; Department of Languages. Literature and Composition; Department of Informatics; Division of Mathematics
and Computer Science; Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering; Department of Psychology; Department of History,
Political Science. Philosophy and American Studies and Department of Sociology. Criminal Justice and Women's Studies.
The College of Arts and Sciences, as the cornerstone ofthe University of South Carolina Upstate, provides curricula for the
general education requirements and for diverse liberal arts and sciences majors. Consistent with the University's mission,
the college pro\ ides opportunities for students to:

• acquire proficiency in communications and mathematics;
deselop the ability to reason, critically and ethically;

• obtain historical, scientific, social and cultural perspectives;

attain a high level of scholarship in the humanities and sciences degree programs; and

• regard learning as a continuing process of intellectual growth.

Enrichment programs resulting from these educational endeavors ofthe College of Arts and Sciences benefit the intel-
lectual and cultural life ofthe entire community.

Fine Arts and Communication Studies

The aim ofthe Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies (FACS) is to support the overall mission of USC
Upstate by enhancing the intellectual, ethical, cultural and professional development of fine arts and communication students.
The faculty is committed to preparing students to become competent professionals in art. media arts, journalism and mass
communication, music, speech communication and theatre. FACS offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in communication
with concentrations in electronic media, journalism and mass communication, speech and theatre as well as the Bachelor
of Fine Arts in art studio with an emphasis in graphic design and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education.

Bachelor of Arts

Major in Communication

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

Mathematics & Logic

One math course:

SMTH 120, 12

141

6-8

122, 126. 127

III.

IV.

142.231
One additional math, logic or statistics course:

SECO 291; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 121, 122, 126. 127, 141, 142,
202, 23 1 ; SPSY 225; SSOC 201

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138. 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lah)

SAST lll/L;SBIO 101/L, 102/L,

I10/L,206, 240, 242/L, 270;SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107. 109/L, Ill/L,
112/L;SGEG201,202;SGEL lOI/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201 /L,202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101. 105. 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279. 280. 283, 289, 290. 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102, 21 1;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

^ SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102 or placement in a 201 or
higher level language course**
(Students placing into 201 or higher
level of a language have satisfied this
requirement but will have additional
hours in electives, if hours are required
in the major).

VII. History

SHST 101. 102. 105. or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two
disciplines represented:

SANT 102; SAAS 201; SECO 221,

222;SGEG 101, I03;SGIS20I,30I

320; SPSY 101; SSOC lOhSWSTlOl

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Major Requirements
All students must complete the
following six courses with a minimum
grade of "C"

SSPH 301 : Theories and Principles

of Human Communication

SSPH 340: Voice and Diction

SJOU 305: Mass Commimication Tlieory

STHE 301 ; Dramatic Theory and

Criticism or STHE 385: Theatre

History 1 or STHE 386: Theatre

History II

SCOM 375: Communication

Research Methods

SCOM 490: Senior Seminar

Students must complete the required credit
hours from eitherGroup A: Theatre, Group B: Speech,
Group C: Journalism or Group D: Electronic IVIedia
and earn a minimum grade of C in all courses.

Group A: Theatre

Students must take a minimum of 3 hours from
each of the three following categories, an additional 3
hours from either the technical or performance areas,
and an additional 9 hours from any of the categories
for a total of 21 hours.

History. Theory. Writing and Literature: 3-12
G STHE 301 : Dramatic Theory

and Criticism (if not used to satisfy

the Communication core requirement)

STHE 378: Playwriting

STHE 385: Theatre History I

(if not used to satisfy the Communication

core requirement)

STHE 386: Theatre History II

(if not used to satisfy the Communication

core requirement)

□

SEGL 405

Shakespeare Survey

SEGL406

Studies in Shakespeare

SEGL 422

Modem Drama

Technical and Produc

tion: 3-15

□

STHE 377

Stagecraft

STHE 379

Lighting Design

STHE 380

Scene Design

STHE 381

Stage Management

Performance:

3-15

□

STHE 370

Voice for the Actor

STHE 373

Play Directing

STHE 374

Intermediate Acting

STHE 376

Stage Movement

STHE 382

Theatre for Youth

STHE 383

Stage Combat

STHE 401

Classical Styles in Acting

STHE 402:

Alternative Styles in Acting

STHE 473

Advanced Play Directing

Note: STHE 39H: Selected Topics in Theatre
or STHE 3W: Internship or Independent
Study in Threatre may he used in any category,
if appropriate.

Group B: Speech

Students must complete a minimum of 3 hours
from the following categories, an additional course
from the Skills area and from the Theory area, and
one additional course from the category list for a total
of 21 credit hours.

Writing: 3

□ SSPH 333: Advanced Public Speaking

□ SJOU 334: Writing for Broadcasting

□ SEGL 3 18: Writing and Computers

Professional Practices: 3

□ SJOU 303: Law and Ethics of Mass
Media

□ SSPH 303: Ethics in Human
Communication

Q SCOM 375: Communication Research
Methods

Skills: 6

□ SSPH 310: Interpersonal Communication

□ SSPH 415: Mediation

□ SSPH 4 15L: Mediation Laboratory

□ SJOU 325: Speech for Radio and
Television

Q SCOM 399: Internship or Independent
Study in Mass Communication (may be
counted only once)

□ SSPH 440: Argumentation & Debate

□ SSPH 441: Debate Laboratory

Q SIMS 345: Technical Presentation and
Communication

Theory: 6

□ SSPH 315: Conflict Resolution:
Application & Strategies

□ SSPH 398: Topics in Speech
Communication (Rhetorical Theory)

□ SSPH 448: Organizational
Communication

□ SSPH 450: Communicating for Social
Change

Q SIMS 346: Communication and New
Technology

One additional course 3

from the above categories

Note: SSPH 398: Topics in Speech
Communication may be used in any category
with approval of advisor

Group C: Journalism

Students must take all journalism core courses
with a minimum of three hours from each of the follow-
ing four catagories for a total of 24 credit hours.

Journalism Core: 9

SJOU 201 : Suney of Mass CommunicatiMi
SJOU 303: Law & Ethics of the Mass Media
SJOU 304: Writing for the Media

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Writing: 6-9

SJOU 329: Public Relations Writing
SJOU 333: Newswriting and
Reporting

SJOU 334: Writing for Broadcasting
SJOU 335: Feature Writing

History and Theory: 3-9

SJOU 302: History of Journalism

SJOU 310: Mass Media and Society

SJOU 424: History of American

Broadcasting

SJOU 450: Women in the Media

SJOU 480: Minorities and the Media

3-9

Film:

SFLM 342: Film Genre
SFLM 360: Film Directors
SFLM 425: Film History to 1967
SFLM 435: Film History since 1967
SFLM 475: International Film
SFLM 481: Cultural Diversity and
Difference in Film
Q SFLM 482: Film Theory and Criticism
Note; SJOU 398: Special Topics in Journalism
may be used in any category if appropriate.

3-12

Professional Options:

SJOU 325: Speech

for Radio and Television

SFLM 326: Motion Picture and

Video Techniques

SJOU 328: Public Relations and

Persuasion

SFLM 426: Advanced Video Production

SJOU 430: Media Management

SCOM 399: Internship (may be taken

twice with appropriate consent)

SBAD 350: Principles of Marketing

S ART 214: Graphic Design I

SART 261 : Introduction to Photography

SART 314: Graphic Design II

SART 315: Graphic Design III

SART 361: Photography II

SEGL 318: Writing and Computers

SIMS 345: Technical Presentation in

Communications

SIMS 346: Communication and New

Technology

Note: SJOU 398: Special Topics in Journalism
may be used in any category if appropriate.

Group D: Electronic Media
Students must take a minimum of 3 hours from
each of the following categories, and all electronic
media core courses for a total of 21 hours.

Electronic Media Core: 9

□ SJOU 201 : Survey of Mass Communication

□ SJOU 303: Law & Ethics of Mass Media

□ SJOU 304: Writing for the Media

Media History & Theory:

3-9

□ SJOU 310: Mass Media and Society

□ SJOU 424: History of American Broadcasting

□ SJOU 450: Women in the Media

□ SJOU 480: Minorities in the Media

Note: SJOU 398: Special Topics in Journalism
may be used in any categoiy if appropriate.

Film:

3-9

a SFLM 342: Film Genre

□ SFLM 360: Film Directors

□ SFLM 425: Film History to 1967

□ SFLM 435: Film History since 1967

□ SFLM 475: International Film

□ SFLM 48 1 : Cultural Diversity and

Difference in Film
G SFLM 482: Film Theory and Criticism

Note: SJOU 398: Special Topics in Journalism
may be used in any category if appropriate.

Professional Options: 6

□ SJOU 325: Speech for Radio and Television

□ SFLM 326: Motion Picture and Video
Techniques

□ SJOU 334: Writing for Broadcasting

Q SFLM 426: Advanced Video Production

Q SCOM 399: Internship or Independent Study

in Mass Communication (may be taken twice)
Q SIMS 345: Technical Presentations in

Communication
Q SIMS 346; Communication and New

Technology

Cognate' 12-21

(with approval of advisor) or Minor

Supporting Courses

Any Foreign Culture course 200

level or above

Electives

6-20

Total Hours Required

120

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Studio

with an Emphasis in Graphic Design

Student Worksheet

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Studio with an emphasis in graphic design, is intended to prepare students for careers in graphic
design as well as graduate worl< in graphic design. The program integrates the content areas of design theory, design production, design history,
design criticism, and design aesthetics.

As understanding the nature of a design problem is prerequisite to implementing any technical application, instruction provides a foundation
in creativity, critical thinking and problem analysis. The prograin integrates traditional art techniques with computer technology and courses are
offered in the exploration of new media design. Graduates from the BFA program are prepared to locate employment in creative departments in
major corporations, retail stores, and advertising design or publishing firms. Portfolio review is required for admission into the graphic design
program. Deadlines and submission requirements for the portfolio may be obtained from the US( ' Upstate Admissions Office and the Department
of Fine Arts and Communication Studies. Portfolio review requirements also pertain to all transfers or students changing majors.

General Education Courses

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two
disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO22],

222;SGEG 101, 103: SGIS 201. 301
320; SPS Y 1 0 1 ; SSOC 101; S WST 1 0 1

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

II.

III.

IV.

VI.

SSPH201

Mathematics «& Logic

One math course:

SMTH 120. 121, 122, 126, 127

141, 142,231

One course from math, logic or statistics:

SECO 29 1 ; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 141,
202, 231; SPSY 225; SSOC 201

6-8

Information Technology

SCSC 138. 150; SIMS

7-8

Natural Science

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 111/L;SBI0 101/L. 102/L,

1 1 0/L. 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107. 109/L. 111/L,
1 12/L; SGEG 201, 202; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L. 120. 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L, 21 1/L, 212/L

Arts & Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

^ S ATH 1 05 or S ATH 1 06

One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS204;SAMS10i,102;SEGL250,

252. 275, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291 ;
SFLM240;SMUS 110, 140;SPHL 102,
211;SREL103;STHE 161, 170

Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHfl02; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

Major Requirements'
Art History

S ATH 105: History of Western 3

Art: Pre-History-Middle Ages
SATH 106: History of Western
Art: Renaissance-Present

SATH 306: History of 20th 3

Century Art or (with advisor approval
another upper-level art history may be
substituted for SATH 306)

Art history elective 3

with advisor approval any 200-level
or above SATH course not repeated
from the major requirements

Art Studio

S ART 103: Fundamentals of 3

Two Dimensional Design
S ART 104: Fundamentals of 3

Three Dimensional Design

SART 108: Computer Graphics I 3

SART 110: Drawing I 3

SART 203: Color & Composition 3

SART 206: Illustration I 3

SART 210: Drawing II 3

SART 214: Graphic^Design I 3

SART 23 1 : Introduction to 3

Life Drawing
SART 26 1 : Introduction to 3

Photography or SART 262:

Digital Photography

SA^RT 318: Interface Design I 3

SART 314: Graphic Design 11^ 3

SART 315: Graphic Design III 3

SART 414: Graphic Design IV 3

Electives in art studio with 9

advisor approval any 200-leveI or

above SART course not repeated

from the requirements
'A minimum grade ofC is required in major courses.
-Students must successfully pass portfolio review to register

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

for SART i 14.

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Supporting Courses

SBAD 350: Principles of Marketing 3

SJOU 201 : Sun,ey of Mass 3

Communication

Professional Options 12

(Stiuicnts choose 12 credits from the
following list of courses. At least 6
hours must be 300-level and above with
advisor's approval. )

SART205: Digital Art I 3

SART 207: Printmaking 1 3

SART 21 1 : Introduction to Painting 3

_SART 350: Art Study Abroad 3

SART 305: Digital Art 11 3

SART 306: Illustration II 3

SART 311: Painting 11 3

SART 3 12: Painting HI 3

_SART 450: Art Study Abroad 11 3

_SART 361: Photography 11 3

SART 391: Motion Graphic Design 3

SART 4 18: Interface Design 11 3

SART 499: Art Studio Internship 3

Any 200-level or above Art Studio 3
with advisor's approval

Senior Seminar

\ SART 489: Senior 3

Portfolio Development

_ SART 490: Senior Seminar 3

Graphic Design

Total Hours Required

127

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Studio with Emphasis in Graphic Design
Recommended Curriculum Schedule

Portfolio Review for acceptance into major.

Freshman Year — Fall

*SART 104-Fundamentals of Three Dimensional Design

*SART 110-Dravving 1

SATH 105-History of Western Art: Pre-History-Middle

Ages (Group V)

English 101

Math & Logic

*should be taken in year 1.

Freshman Year — Spring

*SART 103-Fundamentals of Two Dimensional Design

*SART 108-Computer Graphics I

SATH 106-History of Western Art: Renaissance-Present

English 102

Information Technology (Group 111)

*shouId be taken in year 1.

Freshman Year — Summer

General Education (Group VII)

Sophomore Year — Fall

SART 203-Color and Composition

SART 214-Graphic Design 1

SATH 306-History of 20th Century Art

Natural Science (Group IV)

Foreign Language Culture (Group VI)

Sophomore Year — Spring

SART 2 10- Draw II
SART 314-Graphic Design II
Social Science (Group Vlll)
Math & Logic (Group 11)
Art Elective

Sophomore Year — Summer

SART 231 -Introduction to Life Drawing

Junior Year— Fail

SART 206-Illustration I
SART 315-Graphic Design III
SART 318-Interface Design I
Natural Science (Group IV)
Speech 201

Junior Year — Spring

SART 261 -Introduction to Photography or SART 262

Digital Photography

SART 414 Graphic Design IV

SART Professional Option

Social Science (Group VIII)

Humanities (Group V)

Senior Year — Fall

SART489-Senior Portfolio Development
SART Professional Option
SART Professional Option
Art Elective
Supporting Course

Senior Year — Spring

SART 49()-Senior Seminar Graphic Design
SART Professional Option Course
SATH Art History Elective
Art Elective
Supporting Course

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Bachelor of Arts in Art Education
Student Worksheet

The Bachelor ol'Arts Degree in Art Education is intended to prepare students for careers as K-12 art teachers, for
graduate work in art education and for employment in schools, museums, community art organizations and libraries. During
the semester that a student completes 60 hours, he/she must apply to the Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies
to be admitted to the professional art education program which comprises his or her junior and senior years. Admission of
applicants is based on individual consideration. Ivach applicant must fulfill the following requirements:

• Completion of English 101 and 102, Speech 201 and Art 103 or their equivalents, with grades of "C" or better;

• Successful completion of Math 121 or equivalent;

• GPA of at least 2.5 on at least 60 hours earned;

• The achievement of passing scores on all three sections of the Praxis Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST);

• Two letters of recommendation from faculty

• Clear criminal record from South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

When the student completes the required content course work and practicum hours, he/she will apply for admission
to a directed (student) teaching course. The following criteria must be met:

• Admission to the Professional Program

• Mimimum 2.5 GPA

• 90 semester hours completed (at end of the current semester)

• 100 hours of practicum in the schools

• A grade of "C" or better in the Professional Education courses

• FBI fingerprint card

Detailed guidelines and rec/iiiivmeiUs may be obtained from the USC Upstate Admissions Office and the Department
of Fine Arts and Communication Studies.

General Education Requirements:

Communication

English 101 and 102
Speech 201

II. Mathematics & Logic

SMTH 121; College Algebra

SMTH 102, 122. 126. 127, 141, 142,201,

231; SLGC 205, 207; SECO 291; SPSY 225

SSOC 201

III. Information Technology

Computer Science 138

IV. Natural Science

Two courses from the following:

SAST 111/L; SBIO lOl/L, 102/L
UO/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM
101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109L/ lll/L,
112/L; SGEG 201, 202; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

9 VI. Foreign Language and Culture

Foreign Language minimum 102 level 3

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102
6-7 Placement in a 201 or higher level

language course (Students placing
into 201 or higher level of a language
have satisfied this requirement but
will have additional hours in
electives, if hours are required in the
major).

VII. History

SHST 101, 102. 105. or 106

VIII.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

One courses from the following:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO221,

222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320; SSOC 101; SWST 101
SPSY 101

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SATH 105

One course from the following:

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SEGL 250, 252,

275, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM 240;
SMUS 110. 140;SPHL 102. 2II;SREL 103;
STHE 161. 170

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Content Concentration* (39 hours)

SART 103 Fundamentals of Two Dimensional Design

SATH 106 History of Western Art: Renaissance-Present
SATH 306 History of 20th Century Art

Art History elective 200 or above

SART 104 Fundamentals of Three Dimensional Design

SART 108 Computer Graphics I

SART no Drawing I

SART 210 Drawing II

SART 211 Introduction to Painting

SART 207 Printmaking I

SART 229 Introduction to Crafts

SART 203 Color and Composition

Art Studio Elective

Professional Education* (39 hours)

SEDF 210 Foundations of Educatiori** 3

SAED 330 Foundations in Art Education** 3

SEDF 333 Educational Development 3

of the Lifelong Learner**

SATH 307 Interpreting Art** 3

SAED 429 Art for Elementary 3

and Middle Schools

SAED 430 Secondary Art Methods 3

SAED 450 School Art Program 3

SEDF 341 Education Procedures 3

for Exceptional Children **
SAED 460 Directed Teaching 15

Total hours for major 78

Total credit hours for degree 122-126

*must have a "C" or above in the courses

**Does not have to he admitted to the
Professional Program

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Minor in Art History
Student Worksheet

Required Courses''^"^

SATH 105: History of Western Art: 3

Prehistory - Middle Ages
SATH 106: History of Western Art: 3

Renaissance - Present

Select four courses from the Ibllowing: 12

SATH 301 : Women and Art: Prehistory

-Middle Ages

SATH 304: Southern Folk Art

SATH 305: American Art

SATH 306: History of 20th Century Art

SATH 308:
SATH 309:

~SATH3I0:
SATH 350:
SATH 352:

^SATH 398:

SATH 399:

SATH 400:
_SATH 450:
SATH 499:

History of Design
History of Photography
African Art

Art History, Study Abroad
Art History, Field Study
Selected Topics in
Art History

Art History Independent
Study

Art Theory & Criticism
Art History, Study Abroad II
Art History Internship

/ Up lo 6 hours of General Educalion (<30fl level) may be used lo
satisfy' requirements of a minor

2 Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

3 A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.

Minimum Hours Required

Minor in Journalism
Student Worksheet

Required Courses'

SJOU 201: Survey of Mass 3

Communication
SJOU 303: Law & Ethics of the 3

Mass Media

SJOU 304: Writine for the Media 3

Professional Options

(one of the following)

^SJOU 325. SFLM 326, SJOU 328. SJOU 398,

SCOM 399, SFLM 426, SJOU 430

History and Theory

(one of the following)

^ SJOU 301, 302, 305, 310, 398, 424, 450,

480

Writing

(one of the following)

' ' SJOU 329, 333, 334. 335

Total Hours Required

'Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

Minor in Speech Communication
Student Worksheet

Required Courses*

SSPH 301 : Theories and Principles

of Human Communication
SSPH 303: Ethics in Human

Communication or SCOM 375:

Communication Research Methods
SSPH 333: Advanced Public Speaking

or SSPH 340: Voice and Diction
SJOU 325: Speech for Radio

and Television or SIMS 345:

Technical Presentation

and Communication
SSPH 310: Interpersonal Communication

or SSPH 450: Communicating

for Social Change

SSPH 315: Conflict Resolution. 3

SSPH 448: Organizational Communication

or SIMS 346: Communication and

Technology

SSPH 440: Argumentation & Debate or 3

SSPH 415: Mediation

Total Hours Required

'Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

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Minor in Theatre
Student Worksheet

Required Courses

STHE 161

STHE 170

1.2,3.4

Introduction to Theatre Art 3
Fundamentals in Acting 3
STHE 301: Dramatic Theory and 3

Criticism or STHE 385: Theatre
History I or STHE 386: Theatre History 11
STHE 377: Stagecraft 3

or STHE 379: Lighting Design
or STHE 380: Scene Design
STHE 370: Voice for the Actor 3

or STHE 376: Stage Movement for the
Actor or STHE 383: Stage Combat or
STHE 373: Fundamentals of Play Directing

_STHE 374: Intermediate Acting 3

or STHE 401: Classical Styles in Acting
orSTHE402: Alternative Styles in Acting
or STHE 378: Piaywriting

_ Minimum Hours Required 18

1 Up to 6 hours of General Education l<300 level) may he iixeJ to satisfy
requirements of a minor

2 Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

3 A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.

4 Any course taken to satisfv the requirements for the Communication
major may not also he counted timard the requirements for the minor
in Theatre

Minor in Jazz Studies' "

Student Worksheet

Requirements

SMUS 310: Jazz History

SMUS 325: Jazz Theory

SMUS 127(1) and/or
SMUS 327: Jazz Band (1)

SMUS 130 and/or 330:
Applied Music

SMUS 345. Jazz Improvisation 1 3

SMUS 346: Jazz Improvisation 11 3

SMUS 398: Selected Topics in Music 3

Total Hours Required

'Up to 6 hotirs of General Education (<3I)0 level) may he used to
satisfy requirements of a minor
-Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
'a minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.

Minor in Commercial Music'-'

Requirements

SMUS 125: Music Theory 3

SMUS 361: Music Business 3

SMUS 364: Music Entrepreneurship 3

Student Worksheet

3 credits selected form the following: 3

SBAD 350: Principles of Marketing
SMUS 398: Selected Topics in Music
SMUS 11 1/311: Applied Music (1-3)
SMUS 325: Jazz Theory

One class selected from the follow ing: 3

SMUS 140: History of Rock Music -^
SMUS 310: Jazz History
SMUS 302: Music History II

Any 1 00- or 300-level music 3

performance group (3 semesters
for one credit each)

Total Hours Required

'Up to 6 hours of General Education l< 300 level) may he used to

satisfj,- requirements of a minor
■Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
'a minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.
''Students taking SMUS 140 must take 300-level performance courses

in order to meet the required 12 hours of upper-division coursework.

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Minor in Conflict Resolution''^'-'''*
Student Worksheet

Requirements

SSPH 315: Connict Resolution:
SSPH4I5: Mediation
(Prerequisite: SSPH 315)
SSPH 41 5L: Mediation Laboratory
(Prerequisite: SSPH 415)

Students must complete 12 credit hours
from either:

Group A: Interpersonal Relations,
Group B: Workplace Relations, or
Group C: Legal/Law Relations

Group A: Interpersonal Relations

Q SSPH 44S: Organizational Communication 3

(Prerequisite: SSPH 201)

□ SPSY 307: Social Psychology 3
(Prerequisite: SPSY 101)

□ SPSY 311: Industrial and Organizational 3
Psychology (Prerequisite: SPSY 101)

□ SPSY 420: Psychology of Men 3
(Prerequisite: SPSY 101)

□ SPSY 442: Psychology of Women 3
(Prerequisite: SPSY 101)

U SSOC341: Sociology of Families 3

(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 381: Sociology of Aging 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 433: Race and Ethnic Relations 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 435: Sociology of Women 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SBAD 377: Advanced Organizational 3
Behavior (Prerequisites: Junior Standing

and SBAD 371)

Group B. Workplace Relations

G SSOC 372: Community Organization 3

(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 471: Sociology of Organizations 3

and Work (Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 441: Sociology of Education 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

Q SPSY 311: Industrial and Organizational 3

Psychology (Prerequisite: SPSY 101)

□ SNPA 301 : Nonprofit Sector in the 3
United States (Prerequisite: Sophomore
Standing)

□ SNPA 302: Introduction to Nonprofit 3
Administration (Prerequisite: SNPA 301 or
consent of instructor)

□ SBAD 347: Legal Environment 3
of Business (Prerequisite: Junior Standing)

□ SBAD 348: Issues in Commercial Law 3
(Prerequisites: Junior Standing and SBAD 347)

Q SBAD 371: Organizational Management 3

& Behavior (Prerequisite: Junior Standing)

□ SBAD 374: Management of Human 3
Resources (Prerequisite: Junior Standing)

□ SBAD 377: Advanced Organizational 3
Behavior

(Prerequisites: Junior Standing and SBAD 37 1 )

□ SBAD 477: Organization Theory 3
(Prerequisite: SBAD 371)

Q SSPH 448: Organizational Communication 3

(Prerequisite: SSPH 201)

Group C: Legal/Law Relations

G SCRJ 310: Policing in America 3

(Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101)
O SCRJ 330; Institutional Corrections 3

(Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101)
Q SCRJ 333: Coinmunity-Based Corrections 3

(Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101 )
Q SCRJ 470: Criminal Justice Management 3

and Organizations (Prerequisite: SCRJ 101

or SSOC 101)

□ SCRJ 472: Policing: Theories and Programs 3
(Prerequisite: SCRJ 310)

□ SSOC 43 1 : Social Inequality 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

□ SSOC 433: Race and Ethnic Relations 3
(Prerequisite: SSOC 101)

G SBAD 347: Legal Environment of Business 3

(Prerequisite: Junior Standing)
Q SBAD 348: Issues in Commercial Law 3

(Prerequisites: Junior Standing and SBAD 347)

Total Hours Required

' Up to 6 hours of General Education (less than 300 level)
may be used to satisfi' requirements of a minor

-Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

^A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is
required.

''Students may not use a course to fulfill a major and minor
course requirement.

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Languages^ Literature and Composition

The Department of Latiguages, Literature and Composition in the College of Arts and Sciences otTers the Bachelor of
Arts degree with majors in l-.nglish and Spanish and minors in Film Studies, French, German Studies, International Stud-
ies, Spanish, and Spanish Translation/Interpreting. In general, assignments for courses numbered 300 or above are more
rigorous and the grading standards more demanding than for courses numbered 299 or lower.

Bachelor of Arts

Major in English

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

III.

IV.

SSPH 201

Mathematics i

One math course:

SMTH 120, 121, 122, 126, 127

141, 142,231
One course from math, logic or statistics^ :
SECO 291; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 121, 122, 126, 127, 141, 142,
202, 231; SPSY225; SSOC 201

Information Technology '.

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

SHST 101, 105, or 106

Natural Science

7-8

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two

disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO22I,

222;SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320; SPSY 101 ; SSOC 101 ; SWST 101

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST lll/L;SBIO 101/L, 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 111/L,
112/L; SGEG 201, 202; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L,202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course: 3

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more 3

than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106;SEGL250, 252, 275,279, 280,
283, 289, 290, 29 1 ; SFLM 240; SMUS 1 1 0, 1 40;
SPHL102,211;SREL103;STHE161, 170

Major Requirements^

Core Courses-* 24

The following courses are required for
all majors:

English 300 3

English 301 3

Any Shakespeare course 300 or above 3

Any cultural diversity & difference 3

in literature course 300 or above

Any linguistics course 300 or above 3

Any writing course 300 or above 3

English 459, 483 or Film 482^ 3

English 490: Senior Seminar 3

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'Stalislics is recommended for majors who plan an Applied
Writing Emphasis.
^A minimum grade ofC is required.
^English 459 is required for majors with a Writing
Emphasis. Film 482 is required for majors who select
the Film Emphasis. English 483 is required for all other
English majors.

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All majors must choose one focus area:

Literature Focus Area 1 2

Any four courses from one of the

following sequences:

English 400, 409, 4 11, 4 1 2. 4 17,

419,423.424,

or
English 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430

Creative Writing Focus Area 1 2

Any four courses from the following:

English 308, 368. 370, 397, 468

Applied Writing Focus Area 1 2

Any four courses from the following:

English318, 345,346, 352, 371,

373, 397

Cognate or Minor^

(in consultation with advisor)

Supporting Courses^

English 279 & English 280 or

English 289 & English 290

History 102

Foreign language 201 and 202

or above (except 204)

Electives

Total Hours Required

12-18

4-14

120

Film Focus Area 12

Any four courses from the following:

Film341,342, 360,475, 480,

481,491

General Focus Area 1 2

Any four 300 or 400 level English

or film courses

'Stalislics is recommemled for majors with an Applied Writing

Focus Area.

-A minimum grade ofC is required.

^English 459 is required for majors with a Writing Emphasis.

Film 482 is requiredfor majors with a Film Emphasis. English

483 is requiredfor all other English majors.

Minor in English
Student Worksheet

Courses Required for the Minor'--^-^'^
Two of the following:

English 208, 245, 250, 252, 275, 279, 280,
283,289,290,291,300

A minimum of 1 2 hours from any 1 2

combination of the following 300 or 400-level
English courses:

Writing

English 308, 318, 345, 346, 352, 368, 370,

371.373,397,468

'Up to 6 hours of General Education (<300 level) may be
used to satisfy requirements of a minor
-Minimum grade ofC is requiredfor all coursework.
^A minimum of 12 hours of upper division course»'ork is

required.
''With approval, students may apply relevant SEGL special
topics courts, one-time only courses, internships, and indepen
dent studies to the minor

^A course taken in the minor cannot also be counted toward
the major

Literature

American: English 383, 391, 425, 426. 427,

428, 429, 430, 447

Brilish: English 400, 401. 405, 406, 408, 409,

411,412,417,419.423.424

Literature and Culture

SEGL 307, 322. 422. 436. 437. 484, 485

Language/Linguistics
English 451, 453. 455, 459

Film

Film 341. 342, 360, 475, 480, 481, 482. 491

Total Hours Required

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Minor in International Studies '-^
Student Worksheet

General requirement 3

Select one from:
SGIS 310: International Politics
SGIS 320: Comparative Politics
SGIS 330: International Organizations

Language requirement * 6

Two courses (201 and 202) of either French,
German or Spanish

Other required courses

At least one course in each of the
following areas:

History 3

Any 300- or 400-level history course examin-
ing an international topic or countrv' other than
the United States

Culture & Cultural 3

Understanding

SSPN 204: Latin American Culture

SFRN 204: French Culture

SGRM 204: Gennan Culture

or any other appropriate course approved by

advisor and the director of Interdisciplinary

Studies

Global Issues

SCRJ 471 : Comparative Criminal Justice

Systems

SGIS 326: Middle East Politics

SGIS 327: East Asian Politics

SGIS 380: lin\ ironmental Policy

SGIS 420: Women and Politics:

A Global Perspecti\ e

SGIS 460: International Law

SSOC 375: Population Dynamics

SSOC 474: Social Change

or any other appropriate course approved by

advisor and the director of Interdisciplinary

Studies

Experiential Learning

Opportunity

Independent Study, Internship. Study Abroad
or some other opportunity approved by advisor
and the director of Interdisciplinary Studies

Total Hours Required

18-21^

'Up to 6 hours oj General Ediicalkm (<300 level) may he

used to satisfy' requirements of a minor
'Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
•'This minor requires language proficiency at the 202 level
or ahove. No language courses helow the 201 level count
toward the minor Students may lake courses through the
202 level or attempt a placement lest in any foreign
language. Students who test at the 201 level must take 202.
Students who have already completed 202 or test at the
202 level have hvo options: take an additional language
course (including culture course taught in a foreign
language, conversation course, translation course, etc.) or
take an additional course from the accepted courses for the
minor
''Students exempt from the language requirement will need

IS hours. Otherwise the requirement will be 21 hours.

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Minor in Film Studies''^'^'*'^
Student Worksheet

Required Courses 6

SKLM 240: Introduction to Film

SFLM 425: Film History to 1%7 or

SFLM 435: Film History after l%7

Four courses from the following: 1 2

□ SFl.M 326: Motion Picture and
Video Techniques''

□ SFLM 34 1 : Literature and Film

□ SFLM 342: Film Genre (may be
repeated for credit if topic changes)

□ SFLM 360: Film Directors (may be
repeated for credit if topic changes)

□ SFLM 398: Special Topics in Film
(may be repeated for credit if topic
changes)

□ SFLM 425: Film History to 1967 (if
not taken as a requirement)

□ SFLM 475: International Film

□ SFLM 480: Interdisciplinary
Approaches to film (may be repeated
for credit if topic changes)

□ SFLM 48 1 : Cultural Diversity and
Difference in Film (may be repeated
for credit if topic changes)

□ SFLM 482: Film Theory & Criticism

Total Hours Required

'Up lo 6 hours of General Education (<}()() level) may he

used 10 satisfy requirements of a minor
-Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
-'a minimum of 12 hours of upper-division coursework is

required.
''With approval of advisor, students may apply relevant

courses to the minor if the topic relates to film: special topic

courses: one-time only courses, internships: and

independent studies.
^A course taken in the minor cannot also he counted toward

the major
''Be sure to check prerequisite for this course.

Minor in French*
Student Worksheet

The minor in French will require 18 hours with 12 hours of upper division courses: 3 credit hours from one of the
following courses: SFRN 202, SFRN 204, SFRN 210 (Can be exempted by placement test or consent of the instructor);
15-18 credit hours from the 300 level French courses or above.

One of the following (May be exempted by
placement test or consent of instructor):

French 202: Intermediate French 3

French 204: French Culture 3

French 210: French 3

Oral Communication

Five (or six if 200-leveI exempted)
of the following:

French 308: Business French 3

French 309: French Grammar 3

and Composition

French 310: French Conversation 3

French 320: French Civilization 3

French 330: Survey of 3

French Literature I

French 33 1 : Survey of

French Literature II
French 250 or 350: Selected French

Studies Abroad
French 398: Topics in

French Language or Literature
French 399: Independent Study

or Internship
French 402: Masterpieces

of French Drama
French 403: Masterpieces of the

French Novel

Total Hours Required

'a minimum grade ofC is required.

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Minor in German Studies'
Student Worksheet

The minor in German Studies will require a minimum of 18 hours with 12 hours of upper division courses: 6 credit hours
from SGRM 202 and SGRM 210; 12 credit hours from SGRM 204 or 300 level German courses.

Required Courses 6

German 202: Intermediate German

German 210: German Oral

Communication

Four of the following 12

German 204: German Culture 3

German 250 or 350: Selected 3

German Studies Abroad

German 308: Business German 3

German 310: 3

German Conversation

German 325: Modem German 3

Literature in Translation

German 398: 3

Topics in German Literature/

Language

German 399: Independent Study 3

or Internship

Total Hours Required

'a minimum grade ofC is required.

Minor in African American Studies ''^'^''*'^'^
Student Worksheet

Minor Requirements

SAAS 20

Introduction to 3

African American Studies
SAAS 204: African American 3

Culture

One of the following: 3

SEGL 39 1 : African American
Literature or

SEGL 429: Harlem Renaissance
One of the following: 3

SHST 3 1 0: African American
History to 1865 or SHST 31 1 :
African American History Since 1860

' Up to 6 hours of General Education (<300 level) may be used
to satisfy requirements of a minor
'Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
Ki minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.
''English 102 must he completed before taking courses in the
minor

^There are additional pre-requisites for courses in Criminal Jus-
tice, Sociology, and Government which may be met with general
education or elective credit.

^Topics courses numbered 398 may be used when the subject mat-
ter pertains to African American Studies.

Two of the courses selected from the following

disciplines:

SAAS 398: Topics in African 3

American Studies

SATH210: African Art 3

SATH304: Southern Folk Art 3

SCRJ380: Minorities, Crime and 3

Criminal Justice
SCRJ451/SGIS 451: Civil Rights 3

and Civil Liberties
SHST 495: Topics in African 3

American History

SJOU 480: Minorities in the Media 3

SMUS 310: Jazz History 3

SSOC433: Race and Ethnic 3

Relations

Total Hours Required

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Bachelor of Arts
Major in Spanish
Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

III.

IV.

VI.

VIII.

SSPH201

Mathematics 6-8

One math course:

SMTH 120, 121, 122, 126, 127

141, 142,231
One course from math, logic or statistics:
SECO 29 1 ; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 141,
202, 23 1 ; SPSY 225; SSOC 201

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 111/L;SBI0 101/L, 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 111/L,
112/L;SGEG201,202;SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L,201/L,202/L,211/L,
212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

S AAS 204; S ATH 1 0 1 , 1 05, 1 06;

SMUS 110. 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102, 211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level
SSPN 102orSCHI 102

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two

disciplines represented:

SANT 102; SAAS 201; SECO 221,

222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320; SPSY 101; SSOC 101;SWST101

Major Requirements'

Core Courses 21

(The following courses are required for all majors)

□ SSPN 301
a SSPN 309

□ SSPN 310

□ SSPN 330 or 331

□ SSPN 332 or 333

□ SSPN 453 or 454

□ SSPN 490 (Senior Seminar)

Any five courses from the 15

following (with at least one from each
area of emphasis)

Language

□ SSPN331, 312,315,350, 453, 454

Culture

□ SSPN 320, 32 1 , 350, 398 (culture topic)

Literature

□ SSPN 330, 33 1,332, 333, 398 (literature
topic), 420, 431

Cognate or Minor 12-18

(in consultation with advisor)

Supporting Courses

Three semesters of a second
foreign language

Electives

8-20

Total Hours Required

120

'a minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

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Minor in Spanish''^-'
Student Worksheet

The minor in Spanish will require 1 8 hours with 1 5 hours of upper division courses: 3 credit hours from SSPN 202
(may be exempted by placement test or consent of the instructor); 15 credit hours from upper division courses.

Required Course (May be exempted by placement
test or consent of instructor):

Spanish 202; Intemiediate Spanish 3

Any five 300 or 400 level courses

(except Spanish 451)

'/4 minimum grade o/C is required.
■Up lo 6 hours of General Education (<3()() level) may he
used lo satis/}' requirements of a minor
^With approval, students may apply relevant Spanish special
topics courses, one-time-only courses, internships, and inde
pendent studies to the minor

Total Hours Required

Minor in Spanish Translation/Interpreting''^'-^''*
Student Worksheet

Required Courses 9

SEGL 245; Professional Writing 3

or SEGL 252; Understanding

English Grammar
SSPN 311; Introduction to Non 3

Literary Translation
SSPN 312; Introduction to 3

Interpreting

One of the following: 3

SEGL 318: Writing & Computers 3

SEGL 345; Advanced Professional 3

Writing

SEGL 346: Technical Writing 3

SEGL 352: Text Editing 3

SEGL 371; Grant Writing 3

Any 400-level English Course 3

or Internship
SEGL 245: Professional Writing 3

or SEGL 252: Understanding

English Grammar (if taking both)

Two of the following:

Any two upper division Spanish courses

300-level or higher

Total Hours Required

'Up to 6 hours of General Education (<3(I0 level) may be
u.ied to satisfy requirements of a minor
'Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.
^A minimum of 12 hours of upper-division coursework is

required.
''SSPN ill. 312. and other upper division Spanish courses

require SSPN 202 as a prerequisite.

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Department of Informatics

The Bachelor ofArts in Information Management and Systems is a muhidisciplinary degree integrating an understanding of computer
technology, information processing technology, communications, discipline-specific knowledge, information resources administration,
and the ability to recognize relationships between technical systems and social structures. The program prepares graduates to design,
implement, analyze, and manage information resources and use information technology to solve problems in healthcare, industry,
government, and educational settings. The curriculum for the B.A. in Information Mangagement and Systems includes includes 43-44
hours in general education, 42 hours in the information technology core and informatics, 12 hours in digital media, and IX hours in a
concentration area. The application areas provide instruction in the application of technology in one of four fields: healthcare, media and
communication, education, and business.

Students who have received an associate degree from an accredited healthcare information management program and hold the
registered health infonnation technician (RHIT) certification may enroll in the accredited healthcare informatics application area (ac-
creditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education [CAHIIMJ is pending).
Students completing the accredited program of study must, in addition to all other requirements for the healthcare informatics application
area, perform a practicum in a healthcare setting (SHIM 498), take an approved statistics course, and take a course, and take a course
in department management (SHIM 250), Upon completion, students are eligible to take the registered health information administrator
(RHIA) certification exam.

Bachelor of Arts

Major in Information Management and Systems

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 and SEGL 102

SSPH 201

II.

III.

IV.

Mathematics

One math course:

SMTH 121

122, 126, 127, 141. 142,

One statistics course:

SECO 291; SMTH 102; SPSY 225;

SSOC 201

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 1 1 1/L; SBIO 101/L, 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 11 1/L,
112/L; SGEG 201, 202; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L,202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SAAS204;SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101. 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252. 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211;
SREL103;STHE 161, 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 6

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

SHSTlOl, 102, 105, or 106

VIII.

Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two

disciplines represented:

SANT 102; SAAS 201; SECO 221.

222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320; SPSY 101; SSOC 101; SWST 101

Major Requirements'

Information Technology Core

Foundation

SIMS 201: Concepts of 3

Information Management & Systems
SCSC 139: Visual BASIC 3

Programming I
SIMS 21 1: Microcomputer 3

Organization
SIMS 303: Organizational 3

Informatics

SIMS 305: Social Informatics 3

Networking Technology

SCSC 315: Networking Technology 3

SIMS 415: E-Commerce and the 3

Internet

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Database Technology

SCSC 325: Fundamentals of 3

Relational Databases
SIMS 42 1 : Data Warehousing 3

and Decision Support Systems

Icchnology
IT Management

SIMS 441 : IT Project Management 3

SIMS 450: Executive IT Managment 3

Capstone

SIMS 499: Senior Seminar

Technical Electives ' (choose two) 6

SIMS 498: Experiential Learning 3

SIMS 422: Knowledge-Based 3

Systems
SIMS 423: Human/Machine 3

Interaction
SIMS 440; Workflow & Business 3

Process Re-Engineering
SHIM 417: Healthcare Information 3

Security
SHIM 498: Practicum in Healthcare 3

Information Management

Digital Media and Communication 12

SEGL 245: Professional Writing 3

SIMS 345: Technical Presentation 3

SIMS 346: Communication and 3

New Technology
SIMS 347: Web Page Construction 3

Application Areas ^

(Student chooses one focus area)

Business Informatics

SBAD 225: Financial Accounting 3

SBAD 226: Managerial Accounting 3

SBAD 371: Organizational 3

Management and Behavior
SBAD 390: Business Information 3

Systems
SIMS 440: Workflow & Business 3

Process Re-Engineering
Choose one upper level business 3

or economics course

Healthcare Informatics 18

SHIM 201: Understanding 3

Healthcare Organizations
SHIM 301: Healthcare Information 3

Systems
SHIM 302: Information Trends 3

in Healthcare Systems
SHIM 413: Network Applications 3

for Healthcare
Choose two courses from the following:
SHIM 412: Ethics and Risk 3

Management in Healthcare Info Syst.

SHIM 417: Healthcare Information 3

Security
SHIM 450: Healthcare Database 3

Systems and lnfi)rniatioii Retrieval
SIMS 422: Knowledge-Based 3

Systems

Education Informatics 18

SEDF 210: Foundations in 3

Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341: Educational 3

Procedures for Exceptional Children
SEDT 420: Information Systems 3

in Education
SEDT 430: Instructional Design 3

and Methods for Information Systems

Training
SEDT 497: Information Systems 3

Education Internship

Media Informatics 18

SSPH 30 1 : Theories and Principles 3

of Human Communication
SJOU 201: Survey of Mass 3

Communication
Choose four courses from the following: 1 2
SSPH 303: Ethics in 3

Communication
SSPH 310: Interpersonal 3

Communication

SSPH 315: Conflict Resolution 3

SSPH 333: Advanced Public 3

Speaking
SSPH 448: Organizational 3

Communication
SSPH 450: Communication for 3

Social Change
SJOU 303: Law and Ethics of 3

the Mass Media
SJOU 310: Mass Media and 3

Society
SJOU 326: Motion Picture and 3

Video Techniques
SJOU 328: Public Relations and 3

Persuasion
SEGL 3 18: Writing and Computers 3

of the Mass Media
SEGL 345: Advanced Professional 3

Writing
SEGL 346: Technical Writing 3

Supporting Course 3

Cultural Studies selected with 3

approval of advisor

Electives

SHIM 250: Department Admin,
in Healthcare

2-3

~ 3

Total Hours Required

120-122

'StuJenis in accredited healthcare informatics must take SPSY 225. SHIM 498 and SHIM 250.
-A minimum grade ofC is required

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Minor in Information Management and Systems'

Student Worksheet

Foundation 9

SCSC 139: Visual BASIC Programming I 3

SIMS 201 : Concepts of Information 3

Management & Systems or

SIMS 211; Microcomputer Organization

SIMS 303: Organizational Informatics or 3

SIMS 305; Social Informatics

Networking Technology 3

SCSC 315; Networking Technology 3

'a miiumiim grade ofC is required

Database Technology 3

SCSC 325: Fundamentals of Relational 3

Database Management Systems

Capstone 9

SIMS 450; Executive IT Management or 3

SIMS 499: Senior Seminar in Information
Management and Systems

Total Hours Required

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Mathematics and Computer Science

The Division of Mathematics and Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in mathematics and the Bachelor of Arts in computer information systems and Bachelor of Science degree in
computer science (ABET accredited). Minors are offered in mathematics and computer science.

Bachelor of Science

Major in Mathematics

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

Communication 9

SEGL 101 and SEGL 102

I^m SSPH 201

Mathematics' 8

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with n\o

disciplines represented:

SAAS201;SANT 102;SECO221,

222; SGEG 101. 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY 101;SSOC 101;SWST101

SMTH 141 Calculus I
SMTH 142 Calculus II

III. Information Technology
SCSC 150

IV. Natural Science

SBIO 101/L, 102/L;orSCHM 111/L,
112/L;orSPHS211/L,212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

^ S AAS 204; S ATH 1 0 1 , 1 05. 1 06;

SMUS 110;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS ioi, 102; SATH

101, 105. 106; SEGL 250. 252, 275, 279, 280, 283, 289,
290, 291; SFLM 240; SMUS 110; SPHL 102, 21 1; SREL
103;STHE 161. 170

VT. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

Major Requirements'

" SMTH 340: Mathematical

Structure and Proof
SMTH 344: Matrix Algebra

SMTH 346: Introduction to

Modem Algebra

SMTH 354: Real Analysis 1

SSTA410: Introduction to

Probability Theory
SMTH 599 or SCSC 599^

Choose one of the following 3 areas of focus:
Pure, Computation or Industrial Mathematics

Pure Mathematics:

Two of ■

SMTH 544:

Linear Algebra

SMTH 546:

Algebraic Stuctures

SMTH 554:

Real Analysis II

SMTH
SMTH

—

SHST 101, 102. 105. or 106

Three additional 400 level or higher mathemat
ics/statistics courses:

SMTH/SSTA 3

Computation Mathematics:

Five approved SMTH, SSTA, or SCSC courses
for majors. One 300-level or higher, and four
400- level or higher.

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Industrial Mathematics:

SMTH 345: Applied Partial 3

DitTerential Equations
SSTA413: Introduction to 3

Stochastic Processes
SMTH 444: Elements of 3

Optimization

SMTH 561: Numerical Analysis 11 3

SMTH 579: Introduction to 3

Industrial Mathematics

Cognate'or Minor' 12-21

Supporting Courses'

Pure Emphasis: Cognate courses totaling 12 hours require
approval by major advisor. Minors may require 18-21 hours,
of which 6 hours may be applied toward general education
requirements.

Computation or Industrial Mathematics Emphasis'*

SCSC 300: Computer Science II
SCSC 321: Computer Science III
SCSC 42 1 : Design & Analysis
of Algorithms

300-level or higher SCSC course
for majors.^

SMTH 241: Calculus III
SMTH 245: Elementary
Differential Equations
SCSC 200: Computer Science I
SCSC 560: Numerical
Analysis I

4
3

3
3

Eiectives^

7-16

Total Hours Required

120

'a minimum ^rade ofC is required in each course indicated.
■Students in Pure Mathematics focus must take SMTH 599
^Excluding SCSC 315. 325 and 441.

''A minor in Computer Science is completed by two additional 300
level Computer Science courses in the cognate or as an elective.
^Recommended eleclives for the Compulation Emphasis
include Mathematics 3 74, English 245. and English 346.

Minor in Mathematics'
Student Worksheet

The mathematics minor may be utilized by students in any major.

Mathematics

(General Education Requirement)

Mathematics 141

Mathematics 142

8 Minor Requirements

four courses numbered 24 1 or above 12-13

Total Hours Required

20-21

'a minimum grade ofC is required.

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Bachelor of Arts

Major in Computer Information Systems

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

Mathematics*

SMTH 102

SMTH 126

VIII. Social and Beha\ ioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the follow inti with two

disciplines represented:

SAAS201;SANT102;SECO221.

222: SGEG 101. 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY 101;SSOC 101;SWST101

III.

IV,

VI.

Information Technology' 3

SCSC 150

Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 1 1 1 /L; SBIO 1 0 1 /L, 1 02/L,

1 10/L, 206, 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 111/L,
112/L: SGEG 201; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101. 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279, 280. 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110;SPHL 102, 211;SREL
103;STHE 161, 170

Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHl 102; SFRN KG; SGRM 102; SSPN 102

VII. History

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

Core Major Requirements' 42

' SCSC 200: Computer Science 1 3

SCSC 234: Visual BASIC

Programming or SCSC 238: C++

Programming 3

SCSC 300: Computer Science II 3

SCSC 311: Information Systems 3

Hardware and Software

SCSC 412: Computer Networks 1 3

SCSC 455: Computer Security 3

SCSC 520: Database System 3

Design
SCSC 52 1 : Database Implementation, 3

Application & Administration
SBAD 371: Organizational Mgmt. 3

and Behavior

SBAD 390: Business Info Systems 3

SEGL 245/252/346 3

or SJOU 301/304/335

SMTH 174: Discrete Mathematics 3

SMTH 202: Elemtry. Statistics 11 3

or SMTH 315: Statistical Methods 1

or SMTH 127: Pre-Calculus II

SCSC 599: Senior Seminar 3

One of the following .^/rus of Focus:

Networking and Information Security' 24

' SCSC 512: Networking II 3

SCSC 555 : Advanced Computer 3

Security & Information Assurance
Two courses to be selected from the following: 6
SCSC 355: Digital Forensics; or
SCSC 356: Cryptography; or
SCSC 515: Wireless Networking
SCSC 516: Distributed and Network

Programming; or
Any SCSC 300 level or above course
for majors^:

'a minimum grade o/C is required.
'Excluding SCSC SI 5. 325 and 441.

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Twelve hours from the Following: 12

SBAD 347: Legal Environment of Business: or
SCRJ 101 : Intro to Criminal Justice; or
SCRJ 420^: Criminal Procedure; or
SCRJ 325^ Criminal Trial Practice; or
SCRJ 301^: Crime in America; or
SCRJ 321^: Criminal Law; or
Required courses for Computer Technology

programs at technical/community colleges; or
Advisor approved courses selected from

Computer Science

SCSC 450: E-Business Web 3

Application Development

Any upper level SCSC course for majors-3

SBAD 225: Financial Accounting 3

SBAD 226 or any upper level 3

Business or Economics course
Two additional 300 level or above SBAD courses 6

Electives

10-

System Analysis' 24

SCSC 321: Computer Science III 3

SCSC 440: Object Oriented Systems 3

Analysis and Design

Total Hours Required

120

'a minimum grade ofC is required in each course indicated
■Excluding SCSC 315. 325 and 441.
^SCRJ 101 is required as a prerequisite.

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Bachelor of Science

Major in Computer Science

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH201

II. Mathematics' 8

SMTH 141

SMTH 142

III. Information Technology' 3

SCSC 150

IV. Natural Science 8

SBIO 101/L, 102/L;orSCHM 111/L,

112/L;orSPHS211/L,212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6
One fine arts course:

^ SAAS 204; SATH 1 0 1 , 1 05, 1 06;

SMUS 110;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101. 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275, 279, 280,
283, 289, 290. 291; SFLM 240; SMUS 110;
SPHL 102. 211;SREL 103; STHE 161. 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

Placement in a 201 or higher level
language course (Students placing
into 201 or higher level of a language
have satisfied this requirement but
will have additional hours in electives,
if hours are required in the major).

VII. History

SHST 101, 102. 105, or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses from the following with two

disciplines represented:

SAAS201;SANT102;SECO221,

222;SGEG 101. 103; SGIS 201. 301
320;SPSY lOUSSOC lOhSWSTlOl

Core Major Requirements' 33

SCSC 200: Computer Science 1 3

SCSC 210: Computer 3

Organization

SCSC 234: Visual BASIC 3

Programming or SCSC 238:
C++ Programming

SCSC 300: Computer Science II 3

SCSC 310: Introduction to 3

Computer Architecture

SCSC 32 1 : Computer Science 111 3

SCSC 356: Cryptography or 3

SCSC 42 1 : Design & Analysis of
Algorithms

SCSC 511: Operating Systems 3

SCSC 530: Programming 3

Language Structures

SCSC 540: Software Engineering 3

SCSC 599: Senior Seminar 3

One of the following three areas of focus'

Scientific Computing:

Three courses from the following:

SCSC 314: Introduction to Robotics

SCSC 370: Fundamentals of

Bioinformatics
SCSC 525: Knowledge Discovery

& Data Mining
SCSC 580; Introduction to Artificial

Intelligence
SCSC 585: Introduction to Computer

Vision

SCSC 399: Independent Study or
SCSC 499: Directed Research

Enterprise Solutions:

Three courses from the following:

SCSC 412: Computer Networks I

SCSC 440: Object Oriented Systems

Analysis and Design
SCSC 450: E-Business Web

Application Development

SCSC 455
SCSC 520
SCSC 525

Computer Security
Database System Design
Knowledge Discovery

& Data Mining

General^:

Any three SCSC 300-level or above for majors

'a minimum grade ofC is required in each course indicated.
^Excluding SCSC 315. 325 and 441.

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Cognate ' 12

Supporting Courses' 13-14

SMTH 174: Elements of Discrete 3

Math

SMTH 315: Statistical Methods 1 3

Math Elective (241 or higher) 3-4

SBIO 101 orSCHM 111 or 4

SPHS211

Electives 6-7

Total Hours Required 120

'a minimum grade ofC is required.
•Excluding SCSC 311. 315. 325. 441.

Minor in Computer Science'
Student Worksheet

Mathematics ^'"*^'' Requirements

fViatnematlCS . ,^, ., „ , Computer Science 300 3

Mathematics 1 2 1 w,th a B 3 Computer Science 321 3

or higher, or Math 126 SCSC 234 or SCSC 238 3

Computer Studies

Computer Science 200

Computer Science courses 300-level or
above

'a minimum grade ofC is required. Total Hours Required 27

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Natural Sciences and Engineering

The Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering, in the College olArts and Sciences. otTeis the Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in biology and chemistr>' and engineering technology management. Minors are also offered in biology and
chemistry. Courses are offered in the areas of engineering, geology, physical science, physics and astronomy. Students
interested in the following professional programs typically pursue eoursework under this division; chiropractic, dental,
engineering, medical, optometry, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assisting, physical therapy, speech pathology,
and veterinary medicine.

In general, assignments for courses numbered 300 or above are more rigorous and the grading standards more demand-
ing than for courses numbered 299 or lower

Bachelor of Science

Major in Biology

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses
I. Communication

SEGL 101 and SEGL 102

SSPH201

Mathematics

SMTH 126
SMTH 127

III.

IV.

Information Technology

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science

SCHM 111/L
SCHM 112/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SAAS 204; S ATH 1 0 1 , 1 05, 1 06;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170

One course firom the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 1 0 1 , 1 02; SATH

101, 105, I06;SEGL250, 252, 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211;
SREL I03;STHE 161. 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Lunguagc minimum 102 level

SCHri02; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History 3

SHST 101. 102. 105. or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses fi-om the fi)llowing with tuv

disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO221,

222;SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY10I;SSOC 101;SWST101

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'The successful completion of Mathematics 141 with a
minimum grade ofC fulfills Group II requirements. The
additional three hours are made up as electives.

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Major Requirements^'^''*

" Biology 101, 102

Biology 201, 202

Biology 350

One Field Course selected from:

SBIO305,380, 525, 570
Biology ( four courses at the 15-

200/500 level excluding Biology 206, 240,
270, 270L, 399). At least three of the four
courses must have an associated lab.

Biology majors mayselecta cognate (12 hours)
OR a minor (18-24 hours)

Cognate^'^ 0orl2
(with approval of advisor)

Physics 201 + 202 recommended 8

Other 4

Biology 599: Senior Seminar

Minor^'^'^ 0 or 1 8

(with approval of advisor)

Supporting Courses 14

Chemistry 331 +331 L 4

Chemistry 332 + 332L 4

Statistics (Mathematics 102 or 3

Psychology 225)

Electives

0-11

Total Hours Required

120-122

^A minimum grade ofC is required.
^To receive a biology degree, students must complete at
least 15 hours of major course credit at USC Upstate.
^A minimum of two 500 level courses (excluding 599) must
becompleted. A maximum of 4 hours from SBIO 54 1 ,
54 IL, or 542 may he counted as major credit. A total of II
courses in the major are required.

A cognate is required for all students not fulfilling
requirements for a minor that has been approved by their
advisor

^Up to 6 hours (8 hours if lab courses) of General
Education (<300 level) may be used to satisfy
requirements of a minor

Minor in Biology
Student Worksheet

Required Courses''^'-'

SBIOWIOI

SBIOWIOIL 4

SBIO W102 + SBIO W102L 4

300-Ievel Biology + lab 4

500-level Biology + lab 4

300-level or above Biology + lab 4

Total hours required

'Up to 6 hours (8 hours if lab courses) of General
Education f<300 level) may be used to satisfy
requirements of a minor

-A minimum grade ofC is required for all courscHork.

^A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework
is required.

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Bachelor of Science

Major in Chemistry

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

III.

IV.

VI.

SSPH201

Mathematics' 8

SMTH 141 and SMTH 142

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science 8

SCHM Ill/Land SCHM 112/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170

One course fi-om the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours fi-om ci specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101. 105. 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SFLM
240: SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

Major Requirements''^

Chemistry 33 1 , 332:

Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 331 L,332L:

Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry 321:

Quantitative Analysis
Chemistry 321 L:

Quantitative Analysis Laboratory

Chemistry 397: Junior Seminar

Chemistry 511: Inorganic

Chemistry
Chemistry 54 1 , 542 :

Physical Chemistry
Chemistry 54 1 L, 542L:

Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Chemistry 581: Biochemistry I

Chemistry 599: Senior Seminar

Four hours selected from 4

the following:

Chemistry 522: Instrumental

Analysis

Chemistry 530: Spectrometric

Identification of Organic Compounds

Chemistry 582: Biochemistry II

Chemistry 583L: Biochemistry

Laboratory

Chemistry 534: Introductory

Polymer Chemistry

Supporting Courses

Mathematics 241

Mathematics 315

Physics 201 and 202

or Physics 211 and 212

VII. History

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Two courses fi-om the following with tviv

disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO221,

222;SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY 101;SSOC 101;
SWST 101

'/) minimum grade ofC is required.
'To receive a chemistry degree, students must complete at
least 15 hours of major course credit at USC Upstate

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Chemistry majors may select
a cognate (12 hours) OR
a minor (18-21 hours)

Cognate' 12

Upper division courses selected with
advisor's approval

Electives

Minor''2 18-21

1 2 hours must be upper-division coursework

Total Hours Required

120

'Minimum grade ofC is required for alt coursework

■Up lo 6 hours of General Education {less than 300 level)
may be used to satisfy requirements of a minor

Minor in Chemistry
Student Worksheet

Minor Requirements''^'^

Chemistry 111, lllL

Chemistry 112. 112L

Chemistry 331

Chemistry 332

Students must take a minimum of 10 hours
from at least three of live fields below:

Organic Chemistry

□ Chemistry 33 IL: 1
Organic Chemistry I Lab

□ Chemistry 332L: 1
Organic Chemistry II Lab

Q Chemistry 530: Spectroscopy 3

□ Chemistry 534: Polymer Chemistry 3

Biochemistry

Chemistry 58 1 : Biochemistry I 3

Chemistry 582: Biochemistry II 3

Chemistry 583L: Biochemistry Lab 1

Analytical Chemistry

Chemistry 321:
Quantitative Analysis

□

Chemistry 32 IL:
Quantitative Analysis Lab

Chemistry 522 and 522L:
Instrumental Analysis

Physical Chemistry

Chemistry 541:
Physical Chemistry 1

□

Chemistry 54 IL:
Physical Chemistry I Lab

Chemistry 542:
Physical Chemistry 11

□

Chemistry 542L:
Physical Chemistry II Lab

Inorganic Chemistry

Chemistry 511:
Inorganic Chemistry

Total Hours Required

'Up to 6 hours of General Education (less than 300 level)
may he used to satisfy' requirements of a minor

-Minimum grade ofC is required for all coursework.

A minimum of 12 hours of tipper division coursework is
required.

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Bachelor of Science

Major in Engineering Technology Management'

Student Worksheet

This Bachelor's program requires an ABET Accredited associate degree in
Engineering Technology before fiill acceptance into the degree program.

General Education Requirements^
I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

III.

IV.

VI.

VIII.

SSPH 201

Mathematics

SMTH 127
SMTH 141

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101

Natural Science 8

Two courses from the following:

SAST lll/L;SBIO 101/L, 102/L,

1 10/L, 242/L; SCHM 101/L, 109/L,

111/L,112/L;SGEL 101/L, 102/L,
103/L; SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L,
211/L, 212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

^ SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291; SPLM
240; SMUS 110, 140;SPHL 102,211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 1 02 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

(Students placing into 201 or higher
level of a language have satisfied this
requirement but will have additional
hours in electives,ifhours are required
in the major).

VII. History

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

Social and Behavioral Sciences ' 6

Two courses from the following with two

disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO221,

222;SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SPSY101;SSOC 101;SWST 101

' Program Entry Requirements: Students must possess an ABET Accredited
associate degree in Engineering Technology. Students may he admitted to
the program, hut may take no more than 12 hours of SETM courses with-
out the ABET accredited associate degree in Engineering Technology.

Major Requirements''^'^'^

Technical courses in discipline** 31

(transfer in block with Associate's Degree)
Eng. Tech Mgt. 320: lingineering

Cost Analysis
Eng. Tech Mgt. 330: Engineering

Work Analysis
Eng. Tech Mgt. 370: Systems

Decision Making

Eng. Tech Mgt. 410: Engineering

Teams Theory and Practice
Eng. Tech Mgt. 415: Quality

Practices
Eng. Tech Mgt. 420: Engineering

Project Mgt.
Eng. Tech Mgt. 499: Senior Seminar

Senior Seminar

Supporting Courses 9

Economics 29 1 : Probability and 3

Statistics

Economics 292: Statistical Inference 3

Technical Communications Course'' 3

Cognate^'^ 12

Four courses from the following (with at least

two SBAD courses):

SBAD347, 348,350,351,352, 371,

372, 374, 377, 378, 452, 456, 457,
458, 47 1 , 475, 476; SECO 32 1 , 326;
SEGL 345. 371; SGIS 370, 380, 571,
572; SIMS 346, 347; SPSY 311;
SSOC 347; SSPH 3 1 5, 380, 448

Minor in Business Administration"*'^'^ 18

Total Hours Required

124-130

^ A maximum of 76 hours, including 31 hours of technical courses, may
be transferred from a technical college curriculum. Alt courses trans-
ferred for degree credit must be a minimum grade of "C. "
■* The succes.sful completion of Mathematics 141 with a minimum grade
of C fulfills Croup II requirements. The additional hours are electives.
■* SECO 221 or SECO 222 is recommended for a Six-ial and Behavioral Sciences
electiv'e for students choosing to complete a minor in Business Administration.
■' SECO 222 is recommended for a Social and Behavioral Sciences
elective for students planning to take SECO 321 and/or 326 for the
cognate or minor in Business Administration.
" A minimum grade ofC is required.

' To receive an Engineering Technology Management degree, students
must complete at least 15 hours of major course credit at USC Upstate.
" Technical content transfers in from the associate degree in an Engi-
neering Technology area.

' College-level technical communications course (e.g.. SEGL 346 Tech-
nical Writing or SIMS 345 Technical Presentation & Communication).

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Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology Management
Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman and sophomore level eourses are taken as part of a required ABET Accredited associate degree in
engineering technology. A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses transferred for degree credit.

Freshman and Sophomore Years (57 semester hours)
The following courses are typically completed during the Freshman and Sophomore years in Engineering
Technology programs. Consult your technical college course schedule for specific engineering technology
program requirements and optimuin course sequencing.

English 101 3

Speech 201 or English 102 or Technical Communications 3

Precalculus II 3

Information Technology 3

Natural Science 4

Fine Arts (art, music, theater) 3

Social and Behavioral Science 3

Technical content Minimum of 31

Junior Year (34 semester hours)
An ABET Accredited associate degree in Engineering Technology must be completed within 12 semester
hours of admission to the B.S. degree program.

Fall ( 1 7 hours)

Technical Communication (or Speech 201 if Tech. Comm. ah-eady completed) 3

Calculus I (SMTH 141) 4

Probability and Statistics (SECO 291) 3

Cognate 3

Engineering Cost Analysis (SETM 320) 4

Spring ( 1 7 hours)

English 102 (or Speech 201 if English 102 already completed) 3

Statistical Inference (SECO 292) 3

Cognate 3

Engineering Work Analysis (SETM 330) 4

Systems Decision Making (SETM 370) 4

Senior Year (33 hours)
Fall (17 hours)

Arts and Humanities 3

Social and Behavioral Science 3

Cognate 3

Engineering Teams Theory and Practice (SETM 410) 4

Quality Practices (SETM 4 15) 4

Spring ( 1 6 hours)

Foreign Language 102 3

History 111 or 112 3

Cognate 3

Engineering Project Management (SETM 420) 4

Senior Seminar (SETM 499) 3

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Psychology

The Doparlment of Psychology, in the College of Arts and Sciences, otTers the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor
of Arts degrees in psychology. A minor is also oflered in psychology. In general, assignments for courses numbered 300
or above are more rigorous and the grading standards more demanding than for courses numbered 299 or lower.

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts'
Major in Psychology
Student Worksheet
General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGLlOl'andSEGL 102-

III.

IV.

SSPH20I

3-4

Mathematics

One math course:

SMTH 121. 122. 126. 127.

141. 142.231
One course from math, logic or statistics: 3-4

SMTH 122. 127, 141, 142. 202,231:

SLGC 205, 207

Information Technology

SCSC 138. 150; SIMS 101 3

Natural Science

Two courses from the foUowing (at least 7-8
one with the associated lab)

SAST 111/L;SBI0 lOl/L. 102/L.

1 10/L. 206. 240. 242/L, 270; SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 111/L.

112/L;SGEG201,202;SGEL 101/L,

102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;

SPHS 101/L, 201/L,202/L, 211 /L,

212/L

Arts and Humanities*

*no more than 3 credit hours from a specific
discipline will he accepted for the General
Education Requirement under Arts & Humanities

One fine arts course: 3

^ SAAS 204; SATH 101

SMUS

05, 106;
10, 140;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following 3

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106;SEGL250, 252, 275,
279. 280. 283, 289. 290. 291; SFLM
240; SMUS 110. 140;SPHL 102,211;
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture

Foreign Language minimum 102 level 3

SCHri02; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

or placement in a 201 or higher level
language course** (placement in a
higher level language course satisfies
this requirement but does not provide
3 hours of credit toward graduation)

VTI. History

SHST 101, 102, 105 or 106

VTI I. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Two courses from the following with two
disciplines represented:

SAAS201;SANT102;SECO221,

222;SGEG 101. 103;SGIS201.301

320;SSOC 101;SWST 101

_iVIajor Requirements^''*

Psychology 101

Psychology 225

Psychology 325

At least FIVE CORE courses

fi"om the follow ing:

One from the Experimental Core

Psychology 303: Psychology

of Learning and Memory

Psychology 304: Cognitive

Psychology

Psychology 305: Sensation and

Perception

Psychology 308: Physiological

Psychology

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'Normally sludenls will receive a Bachelor of Science
degree. Sludenls who wish lo pursue a Bachelor of Arts
degree must complete foreign language 201 and 202.
'A minimum grade ofC is required.

'.-) minimum grade ofC is required in all major courses.

''IS credit hours of psychology' (12 credit hours from
core courses, three credit hours from courses at the
400 -level and three credit hours front senior seminar)
applied toward graduation must he awarded by USC
Upstate. In order to enroll in senior seminar a student
must have completed all of the prerequisite courses with a
minimum grade ofC.

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One from the Social Core

G Psychology 302: Developmental
Psychology

□ Psychology 307: Social Psychology

□ Psychology 309: Personality
Psychology

□ Psychology 310: Abnormal
Psychology

Q Psychology 311: Industrial and
Organizational Psychology
Three additional core courses

One 400-level psychology course (except spsy 499) 3

Minor Option^ 18-21

See Minor section of catalog for description
and requirements

Electives 13-25

(for a B.A. degree 6 hours of elective credit
must be Foreign Language 201-202)

Elective psychology courses

selected from core and/or other psychology

courses

Total Hours Required^

120

Senior Seminar:'
SPSY 502

Psvchology majors may select either a cognate
(12 hours) OR a minor (18-21 hours)

Cognate Option^ 12

(Courses selected in conjunction with
psychology advisor. See Cognate section of
catalog for description)

' In order lo enroll in senior seminar, a student must have
completed all the prerequisite courses with a minimum
grade ofC.

-A minimum grade ofC is required.

■'!S credit hours of psychology- (12 credit hours from
core courses, three credit hours from courses at the
400 -level and three credit hours from senior seminar)
applied toward graduation must be awarded by USC
Upstate. In order to enroll in senior seminar, a student
must have completed all of the prerequisite courses with a
minimum grade ofC.

Minor in Psychology''^
Student Worksheet

Required Courses

Psychology 101

Two Courses from the Experimental Core
' (courses numbered 303, 304, 305, 308)

Two Courses from the Social Core 6

[ (courses numbered 302. 307, 309, 3 1 0, 3 1 1 )

One Advanced Course numbered at the 3

400-level (except Psychology 499)

Total hours required

'a minimiiin grade ofC is required for all courses.

- Nine credit hours of psychology (three credit hours from
experimental core, three credit hours from social core, and
three credit hours from advanced courses) applied toward
graduation must be awarded by USC Upstate.

One Elective Course at the 300-level
or above

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Historyy Political Science^
Philosophy and American Studies

The Department of History, Political Science. Philosophy and American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences
offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science. Minors are offered in history, political science, philoso-
phy and American studies. Courses are also offered in the areas of anthropology, logic, military science and religion. In
general, assignments for courses numbered 300 or above are more rigorous and the grading standards more demanding
than for courses numbered 299 or lower.

Bachelor of Arts

Major in History

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication 9

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102 6

VII. History

SHST 102

SSPH 201

II. Mathematics 6-8

One math course:

SMTH 120, 121, 122, 126, 127

141, 142,231

One course from math, logic or statistics:

SECO 291; SLGC 205, 207; SMTH

102, 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 141,
202, 231; SPSY225; SSOC 201

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138, 150; SIMS 101 3

rv. Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the fr)llowing (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 1 1 1/L; SBIO 101/L, 102/L,

1 1 0/L, 206. 240, 242/L, 270; SCHM
101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 11 1/L,
112/L;SGEG201;SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS lOI/L, 201/L, 202/L, 21 1/L,
212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course: 3

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110;STHE 161, 170

One course from the following: (no more 3
than 3 credit hours fi-om a specific discipline)
SAMS 101, 102; SEGL 250, 252,

275, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291;

SFLM240;SPHL 102,211;

SREL 103

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102 or placement in a 201 or
higher level language course.

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

Two courses fi-om the following with two

disciplines represented:

SAAS 201; SANT 102; SECO 221,

222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320; SPSY 101; SSOC 101;SWST101

Major Requirements''^

SHST 300

History courses numbered 301 or higher
At least one course must be taken in each
of the following areas:

United States history (courses

numbered 301-323, 351-352, 492,

495, 496)

European history (courses numbered

330-355,493,496)

Non- Western history (courses

numbered 313, 360-391, 494, 496

History 500: Senior Seminar

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'a minimum grade ofC is required in all major courses.
^Fifteen credit hours of history, including senior seminar,
applied toward graduation must be awarded by USC
Upstate. In order to enroll in senior seminar a student
must have completed all the prerequisites with a minimum
grade o/C.

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History majors may select a cognate ( 1 2 hours)
OR a minor (18-21 hours)

Supporting Courses

Cognate'

OR
Minor'

18-21

'a minimum grade ofC is required in all cognate or minor
courses.

History 101 3

Government and International 3

Studies 320

History 1 05 3

History 106 3

One course selected from 3

the following: American literature;
American Studies; art: English
literature, linguistics, or literary
theory; history; literature in a
foreign language; music: philosophy;
religion; speech, theatre; world
literature

Electives

11-23

Total Hours Required

120

Minor in History'
Student Worksheet

Minor Requirements

History 105 or 106-

History 101 or 102^

Five history courses 15

at 300-level or above.

At least one course must be taken in each

of the following areas^:

G United States history

(courses numbered 30 1-323, 35 1-352,

492,495)
□ European history

(courses number 330-355, 493)
G Non- Western history

(courses number 313, 360-39 1 , 494)

Total Hours Required

'a minimum grade ofC is required in all courses.

-Courses may also be used as general education credit.

-* l^'ith approval, students may apply relevant 400-le\'el
special topics courses, one-time-only courses, internships,
and independent studies to the minor.

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Bachelor of Arts

Major in Political Science

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses
I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH201

II. Mathematics 7-8

One math course:

SMTH 120. 121. 122. 126, 127

141. 142.231

One course from math, logic or statistics:

SECO291;SLGC205. 207:SMTH

102. 121, 122. 126. 127. 141, 142,
231;SPSY225;SSOC201

III. Information Technology 3

SCSC 138. 150; SIMS 101

IV. Natural Science

7-8

Two courses from the following fat least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 111/L:SBI0 101/L, 102/L.

1 1 0/L. 206. 240. 242/L. 270: SCHM

101/L, 105, 106, 107, 109/L, 111/L,
112/L;SGEG201,202;SGEL 101/L,
102/L. 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L, 201/L.202/L, 211/L,
212/L

Arts and Humanities

One fine arts course:

SATH 101, 105. 106

One course from the following: (no more 3

than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SEGL252;SPHL 102, 211;

SREL 103

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102 or placement in a 201 or
higher level language course

VII. History 3

SHST 101, 102, 105, or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Two courses from the following with two
disciplines represented:

SECO 22 1 or SECO 222

SG1S201

Major Requirements

Government and 3

International Studies 210
Government and 3

International Studies 300
Government and International 3

Studies 301, 349, 385 or 403
Government and International 3

Studies 310 or 320

One course From three 9

of the following four sub-fields

American Politics

(SGIS 238, 312, 324, 350, 360, 361,

363, 364, 365, 450, 45 1 , 452, 462 or

463)

International and Comparative

Politics (SGIS 310. 320.

326. 327. 330, 340, 400, 420 or 460)

Public Administration (SGIS 370,

374,380.445,571 or 572)

Political Theory (SGIS 385, 386, 403,

481)

Other Government and International
Studies courses

Government and International
Studies 500: Senior seminar

Political Science majors may select either a
cognate (12 hours) OR minor (18-21 hours).

Cognate Option'

'a minimum i;nije ofC is required.

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Minor Option' (Discipline)

18-21

Electives

7-17

Supporting Courses

An additional lOO-lcvel history 3

course or American Studies course

Three courses selected from 9

the following: history, philosophy,

American studies, religion,

economics, sociology, anthropology,

psychology

Total Hours Required

120

'/( minimum grade ofC is required.

Minor in Political Science*
Student Worksheet

Introductory Course

SGIS 201 American National Government 3

Required Course

SGlS 301 Introduction to Political Science 3

Course Options 12

12 credit hours from the following list, with no more than
two courses from any subfield.

American Government

□ SGIS 350:

Women and American Politics

□ SGIS 363: Southern Politics

□ SGIS 364:

State and Local Government

□ SGIS 380: Environmental Policy

□ SGIS 450: Constitutional Law

□ SGIS 451:

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

□ SGIS 463:

The American Presidency

International and Comparative Politics

□ SGIS 3 1 0: International Politics

□ SGIS 320: Comparative Politics

□ SGIS 326: Middle East Politics

□ SGIS 327: East Asian Politics

□ SGIS 330: International
Organizations

□ SGIS 420: Women and Politics:
A Global Perspective

□ SGIS 460: International Law

Political Process

□ SGIS 340: U.S. Foreign Policy

□ SGIS 36 1 : Political Behavior

□ SGIS 452: Judicial Process

□ SGIS 462: Legislative Process

Political Theory

□ SGIS 300: Intro to Political Theory

□ SGIS 385: American Political
Thought

□ SGIS 403: History of Western
Political Thought

'/4 minimum grade ofC is required in all courses.

Public Administration

□ SGIS 370: Intro to
Public Administration

□ SGIS 374: Intro to Public Policy

Total Hours Required

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Minor in American Studies''^
Student Worksheet

Note: a minimum gracie of "C" is required in all
courses. A minimum of 12 hours of upper-level course-
work is required

Minor Requirements

SAMS 101 or 102' 3-6

Any SAMS Course numbered

300-level or above- 3-9

Additional Coursework 3-12

No more than 6 hours from a single group. Only one
course from the student's major, and the course cannot
be counted for both major and minor credit.

Group A: History

SHST 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 310,
31 1, 312, 313, 320, 321. 322, 323, 380, 381

Group B: Literature

SEGL 307, 342, 383, 391, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429,
430, 447, 455, 480, 48 1 , 482, 483

Group C: Fine Arts, Journalism and Languages

SATH 205, 206, 304; SJOU 302, 303, 360, 424,
425; SMUS 310; SSPN 204, 332, 333; STHE 301

Group D: Social and Other Sciences

SANT 102; SGEG 340. 424; SGEL 120, 121, 241;
SCRJ 310, 320. 321, 342; SECO 301; SGIS 300,
340, 350, 361, 363, 364, 374, 385, 386, 450, 463;
SNPA 301; SSOC 301, 310, 31 1, 320, 321, 323,
325, 327, 328. 329, 330, 333, 335, 337, 341, 343,
345, 347, 351, 353, 355, 357, 372; SWST 301, 355

Total Hours Required

' Students may lake both SAMS 101 and 102 if all other
coursework is at the 300-level or above.
' SAMS 398, Topics may be used more than once with a
change of topic.

Minor in Philosopliy*
Student Worksheet

Required Courses

Logic (Either SLGC 205 or 207) 3

History of Philosophy

(Either SPHL 201 or SPHL 202) 3
Ethics

(Either SPHL 2 1 1 or SPHL 311) 3

'a minimum grade ofC is required.

Additional Philosophy Courses

(numbered 201 or above)

Total Hours Required

Minor in Religion'
Student Worksheet

Required Courses

SREL 103: Comparative Religion

SREL 300: Asian Religious Traditions

SREL 301 : Western Religious Traditions

SREL 399: Topics in Religion

(May be repeated when topics vary)

A minimum grade ofC is required.

Additional Courses

Two courses from the following:

SREL 360: Modem Islam

SREL 399: Topics in Religion

(May be repeaded when topics vary)

SPHL 211: Contemporary Moral Issues or

SPHL 311: Ethics

SSOC 345: Sociology of Religion

Total Hours Required

120

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Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women \s Studies

The Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women's Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences offers the
Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and the Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. Minors are offered in sociol-
ogy, criminal justice, geography and women's studies. In general, assignments for courses numbered 300 or above are more
rigorous and the grading standards more demanding than for courses numbered 299 or lower.

Bachelor of Arts
Major in Sociology
Student Worksheet

General Education Courses
I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH20I

II. Matiiematics

One math course:

SMTH 1 20 or SMTH 1 2 1

One course from malh, logic or statistics:
SSOC201 or SMTH 102

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

. SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

IV.

Natural Science

7-8

Two courses from the following (at least
one with the associated lab)

S AST 1 1 1 /L; SBIO 1 1 0/L, 206. 240,

270; SCHM 101/L, 105, 106, 107,

109/L; SGEG 201, 202; SPHS lOI/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

^ SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SEGL

250, 252, 275, 279, 280, 283, 289.
290, 291 ; SFLM 240; SPHL 102,
211;SREL 103; STHE 161, 170; SATH
101, 105, 106; SMUS 110, 140

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences <

Two courses from the following with fuo

disciplines represented:

SANT102;SAAS201;SECO221,

222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 301, 320;

SPSYIOUSSOC lOUSWSTlOl

Major Requirements*

Four core sociology courses

Q Sociology 101

G Sociology 301

□ Sociology 302

Q Sociology 499: Senior Seminar

Seven additional upper-level sociology
courses

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Sociology majors may select either a cognate Supporting Courses

(12 hours) OR minor (18-21 hours). S(.lS20l 3

SLGC 205 or SLCG 207 3

Cognate Option 12 Two courses from the following 6

with two disciplines represented:

SANT 1 02; SEGL 275, 279, 283. 29 1 , 30 1 . 307, 322, 325,

341. 346. 352, 368. 371 :SGEG 121, 212. 340; SGIS 310,

320. 364; SHST 310. 320, 333, 338, 351, 355, 360, 361,

370. 371 , 372. 380. 381 . 390. 391 ; SREL 103; art history;
SWST 101;SAAS201

Minor Option^'^ 18-21

Electives 4-20

Total Hours Required 120

'a minimum gnidc ofC is required.

Note: 15 credit hours of sociology (beyond SSOC 101)
including senior seminar, applied toward graduation,
must be awarded by USC Upstate.

-18 hours minimum.
12 htnirs of upper division coursework.

Minor in Sociology
Student Worksheet

Minor Requirements'

SSOC 101
"SSOC 301
SSOC 302

Introductory Sociology 3

Sociological Theory 3

Sociological Research Methods 3

Three upper-level sociology courses (303 or above) 9

Total Hours Required 18

'a minimum grade ofC is required in all coursework.

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Bachelor of Science

Major in Criminal Justice

Student Worksheet

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

II.

IV.

SSPH 201

Mathematics

One math course:
SMTH

20orSMTH 121

One course from mulh, logic or slalislics:
SLGC 205 or SLGC 207

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

Natural Science

7-8

Two courses from ihe following (at least

one with the associated lab)

SAST 1 1 1 /L; SBIO 1 1 0/L, 206, 240,

270; SCHM 101/L, 105, 106, 107,

109/L; SGEG 201, 202; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L, 120. 121, 123/L, 131;
SPHS 101/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One fine arts course:

S AAS 204; S ATH 1 0 1 , 1 05. 1 06;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161. 170
One course from the following: (no more
than 3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

101, 105, 106; SEGL 250, 252,275,
279, 280, 283, 289, 290, 291 ; SFLM
240; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,
SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level

^ SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

VII. History

SHST 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101
SSOC 101

Major Requirements'

SCRJ 101: Introduction to

Criminal Justice

SCRJ 210: Policing in America

SCRJ 220: The Criminal Courts

SCRJ 230: Introduction to

Corrections

SCRJ 361: Criminal Justice

Research Methods

SCRJ 371: Theories of Crime

SCRJ 501: Criminal Justice

Senior Seminar

Additional upper-level
criminal justice courses
{A maximum of 6 hours may be earned from
SCRJ 391: Field Study or SCRJ 490: Internship)

'a minimum grade ofC is required in all major courses.

Note: Fifteen credit hours of criminal justice (beyond SCRJ
101), including senor seminar, applied toward graduation
must be awarded by USC Upstate..

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Criminal justice majors may select a
cognate (12 hours) OR a minor
(18-21 hours)

_ Cognate* 12

Supporting Courses

Minor ' (Discipline)

18-21

SGIS 201 : American National

Government

Statistics': SMTH 102 or

SPSY225orSSOC201

Ethics: SPHL 21 1, 311, or 321

One course of the following:

SANT 102; SEGL 275; SGEG 121,

2 1 2, 340; SGIS 3 1 0, 320; SHST 335,

338,340,341,360,361,370,371,

380, 38I;SREL 103

Electives

4-17

'a minimum grade ofC ;.v i-equired.

Total Hours Required 120

Minor in Criminal Justice
Student Worksheet

Minor Requirements'

SCRJ 101: 3

Introduction to Criminal Justice

SCRJ 371: 3

Theories of Crime

Total Hours Required

Select two of the following three courses: 6

SCRJ 210: Policing in America

SCRJ 220: The Criminal Courts

SCRJ 230: Introduction to Corrections

Additional upper-level 9

Criminal Justice courses

A maximum of 3 hours may be earned from any combi-
nation of the following: SCRJ 391: Field Study or SCRJ
490: Internship

'a minimum grade ofC i.i required.

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Minor in Women's & Gender Studies'
Student Worksheet

Introductory Course^

SWST 101: Introduction to Women's
& Gender Studies

Theory Course 3

SWST 301 : Feminist Theory

and Methods

Additional Courses 12

□ SATH301: Women and Art

□ SCRJ382: Women and Crime

□ SEGL 369: Gender & Autobiography

□ SEGL 389: Gay & Lesbian Literature

□ SEGL 437: Women Writers

□ SGIS 350: Women and American Politics

SGIS 420: Women and Politics:

A Global Perspective

SHST35I: Women in

Early Modem Europe and America

SHST 352: Women in Modern Europe

and America

SHST 496: Topics in Women's History

SJOU 450: Women in the Media

SPSY 442: Psychology of Women

SSOC 335: Sociology of Women

SSOC 337: Gender & Society

SSOC 339: Women & Armed Conflict

SWST 355: U.S. Women's Movement

SWST 398: Topics

SWST 399: Independent Study

SWST 490: Senior Seminar in

Women's Studies

SWST 498: Outreach Practicum

SWST 499: Internships

Total Hours Required

'Minimum grade of "C "for all courses required.

^Course may also be used to satisfy general education
requirements. If used for general education, students will
have satisfied the requirement for the minor and will be
excused from the credit hour requirements for the
preparatoiy course.

^Wilh the written approval of a Women 's and Gender Studies
faculty member, students may apply relevant special topics
courses, one-time only courses, internships and independent
studies to the minor.

'^No more than six hours of SWST 498 and 499 in any
combination may be used to satisfy minor requirements.

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George Dean Johnson, Jr.
College of Business & Economics

Accreditation

Business programs are accredited by The Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB
International).

Vision

The vision ofthe Johnson College olBusiness and Econom-
ics (JCBH) is to become the school-of-first-choice for an
excellent baccalaureate business administration education
for students of the Upstate of South Carolina.

Mission

use Upstate's Johnson College of Business and
Economics provides and delivers excellent undergradu-
ate business education to a diverse student population. In
support of this mission.

• Our educational programs prepare graduates to
enter and succeed in a variety of business careers in an
expanding global environment through a focus on current
and ethical business practices.

• Our faculty isengagedin intellectual pursuits that focus
primarily on applied scholarship and teaching excellence.

• Our community and service activities are developed
in partnership with business and professional constituencies
to enhance the quality of life and economic well being in
the upstate metropolitan region.

• As a school, we hold our faculty, staff and students
accountable for practicing a high degree of personal and
professional excellence, integrity and civility.

Program Goals

The goals of the JCBE for the accomplishment of the
mission are to:

• Provide an excellent education to a diverse
student body

• Implement the curriculum with a high quality
faculty

Degree Programs

The Johnson College of Business and Economics offers
programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration. Minors in business administration
and economics are also offered . I n addition to the Spartanburg
campus, courses are also offered at the University Center of
Greenville. Students are invited to visit the Johnson College
of Business and Economics on the USC Upstate campus to
explore career opportunities.

All Johnson College students are required to take the
specified general education courses. All students then take
a common business and economics core sequence, spanning
the full range of business fijnctions. Finally students select
a concentration.

Students should begin with the recommendedcurriculum
as early as possible. This sequence includes a combination
of business, economics and general education courses sug-
gested for each semester in which the student is enrolled. It
is imperative that students begin their mathematics/statistics
sequence in the first semester of their freshman year and con-
tinue this sequence each semester to make adequate progress
in any of the business concentrations. Students in business
administration and economics are advised by the faculty from
the Johnson College of Business and Economics.

Students not pursuing a Business degree may earn a
maximum of 29 semester hours in Business courses, exclud-
ing SECO 221, 222, 291, and 292, pro\ iding they meet the
course prerequisites and have earned 54 credit hours before
enrolling in 300-level and above courses.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Busi-
ness may also pursue any university approved minor except
the economics minor and the business administration minor.
See catalog section concerning minors. Usually, completing
the degree with a minor will require more than the minimum
1 20 credit hours to graduate.

Admission to the Professional Program
(Upper Division)

Students seeking a degree in business must be admit-
ted to the Professional Program (upper division) before
enrolling in 300-level or above business administration
(SBAD) and economics (SECO) courses.

Application Process

The professional program application form may be obtained
from the Johnson College of Business and Economics
(JCBE) Office of Student Services or on the Upstate Web
site. The application must be filed with the JCBE Office of
Student Services no earlier than the term in which students
anticipate completing 54 credit hours.

Application Deadlines

During the fall semester the deadline is October I ; during
the spring semester, February I .

Admission Requirements

Admission of applicants is based on individual consider-
ation. Each applicant must fulfill the following require-
ments:

• Successful completion of 54 credit hours
Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0

• Completion with a C or better: SEGL 101. SEGL 1 02,
SSPH201,andSMTH 122

Successful completion of SBAD 225 and SECO
221 or 222

Conditional Approval

Students are conditionally approved for professional
program admission during the semester of application
to facilitate registration for the following semester. If
the student's final academic performance for the semes-
ter does not meet the admission requirements, it is the
student's responsibility to make the necessary schedule
adjustments.

Transfer Students and Conditional Approval

Transfer students who have met the 54-credit hour and
GPA requirements at time of admission may be granted
conditional admission for one semester in orderto complete
the specific course requirements.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to meeting the curriculum requirements for
a degree in business administration, graduation requires a
minimum cumulative GP.Aof 2.0 and a minimum grade of
C ( S in SBAD 499 ) on all upper division Business courses.
(A grade of D or higher is acceptable for meeting a course
prerequisite requirement unless otherwise specified in the
catalog course description.) The highest grade earned on
any course in business and economics is applied toward the
degree. At least 50 percent of the business and economics
credit hours applied toward graduation must be awarded
by USC Upstate.

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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Student Worksheet

The Johnson College of Business and Economics is accredited by AACSB International. The Bachelor of Science in Busi-
ness Administration otTers concentrations in Accounting, Economics/Finance, General Business Administration, Manage-
ment, and Marketing.

General Education Courses

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH201

11.

Mathematics

SMTH 122orSMTH 141

6-7

*Students not placing into SMTH 122 or 141
must complete the prerequisites before taking
the required math class. The college level
prerequisite(s) will count as free elective(s).
SEC0 291

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SEC0 221

One course selected from the following

SAAS 201; SANT 102; SGEG 101,

103;SG1S201,SPSY 101;SSOC 101;
SWST 101

Major Course Requirements

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138

IV. Natural Science 7-8

Two courses from the following (at least
one with the associated lab)

S AST 1 1 1 /L; SBIO 1 1 0/L, 206, 240,

270; SCHM 101/L, 105, 106, 107/L, 109/L;
SGEG 201/L, 202; SGEL 101/L, I02/L, 103/L,
120,121, 123/L, 131;SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L

V. Arts and Humanities (

One fine arts course:

SAAS 204; SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following representing
a different discipline from the above fine arts
course.

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH

Business Core

SBAD

SECO

(required in all majors)

225 Financial Accounting 3

226 Managerial Accounting 3
290 Intro to Business Info Systems 3
347 Legal Environment of Business 3
350 Principles of Marketing 3
363 Business Finance 3

371 Organizational Mgmt. & Behavior3

372 Operations Management 3
478 Business Policy (Senior Seminar) 3
222 Principles of Microeconomics 3
292 Statistical Inference 3

101, 105, 106;SEGL250, 252, 275,279, 280,
283, 289, 290, 291 ; SFLM 240; SMUS 110,
140;SPHL 102,211;SREL 103;STHE 161, 170

Concentration Areas

A ccounting' -

O SBAD 331 Intermediate Accounting 1 3

□ SBAD 332 Intermediate Accounting 11 3

□ SBAD 333 Cost Accounting 3

□ SBAD 335 Individual Tax Planning 3
Q SBAD 433 Accounting Controls Systems 3

□ SBAD 435 Auditing 3
G SBAD 461 International Business Finance

or SECO 303 International Economics 3

VI. Foreign Language and Culture 3

Foreign Language minimum 102 level
SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

Students not placing in the 102 level of a
foreign language must complete the prerequisite (101).
This prerequisite will count as a free elective. Students who
place into the 201 or higher level of a foreign language are
exempt from the foreign language/culture general education
requirement but w ill have additional hours in electives.

'To be eligible to take the CPA e.xam in South Carolina, a
person must have 120 .lemesler credit hours, including 24 hours
of accounting and 24 hours of other business courses. To qualify
for the CPA license in South Carolina, a person must have 150
semester credit hours with a baccalaureate or higher degree with
36 hours in accounting (with at least 24 hours at the junior level
or above) and 36 hours of other bu.<iiness courses. Please see an
accounting advisor concerning additional requirements.

'Students planning to take the Certified Public Accountant
examination should take SBAD 43 7 Advanced Accounting in ad-
dition to the accounting concentration courses.

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Economics/Finance

□ SHCO30I Commercial & Central Banking 3

□ SECO 303 International Fxonomics 3

□ SECO 322 Intermediate Macro Theory 3
Q SECO 326 Managerial Economics 3
Q one of the following: 3

SBAD 364 Financial Institutions and Markets
SBAD 365 Principles of Investments

□ one of the following: 3
SBAD 378 International Business Enterprise
SBAD 452 International Marketing

SBAD 461 International Business Finance
G one of the following: 3

SECO 3 1 1 Issues in Economics
SECO 499 Topics in Economics
SBAD 333 Cost Accounting
SBAD 390 Business Tech & Info Systems
SBAD 499 Business Internship

General Business Administration

□ SBAD 333 Cost Accounting 3

□ SBAD 351 Consumer Behavior 3

□ SBAD 374 Mgmt. of Human Resources 3

□ SECO 326 Managerial Economics 3
□SBAD 398 Topics in Metro Bus. Studies 3
□one of the following international courses: 3

SBAD 378 International Business Enterprise
SBAD 452 International Marketing
SBAD 461 International Business Finance
SECO 303 International Economics
□one of the following: 3

SBAD 335 Individual Tax Planning
SBAD 365 Principles of Investment
SBAD 390 Business Tech & Info Systems
SBAD 457 Marketing Research
SBAD 471 New Business Enterprise
SBAD 499 Business Internship

SBAD 499 Business Internship
SECO 303 International liconomics
SECO 326 Managerial Economics

Marketing

□ SBAD 351 Consumer Behavior 3

□ SBAD 352 Marketing Communications 3

□ SBAD 452 International Marketing 3

□ SBAD 457 Marketing Research 3

□ SBAD 458 Marketing Management 3
Two of the following: 6

□ SBAD 377 Adv. Organizational Behavior

□ SBAD 390 Business Technology &

Information Systems
SBAD 455 Topics in Marketing
SBAD 456 Business Marketing
SBAD 459 Personal Selling & Sales Mgmt.
SBAD 471 New Business Enterprise
SBAD 499 Business Internship
SECO 326 Managerial Economics

Electives

21-23

Total Hours Required

120

Management

□SBAD 374 Mgmt. of Human Resources 3

□SBAD 377 Advanced Organizational Behavior3
□SBAD 471 New Business Enterprise 3

□SBAD 475 Advanced Operations Mgmt. 3

□one of the following: 3

SBAD 378 International Business Enterprise
SBAD 452 International Marketing
SBAD 461 International Business Finance
SECO 303 International Economics

□ two of the following, if not taken to 6

□ fulfill above requirements:

SBAD 378 International Business Enterprise
SBAD 390 Business Tech & Info Systems
SBAD 398 Topics in Metropolitan Business Studies
SBAD 452 International Marketing
SBAD 461 International Business Finance
SBAD 476 Statistical Process Control

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Minor in Economics'
Student Worksheet

Required Courses'

SEC0 22I Principles of Macroeconomics- 3

SECO 222 Principles of Microeconomics- 3

SECO 322 Intermediate Macroeconomic 3

Theory
SECO 326 Managerial Economics 3

'Minimum grade o/C in all courses

•6 hours may he used to salisjy general education credit

Six additional credit hours to be selected
from Economics 301 , 303, 3 1 1 , or 499

Total Hours Required

Required Courses'"

SBAD 225 Financial Accounting

SBAD 221 Principles of Macroeconomics

or SECO 222 Principles of Microeconomics

SBAD 350 Principles of Marketing

SBAD 371 Organizational Management

and Behavior

Minor in Business Administration
Student Worksheet

Two additional courses to be selected
from 300-level SBAD or SECO courses
Recommended courses: SBAD 347, 351.
and 390

369, 374,

Total Hours Required

'Up to 6 hours of General Education (<300 level) may he used to satisfy- requirements of a minor

■Minimum grade ofC in all coursework.

'A minimum of 12 hours of upper division coursework is required.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Recommended Curriculum Schedule

Freshman Year — Fall

English 101

Mathematics 121 or 122
Computer Science 138
Foreign Language
History 101 or 102

Freshman Year — Spring

English 102

Mathematics 122 or elective

Natural Science

Foreign Language or free elective

Business 290

Sophomore Year-
Speech 201
Fine Arts
Economics 221
Economics 291
Business 225

-Fall

Sophomore Year — Spring

Arts and Humanities
Economics 222
Economics 292
Business 226
Free elective

Junior Year — Fall

Natural Science

Business 350

Business 371

Business concentration course

Free elective

Junior Year — Spring

Social Science elective

Business 347

Business 363

Business 372

Business concentration course

Senior Year — Fall

Free elective

Business concentration course

Senior Year — Spring

Business 478

Free elective

Business concentration course

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School of Education

The School of Education is a nationally accredited
professional school with the chief responsibility of prepar-
ing teachers for early childhood, elementary, middle and
secondary school certification. The School of Education
exercises responsibility for decisions directly affect-
ing the teacher education curriculum and each major
aspect of the teacher education process. The School of
Education otTers programs in early childhood education,
elementary education and middle grades education lead-
ing to the Bachelor of Arts degree, in physical education
and special education leading to a Bachelor of Science
degree, and in secondary education leading to either the
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The unit
offers Master's of Education degrees in early childhood
education, elementary education and special education
with a concentration in visual impairment. In addition to
their basic responsibility of teaching professional edu-
cation coursework, the faculty of the school undertake
research projects that contribute to improvement in the
theory and practice of teacher education. Faculty members
conduct research, publish scholarly articles, and engage
in service activities designed to assist teachers, students,
administrators, and other educators. They sponsor various
workshops and conferences planned specifically for the
staffs of elementary, middle and secondary schools; often
these are cooperative efforts with other agencies. They also
cooperate with a number of bureaus and clinics developed
to augment public school programs and to provide special-
ized educational services to the community.

use Upstate has formed a partnership with USC
Sumter to serve students in the Sumter area who are in-
terested in pursuing a baccalaureate degree in either early
childhood or elementary education. Students interested
in becoming certified teachers will complete their first
two years of general education at USC Sumter and then
complete the professional education program of USC
Spartanburg. Junior- and senior-level professional edu-
cation courses w ill be offered either on the USC Sumter
campus via distance education technology or in the public
schools in the Sumter area.

The School of Education maintains a curriculum
resources center for the use of USC Upstate students,
faculty, staff and area public school teachers. This facility
provides curriculum aids for instructors at all levels.

The Burroughs Child Development Center gives stu-
dents an opportunity to observe and to work with children
ages three months to six years in a laboratory setting. It
offers high quality child care to students and citizens of
the community.

USC Upstate School of Education Conceptual
Framework Summary

According to the National Council for the Ac-
creditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), a conceptual
framework is: "...an underlying structure in a professional
education unit that gives conceptual meanings through an
articulated rationale to the unit's operation, and provides
direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate
performance, faculty scholarship and service, and unit
accountability."

The following are components of the USC Upstate School
of Education conceptual framework:

The USC Upstate School of Education V ision

The USC Upstate School of Education aims to be
recognized nationally for its outstanding teacher prepa-
ration programs whose graduates are excellent, learner-
centered practitioners and professionals.

The USC Upstate School of Education Mission

To prepare effective teachers who are reflective
practitioners and professionals.
To serve the needs of schools in the state of
South Carolina, particularly the upstate, working
collaboratively with K-12 school personnel.
To advance understanding of how teaching and
learning occur etTectively.

The USC Upstate School of Education Core Dispositions

The faculty and candidates of the USC Upstate
School of Education value reflective teaching
practice.

The faculty and candidates of the USC Upstate
School of Education value learner-centered
pedagogy.

The faculty and candidates of the USC Upstate
School of Education value performance-based
assessment.

The faculty and candidates of the USC Upstate
School of Education are committed to and affirm
diversity.

The faculty and candidates of the USC Upstate
School of Education are committed to profes-
sional responsibility.

The USC Upstate School of Education Philosophy

The faculty members and administrators of the SOE
have developed a set of consistent principles and values
that serves as the foundation of the school's approach to
curriculum, pedagogy and program development.

• A general exposure to and an appreciation of
the traditional liberal arts and sciences of both
western and non-western traditions.

• A specific exposure to the most up-to-date peda-
gogical theories and practices.

• A set of ethical principles, values, and dispositions.

• A commitment to the principle of equality of
educational opportunity for all students regard-
less or group or individual differences.

• A commitment to knowledge of both theory
and practice and an understanding of how one
informs and strengthens the other.

Theoretical Underpinnings of the

USC Upstate School of Education Program

The philosophy of the SOE is consistent with the ten-
ants of progress! vism and constructivism. Practices and
behaviors consistent with these approaches include:

Application of problem-solving and scientific inquiry;

Use of cooperative learning experiences and

self-discipline;

Emphasis on how to think not what to think with

the teacher serving as a guide;

Appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of

learning;

Preparation of all students for full participation

in a democracy.

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Guiding Principles of the

use Upstate School of Rducation

In accordance with its mission, philosophy, and
theoretical orientation, the SOH follows these guiding
principles based on the Interstate New Teacher Assess-
ment and Support Consortium (INTASC) and the South
Carolina Assistance, Development and Kvaluation of
Professional Teaching (ADEPT) standards. Teachers
prepared at USC Upstate:

• demonstrate competence as effective long-range
instructional planners;

demonstrate competence as effective daily in-
structional planners;

• demonstrate competence in the areas of student
assessment and reflective self-assessment;

• establish high expectations for all learners;

• are knowledgeable of and capable of implement-
ing a variety of instructional strategies which
utilize state of art instructional technology;

• possess thorough and accurate knowledge of
the content they teach;

• effectively monitor student learning and provide
meaningful feedback to students;

• maintain a classroom environment that promotes
and facilitates learning;

• manage their classrooms effectively with equity,
firmness, and fairness;

• strive to develop as a teacher both professionally
and personally.

Guiding Principles of USC Upstate
Graduate Education Programs

Using the model teacher paradigm captured in the
propositions of the National Board for Professional Teach-
ing Standards, USC Upstate graduate programs are built
around these propositions. Teachers completing USC
Upstate graduate programs:

• are committed to students and their learning;

• are knowledgeable of their subject matter and
related pedagogy;

• manage and monitor student learning;

• reflect on their practice;

• participate in learning communities.

Multicultural/Diversity Perspectives in USC Upstate
Teacher Education Programs

Its mission, philosophy, principles and organizing
themes serve as the root of the USC Upstate School of
Education's commitment to multicultural education.
Graduates of SOE programs as reflective teachers:

• believe that all children can learn;

• create a learning environment that is anti dis-
criminatory;

• understand, respect, and accommodate for group
and individual differences;

• instruct for empathy and tolerance;

• instruct for altruism;

• promote justice.

Performance Assessment in USC Upstate Teacher
Education Programs

The USC Upstate SOE assessment systems moni-
tor and measure candidate progress through both the
undergraduate and graduate programs on a continuous

basis. At both levels, portfolios are the major tool used
to assess both the performance of the candidates and
the quality of programs. Portfolios for undergraduate
students, introduced in SKDF 210: Foundations of Edu-
cation, are aligned with INTASC and ADEPT standards;
undergraduate portfolios are developed over the course of
programs and finally completed during the student teach-
ing semester. Graduate portfolios, introduced during the
Portfolio Introduction and Training Session, are aligned
with propositions of the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Graduate portfolios are
presented and defended before a five-member panel dur-
ing the respective seminar classes; a successful defense
is required for graduation.

Admission to the Professional Proffram

Students must apply to the School of Education for
admission to the professional program, which covers the
junior and senior years. The professional program applica-
tion form may be obtained from the school office and must
be filed with that office at the conclusion of the term in
which students complete 60 semester hours of study.

Admission of applicants is based on individual
consideration. Each applicant must fulfill the following
requirements:

• completion of English 101 and 102 and Speech
201 or their equivalents, with grades of C or
better;

• successful completion of the prerequisites for
Mathematics 121;

• grade of C or better in support courses com-
pleted;

• cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on at least 60
hours earned;

• the achievement of passing scores on the Praxis
Pre-professional skills test (PPST) or received
a South Carolina State Board of Education ap-
proved score on the SAT or ACT examination;

• two satisfactory recommendations with one
coming from the general faculty and one from
the School of Education faculty; and

• personal affirmation of non-criminal back-
ground

Action is taken on a student's application for admis-
sion to the professional program as soon as the academic
records are available. Students who are accepted enter
the professional program. Students whose applications
are denied are advised of their alternatives.

Students who plan to meet the requirements for a
teaching certificate in secondary education while enrolled
in another school of the University should consult with
the dean of the School of Education. The dean assigns an
advisor in the School of Education to guide the student
through the professional sequence of courses. Such consul-
tation should be held as early as possible in the student's
undergraduate career to ensure adequate familiarity with
teacher education requirements. Students enrolled in other
schools of the University should take particular care to
inquire about the School of Education and state certifica-
tion requirements.

Education courses at the 400-level and above may be
taken only after admission to the professional program.

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Students who complete the professional program, pass the
Praxis I! Content Area Hxamination. complete ohsenations
using the Assistance. Development, and Evaluation of
Professional Teaching (ADEPT) instrument, and receive
FBI fingerprintclearance fulfill initial certification require-
ments of the South Carolina State Board of Education.

Post-Baccalaureate Work toward
Teacher Certification

Students w ith a baccalaureate degree attending USC
Upstate to complete South Carolina requirements for
initial teacher certification (referred to as "certification
only students") have their record of college/university
coursework e\ aluated by the Associate Dean ofthe School
of Iklucation. Credit is granted for all general education
courses(\vith thee.vception ofgeneral education mathemat-
ics coursework for the Early Childhood. Elementary, and
Special Education programs). For all students evidence
of a "C" or better must appear on the student's transcript
fora two-course English composition sequence and public
speaking. All Early Childhood and Elementary majors
must satisfactorily complete a course in Children's Litera-
ture. .Ml Special Education; LD majors must satisfactorily
complete a course in Children's Literature or Adolescent
Literature. In addition "certification only students" must
complete ALL specific requirements in professional edu-
cation and. for middle grades and secondary majors. ALL
specific requirements in the area(s) of academic content
concentration. The Dean may e.xercisehis/herprerogative
in accepting coursework.

An individual holding a baccalaureate degree who
wishes to earn certification through the USC Upstate
"certification only" program, must have a cumulative
undergraduate GPA of 2.5 and have passed all parts of
PRAXIS 1.

An individual holding a baccalaureate degree with a
cuniulati\e GPA between 2.0 and 2.5 may be considered for
conditional admission to the "certification only" program if
( 1 )the degree wasawardedthreeormore years earlier and
(2) the individual has passed all three parts of PRAXIS I.
To gain full admission, the individual must earn a 2.5 GPA
on the first 1 2 hours of coursework and complete all other
requirements for admission to the professional program.
To continue in the professional program, candidates must
maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Admission to Directed Teaching

Students who wish to enroll in directed teaching
must apply a year in advance ofthe intended semester of
student teaching. The following are requirements for all
students admitted to directed teaching:

• prior admission to the professional program;

• completion ofat least three-fourths of all content
concentration course work with a grade of C or
better in each course completed;

• grade of C or better in support courses com-
pleted;

• completion of 90 semester hours;

• 2.5 cumulative GPA;

• completion of all education methods courses
with a grade of C or better in each; and

• completion of Mathematics 23 1 .2.12 and 233 with

a grade of C or better for early childhood educa-
tion majors, elementar>' education majors and
special education: learning disabilities majors;

• successful presentation of portfolio;

• submission of an FBI fingerprint card and receive
clearance prior to student teaching;

• completion of a South Carolina Department of
Education application for teacher certification.

In addition to these general requirements, there are
specific course prerequisites for each major field. No edu-
cation course may serve as a prerequisite for a subsequent
education course until it has been completed with a grade
of C or better These prerequisites may be changed from
time to time at the discretion ofthe school.

Students are responsible for enrolling in the appropri-
ate corequisite coursework with directed teaching. It is the
responsibility of students to secure from the school office
an updated list of prerequisites for directed teaching in
their major and to arrange their courses of study with their
education advisor so as to meet those prerequisites.

Transfer Admission

Transfer students with fewer than 60 semester hours
of credit may take courses in the School of Education if
they meet all university admission requirements. Transfer
students who have earned 60 hours or more must meet the
admission criteria for the professional program at the time
of their initial application for admission to the School of
Education as a major. Criteria are available in the school
office. Only 64 semester hours of credit may be accepted
for transfer from a two-year institution and applied toward
the professional degree.

Undergraduate Transfer Credit

Education majors from other colleges and universi-
ties wishing to transfer courses into any ofthe education
programs must have all transcripts evaluated by the dean
or associate dean in the School of Education. The dean
and associate dean, following the USC Upstate School of
Education Policy Manual guidelines, detennine the courses
accepted to fulfill requirements of any undergraduate
education program. Any professional education courses
considered for transfer must have been completed within
seven years ofmatriculating at USC Upstate. Professional
education courses more than seven years old will not be
accepted for transfer.

Continuation Standards

After being admitted to the professional program,
students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA for retention in
the program; this is in excess ofthe minimum GPA required
bytheUniversity for continuing enrollment. Students who
do not maintain a 2.5 GPA cannot enroll in any education
courses above the 400-level.

Academic Requirements

No education course may serve as a prerequisite for a
subsequent education course until it has been successfully
completed with a grade of C or better.

A minimum grade of C is required for any course
submitted for fulfillment of professional education, major
concentration and support course requirements.

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Students who I'ail to achieve a ininimum grade ofC
in any professional education course will be dismissed
from the program. Students may reapply to the program by
submitting a letter of petition for readmission to the Dean
ofthe School of F.diication for consideration by the School
of Education Appeals Committee. Readmitted students
who subsequently receive a second grade of below C in
any professional education course will be permanently
dismissed from the program.

Evaluation

In addition to evaluations described in course syllabi,
students' competencies relative to national, state, and
School of Education objectives and criteria are evalu-
ated both in professional education courses and during
directed teaching. Every applicant for admission to the
professional program undergoes an appraisal by the
advisor. This appraisal provides a source of evaluation
on non-academic as well as academic factors relative to
teaching potential. Poilfolio assessment provides further
evidence of each student's professional growth and de-
velopment over time.

Degree Programs

The School of Education has developed curricula lead-
ing to the baccalaureate in si.\ broad fields: early childhood,
elementary, middle grades, secondary, physical, and special
education. Although the number of credit hours required
for graduation varies to some extent w ith the subject that
the student prepares to teach, a minimum of 120 hours is
required for any baccalaureate in the School of Education.
Students are assigned an advisor with whom they should
plan in advance their program of study for each semester
or summer session.

The School of Education reserves the right to change
requirements and modify programs as necessary to fulfill
national accreditation and state certification requirements.
Students must periodically request updated information
from the school.

Early Childhood Education. The early childhood
education program provides preparation for teaching in
four- and five-year kindergartens and in the primary grades
(PK-3). A substantial portion ofthe curriculum consists
of course work in the liberal arts to establish a broad edu-
cational background prior to the professional sequence of
courses. The professional sequence provides content and
direct opportunities for field clinical experience. The final
experience is a semester-long student teaching assignment
of which half is in a pre-primary (4K or 5K) setting and
half in a primary setting (grades I. 2 or 3).

Elementary Education. The program prepares stu-
dents to teach in grades 2-6. The program consists of a
general liberal arts background, professional educational
coursework and clinical field experiences.

During the semester in which students are enrolled
in directed teaching (SEDL 468). they spend all of each
school day for a period of fifteen weeks in the elementary
school to which they are assigned.

Middle Level Education. The program in middle lev el
education prepares students to teach in grades 5-S. The
program emphasizes the particular physical, emotional.

attitudmal. and intcl Icctual needs of adolescents as well as
the organizational, curricular. and pedagogical practices
ofthe middle school. This is achieved through a core of
general liberal arts coursework, professional education
coursework (which includes field-based practicum ex-
periences in middle schools), student teaching in middle
school settings, and intensive coursework in two areas of
academic concentration.

.Secondary Education. The program in secondary
education prepares students to teach in grades 9-12 and
does so through a core of general liberal arts course work,
professional education course work, including field-based
clinical experiences, a student teaching experience, and
intensive course work in a specific area of subject special-
ization. The secondary education curriculum may lead to
either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree,
depending upon the chosen area of subject specialization.
The Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and in social studies
education require two semesters of foreign language study.
Areas of subject specialization in secondary education at
use Upstate include biology, chemistry, English, history,
mathematics and Spanish.

Special Education: Learning Disabilities. The
Bachelor of Science in Special Education/Learning Dis-
abilities prepares future teachers to serve the needs of
special education students with learning disabi lities in both
regular classrooms and special education resource rooms.
Preparation for teaching students w ith learning disabilities
emphasizes appropriate services, curricula, assessment,
and instruction required by students with special needs to
facilitate their participation in the K-12 general education
curriculum. Technology, collaborative and consultation
skills, applications of research, and parent consultation
skills are stressed throughout the program.

Practicum experiences begin the first semester of
the professional program and continue throughout the
program. Content disabilities instructors and their stu-
dents collaborate with regular education content methods
instructors and their students, modeling the collaboration
expected in professional settings. In addition to working
with individual students with specific disabilities and
working as aides in special education settings, students
have two seven-week field placements: one placement in
a special education resource setting, the other placement
in a regular education classroom that includes students
with learning disabilities.

Physical Education. The Physical Education major
has two areas of concentration. The Physical Education
Teacher Education ( PETE) concentration prepares students
to teach physical education in grades K-12. In addition
to a core program in the liberal arts, students undertake
studies in the professional education area as well as in-
depth study in physical education. Directed teaching
for PETE majors is arranged at both the elementary and
secondary levels.

For students desiring a program in physical educa-
tion that is not oriented toward K-12 classroom teaching,
the School of Education offers the Fitness-Recreation
concentration.

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Bachelor of Arts in Education
Major in Early Childhood Education
Student Worksheet
General Education Requirements

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

Mathematics and Logic

SMTH 121 and 231

Information Technology

SCSC 138

II.

III.

IV. Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SPHS 101/LorSCHM 101/L,

105. 106, 107/L, 109/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One course selected from:

SATH 101. 105, 106; SMUS 110;

STHE 161

One course from the following:

SPHL 102, 211; SAMS 101. 102;

SREL 103; or SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279,280,283,289,290.291

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

SSPN 102
Placement in a 20 1 or higher level language course
(Students placing into 201 or higher level ot'a language
have satisfied this requirement but will have additional
hours in electives. if hours are required in the major).

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VHI.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

SGIS201

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDF 210: Foundations of Education 3

SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Life-long

Learner

SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education

SEDF 485: Diversity, Management

and Assessment 3

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching

SEDE 410: Clinical 1 in Early 2

Childhood Education

SEDE 420: The Young Child: 3

Behavior and Development in Early

Childhood

SEDE 422: Survey of 3

Early Childhood Education

SEDE 424: Parent Family involvement 3

in Early Childhood Education

SEDE 440: Clinical II 2

in Early Childhood Education

SEDE 445: Language Development 3

and Communicative Skill

SEDE 446: Math for the 3

Young Child

SEDE 447: Social Studies 3

for the Young Child

SEDE 448: Science for the 3

Young Child

SEDE 449: Creativity and Play 3

SEDR 414: Emergent and 3

Early Literacy

SEDE 468 Education of the 3

Young Child: An Ecological

Approach

SEDE 469: Directed Teaching 1 2

in Early Childhood Education

Support Courses

SMTH 232 and SMTH 233 6

SEGL 484: Children's Literature 3

SHED 221 3

SPSY 101 3

One additional arts and humanities 3

course, not repeating discipline
selected from general ed. requirements

Total Hours Required

123

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Bachelor of Arts in Education

Major in Elementary Education

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

I. Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

III.

IV.

VI.

SSPH 201

II. Mathematics and Logic

SMTH 121 and 23!

Information Technology

SCSC 138

Natural Sciences

SBIO 110/L

SPHS 101/LorSCHM

105, 106, 107/L, 109/L

01/L,

Arts and Humanities 6

One course selected from:

SATH 101, 105, 106;SMUS 110;

STHE 161

One course from the following:

SPHL 102, 211; SAMS 101, 102;

SREL 103; or SEGL 250, 252, 275,
279,280.283,289,290,291

Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

SSPN 102
Placement in a 20 1 or higher level language course
(Students placing into 201 or higher level of a language
have satisfied this requirement but will have additional
hours in electives, if hours are required in the major).

Vll. History

SHST 101 or 102

Professional Education

SEDF 210; Foundations of Education 3
SEDF 333: Educational Development 3
of the Life-long Learner
SEDF 34 1: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education

VIII.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

SGIS201

SSOC 101 orSPSYlOl

SHED 331: Health and Physical

Education for the Elementary

School Child

SEDL 441 : Elementary School 3

Curriculum and Organization

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching

SEDF 483: Organization and 3

Management of the Diverse Classroom

SEDL 447: Teaching Social 3

Studies in the Elementary School

SEDL 450: Fine Arts 3

in the Curriculum

SEDL 455: Clinical I in 2

Elementary Education

SEDR442: Literacy L 3

Learning to Read and Write

SEDF 487: Student, Teacher, 3

and School Assessment

SEDL 446: Teaching Math 3

in the Elementary School

SEDL 448: Teaching Science 3

in the Elementary School

SEDL 460: Clinical II in 2

Elementary Education

SEDR443: Literacy II: 3

Reading and Writing to Learn

SEDR444: Literacy III: 3

Addressing Literacy Problems

SEDL 468; Directed Teaching 1 5

in the Elementary School

Support Courses

SMTH 232 and SMTH 233 6

Geology or Astronomy 4

SEGL 484; Children's Literature 3

One additional arts and humanities 3

course, not repeating discipline
selected from general ed. requirements

Total Hours Required

124

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III.

IV.

VI.

Bachelor of Arts in Education

Major in Middle Level Education

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSHGL 102

SSPH201

6-7

Mathematics and Logic

SMTH 120, 121, 122, 126, 127,

141, 142
SMTH 102':SPSY225;orSSOC201

Information Technology

SCSC 138 or SIMS

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 1 1 1/L; SCHM 101/L, 105, 106,

107/L, 109/L; SGEL 101/L. 102/L.

103/L; SPHS lOI/L, 20 1/L, 202/L;

211/L,212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

One course selected from:

SATH 101. 105. 106;SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161
SPHL 102orSPHL211

Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

SEDS 440: Clinical 11 in Middle 1
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 441: Middle School 4

Curriculum and Methodology
Middle School Methods U\* 3

Middle School Methods #2* 3

♦Select from SEDS 445 (language
arts), SEDS 446 (mathematics), SEDS
447 (social studies) and SEDS 448
(science) to match Concentration Area
#1 and Concentration Area #2
SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle 1
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 480: Directed Teaching in
Middle School 15

_ Content Concentration^'-^

Area#l

_ Content Concentration^-^

Area #2

3
3
3
3
3

Support Courses

SHED 221: Lifelong

Health and Wellness

Elective

Total Hours Required

123-124

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations 3

of Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEDS 342: Clinical I in Middle 1

Grades/Secondary Education
SEDR4I8: Literacy in the Middle 3

and Secondary Schools

'Math 102 required for stuJeiUs with nuilh concentration.

'Coursework is determined in cieeordanee with requirements
tnailahle from student's academic advisor

-'For Social Studies concentration, SHST III and 112 are
required. Course may not duplicate VII History general
education course.

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Bachelor of Arts or Science in I£ducation

Major in Secondary Education (English)

Student Worksheet

General F^ducation Requirements

Comniunicatiun

SEGL 101 andSLGL 102

SSPH 201

II. Mathematics and Logic 6-7

SMTH 120. 121. 126, 127, 141. 142

\ SMTH 102;SPSY225;orSSOC'201

III. Information Technology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

IV. Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 111/L;SCHM 101/L, 105, 106,

107/L, 109/L; SGEL 101/L, 102/L,
103/L; SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L,
211/L,212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101, 105, 106;SMUS 110. 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL 102orSPHL211

SEDR 418: Literacy in the Middle
and Secondary School
SEDS 445: Teaching Middle and
Secondary English/Language Arts
SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 473: Directed Teaching
in Secondary School English

_ Content Concentration

SEGL 275: Masterpieces

of World Literature

SEGL 29 1 : African American

Literature or other approved
course in minority literature

Genre or period elective

(300 level or above)

American Literature
(300 level or above)

SEGL 300: Introduction to the
Study of Literature

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and

Technology in Teaching

SEDF 210: Foundations of Education

SEDF 333: Educational Development

of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education

SEDS 342: Clinical I in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 440: Clinical II in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 442: Secondary School
Curriculum and Methodolotiv

British literature
(300 level or above)

SEGL 405: Shakespeare's Early
Plays or SEGL 406:
Shakespeare's Late Plays
SEGL 45 1 : Introduction to the
Study of Language. SEGL 455:
Language Study Applications,
or SEGL 252: English Grammar
SEGL 453: Development of the
English Language
Writing course
(200 level or above)

SEGL 485: Adolescent Literature
SEGL 490: Senior Seminar

Electives

Total Hours Required

126-127

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Bachelor of Arts in Education

Major in Secondary Education (Spanish)

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

II.

Mathematics and Logic 6-7

SMTH 120. 121, 126. 127, 141, 142

SMTH 102; SPSY 225; or SSOC 201

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

IV.

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 111/L;SCHM 101/L, 105, 106,

107/L, 109/L; SGEL 101/L, 102/L,
103/L; SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L,
211/L,212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101. 105, 106;SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL I02orSPHL211

Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl 102;SFRN 102;SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIM. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations 3

of Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEDS 342: Clinical 1 in Middle 1

Grades/Secondar>' Education
SEDS 440: Clinical 11 in Middle 1

Grades/Secondarv Education

SEDS 442: Secondary School 4

Curriculum and Methodology
SEDR418: Literacy in the Middle 3
and Secondary Schools
SEDS 449: Teaching Foreign
Language in Secondary Schools 3

SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle 1
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 474: Directed Teaching in
Secondary School Foreign Language 1 5

Content Concentration

SSPN 32 1 : Latin American

Civilization
SSPN 202: Intermediate

Spanish or a Spanish literature

course

One or two courses selected

from the following:

SSPN 310: Spanish Conversation

SSPN 315: Spanish for Professions

SSPN 250 or 350: Selected

Studies Abroad
SSPN 309: Spanish Grammar

and Composition
SSPN 301 : Introduction to

Spanish Lit

3-6

Two Spanish literature courses

SSPN 320: Spanish Civilization 3

SSPN 45 1 : Second Language 3

Acquisition

SSPN 453: Introduction 3

to Romance Linguistics or

SSPN 454: Introduction to

Spanish Linguistics

SSPN 490: Senior Seminar 3

Support Courses

SEGL 275: Masterpieces

of World Literature

SEGL 45 1 : Introduction to

Linguistics

Total Hours Required

123-127

140

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Bachelor of Science in Education

Major in Secondary Education (Biology)

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH20I

Mathematics and Logic 6

SMTH 126

SMTH 102;SPSY225;orSSOC201

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO lOl/L

SCHM lU/L

Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101, 105, 106; SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL 102orSPHL211

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

III.

IV.

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations 3

of Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 34 1 : Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEDS 342: Clinical 1 in Middle 1

Grades/Secondary Education

SEDS 440: Clinical II in Middle

Grades/Secondary Education

SEDS 442: Secondary School

Curriculum and Methodology

SEDR 418: Literacy in the Middle

and Secondary School

SEDS 448: Teaching Middle and

Secondary Science

SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle

Grades/Secondary Education

SEDS 48 1 : Directed Teaching

in Secondary School Natural Science

Content Concentration

SBIO 102: Biological Science II ^

SBIO 201 : Introduction to ^

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
SBIO 202: Introduction to ^

Cell & Molecular Biology

SBIO 310: Invertebrate Zoology '■

SBIO 3 15: Comparative '■

Vertebrate Anatomy
SBIO 320: Botany or

SBIO 380: Plant Geography or

SBIO 525: Plant Taxonomy
SBIO 330: Microbiology '■

SBIO 350: Genetics ^

Support Courses

SPHS 201: General Physics I 4

SGEL 101: Physical Geology 4

SCHM 112: General 4

Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis

Total Hours Required

128

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Bachelor of Science in Education

Major in Secondary Education (Chemistry)

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH201

Mathematics and Logic 7

SMTH 142

SMTH 102; SPSY 225; or SSOC 201

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 101/LorSBlO IIO/L

SPHS201/L

Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101, 105, 106;SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL 102orSPHL211

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102:SFRN 102;SGRM 102; or

II.

ill.

IV.

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations of 3

Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341 : Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education

SEDS 342: Clinical 1 in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 440: Clinical 11 in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 442: Secondary School
Curriculum and Methodology

SEDR418: Literacy in the Middle

and Secondary Schools
SEDS 448: Teaching Middle and

Secondary Science
SEDS 450: Clinical III in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 481 : Directed Teaching

in Secondary School Natural Science
Content Concentration

SCHM 111: General Chemistry 4

SCHM 112: General Chemistry 4

and Qualitative Analysis
SCHM 321: Quantitative 3

Analysis
SCHM 32 1/L: Quantitative 1

Analysis Lab
SCHM 331: Organic 3

Chemistry 1
SCHM 33 1/L: Organic 1

Chemistry I Lab
SCHM 332: Organic 3

Chemistry II
SCHM 332/L: Organic 1

Chemistry II Lab
SCHM 541: Physical 3

Chemistry I
SCHM 54 1/L: Physical 1

Chemistry I Lab

Chemistry 581: Biochemistry 3

Chemistry 583/L: Biochemistry Lab 1

Chemistry elective (499 or higher) 4

Support Courses

SPHS 202: General Physics II

SGEL 101: Physical Geology,

SGEL 102: Historical Geology,

or SGEL 103: Environmental

Earth Science

SMTH 241: Calculus 111

Total Hours Required

129

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Bachelor of Science in Education

Major in Secondary Education (Mathematics)

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SFCiL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH20I

III.

IV.

Mathematics and Logic 6

SMTH 127

SMTH 174

Information Technology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 111/L;SCHM 101/L

105, 106, 107/L, 109/L; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L;SPHS 101/L, 201/L,
202/L. 211/L. 212/L

Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101. 105. 106;SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL 102orSPHL211

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl 102;SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

SEDS 442: Secondary School
Curriculum and Methodology
SEDR418: Literacy in the Middle
and Secondary Schools
SEDS 446: Teaching Middle
and Secondary Mathematics
SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle
Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 478: Directed Teaching
in Secondary School Mathematics

Content Concentration

SMTH 141: Calculus I

SMTH 142: Calculus II

SMTH 241: Calculus III

SMTH 315: Statistical

Methods or SMTH 5 12:

Probability and Statistics
SMTH 340: Mathematical

Structures and Proof

SMTH 53 1 : Geometry

SMTH 344:

Matrix Algebra
SMTH 346: Introduction

to Modem Algebra
SMTH 501: History

of Mathematics

SMTH 599: Senior Seminar

Support Course

SEGL 275: Masterpieces

of World Literature

Electives

Total Hours Required

123

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations 3

of Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341 : Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEDS 342: Clinical 1 in Middle 1

Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 440: Clinical II in Middle 1

Grades/Secondary Education

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Bachelor of Arts or Science in Education

Major in Secondary Education (Social Studies/History)

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

III.

IV.

Mathematics and Logic 6

SMTH 120, 121. 122 or 127

SMTH 102; SPSY 225 or SSOC 201

Information Teciinology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 111/L;SCHM 101/L

105, 106, 107/L, 109/L; SGEL 101/L,
102/L, 103/L; SPHS 101/L, 201/L,
202/L,211/L.2I2/L

Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101, 105, 106;SMUS 110, 140;

orSTHE 161

SPHL 102orSPHL211

Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHSTlOl

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching
SEDF 210: Foundations 3

of Education
SEDF 333: Educational 3

Development of the Lifelong Learner
SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEDS 342: Clinicail in Middle 1

Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 440: Clinical II in Middle 1

Grades/Secondarv Education

SEDS 442: Secondary School

Curriculum and Methodology
SEDR418: Literacy in the Middle

and Secondary Schools
SEDS 447: Teaching Middle

and Secondary Social Studies
SEDS 450: Clinical 111 in Middle

Grades/Secondary Education
SEDS 475: Directed Teaching 1

in Secondary School Social Studies

Content Concentration

SHST 102: World History II

SHST 360 or 36 1 : History of Africa 3

SHST 370: History of China or 3

SHST 372: History of India or
or SHST 371: History of Japan
American history, pre- 1 865 3

(300 level or above)

SHST 105: American History I 3

SHST 106: American History II 3

European History (300-level or 3

above)

Geography 103: Introduction 3

to Geography or Geography 121:
Principles of Regional Geography

Economics 221: Principles 3

of Macroeconomics or Economics
222: Principles of Microeconomics

SSOC 329
SSOC 330
SSOC 333

Social Change; 3

Social Inequality;

Race and Ethnic Relations

or SSOC 335: Sociology of Women

SGIS201 3

Psychology or Sociology elective 3

History 500: Senior Seminar 3

Support Course

SEGL 275: Masterpieces

of World Literature

Total Hours Required

126

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Bachelor of Science in Education

Major in Physical Education

Physical Education Teacher Education

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

I. Communication

SIXiL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

II. Mathematics and Logic 6

SMTH 120

SMTH 102

III. Information Technology 3

SCSC 138

IV. Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SAST 111/L; SBIO 206, 240, 242/L,

270;SCHM 101/L 105, 106, 107/L, 109/L, 111/L, 112/L;
SGEG201;SGEL 101/L, 102/L, 103/L, 120, 121, 123/L,
131; SPHS 101/L, 201/L, 202/L, 211/L, 212/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One course selected from:

SAAS204;SATH 101, 105, 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following (no more than
3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH 101,

105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290,
291; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211; SREL 103, STHE
161, 170

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101, 102. 105, or 106

VIII.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

One course from the following:

SAAS 201; SANT 102; SECO 221,
222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201, 301
320;SSOC lOLSWST 101

Professional Education

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching

SEDF 210: Foundations of liducation 3

SEDF 333: Educational

Development of the Lifelong

Learner or SPSY 302:

Developmental Psychology 3
SPED 460: Issues and Trends in 3

Physical Education
SPED 312: Teaching of Physical 4

Education
SEDR4I8: Reading in Secondary 3

Schools
SPED 405: Teaching Elementary 4

Physical Education
SPED 462: Physical Education 3

for the Exceptional Child or

SEDF 341: Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SPED 479: Directed Teaching 12

in Physical Education

Content Concentration

SHED 170: First Aid 3

SHED 22 1 : Lifelong Health 3

and Wellness
SHED 334: The School 3

Health Program

SPED 180: Swimming I

SPED 200: Foundations of Physical 3

Education

SPED 235: Dance and Gymnastics 3

SPED 301 : Exercise Physiology 4

SPED 302: Biomechanics 3

SPED 304: Motor Learning 3

SPED 320: Team Sports I 3

SPED 415: Individual Sports 3

SPED 420: Team Sports II 3

SPED 445: Measurement and 3

Evaluation

SPED 453: Organization and 3

Administration of Physical Education

Support Course

SBIO 232: Human Anatomv

Total Hours Required

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Bachelor of Science in Education

Major in Physical Education: Fitness-Recreation Concentration

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH201

II. Mathematics and Logic

SMTH 120

SMTH 102

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138

l\. Natural Sciences

SBIO 110/L

SAST Ill/L; SBIO 206, 240. 242/L,

270:SCHM 101/L105, 106. 107/L, 109/L. 111/L, 112/L;
SGEG 201; SGEL 101/L. 102/L, lOS/L, 120. 121. 123/L.
IShSPHS 101/L,201/L,202/L,211/L,212/L

SPED 235:
SPED 265:
SPED 301:
SPED 302:
SPED 320:

■ SPED 390:
SPED415:

; SPED 445:

. SPED 455:

SREC 200

' SREC 201

SREC 301

SREC 401

■ SREC 462
" SREC 480
" SREC 485

Dance and Gymnastics

Oflficiating of Sports

Exercise Physiology

Biomechanics

Team Sports I

Field Experience

Individual Sports

Measurement and Evaluation

of Physical Education

Fitness Assessment and

Prescription

; Introduction to Recreation

; Programming in Recreation

: Administration of Recreation

: Lifetime Leisure

: Special Populations

: Internship

: Senior Seminar

V. Arts and Humanities 6

One course selected from:

SAAS204;'SATH 101, 105. 106;

SMUS 110, 140;STHE 161, 170
One course from the following (no more them
3 credit hours from a specific discipline)

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102;SATH 101,

105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275, 279, 280, 283, 289, 290,
291; SMUS 110, 140; SPHL 102,211; SREL 103,STHE
161, 170

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHl I02;SFRN 102;SGRM 102; or

VII. History

SHST 101. 102. 105, or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

SPSY 101

One course from the following:

SAAS 201; SANT 102;SECO221,
222; SGEG 101, 103; SGIS 201. 301.
320;SSOC 101;SWST 101

Major Requirements

"sped 120: Conditioning

SPED 128: Aerobics
] SPED 140: Adult Recreation Sports

SPED 180: Swimming or
[ SPED 280: Swimming and Water Safety

_ Related Concentration Courses 9

Six semester hours must be from

one academic area and three semester

hours from a different academic area.
Academic Area !

SPSY 325: Experimental Psychology or

higher
Academic Area 2

Financial Accounting 225,

Managerial Accounting 226,
Business Systems 290, or any
upper division business course
with consent of instructor
Academic Area 5

Science: Any upper division biology

course or any chemistry, geology, or
physics course
Academic Area 4
Sociology: any upper division course

Supporting Courses

SHED 170: First Aid 3

SHED 22 1 : Lifelong Health 3

and Wellness

SNUR 301: Nutrition 3

SPED 270: Introduction

to Athletic Training 3

SPSY 302: Developmental Psychology 3

Electives

lotal Hours Required

125

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Bachelor of Science in Special Education

Major in Learning Disabilities

Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements

Communication

SEGL 101 andSEGL 102

SSPH 201

II. Mathematics and Logic

SMTH 121

SMTH 231

III. Information Technology

SCSC 138

IV. Natural Sciences 8

SBIO 110/L

SPHS 101/L; SCHM lOI/L, 105, 106,

107/L, 109/L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

SATH 101, 105, 106;SMUS 110:or

STHE 161

SPHL102, 211; SAMS 101, 102; SREL

103; SEGL 250, 252, 275. 279, 280, 283. 289, 290, 291

VI. Foreign Language/Culture 3

SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102; or

SEDC 300: Resources and 3

Technology in Teaching

SEED 414: individualized 3

Curriculum Students with Disabilities

SEED 415: Reading Disorders and 3

Reading Methods

SEDR442: Literacy 1: 3

Learning to Read and Write

SEDR443: Literacy II: 3

Reading and Writing to Learn

SEED 440: Practicum in the 3

Instruction of Students with Disabilities

SEED 445: Language Disorders and 3

Language Arts Methods

SEED 446: Math Disabilities 3

and Math Methods

SEED 449: Issues and Trends 3

in Exceptionalities

SEED 483: Assessment of Students 3

with Disabilities

SEDF483: Organization and 3

Management of the Diverse Classroom

SEED 470: Directed Teaching 12

of Learners with Learning Disabilities

Concentration 9

SPSY 302: Developmental Psychology

The remaining 6 hours must be from the follow-
ing courses: SPSY 303: SPSY 304; SPSY 305;
SPSY 307; SPSY 310; SPSY 351

VII. History

SHST 101 or 102

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SGIS201

Professional Education

SEDF 210: Foundations of 3

Education
SEDF 341 : Introduction to 3

Exceptional Learners/Special Education
SEED 410: Methods of Teaching 3

Students with LD
SEED 412: Characteristics of 3

Students with LD

Supporting Courses

SEGL 484: Children's Literature 3

or SEGL 485: Adolescent Literature
SMTH 232: Basic Concepts of 3

Elementary' Mathematics II
SMTH 233; Geometry and 3

Measurement
One additional arts and humanities 3

course not repeating the discipline

selected from the general education
requirement:

SATH 101. 105. or 106;SMLIS 110;

STHE 161

Total Hours Required

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Mary Black School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Professional Nursing

History

The Marv Black School of Nursing is named in honor
of Mrs. Mar\ Black Phillips and the late Miss Rosa Black
in appreciation tor the generosity of the Black Family for
their role in securing funds for the bmlding that houses the
School of Nursing. The School began otTermg the Associ-
ate Degree in Technical Nursing in 1967 with the begin-
ning of the University. This program closed in 2005. The
Bachelor of Science in Nursing program began in 1977 as
an upper division program for registered nurses. In 1986,
the first generic four year track began.

In 2003 the University of South Carolina Upstate opened
an additional campus for the University in Greenville,
South Carolina at the University Center (UCG). Class-
rooms, computer laboratories, a learning resource center
and faculty offices support the undergraduate program at
the Green\ ille site.

Mission

The primary mission of the Mary Black School of Nurs-
ing as part of the Uni\ersity of South Carolina Upstate, is to
ser\e the citizens of the Upstate South Carolina by provid-
ing educational programs in nursing that are of the highest
quality. A variety of teaching modalities are used for stu-
dents who are diverse in background, age, race, ethnicity,
gender, educational experiences and needs. Programs are
founded upon strong inter-institutional articulation agree-
ments as well as partnerships with the community, includ-
ing health care organizations and health care providers in
Upstate South Carolina and surrounding regions.

The faculty of the Mary Black School of Nursing are com-
mitted to excellence in teaching, advising and in providing
experiential learning opportunities that empower students
to become competent professionals who give high quality
nursing care to diverse populations. The faculty provide
leadership in addressing nursing educational needs and in
promoting the health and welfare of the citizens of Upstate
South Carolina through educational outreach, scholarship
and professional service.

Philosophy

Baccalaureate nursing education at the Mary Black
School of Nursing prepares individuals for professional
nursing practice to serve the people of Upstate South Caro-
lina and beyond. The Baccalaureate Nursing Program's phi-
losophy reflects the vision, mission and goals of the Univer-
sity of South Carolina Upstate and the Mary Black School
of Nursing. This philosophy includes the faculty's beliefs
about human beings, the en\ ironment. health, nursing, bac-
calaureate nursing education, the teaching-learning process,
and characteristics of the professional nurse.

The faculty believe that human beings (individuals, fami-
lies, groups, aggregates, and communities) are complex,
interrelated, and interdependent open systems composed of
multiple subsystems. Humans are integral with and cannot
be separated from their environment. They continuously
receive and process inputs from their environment and
provide outputs to that environment. Outputs are the result
of the transfonnation of inputs and are influenced by a hu-
man's biological, cognitive, psychological, social, cultural.

and spiritual subsystems. Human beings strive to achieve
higher levels of functioning and complexity through de-
velopmental processes. Human beings are greater than and
ditTerent from the sum of their parts. This holistic view of
human beings focuses on the dynamic interaction, pattern,
organization, and relationship of subsystems and supra-sys-
tems.

The faculty believe that environmental concerns are
global in nature. The environment includes but is not lim-
ited to the political, social, economic, technologic, genetic,
and ecological systems that influence or are influenced by
human beings. The environment is the context in which
nursing occurs.

The faculty believe that health is a dynamic process con-
stantly changing and existing on a continuum of wellness
to illness from birth to end-of-life. The mutual interaction
of biological, cognitive, psychological, social, cultural, and
spiritual subsystems results in health. Culturally based be-
liefs, values and lifestyles, natural and social environments,
genetic background, and developmental level all atTect the
client's experience and definition of health. Optimal well-
ness is achieved through self-care behaviors, partnerships
with families and communities, and interventions with
health care providers.

The faculty believe that nursing, a subsystem of the
health care delivery system, is an open system. The scope
of professional nursing practice includes health promotion,
maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation, as well as the pre-
vention and detection of health alterations. Caring is inte-
gral to professional nursing practice and extends to self and
others in the provision of humanistic health care. Profes-
sional nursing practice is both a caring art and an applied
science based upon synthesis of know ledge from nursing
and the liberal arts and sciences. Through partnerships,
nursing creates a sociopolitical force that promotes and en-
hances health and health care.

The faculty believe that teaching-learning occurs from
interactions and transactions between and among students,
faculty, and clients. Learners are diverse in their biologi-
cal, cognitive, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual
characteristics. Learning is a continuous process facilitated
by self-assessment, technology, and a variety of teaching
methods that accommodate diverse learning styles and in-
dividual learning needs.

The faculty believe that baccalaureate nursing education
is broad-based and consists of professional nursing, liberal
arts, and science courses. The baccalaureate program pre-
pares the student to synthesize, think critically, and make
clinical judgments within ethical, moral, and legal frame-
works. The program provides opportunities for students to
assume responsibility for the total scope of nursing prac-
tice for diverse individuals, families, groups, aggregates,
and community clients in structured and unstructured set-
tings. Students learn to function in a variety of roles such
as: providers of care, consumers of research, collaborators,
advocates, educators, leaders, and managers. The goal of
baccalaureate nursing education is to prepare innovative
leaders in nursmg practice. It prepares students to integrate

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cutting-cdgc knowledge such as geneties, environmental
health, and eotrrnunity-loeuscd health care. Baccalaureate
nursing education prepares students to access, critique, and
examine research for its implications and utilization in evi-
dence-based nursing practice and provides the foundation
lor graduate education in nursing.

The faculty believe that the baccalaureate graduate syn-
thesizes and applies broad knowledge from the liberal arts,
sciences, and nursing to provide theoretical and evidence
-based nursing care. Drawing upon cognitive, atfective, and
psychomotor domains of learning, the professional nurse
uses critical thinking strategies to provide holistic care to
diverse clients with simple and/or complex health needs.
The professional nurse is accountable for nursing care and
acts in independent, interdependent, and dependent roles
to provide and coordinate health care. The use of complex
communication skills by the baccalaureate graduate facili-
tates interpersonal relationships and enhances therapeutic
nursing interventions to effect change. Through life-long
learning, the professional nurse incorporates new knowl-
edge and technologies to improve care and advance nurs-
ing practice. The baccalaureate graduate, as a leader and
responsible citizen, creates the social, economic, and politi-
cal systems that impact global health.

Undergraduate Program Objectives

At the completion of the program, the graduate will be:

1. A critical thinker who uses clinical nursing judgement
and ethical decision making to design/manage/coordinate
nursing care based on evidence and current research, a
broad knowledge base and standards of nursing practice.

2. An effective communicator who uses various modali-
ties to provide caring, competent and holistic nursing care
to diverse populations across the lifespan.

3. A competent pro\ ider of nursing care who delivers
safe, holistic, therapeutic nursing interventions with indi-
viduals, families and communities in a variety of settings.

4. A professional role model who assumes responsibility
and accountability for personal and professional behaviors,
ethical practice and client advocacy.

Accreditation

The School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission
on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and is also ap-
proved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. Inquiries
can be made to the CCNE at:

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

I Dupont Circle Northwest, Suite 530

Washington, D.C. 20036

1-202-463-6903

Inquiries may also be made to the South Carolina Board
of Nursing at:

POBox 12367

Columbia, South Carolina 292 II -2367

803-896-4550

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Program (BSN)

This professional program prepares graduates to assume
entry-level positions in a variety of health care settings. The
program is divided into two components, entry as a pre-

nursing major focused on meeting course pre-requisites and
entry as a nursing major focused on the clinical and didactic
portions of the nursing curriculum. Required pre-nursing
courses provide a broad background in general education
and form the foundation for the professional nursing com-
ponent of the program. Courses taken in the last two years
ol' the program pro\ ide the theoretical and practical basis
for nursing practice in an increasingly complex health care
system. In addition to focusing on the essentials of nursing
in the hospital, the curriculum also emphasizes community
based and primary care. Opportunities to provide care to
diverse clients are provided. Use of technology is integrat-
ed through out the program. The program prepares gradu-
ates for professional positions immediately after graduation
and provides a firm foundation for graduate study. Students
who earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree are eli-
gible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination
for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

Bachelor 's Degree for Registered Nurses
(RN to BSN)

Registered nurses who have previously earned diplomas
or associate degrees in nursing are admitted to the under-
graduate program to meet requirements for the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree. Students are able to complete
all degree requirements on a full time basis in one calendar
year of study.

The School awards 35 semester hours of validated nurs-
ing credit to each registered nurse for past nursing courses.

Distance Learning

The mission of the School is to provide excellence in
teaching and as such is dedicated to providing unique op-
portunities and creative flexible programs for students, fac-
ulty and the community. Distance learning and the use of
other new educational technologies are part of the future in
the continuing mission. The School offers the RN to BSN
program in two modalities, traditional classroom and web.
For further infomiation and class offerings, please contact
the School of Nursing Office of Student Support Services
(864)503-5441.

Facilities

The School of Nursing utilizes the facilities and resourc-
es of the entire university, the community and health care
agencies. The School of Nursing has two campuses that
offer the undergraduate program in nursing, one at the main
campus at the University of South Carolina Upstate (USC
Upstate) and one on the Greenville campus at the University
Center at Greenville (UCG). The UCG campus is equipped
w ith state of the art classrooms, computer labs in addition
to a separate Learning Resource Center.

The School on the main campus is located in the new
Health Education Complex housing state-of-the-art edu-
cational technology. The Learning Resource Centers assist
students to leani in multiple modalities, including human
patient simulators.

The School of Nursing offers a diversity of clinical
sites for student experiences. The Mary Black Hospital,
Spartanburg Regional Hospital Center, Greenville Hospi-
tal University Medical Center, and Bon Secours St Francis
Hospital are some of the primary sites used for clinical ex-

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periences. The School has contracts with over 60 additional
health care agencies in the upstate supporting the variety of
clinical learning experiences tor all students.

Transportation

Clinical learning experiences are varied in settings and
are located in both Spartanburg and Greenville and sur-
rounding counties. Students are expected to travel to and
from all clinical experiences. Students are responsible for
providing their own transportation and carrying appropri-
ate insurance. The School of Nursing is not liable for any
traffic violations or auto mishaps during the students" com-
mute.

Responsibilities to Clinical Agencies

Students are responsible for complying with policies and
procedures required by clinical agencies. Failure to meet
these requirements may lead to exclusion from required
clinical educational experiences and prevent progression in
the program.

Computer Literacy

The School of Nursing acknowledges that health care
delivery systems are evolving at an accelerated rate and be-
coming increasingly reliant on computer technology. Com-
puter literacy is rapidly becoming a basic communication
skill. Prior to enrolling in nursing courses, it is required that
students familiarize themselves with basic computer skills.
Students should be able to use a computer to log onto their
email account to communicate with other students and fac-
ulty. They should be able to log on to the Internet to access
class content. Ability to use a word processing program and
perform Internet searches for health care related materials
are also required skills.

Advising and Assistance

The focus of advising in the School of Nursing is to assist
students to successfully progress toward their educational
objectives. The baccalaureate degree program is divided
into two components; the lower division and the upper di-
vision. All lower division students will be advised by per-
sonnel in the Office of Nursing Student Support Services.
All upper division student are advised by Nursing faculty.
It is very important that you meet with your assigned advi-
sor each semester Your advisor will speak with you about
your academic plan of study as well as future employment
and educational goals.

Admission Policies
Admission as a Freshman

Entering USC Upstate freshman interested in nursing as a
career must meet general entrance requirements of the uni-
versity. Each student declaring nursing as a major are noted
as "pre-nursing students" and are advised in the Office of
Nursing Student Support Serv ices. Students enrolled in the
lower division of the school should meet with an advisor in
planning an appropriate program of study. The program of
study will ensure that each student registers for the correct
prerequisite courses for the upper division courses. Stu-
dents must meet with a nursing advisor each semester prior
to registration. Students must complete all prerequisites
prior to enrolling in the upper division of nursing. For in-
formation or assistance, call the School of Nursing (864)
503-5441.

Admission into the nursing major is competitive. A sepa-
rate application for the final two \ears of the nursing major
must be submitted b> published dates on the forms available
on the University Web site (www.uscupstate.edu); select
Academics, and then select Mary Black School of Nursing.
The School admits applicants for the non-licensed portion
of the upper division twice a year for each campus for the
fall and spring semesters. Each semester's junior class is
selected from all applicants who meet all the minimum re-
quirements. For registered nurse students, applicants are
selected for the fall semester only.

Admission to the Upper Division

The final two years of the nursing curriculum are com-
posed of professional nursing courses. In order to be con-
sidered for admission to the professional nursing major,
students enrolled at USC Upstate must complete a separate
application form which is available through the School of
Nursing. Transfer students must first apply to USC Upstate
through the Office of Admissions and then complete a sepa-
rate application available through the School of Nursing.

A faculty committee reviews all applications and admits
students to the program based on the stated requirements.
Admission is competitive and is based on the applicant's
cumulative grade point average (GPA) for the pre-requisite
courses as well as available space in the admitted class.

Applications for admission for non-licensed students
must be submitted by published dates for fall semester ad-
missions and applications for spring semester admissions
must be submitted to the School of Nursing by published
dates. Students typically apply for admission into the upper
division during the first semester of their sophomore year.

Applications for admissions for the registered nurse pro-
gram (RN to BSN) must apply by published dates prior to the
fall semester in which they will plan to begin the program.

Admission of Students

Application for admission to the upper division for non-
registered nurses is competitive. Each semester's class is
selected from applicants who meet the minimum require-
ments;

a) Admitted to the University of South Carolina Upstate.

b) Completion of all pre-requisite course (lower division
general education studies) with a grade of C or better

c) Minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

d) Only one nursing course or required science course
(SBIO 232, 242, 330, and SCHM 109) may be repeated to
earn a grade of C or better If courses are repeated, both
grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA.

Students with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.5 but
meeting all other admission requirements MAY be consid-
ered for possible admission to the program. If admitted, the
student will be placed on probationary status and must suc-
cessfully complete the semester with a "C" or better in all
attempted coursework. Failure to achieve a minimum of a
C in all courses will result in removal from the program.

Admission of Registered Nurse Students

Application for admission to the upper division for reg-
istered nurse students is selective. Each year's class is se-
lected from students who meet the minimum requirements;

a) Minimum grade of C on all required prerequisite courses.

b) Completion of all lower division course requirements
as listed on the Bachelor of Science Nursing Curriculum
RN Track Student Worksheet.

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c) (iiailuation from an associate degree or diploma pro-
gram in nursing.

d) Hold an unencumbered license. Clinical experiences
in states other than South Carolina rc(.|uirc an active license
in that state.

Enrollment and Profiression Policies
Southern Council on C'olk'uiate Education for
Nursing (SCCEN) Core Performance Standards

The Mary Black School ofNursing requires all applicants
and continuing students to meet core perl'ormancc standards
as defined by the Southern Council on Collegiate Education
for Nursing (SCCEN). These core performance standards
are defined as follows:

Standard I : Critical Thinking and Related Mental Abili-
ties: Must have critical thinking ability sufficient for clini-
cal judgment. Examples of necessary functional abilities
associated with this standard include (not an all inclusive
list): ability to interpret, investigate, communicate, and
comprehend complex situations; identify cause and effect
relative to clinical situations; ability to make decisions and
assess situations under varying degrees of stress; ability to
read and comprehend detailed charts, reports, journal ar-
ticles, books, etc; and capable of performing all arithmetic
functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
ratios and simple algebraic equations).

Standard 2: Communication and Interpersonal Abilities:
Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English
with sufficient skill to communicate effectively verbally
and non — verbally; must have interpersonal abilities suffi-
cient to interact w ith individuals, families and groups from
a variety of social, emotional, cultural and intellectual back-
grounds. Examples of necessary functional abilities associ-
ated with this standard include (not all inclusive): ability
to establish rapport with clients and their families, peers,
agency personnel and faculty, explain treatment procedures;
initiate health teaching, and document and interpret nursing
actions and client responses.

Standard 3: Physical activities. Must have physical abil-
ities sufficient to move from room to room and maneuver
in small spaces with gross and fine motor abilities sufficient
to provide safe and effective nursing care. Examples of
necessary functional abilities associated with this standard
include (not all inclusive): move around a client's room,
work spaces, treatment areas and administer CPR; calibrate
and use equipment; position and transfer clients; capable of
lifting up to 50 pounds independently; pushing up to 200
pounds independently; reaching 18 inches above head with-
out the use of mechanical devises to elevate themselves;
capable of sitting, standing, walking for extended periods
of time; experience no limitation when bending, stooping,
sitting, standing, walking (i.e. uses no mechanical devices
to assist themselves which would impede the safety of a
client); ability to move to and respond to an emergency situ-
ation in a timely manner and able to document in a clear,
legible manner.

Standard 4: Hearing: Must have auditory ability suf-
ficient to monitor and assess health needs. Examples of
necessary functional abilities associated with this standard
include (not all inclusive) ability to hear auscultor},' sounds,
monitor alamis and emergency signals; ability to hear soft
whispers of clients and families and able to tolerate loud
noise for extended periods of time. Assistive devices must
correct hearing to this degree and be worn at all times dur-
ing clinical experiences.

Standards: Visual: Must have the visual ability sufficient
for observation, assessment and intervention necessary for
nursing care. Examples of necessary functional abilities in-
clude (not all inclusive): observe client responses; accurate-
ly read equipment, gauges and monitors; vision correctable
to 20/40, normal depth perception and ability to distinguish
colors; ability to tolerate offensive visual situations.

Standard 6: Smell: Must have smelling ability to monitor
and assess health needs. Examples of necessary functional
abilities include (not all inclusive); ability to differentiate
between various types of smells and odors and ability to
tolerate offensive odors.

Please note that students will be accommodated in accord
with the American with Disabilities Act.

Criminal Background Checks

Clinical agencies arc requiring all students to have a crim-
inal background check (CBC). This CBC must be submit-
ted with the application for the upper division of the nursing
program. The CBC must be conducted within thirty days
of the due date for applications. The federal and state CBC
policy for USC Upstate Mary Black School of Nursing has
been developed based on DHEC Procedures for Conducting
State and Federal Criminal Background Checks for Direct
Caregivers. If a student has been found guilty or has plead
no contest to substance abuse, child or adult abuse, sexual as-
sault, assault with a deadly weapon, neglect or mistreatment
of residents/patients/clients or misappropriation of resident/
patient/clients property, the facility cannot permit that stu-
dent to work as a direct caregiver. The criminal background
checks are done for a seven year retrospective screen. The
student assumes the cost of these requirements.

Drug Screens

Clinical agencies require students to submit to a drug
screen prior to caring for patients. For ob\ ious health and
safety concerns, nurses must conduct health care and educa-
tional activities fully in control of their manual dexterity and
skills, mental faculties, and judgment. The presence or use
of drugs or alcohol, lawful or otherwise, which interferes
or impairs the judgment or motor coordination of nursing
students in a health care setting poses an unacceptable risk
for patients, colleagues, the University, and affiliating clini-
cal agencies. Preventing and/or detecting substance abuse,
as defined below, is particularly critical in the Mar>' Black
School of Nursing's Upper Division of the BSN program,
where students spend a considerable amount of time learn-
ing patient care in a variety of clinical settings. The Mary
Black School of Nursing recognizes its responsibility to en-
deavor to provide a safe, efficient academic environment
for students and to cooperate with clinical agencies in pro-
viding for the safe and efTective care of their patients during
nursing students' clinical experiences in their facilities.
Therefore, the following policy has been adopted to:

a. Proscribe substance abuse and/or activities or behav-
iors a) that are prohibited by the University's Drug-Free
Policy, or b) which may subject the involved student, other
individuals, and the University to legal penalties or conse-
quences, or c) which may cause a deterioration of the atmo-
sphere and circumstances under which the care of patients
and the nursing educational programs are conducted;

b. Identify students in the upper di\ ision of the BSN pro-
gram who may have a drug or alcohol-related impairment or
conviction that may impact their ability to learn safe nurs-
ing care practices or that may create unacceptable risks for
the University or clinical agencies in which students have
clinical experiences;

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c. Cooperate with alliliatiiig clinical agencies b\ requir-
ing nursing students reporting to such agencies to consent
voluntarily a) to allow those agencies to drug test the stu-
dent in accordance with their policies, and h) to disclose
any dnig testing results to appropriate Mary Black School
of Nursing officials.

Drii}i testing means the scientific analysis of urine, blood,
breath, saliva, hair, tissue, and other specimens of the hu-
man bodN for the purpose of detecting a drug or alcohol.

Illegal driif' means any dnig which is not legally obtain-
able; any drug which is legally obtainable but has not been
legally obtained; any prescribed drug not legally obtained;
any prescribed drug not being used for the prescribed pur-
pose or by the person for w horn it w as prescribed; any over-
the-counter drug being used at a dosage lev el other than that
recommended by the manufacturer, or being used for a pur-
pose other than the purjiose intended by the manufacturer;
and any drug being used for a purpose or by a person not
in accordance with bona fide medical therapy. Examples
of illegal drugs include, but are not limited to. stimulants,
depressants, narcotic or hallucinogenic drugs, cannabis
substances, such as marijuana and hashish, cocaine, heroin,
methamphetamine, phencyclidine (PCP), and so-called de-
signer drugs and look-alike drugs.

Impaired means that a person's mental or physical ca-
pabilities are reduced below their normal levels (with or
without any reasonable accommodation for a disability).
An impaired student manifests deterioration in the level of
function as compared to that previously observed, or the
student does not function at a level normally expected under
the prevailing circumstances. Impainnent may exist in one
or more multiple domains, including psychomotor activity
and skills, conceptual or factual recall, integrative or syn-
thetic thought processes, judgment, attentiveness, demean-
or and attitudes as manifested in speech or actions. Impair-
ment will include addiction to and/or physical dependence
upon chemical substances.

Substance abuse means (a) the manufacture, use, sale,
purchase, distribution, transfer, or possession of an illegal
drug by any nursing student while on University or affili-
ated clinical site premises or while participating in any Uni-
versity or affiliated clinical site-sponsored or related activ-
ity, including any nursing-related course or clinical training
activity; (b) the consumption, possession, or distribution of
alcohol, unless approved by the University or clinical agen-
cy, by any nursing student while on University or affiliated
clinical site premises or while participating in any Univer-
sity-or affiliated clinical site-sponsored or related activity,
including any nursing-related course or clinical training ac-
tivity; and (c) a nursing student's use of alcohol or any drug
in such a way that the student's performance in any nursing
course, including activities at any clinical site, is impaired.

Students in the Upper Division of the BSN program will
be required to provide (among all other items of informa-
tion) a signed statement that he or she does or does not en-
gage in substance abuse activities as defined herein. Further,
he or she must indicate any legal conv ictions pertaining to
the manufacture, use, possession, sale or other distribution
of illegal or legally controlled substances; pertaining to or
related to the abuse of alcohol or any other chemical sub-
stance; and the consequences of any such conviction(s).

Failure to provide the above-required information, past
legal convictions for activities related to illegal or legally
controlled substances, and/or information or evidence that
reasonably establishes a past pattern of chemical substance

abuse will be grounds for dismissal from the program.
However, prior legal conv ictions related to chemical sub-
stances will be considered along with all other information
pertaining to the individual, and will not produce automatic
dismissal from the program. Discovery that false or fraudu-
lent or misleading information was provided prior to ma-
triculation will be grounds for dismissal from the program.
Students who engage in substance abuse while currently
enrolled in the program will be subject to dismissal from the
School of Nursing.

Physical Examinations

Each nursing student must hav e an annual physical ex-
amination by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner.
You may choose to hav e your physical examination through
you personal health care provider or through the USt' Up-
state Health Service Office ( I -864-503-5 1';?). Reports of
this examination must be submitted on forms provided from
the Mary Black School of Nursing and must be received by
the School of Nursing by published deadlines. Individual
clinical agencies may require additional documentation for
specific health requirements which must be met by each stu-
dent attending that agency.

Immunizations and Titers

To comply with clinical agency contracts, each student
must prov ide proof of a series of immunizations and/or ti-
ters. Some of this same infomiation MUST also be sent to
Health Services on the fonn sent to you by the USC Upstate
Admissions Office). We highly recommend that nursing
students receive the Hepatitis B Vaccine to develop immu-
nity to this form of viral hepatitis. A series of three doses is
required to achieve immunity. Students who do not take the
Hepatitis B Vaccine are required to sign a waiver stating-
such refusal. The USC Upstate Health Service Office can
administer the vaccine for the published fee (if bom before
1978) or free (if born after 1978). Students must submit
proof of the following immunizations:

•Tetanus Diphtheria Booster (within last 10 years)

• Varicella vaccine or positive titer

• Mumps

• Rubella vaccine or positive

• Tuberculosis (negative) PPD (2 step) of a negative chest x-ray

• Hepatitis B vaccine (see above)

Nursing students will be caring for clients whose HIV
status is unknown and all students and faculty use universal
precautions when caring for any client. Nursing students
who believe themselves to be at risk for transmission of
HIV/AIDS are urged to voluntarily infonn the University
Office of Disability Services who will collaborate with fac-
ulty to determine if modifications in clinical courses can be
reasonably accommodated.

Health Insurance

Clinical agencies are also encouraging students to possess
health insurance. Hospitals and health agencies provide
etiiergency treatment to students for injuries or illness oc-
curring in the course of the program requirements in their
agencies. Treatment for illness will be at the expense of the
students. Treatment for injuries will be covered through
Workman's Compensation. The University pays all fees
for enrollment in Worktuan's compensation, emergency
treatment to students for injuries or illness occurring in the
course of the program requirements in their agencies.

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Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitalion (C'PR)

To be ill complKMKC willi clinical agency contractual
agreements, all students in must be certilied in C'PR (Adult
and Child/Infant). This certification must be active for the
entire time you are enrolled in nursing courses at USC Up-
state. Please check requirements, some C'PR certifications
require annual recertification and some programs require
recertiiication every two years. A C'PR course is offered at
use Upstate Health Services for a nominal fee.

Liability Insurance

Each student is covered for malpractice liability under
the auspices of the University of South Carolina Upstate.
It is strongly suggested that registered nurses continue to
maintain their own liability policy.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)

Students must be current with the standard OSHA re-
quirements of infection control, fire safety, management of
hazardous materials, and back safety. Annual testing of this
information is required for enrollment progression.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)

Each student must successfully complete the HIPAA pro-
gram and test in order to assure compliance with HIPAA
regulations. Some clinical agencies may require students to
complete agency specific HIPAA programs and tests also.

Progression Policies

1. Any student who fails to take nursing courses in se-
quence will be removed from the program.

2. Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in every
nursing course to progress in the program. Students who
fail to achieve a minimum grade of C in any nursing course
(classroom course or clinical/lab course) will be dismissed
from the program. Students may apply for readmission to
the program and if readmitted, will be required to repeat
that course prior to enrolling in any subsequent course. Re-
admitted students who subsequently receive a second grade
of below "C" in any nursing course will be permanently
dismissed from the program.

3. Students who receive a grade less than "C" in any two
nursing courses will be permanently dismissed from the
program.

4. Students must complete the program of required nurs-
ing course within four years of initial entry into the pro-
gram. Students w ho exceed the four year time limit may be
dismissed from the program.

Readmission Policies: A student who has been removed
from the program for receiving a grade of less than "C" in
one nursing course may reapply for admission to the School
of Nursing. The student must submit another admission ap-
plication to the School of Nursing and attach a letter of peti-
tion for readmission.

Graduation Requirements: Students must meet all re-
quirements for graduation as stated in this academic catalog.
Students graduating with a degree in nursing must have a
minimum GPA of 2.0 in all required nursing courses.

Transfer of Credit: Students wishing to transfer to the
baccalaureate program from other institutions will ha\e
their transcripts e\aluated to detemiine the comparability
with courses at USC Upstate and applicable to the nursing
program of study.

Auditing of Nursing Courses: USC Upstate guidelines
are followed related to auditing of courses. SNUR 301 : Nu-
trition and SNUR 302: Pharmacology, may be audited. Af-
ter admission to the nursing program, the following courses
may be audited: SBSN 305: Health Promotion Across the
Eifespan, SBSN 306: Introduction to Professional Nursing,
SBSN 420: Current Topics, and SBSN 497; Nursing issues.
Students may not audit a nursing course with a corequisite
practicuni. No nursing practica may be audited.

Credit by Examination: Some general education and
supporting courses may be exempted by having successfully
passed Advanced Placement ( AP) tests in high school. College
Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. Defense Nontradi-
tional Education Support (DANTES) tests or challenge exami-
nations prepared at USC Upstate (see Credit by Examination
section of this catalog). More specific information may be ob-
tained form the Counseling and Career Development Center.
RN to BSN students must complete all credit by examination
prior to the completion of SBSN 350: Concepts of Profes-
sional Nursing. Licensed practical nurses may obtain credit for
SNUR 301 and SNUR 302, SBSN 310, SBSN 3 1 OP, SBSN
305, SBSN 306, SBSN 320P and SBSN 325P by successfully
completing the required validation examination.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP or the
Defense Activity' for N'ontraditional Education .Sup-
port (DANTES): Following general uni\ersity policy, a
combination of CLEP and/or DANTES examinations may
be taken to obtain up to 30 hours of credit. Junior and se-
nior level nursing courses cannot by validated by CLEP of
DANTES. CLEP or DANTES examinations are not accept-
able for physiology, anatomy, chemistry or microbiology.

Professional and Pre-professional Organizations

Student Nurses Association (SNA)

The Student Nurses" Association of the Mary Black School
of Nursing welcomes pre-nursing and nursing students who
are enrolled in the baccalaureate nursing program and the
RN to BSN program Through their participation in vari-
ous activities, students de\ elop awareness of professional
accountability and ethical standards mandated by the nurs-
ing profession. Planned, organized monthly meetings that
focus on the provision of quality health care and advances
in nursing education contribute to the student's knowledge
base. By participation in SN./'i the students develop a lead-
ership potential that w ill enable them to be future leaders in
the nursing profession.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society,

Mu Rho Chapter

Sigma Theta Tau International. Honor Society of Nursing
provides leadership and scholarship in practice, education
and research to enhance the health of all people. They sup-
port the learning and professional development of members,
who strive to improve nursing care worldwide.

The Mu Rho chapter of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered
in March 1 992. Membership is open to those students in the
top 35 percent of the senior class who have attained a mini-
mum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The specific purposes of the
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
membership are to:

• Recognize superior achie\ ement;

• Recognize the development of leadership qualities;

• Foster high professional standards;

• Encourage creativ e w ork; and

• Strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of the
profession.

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Bachelor of Science in Professional

Student
_ General Education Requirements'

I. Communication 9

SEGL 101 and SEGL 102

SSPH201

II. Mathematics 6

One math course:

SMTH 120, 121% 126
One additional math, logic, or statistics

course: SMTH 102; SPSY 225-; SSOC 201

III. Information Teclinology 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

IV. Natural Science 8

SBI0 242/242L

SCHM 109/109L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

*No mure than 3 credit hours from a specific
discipline will be accepted fi>r the general
education requirement under Arts and
Humanities.

One fine arts course: SAAS 204; SATH

101, 105, 106;SMUS 110, 140; STHE
161, 170

One additional course from the following:

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH 101,
105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275. 279, 280,
283,289,290,291;SFLM240;SMUS110,
140;SPHL 102,211;SREL 103; STHE
161, 170

VI. Foreign Language/Culture^ 3

Foreign language minimum 102 level

SCHl 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

or placement in a 201 or higher level
language course.**
(**Sludenls placing into the 201 or higher level of a lan-
guage have satisfied this requirement and will not have
additional hours in elect ives.)

VII. History

SHST 101, 102, 105 or 106

VIII. Social and Beiiavioral Sciences 6

The following 2 courses representing 2 disciplines:

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

'All courses must be completed with a minimum grade ofC

or better

■SMTH 121 or hii;her iv the required prerequisite for SPSY 225

Nursing Curriculum Four- Year Track

Worksheet

Major Requirements'

SBSN 305: Health Promotion 3

SBSN 306: Intro to Professional 3

Nursing
____ SBSN 3 1 0: Health Assessment 2
SBSN 3 1 OP: Health Assessment 1

Practicum
SBSN 320P: Foundations of Nursing 3

Practicum
____ SBSN 325P: Integrated Nursing 3

Practicum

SBSN 330: Health Alterations I 3

SBSN330P: Health Alterations 1 2

Practicum
SBSN 340: Nursing of Childbearing 3

Families
SBSN 340P: Nursing of Childbearing 2

Families Practicum

SBSN 360: Child Health Nursing 3

SBSN 360P: Child Health Nursing 2

Practicum

SBSN 370: Nursing Research 3

SBSN 410: Health Alterations II 3

SBSN 4 1 OP: Health Alterations II 3

Practicum

SBSN 420
SBSN 430

SBSN 441

Current Topics in Nursing 3
Leadership in Nursing Pr 3

Psychiatric Mental 3

Health Nursing

SBSN 44 IP: Psychiatric Mental 3

Health Nursing Practicum
SBSN 450: Health Alterations 111 3

^ SBSN 450P: Health Alterations II 2

Practicum

SBSN 461: Community & Public 3

Health Nursing

SBSN 461 P: Community & Public 3
Health Nursing Practicum
SBSN 497: Issues in Professional 2

Nursing (Senior Seminar)
SBSN499P: Senior Practicum in 3

Professional Nursing

Supporting Courses'

SBI0 232/232L 4

SBIO330/330L 4

SPSY 302 3

Electives

1.3

Total Hours Required

128^

'If the 101 course is required, it may be counted as an elec-
tive. If the student places at the 201 level, the foreign language/
culture competency has been fulfilled and the student will not be
required to take an additional foreign language course or elective
and can complete the BSN program with 125 credit hours.

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing Suggested Course Sequence Outline: Four- Year Track

Other course sequences are also possible; students should seek guidance regarding prerequisites. SMTH 121 or higher is the required

prerequisite for SPSY 225: Pscyhological Statistics. Part-time study in nursing is available hut nursing courses must be completed

within a imi.\imuin ofH semesters: .students shimld consult with their advisor for proper course sequencing.

I'Vcshman Vear
Fall

SEGLlOl 3

SBI0 232/L 4

SMTH 120, 121, or 126 3

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101 3

Elective 3

Semester total 16

Spring

SHGL102 3

SCHM 109/L 4

SHST 1 1 1 or 1 12 3

SPSY 101 3

Fine Art (see list of approved courses) 3

Semester total 16

Sophomore Year

Fall

SB10 242/L 4

SPSY 302 3

SSPH201 3

SSOC 101 3

Elective 3

Semester total 16

Spring

SB1O330/L 4

SFRN 102 or SGRM 102 or SSPN 102 3

SMTH 102 or SPSY 225or SSOC 201 3

Humanities (see list of approved courses) 3

Semester total 13

Junior Year {.idiiiission lo the BSN program is required to enroll in SBSN courses 306 and higher).

First semester

SBSN 305 3

SBSN 306 3

SBSN 310 2

SBSN310P 1

SBSN320P 3

SBSN325P 3

Semester total 15

Second semester

SBSN 330 3

SBSN330P 2

SBSN 340 3

SBSN340P 2

SBSN 360 3

SBSN360P 2

SBSN 370 3

Semester total 18

Senior Year

First semester

SBSN 410 3

SBSN410P 3

SBSN 420 3

SBSN 430 3

SBSN 441 3

SBSN 441 P 3

Semester total 18

Second semester

SBSN 450 3

SBSN 450? 2

SBSN 461 3

SBSN 461? 3

SBSN 497 2

SBSN499P 3

Semester total 16

Total Hours Required 128'

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Curriculum Option for Registered Nurses

The registered nurse track (RN/BSN) is designed for graduates of associate degree and diploma programs in nurs-
ing. It is comprised of courses in nursing, sciences and liberal arts. Registered nurses, who have completed successfully
the elective, general education, and supporting courses, and v\ho ha\c met the admission requirements, may complete the
program in one calendar year of study as outlined in the course sequence. Students must begin the program of study in the
fall semester to complete the one-year option. Courses are otVercd via SC ETV. at the University Center Greenville, and
via the Internet. Didactic classes on ETV and at UCG w ill be held one day per week, while internet courses are ortered in
the asynchronous mode. .411 registered nurse track students will complete clinical practica at times convenient to them and
their preceptors. Students desiring part-time study or completion of the program of study on the USC Upstate campus will
require a longer period of time to complete the program.

All policies related to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing four-year track program apply to the registered nurse track
unless specifically identified as four-year track policies.

Admission Requirements

See Admission Requirements in this section.

Advanced Placement

Registered nurse track students may receive up to 35 semester credit hours in nursing based upon successful comple-
tion of an associate degree nursing program or a diploma nursim^ program, licensure as a registered nurse, and success ful
completion at USC Upstate of SBSN 350.

Continuation Standards

See C 'onlinualion Standards in this section.

Academic Residency

RN-BSN track students are required to meet the USC Upstate academic residency requirement. The last 25% (32
semester hours) of the curriculum must be courses offered through USC Upstate.

RN-BSN Track One- Year Option Course Sequence Outline

(Part-time .study is also possible: students sliould seek guidance regarding required sequencing.)

Prerequisite Credit:

General Education Support Course. Electives 61

Advanced Placement Credit for Nursing Courses 35

Fall Semester

SBSN 350 3

SBSN350S 3

SBSN 3 10 2

SBSN310P 1

SBSN 430 3

Semester total 12

Spring Semester

SBSN 370 3

SBSN 420 3

SBSN435P 3

SBSN 498 3

Semester total 12

Summer

SBSN 461 3

SBSN 461 P 3

SBSN 497 2

Semester total 8

Total Hours Required 128

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Student Worksheet

General Education Requirements'

I. Communication '

SHGL 101 and StiGL 102

SSPH201

II. Mathematics <

One math course:

SMTH 120, 1 21-, 126
One additional math, logic, or statistics

course: SMTH 102; SPSY 225-;

SSOC201

III. Information Technology '.

SCSC 138 or SIMS 101

IV. Natural Science 8

SBI0 242/242L

SCHM 109/109L

V. Arts and Humanities 6

*No more than 3 credit hours from a specific
discipline will he accepted for the general
education requirement under Arts and
Humcmities.

One fine arts course: SAAS 204; SATH

101, 105, 106;SMUS 110, 140;STHE
161, 170

One additional course from the following:

SAAS 204; SAMS 101, 102; SATH 101,
105, 106; SEGL 250, 252, 275, 279, 280,
283. 289, 290, 291; SFLM 240; SMUS 110,
140;SPHL 102, 211;SREL103;STHE
161, 170

VI. Foreign Language/Culture^ 3

Foreign language minimum 102 level
SCHI 102; SFRN 102; SGRM 102;

SSPN 102

or placement in a 201 or higher level

lanijuaiie course.

VII. History

SHST 101. 102. 105. or 106

VIII. Social and Behavioral Sciences

SPSY 101

SSOC 101

Major Requirements'

SBSN 350: Professional Nursing

Role Transition

SBSN 350S: Professional Nursing

Role Transition Seminar

SBSN 310: Health Assessment

SBSN 31 OP: Health Assessment

Practicum

SBSN 370: Nursing Research
'_ SBSN 420:Current Topics in Nursing

SBSN 430: Leadership in Nursing Pr
'_ SBSN 435P: Professional

Nursing Role Transition

SBSN 461 : Community & Public

Health Nursing

SBSN 461 P: Community & Public

Health Nursing Practicum

SBSN 497: Issues in Professional

Nursing Practice (Senior Seminar)

SBSN 498: Professional

Nursing Role Transition Project

Supporting Courses'

SB10 232/232L

SBIO330/330L

SPSY 302

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement credit for

RN-BSN track students who meet the
advanced placement requirement

Electtves'

Total Hours Required

128

'All courses miisl he completed with a minimum grade ofC

or belter

•SMTH 121 or higher is the required prerequisite for

SPSY 225

'If the foreign language 101 course is required, it may be

counted as an elective. If the student places at the 201 level.

the foreign language/culluiv competency has been fulfilled

and the student will not he required to take an additional

foreign language course or elective and can complete the

BSN program with 125 credit hours.

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Course Descriptions

Descriptions

Descriptions of'all courses offered for undergraduate
credit are arranged alphabetically by academic discipline
on the following pages. Not all courses are available
every term. A schedule of classes is available before the
registration period for each term as an announcement of
course ol'ferings. Students are advised to consult these
schedules prior to registration. The University reserves
the right to withdraw any course on the grounds of insuf-
ficient enrollment.

Course Numbering

use Upstate courses numbered from 00 1 to 599 may
be taken for undergraduate credit. The following distinc-
tions are made among course numbers:

101-299 Lower division courses primarily for
students with freshman and sopho-
more standing.

300-499 Upper division courses primarily for
students with junior and senior standing.

400-599 Upper division courses primarily for
students with senior standing.

With consent of the advisor, a student may take
courses numbered above or below the level normally taken
by their academic classification (freshman, sophomore,
junior or senior).

Course Credit

The credit \ alue of each course is usually determined
by the number of class meetings per week for one semester.
Two or three laboratory hours (one period) are equivalent
to one class meeting. The semester hour credit for each
course is included in each course description.

Prerequisites

Students may be removed from any class for which
prerequisites or other defined requirements have not
been met.

African American Studies (SAAS)

SAAS 201. Introduction to African American Studies

(3) An introduction to the methods and themes of African
American Studies. Topics include the development of the
discipline, major frameworks, research and writing in the
subject area. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SAAS 204. African American Culture (3) An intro-
duction to the ideas and customs of African Americans
including but not limited to artistic, anthropological
psychological, linguistic, and culinary dimensions. Pre-
requisite: SEGL 102.

SAAS 398. Topics in African American Studies (3)

Intensive studv of selected topics. Prerequisite: SEGL

102.

American Studies (SAMS)

SAMS 101. American Studies, 17th-19th Century (3)

A survey of the historical, political, social, economic and
cultural forces that shaped American life from the early
seventeenth to the late nineteenth century.

SAMS 102. American Studies, 20th Century (3) A

survey of the historical, political, social, economic and
cultural forces that have shaped American life in the
twentieth century.

SAMS 398. Topics in American Studies (3) Interdis-
ciplinary reading and research on selected aspects of
American culture. May be taken more than once if the
topic is different. Prerequisite: SAMS 101 or 102, junior
or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

SAMS 399. IndependentStudy (1-3) An individualized,

contracted program of study planned in conjunction with
a faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Anthropology (SANT)

SANT 102. Understanding OtherCultures(3) Introduc-
tion to the concepts, methods and data of socio-cultural
anthropology and anthropological linguistics.

Art Education (SAED)

SAED 330. Foundations of Art Education (3) Intro-
duction to art education as a profession through theories,
historical references and philosophies. Current initia-
tives in the field will be reviewed through educational
research. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in SART
103 and 110.

SAED 429. Elementary and Middle School Methods
for Art Education (3) Instnictional strategies to construct
appropriate curriculum for K-8 schools. The topics are
artistic growth of children, responding to art works, stu-
dio production and classroom management. A portion
of the course includes a 30 hour practicum component.
Prerequisites: SAED 330 and admission to the profes-
sional program.

SAED 430. Secondary Methods for Art Education (3)

Curriculum designs for secondary' \isual arts classroom.
The development of instaictional skills for various student
populations is included in the course of study as well as
research and current initiati\ es. The course includes a 30
hour practicum component in the schools. Prerequisites:
SAED 429 and admission to the professional program.

SAED 450. School .Art Program (3) Developing and
working with essential components of \ isual arts programs
in the schools, including the national and state standards
with assessment methodology. .Also a supervised clini-
cal experience in the school art classrooms of 40 hours
provides strategies to teach art in grades K-12. Obsena-
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focus on classroom management and conflict resolution.
Prerequisites: SA ED 429 and admission to the professional
program in art education.

SAED 460. Directed Teaching in Art Education (15) A

supervised clinical experience consisting of 15 weeks in
school setting, normally w ith 50% in elementary level and
the remaining 50" o in the middle or secondary level. In
addition to teaching in the K-12 school classroom, candi-
dates participate in regular seminars where they ( I ) analyze
problems relating to their K-12 experiences; (2) explore
ethical and legal issues and trends in K-12 education; (3)
consider current issues and trends in K-12 education; and
(4) complete their professional portfolios. Prerequisite:
approved application of directed teaching. Pass/Fail.

Art History (SATH)

SATH 101. Introduction to Art (3) Formal, historical
and iconographic analysis of architectural monuments,
paintings and sculpture; aspects of various theories of art
and architecture.

SATH 105. History of Western Art: Prehistory-Middle

Ages (3) Survey of the visual arts from Paleolithic times to
the Medieval period, with emphasis on the major civiliza-
tions of Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Rome, Byzantium
and Medieval Europe.

SATH 106. History of Western Art: Renaissance-Pres-
ent (3) Survey of the visual arts in Western civilizations
from the Renaissance to the present.

SATH 30 1 . Women and Art (3) Art by women and about
women as it relates to issues of gender and sexual identity
and how these intersect with social and historical construc-
tions of race and class. Emphasis is on reading, research
and written material. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SATH 304. Southern Folk Art (3) Techniques and tradi-
tions of Southern folk art concentrating on artists of South
Carolina. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SATH 305. American Art (3) Colonial era to the present.
Particularattention is paid to the relationship of the visual arts
to social and political history and to the way visual culture
shaped early ideas about nationhood. Emphasis is on reading,
research and written material. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SATH 306. Twentieth Century Art (3) Major develop-
ments in art of the past century. International perspectives
are stressed as are social, political and intellectual contexts.
Emphasis is on reading, research and written material.
Prerequisites: SATH 106 or SATH 305 or consent of
instructor.

SATH 308. History of Design (3) From the Industrial
Revolution to the present. The social, cultural, economic,
political, technical and aesthetic contexts of design are ex-
plored. Emphasis is on reading, research and written material .
Prerequisites: SATH 1 06 or 305 or consent of instmctor

SATH 309. History of Photography (3) How photographs
create meaning in and are given meaning by their social and
historical contexts from the 1 830s to the present. Emphasis
is on reading, research and written material. Prerequisites:
SATH 106 or 305 or SJOU 201 or 302.

SATH 310. African Art (3) Prehistory to the present.
Particular attention is paid to the complexity of African
cultures and to the social roles that art lills in the lives of its
makers and consumers. Emphasis is on reading, research
and written material. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SATH 350. Art History Study Abroad (3-6) Travel
in selected regions outside the United States, and field
study of historical and contemporary art and artists, with
emphasis on art history.

SATH 352. Art History Field Study (3) Critical examina-
tion of major developments in contemporary art involving
travel to major metropolitan areas in the United States.
Course may be taken twice if the city is dilTcrent. Emphasis
is on reading, research and written material. Prerequisite:
3 hours of art history credit or consent of instructor.

SATH 398. Selected Topics in Art History (3) Intensive
study of selected topics in art history.

SATH 399. Independent Study (3) Design and devel-
opment of research projects of a complex and extensive
nature. A student may repeat SATH 399 with a differ-
ent independent study contract description for a total
of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.
Prerequisites: Junior level standing and consent of the
instructor.

SATH 400. Art Theory and Criticism (3) Philosophical
and historical underpinnings of art history, theory and
criticism. Advanced readings address traditional analyti-
cal models and new theories generated by modernism and
postmodernism. Emphasis is on reading, research and
written material. Prerequisites: 6 hours of art history credit
or consent of instructor

SATH 450. Art History Study Abroad II (3-6) Travel in
selected regions outside the United States, and advanced
field study of historical and contemporary art and artists,
with emphasis on art history. Prerequisite: 6 credit hours
of art or consent of the instructor.

SATH 499. Art History Internship (3-6) Supervised work

experience in an art history related environment, resulting
in a meaningful project/activity for the employing firm
and a scholarly project for the student. For three intern-
ship credit hours, a minimum of 135 hours of scheduled
work, periodic class meetings and consultation with the
instructor are required. A contractual agreement signed
by the employer, the student, the instructor, the dean of the
college is mandatory. Standard grading. A student may
repeat SATH 499 with a different internship description
for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate
credit. Prerequisites: Junior level standing with 6 hours
in art history or consent of the instmctor.

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Ari SriJDio (SART)

SART 103. Fundamentals of Two Dimensional Design

(3) Introduction to visual thinking and principles of two-
dimensional design, including line, form, space, texture,
color and basic technical skills.

SART 104. Fundamentals ofThree Dimensional Design

(3) Introduction to v isual thinking and principles ofthree-
diniensional design, including form, volume and space.

SART 108. Computer Graphics I (3) Introduction to the
hardware and software used in creating graphic design
and illustration.

SART 110. Drawing I (3) Introduction to the materials
and techniques ofdrawing, emphasizing visual perception
and drawing skills.

SART 202. Ceramics I (3) Process of forming, decorat-
ing, glazing and firing. Prerequisite: SART 1 04 or consent
of instructor.

SART 203. Color and Composition (3) Color theory and
compositional systems. Prerequisite; SART 103.

SART 204. Three Dimensional Studies II (3) Mate-
rials and techniques of three dimensional design and
sculpture beyond the introductory level. Prerequisite;
SART 104.

SART 205. Digital Art I (3) Creative approaches to de-
veloping fine art projects at the intemiediate level using
raster and vector computer graphics. Projects emphasize
image development, two and three-dimensional design
solutions and content. Prerequisites; SART 108 or con-
sent of instructor.

SART 206. Illustration I (3) Introduction to illustration
with an emphasis on visual problem solving, creativity,
effective communication and aesthetics. Visual skills are
defined through exploration of various media resulting in
appropriate visual solutions for illustration communica-
tion. Prerequisite; SART 103, SART 210, or consent of
instructor.

SART 207. Printmaking I (3) Materials and techniques
of major printmaking processes in historical and contem-
porary application. Techniques include relief, intaglio,
lithography and monotype. Prerequisite; SART 203.

SART 210. Drawing II (3) Materials and techniques
ofdrawing beyond the introductory level. Prerequisite;
SART 110 or consent of instructor.

SART 211. Introduction to Painting (3) Materials and
techniques of painting, emphasizing color theory, compo-
sitional structures, content, and expression. Prerequisite;
SART 203 or consent of instnictor.

SART 214. Graphic Design I (3) Creative problem-solv-
ing with emphasis on 2-D solutions to conceptual prob-

lems; translation of concept into form using word, image
and layout; introduction to history of graphic design and
typography. Prerequisites; SART 108. Prerequisite or
corcquisite; SART 1 1 0 or consent of the instructor.

SART 228. Business for the V isual Artist (3) Aspects of
business relevant to the visual artist, emphasizing basic ac-
counting and taxes; marketing and promotion; copyrights;
sales by artist, gallery, or agent; and contracts. Feedback is
received through class discussions and exercises, written
examinations, and a final team project. Prerequisites; 6 hours
of art history and/or art studio or consent of instructor.

SART 229. Introduction to Crafts (3) Traditional craft
media; techniques, design and contemporary concepts.

SART 231. Introduction to Life Drawing (3) Emphasis
on visual perception and skills of life drawing from the
live model in a variety of media, using both clothed and
unclothed male and female models. Prerequisite; SART
2 1 0 or consent of instructor.

SART 255. Art Practicum (1) Participation in art
production and activities, including art gallery and art
exhibition preparation and maintenance, exhibition pub-
licity and announcement design and distribution, studio
and equipment preparation maintenance and monitoring,
art infomiation services including art department and art
gallery web site design and maintenance. No formal class
meetings. Requires 30 contact hours per semester. May
be repeated for a total of four credits.

SART 261. Introduction to Photography (3) Techniques

and procedures of photography, including processing.
Prerequisite; SART 103 or consent of instructor.

SART 262. Digital Photography (3) Technical, aesthetic
and conceptual procedures of digital photography includ-
ing composing, shooting, processing, manipulation and
printing. Prerequisite; SART 108.

SART 302. Ceramics II (3) Ceramic processes and
techniques and technical investigation in clay bodies and
glazes with emphasis on the wheel throwing technique.
Prerequisite; SART 202 or consent of instructor.

SART 305. Digital Art II (3) Creative approaches to

developing fine art projects at the advanced level using
raster and \ ector computer graphics. Projects emphasize
personal image development, tw o and three-dimensional
design solutions, and content. Prerequisite: SART 205.

SART 306. Illustration II (3) Continued exploration of
visual communication with an emphasis on concept and
professional quality of work. Prerequisite: SART 206 or
consent of instructor.

SART 307. Printmaking II (3) Intermediate application

of materials and techniques of majorprintmaking processes
in historical and contemporary application. Emphasis is
on content, indi\ idual expression, and series de\ elopment.
Prerequisite; SART 207.

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SART31I. Painting It (3) Intermediate applicatiiin of
materials and techniques of painting processes using
representational and non-representational subject mat-
ter. Emphasis is on content and indi\idual expression.
Prerequisite: SART21i.

SART314. Graphic Design II (3) Continuation of trans-
lation of concept into form w ith emphasis on typography,
letterfonns. typographic syntax and type specification.
Prerequisite: SART 214 and successful completion of
portfolio review.

SART 315. Graphic Design III (3) .Advanced design
problems with emphasis on indi\ idual de\elopment and
exploration of contemporary design issues. Prerequisite:
SART 314 and successful completion of portfolio review.

SART 318. Interlace Design I (3) Introduction to technical
and aesthetic concepts and problem solving of interface design
including but not limited to web design. CD ROM design,
collection and preparation for basic assets (graphics, video,
sound). Prerequisite; SART 2 14 or consent of instructor

SART 350. Art Study Abroad (3-6) Travel in selected
regions outside the United States, and field study of his-
torical and contemporary art and artists with emphasis on
studio techniques.

SART 361. Photography II (3) Technical, historical
and aesthetic aspects of photography. Projects allow the
development of personal imagery and technique. Prereq-
uisite: SART 261.

SART 391. Motion Graphic Design (3) Introduction to
animated interface design as applied to the graphic design
and communications industn,'. Prerequisite: SART 318.

SART 398. SpecialTopicsin Art (3) Intensive study of
selected topics in art. Prerequisites: junior level standing
with 6 hours in art or consent of the instructor.

SART 399. Independent Study (1-6) Opportunities to
design and de\ elop projects of a complex and extensive
nature in keeping with the student's major creative inter-
ests. A student may repeat SART 399 with a ditTerent
independent study contract description for a total of no
more than six hours of undergraduate credit. Prerequisite:
Junior level standing and consent of instructor.

SART402. Ceramics III (3)Advanced ceramic processes
and techniques and technical investigation in clay bodies
and glazes with emphasis on the wheel throw ing technique.
Prerequisite: SART 302.

SART 410. Drawing l\ (3) Advanced methods and
materials of graphic representation and expression with
emphasis on individual creative expression. Prerequisite:
SART 3 10.

SART 411. Painting 111 (3) Advanced application of
materials and techniques of painting processes using
representational and non-representational subject matter.

Lmphasis is on content. indi\ idual expression, and series
development. Prerequisite: SART 311.

SART 414. C^raphic Design IN (3) Graphic problem
sol\ ing in the community business environment; advanced
production techniques I'or the graphic designer Prereq-
uisite: SART 3 15.

SART 418. Interface Design II (3) Intermediate inter-
face design with emphasis on individual development
and exploration of contemporary technical and aesthetic
design issues including but not limited to w eb design, CD
ROM design, collection and preparation of basic assets
(graphics, video, sound). Prerequisite: SART 318 or
consent of instructor.

SART 450. Art Study Abroad II (3-6) Travel in selected
regions outside the United States, and advanced field
study of historical and contemporary art and artists, with
emphasis on studio techniques. Prerequisite: 6 credit
hours of art or consent of the instructor.

SART 489. Senior Portfolio Development (3) Revision
and finalization of projects, thesis, portfolio/vita prepara-
tion. Prerequisites: SART 3 1 5; Corequisite: SART 414.

SART 490. Senior Seminar Graphic Design (3) Prepa-
ration of thesis, senior exhibition, portfolio finalization,
oral presentation, and explorations of ethical issues.
Prerequisite: SART 489,

SART 499. Art Studio Internship (3-6) Supervised
work experience in an art environment, resulting in a
meaningful project/activity for the employing firm and
a scholarly project for the student. For three internship
credit hours, a minimum of 135 hours of scheduled work,
periodic class meetings and consultation with the instruc-
tor are required. A contractual agreement signed by the
employer, the student, the instructor, and the dean of the
college is mandatory. Standard grading. A student may
repeat SART 499 with a different internship description
for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate
credit. Prerequisites: Junior level standing with 6 hours
in art or consent of the instructor.

Astronomy (SAST)

SAST 111. Descripti>e Astnmoniy (3) The universe:
physical processes and methods of study. (SAST I IIL is
available for additional credit.)

SAST lllL. Descriptive .Astronomy Laboratory (1)

Demonstrations, exercises and night viewings. Three hours
per week. Prerequisite or Corequisite: SAST 111.

Biology (SBIO)

SBIO 101. Biological Science I (4) Biological principles
underlying cell chemistry, cell biology, classification, plant
diversity, plant anatomy, and physiology. Designed forscience
majors. Three class and three laboratory hours per week.

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SBIO 102. Biological Science II (4) Biological principles
underlying cell origins, genetics, diversity of monera, pro-
tista, and animals; mammalian anatomy and physiology.
Dissection of preserved specimens is required. Prerequisite:
SBIO 101. Designed for science majors. Three class and
three laboratory hours per week.

SBIO 110. General Biology (4) Current principles of cell
biology, biochemistry, genetics, reproduction, develop-
ment, and plant and animal diversity, as well as societal
concerns. Not for major credit. Three class and three
laboratory hours per week.

SBIO 201. Introduction to Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology (4) Basic, applied, and theoretical ecology and
the foundations of evolutionary biology. Laboratories
illustrate lecture concepts and provide experience with
fundamental skills of biostatistics, hypothesis testing, and
scientific writing. Prerequisites; SBIO 101 and 102 with
a "C" or better or consent of instructor. Three class and
three laboratory hours per week.

SBIO 202. Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

(4) Basic principles of the origin, evolution, function and
diversity of cells. Emphasis is placed on molecular level
approaches to the scientific study of eukaryotic cell func-
tion, physiology, metabolism, ultrastructure. and evolution,
as well as the use of cells relevant to medical, biosocial,
and bioenvironmental issues. Prerequisite: SBIO 201
and SCHM 1 1 1 with "C" or better. Three class and three
laboratory hours per week.

SBIO 205. Introduction to Field Ornithology (3) Basic
morphology, ecology, behavior, evolution, identification,
and natural history of birds with emphasis on the major
groups and species found in South Carolina. Local and
regional weekly field trips, including a weekend long trip
focused on coastal and marine species identification and
their natural history, are required. Biology 205/305 will be
offered concurrently. Projects for students enrolled in SBIO
305 will be more in depth and the standard for grading
will be more demanding. Students may not receive credit
for both courses. Biology 205 cannot be taken for major
credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

SBIO 205L. Introduction to Field Ornithology Labo-
ratory (1) Additional hours in the application of avian
field identification techniques and in the observation of
the natural history traits and characteristics of the com-
mon and important birds of South Carolina and vicinity.
Biology 205L/305L will be offered concurrently. Projects
for students enrolled in SBIO 305L will be more in depth
and the standard for grading will be more demanding.
Students may not receive credit for both courses. SBIO
205Lcannot be taken for major credit. Pre-orCorequisite:
SBIO 205 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 206. Genetics and Society (3) Fundamentals of
genetics, with an emphasis on human genetics; relevance
ot recent advances and concerns in contemporary society
related to genetic technology. Not for major credit.

SBIO 232. Human Anatomy (4) Gross and microscopic
structure of the systems of the human body including es-
sential technical terminology. Dissection of preserved
specimens is required. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week.

SBIO 240. Human Biology and Society (3) Fundamentals

of functional human biology; development of a relevant
knowledge of medical issues and concerns in contemporary
society such as cloning, emerging diseases, genetic testing,
cancer, emphysema, organ transplants and cardiovascular
disease. Not for major credit.

SBIO 242. Human Physiology (4) Functions of systems
of the body emphasizing homeostasis, biochemistry and
control mechanisms. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week. Prerequisite: SBIO 232, and SCHM 109
or SCHM III.

SBIO 270. Environmental Science (3) The interrelation-
ship of humans and their environment emphasizing the im-
pact of pollution on human health. Not for major credit.

SBIO305. Field Ornithology (3) Basic morphology, ecol-
ogy, behavior, evolution, identification, and natural history
of birds with emphasis on the major groups and species
found in South Carolina. Local and regional weekly field
trips, including a weekend long trip focused on coastal and
marine species identification and their natural history, are
required. Biology 205/305 will be offered concurrently.
Projects for students enrolled in SBIO 305 will be more in
depth and the standard for grading will be more demanding.
Students may not receive credit for both courses. Biology
205 cannot be taken for major credit. Prerequisites: SBIO
101 and 102 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 305L. Field Ornithology Laboratory (1) Addi-
tional hours in the application of avian field identification
techniques and in the observation of the natural history
traits and characteristics of the common and important
birds of South Carolina and vicinity. Biology 205L/305L
will be offered concurrently. Projects for students enrolled
in SBIO 305L will be more in depth and the standard for
grading will be more demanding. Students may not receive
credit for both courses. SBIO 205L cannot be taken for
major credit. Pre- or Corequisite: SBIO 305 or consent
of instructor.

SBIO 310. Invertebrate Zoology (4) Phylogenetic and
comparative aspects of anatomy, physiology, ecology,
reproduction and embryology of the invertebrates. Dis-
section of preserved specimens is required. Three class
and three laboratory hours per w eek. Prerequisites: SBIO
101 and 102 or consent of instructor.

SBI0 315. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4) Phy-
logenetic and comparative aspects of stmcture. de\elop-
ment, and evolution. Dissection of preser\ ed specimens
is required. Three class and three laboratory hours per
week. Prerequisites; SBIO 101 and 102 or consent of
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SBIO 320. (Jencral Botany (4) Phylogenctic sur\ cy of"
the morphology, anatomy, and taxonomy of the major
plant di\ isions. Three lecture and three laboratory hours
per week. Prerequisites; SBIO 101 and 102 or consent
of instructor.

SBIO 330. Microbiology (4) Introduction to bacteria and
viruses, emphasizing morphology, pathogenic microbes,
antigen-antibody relationships, and antimicrobial agents
in chemotherap\. Three class and three laboratory hours
per week. Prerequisites: four hours of biological science
and SCUM HWorSCHM 111 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 350. ( Jcnetics (4) Basic principles of transmission.
molecular and population genetics. Three class and three
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites; SBIO 101 and
1 02 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 370. Pathophysiology (3) Disruptions of normal
physiology, processes that bring about disruptions, and
manifestations of disruptions. Prerequisites; SBIO 232,
242 and 330 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 375. Evolutionary Biology (4) Historical develop-
ment of e\ olutionary theory ; natural and sexual selection;
micro-and macroevolution: mass extinctions; current
concepts of phylogeny and systematics; human evolution.
Laboratories illustrate lecture concepts as well as read-
ings from the primary literature. Three class and three
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: SBIO 201 or
consent of instructor.

SBIO 380. Biogcography (4) The distribution of plant
and animal species and the ecological, biological and
geographic phenomena controlling such patterning. Labs
consist of a series of weekend field trips. Prerequisites;
SBIO 101 and 102 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 390. Gross Human Anatomy (3) An investiga-
tion of human anatomy using cadaver dissection in a
laboratory setting. Prerequisite; SBIO 232 or consent
of instructor.

SBI0395. Internship in BialogicalScience(l-3)Super-

vised work experience in biological science. A minimum
of three hours work per week is required for each credit
hour A contractual agreement signed by the supervisor, the
student, the instructor, and the division chair is required.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Pass/fail credit.

SBIO 398. Topics in Biology (1-3) Intensive study in
selected areas. Individual topics are announced. Prereq-
uisite; consent of instructor.

SBIO 399. Independent Stud\ ( 1 -3) Directed research proj-
ect. Prerequisite; consent of instnictor. Not for major credit.

SBIO 507. Developmental Biology (4) Morphogenetic pat-
terns of embryonic development along with their molecular
and cellular bases; and mechanisms ofdifferentiation. Three
class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites;
SBIO 101 and 102 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 525. Plant Taxonomy (4) I'hc major classes of
flowering plants found in South Carolina. Lmphasis is
placed on economic and horticultural uses. Three class
and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites; SBIO
101 and 102 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 530. Histology (4) The microscopic anatomy of
human cells, tissues and organs. Three class and three
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites; two semesters
of biological science and two semesters of chemistry.

SBIO 531. Parasitology (4) Parasites of animals, with
emphasis on the ininuinological. clinical and epidemiologi-
cal aspects of human parasitism. Dissection of specimens
is required. Three class and three laboratory hours per
week. Prerequisites; two semesters of biological science
and two semesters of chemistry.

SBIO 534. Animal Behavior (4) Identification and clas-
sification of behavior patterns exhibited by various species
of animals: the development of behavior; proximate and
ultimate causes of behavior. Three hours class and three
hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites; six credits in
basic psychology, or SPSY 101 and SBIO 102.

SBIO 535. Neurobiology (4) Introduction to neuro-
anatomical-functional relationships. Topics include the
anatomical organization of major nuclei and tracts, neuro-
chemical mechanisms, and neural integration olbehavior.
Three class and three laboratory hours/week. Prerequisites;
SBIO 101 & 102 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 540. Immunology (4) Introduction to the molecu-
lar and cellular basis of the immune response. Topics
include anatomy of the lymphoid system, and innate
immune response, lymphocyte biology, antigen-antibody
interactions, humoral and cellular eftector mechanisms;
control of immune responses, and the evolution of im-
munodefense mechanisms. Prerequisites; SBIO 102 and
SCHM 112; and Pre- or Corequisite: SBIO 330 or 340;
or consent of instructor. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week.

SBIO 550. Molecular Cell Biology (4) Structure and func-
tions ofnucleic acids and proteins; molecular arrangement
of prokaryotic. and eukaryotic genomes; the processes of
DN A replication. DN A repair, gene transcription, and pro-
tein translation; control and coordination of gene activity
as they relate to cellular processes in normal and disease
states. Techniques used in contemporary molecular biology
labs including recombinant DN A. electophoresis of nucleic
acids and proteins. Western blotting, and bioinformatics are
covered in the laboratory. Three class and three laboratory
hours per w eek. Prerequisites; SBIO 202 and eight hours
of chemistry, or consent of instructor.

SBIO 570. Principles of Ecology (4) Interactions of
organisms and the environment; ecosystems structure
and functions, fhree class and three laboratory hours per
week. Prerequisite: SBIO 102.

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SBIO 581. Biochemistry 1 (3) (=SCHIV1 581) Structure
and function of the major classes of'biologicalcompounds
and biological membranes. Content includes a kinetic and
equilibrium based approach to biological transport and
catalysis, signaling, and an introduction to bioenergetics.
Prerequisite: SCHM 332 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 582. Bioctiemistry 11(3) (=SCH1VI 582) Chemistry
of biological infonnation pathways. DN A, RN A, and pro-
tein metabolism, organization of genes on chromosomes,
regulation of gene expression, and applications of these
topics to biotechnology problems are covered. Prerequisite:
SB10 581/SCHM 581 or consent of instructor.

SBIO 583L. Biochemistry Laboratory (1) (=SCHM

583L) A survey of laboratory methods in biochemistry.
Three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite or coreq-
uisite: SCHM 581 or 582.

SBIO 599. Senior Seminar (3) Integration of biological
knowledge at an advanced level and exploration of ethical
issues. Prerequisites: statistics. SSPH 20 1 , and a minimum
grade of "C" in SBIO 101. SBIO 102, SBIO 201. SBIO
202, and 12 hours of biology coursework at the 300 level
or above; or consent of instructor.

Business Administration (SBAD)

SBAD 225. Financial Accounting (3) Principles of ex-
ternal financial reporting for business entities, including
income measurement and determination of financial posi-
tion. Prerequisites: SMTH 120 or 121 or 126.

SBAD 226. Managerial Accounting (3) Attention-direct-
ing and problem solving functions of accounting in relation
to planning and control, evaluation of performance, and
special decisions. Prerequisite: SBAD 225.

SBAD 290. Introduction to Business Information Systems

(3) Fundamental infonnation systems concepts and overview
of information technology. Topics include: computer hard-
ware, infonnation systems software, telecommunications.
Networks database and spreadsheet applications, business
applications, and the Internet, Electronic commerce, and the
World Wide Web. Prerequisites: SCSC 138 or 141.

SBAD 298. Gateways to Business (3) Nature of business
and business skills required for success in the twenty-first
century. Business environments in the Upstate are discussed
in relation to individual career goals.

Note: Students seeking a degree in business must be
admitted to the Professional Program (Upper Divi-
sion) before enrolling in 300-level and above business
administration and economics courses. Students not
majoring in business must have 54 credit hours earned
to take 300-level and above business administration and
economics courses. Additional prerequisites are included
in individual course descriptions. Students not majoring
in business can enroll in no more than 29 semester hours
of Johnson College of Business and Economics courses,
excluding SECO 221, 222, 291, and 292.

SBAD 331. Intermediate Accounting I (3) Financial
accounting theory and practice as they relate to generally
accepted accounting principles. Included are external fi-
nancial reports with emphasis on the balance sheet and the
income statement. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned
and SBAD 226.

SBAD 332. Intermediate Accounting II (3) Expands upon
the financial accounting concepts and principles developed
in Intermediate Accounting I. Key concepts include current
liabilities, bonds, earnings per share, pensions, leases, and
stockholders' equity. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned
and SBAD 331 with a minimum grade of C.

SBAD 333. Cost Accounting (3) Cost accounting for
production management. Cost systems for internal con-
trol, standard cost, inventory planning and control, capital
budgeting; relationship between cost accounting and other
quantitative areas; and other current cost topics are included.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned and SBAD 226.

SBAD 335. Individual Tax Planning (3) Federal income
tax law as it relates to planning individual transactions
to minimize income taxes. Includes preparation of indi-
vidual tax returns. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned
and SBAD 226.

SBAD 336. Fund Accounting (3) Principles and proce-
dures of accounting for the various funds of governmental
and institutional organizations and budgetary accounting
for planning and controlling revenues and expenditures.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned and SBAD 225.

SBAD 347. Legal Environment of Business (3) Legal
system; crimes and torts; consumer law, anti-trust, labor
and employment law; environment and insurance; contracts
and agency; business ethics; and international matters.
Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 348. Issues in Commercial Law (3) Corporations,
bankruptcy, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Prereq-
uisites: 54 credit hours earned and SBAD 347.

SBAD 350. Principles of Marketing (3) Exchange
relationships between buyers and sellers in a dynamic
global marketplace. Focus areas include: environmental
analysis, marketing research, buyer behavior, market-
ing strategy, business ethics, and the societal impacts of
marketing activity of integrated marketing organizations.
Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 351. Consumer Behavior (3) Consumer deci-
sion-making processes in a dynamic global marketplace.
Selected concepts from psychology, sociology, economics,
anthropology, and other behavioral disciplines are exam-
ined to develop a managerial perspective on predicting and
interpreting consumer responses to marketing strategies.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned and SBAD 350.

SBAD 352. Marketing Communications (3) Selec-
tion and implementation of promotional strategies in a
dynamic global marketplace. Focus areas include: inte-

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grated marketing communication processes, psychological,
sociological and cultural factors influencing promotion
decision making. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned
and SBAD 350.

SBAD 363. Business Finance (3) Procurement and
management of wealth hy pri\ ately owned profit-seeking
enterprises. Prerequisites; 54 credit hours earned. SBAD
225andSEC0 29l.

SBAD 364. Financial Institutions and Markets (3) Fi-
nancial institutions, various debt, equity, foreign exchange
and derivative markets and instruments. Topics include
security valuation, measures of risk, financial market
innovation; the structure and role of commercial banks
and other financial institutions, including types of risk
financial institutions bear; utilization of financial markets,
institutions, and instruments to manage risk. Prerequisite:
54 credit hours earned, and SBAD 363.

SBAD 365. Principles of In vestments (3) The conceptual

and analytical framew ork for formulating investment poli-
cies. An overview of the traditional securities markets for
stocks, bonds, options, and non-traditional investment such
asfinancial fiitures, commodities, and international markets
is emphasized. Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 369. Personal Finance (3) Life insurance, health
insurance, wills, trusts, social security, stocks, bonds, real
estate, mutual funds, and other uses of funds. Prerequisite:
54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 371. Organizational Management and Behav-
ior (3) Survey of functions of management and forms
of organizational behavior demonstrated in all types of
organizations, with a focus on group and individual dy-
namics in organizations, quality, competitiveness and the
global environment, and a heavy emphasis on managing
workforce diversity including ethnic, cultural, and gender
diversity. Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 372. Operations Management (3) Managing the
direct resources required by the fimi to create value through
the production of goods, services and infomiation. There
is a strong emphasis on supporting the decision-making
process throughout organizations with quantitative tools
and techniques. Topics include process selection, quality
tools, inventory management techniques and supply chain
management. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned, SECO
291 andSMTH 121 or equivalent.

SBAD 374. Management of Human Resources (3) A

line and staff function utilizing modern-day concepts and
practices. Topics include: employment, training, employee
services, compensation, industrial relations, and legal
constraints. Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned.

SBAD 377. Advanced Organizational Behavior (3) The

study of the impact of individuals. gri)ups and structure on
behavior in a business organization in order to improve
organizational performance. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours
earned, and SBAD 37 1.

SBAD 378. The International Business Enterprise (3)

The multinational tirm: its development, organization,
management, differentiation from domestically oriented
firms, and its future. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned
and SBAD 371. A foreign language course is strongly
recommended.

SBAD 390. Business Technology and Information Sys-
tems (3) Dev elopmcnt. use and management of business
information systems. Topics include information systems
for business operations, management information and
decision support systems, information systems develop-
ment, issues and challenges relating to global information
systems and technology including security and ethics.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned, SBAD 290 or SCSC
300 or SIMS 201.

SBAD 398. Topics in Metropolitan Business Studies

(3) Intensive study in contemporary areas of business such
as corporate responsibility, cultural diversity and ethics.
Topics are selected to meet current industry, faculty and
student interest. E.xperientialleamingisemphasized. May
be repeated with permission of advisor. Prerequisite: 54
credit hours earned and SBAD 371 .

SBAD 399. Independent Study (1-6) Prerequisite: 54
credit hours earned.

SBAD 432. Advanced Federal Income Tax (3) Estates
and trusts, partnerships, corporations, foreign income, gift,
and social security taxes. Prerequisite: SBAD 335.

SBAD 433. Accounting Control Systems (3) Skills, tools
and procedures needed to evaluate EDPcontrols. Program,
system and business level controls are presented to show
how the accounting, ethical and legal considerations should
be integrated into the design of business accounting and
auditing systems. Prerequisites: (SBAD 331 or SBAD
333) and (SBAD 290 or SIMS 201 ).

SBAD 435. Auditing (3) Effectiveness of internal control
systems, ethics, legal liability, the auditing of infonnation
processing systems, the audit application of statistical
sampling, and the reporting function of the independent
auditor are examined. Prerequisites: SECO 292, SBAD
332; Prerequisite or Corequisite: SBAD 433.

SBAD 436. Advanced Auditing (3) Applications of
auditing through case studies and computerized practice
sets. Topics include audits of small businesses, forecasts,
projections, compilations and the emerging nature of
international auditing. Prerequisites: SBAD 435. Only
offered in the summer.

SBAD 437. Advanced Accounting (3) Accounting for
business combinations, consolidated financial statements,
governmental entities, and not-for-profit organizations.
Prerequisites: SBAD 332.

SBAD 438. Accounting Theory (3) Focused research
using databases from the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, the Securities and Exchanije Commission, and the

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Inlcrnational Accounting Standards Board to interpret ac-
counting problems. Prerequisites: SBAD 332 and senior
standing. Only offered in the summer.

SBAD 452. International Marketing (3) Selection of
markets and the development of marketing strategy in a
dynamic global marketplace. The influences of differ-
ent demographic, political, legal, cultural, competitive
economic, technological, and natural environments are
highlighted in order to conduct business across political
borders. Prerequisites: SBAD 350.

SBAD 455. Topics in Marketing (3) Study in selected
current topics in marketing. May be repeated with permis-
sion of advisor. Prerequisites: SBAD 350.

SBAD 456. Business Marketing (3) Industrial, govern-
mental, and non-for-profit sector markets as distinguished
from personal household consumption. The methods used
by marketers to create marketing strategies throughout an
integrated supply-chain in a dynamic global marketplace.
Prerequisites: SBAD 350.

SBAD 457. Marketing Research (3) Research methods
and procedures used in the marketing process. Particular
emphasis is given to the sources of market data, sampling,
preparation of questionnaires, collection and interpretation
of data and the relation of market research to the policies
and functions of the business enterprise. Emphasis is placed
upon differences in life-style, beliefs and attitudes, and
their influences upon the marketing decisions of the firm.
Prerequisites: SBAD 350 and SECO 291 or equivalent.

SBAD 458. Marketing Management (3) Strategic market-
ing decision-making in integrated organizations competing
in the dynamic global marketplace. Focus areas include:
the policy areas of an organization, marketing research,
marketing strategy, buyer behavior, forecasting, cost and
profit analysis, and total quality management. Prerequisite:
54 credit hours earned and SBAD 350, 351 and 352.

SBAD 459. Personal Selling and Sales Management

(3) Development of personal selling skills and manage-
ment of sales function. Focus areas include: preparation,
prospecting, interviewing, trial closes, handling objec-
tions, closing after-sales support, recruitment, selection,
motivation, training, and development, compensation,
supervision, and other managerial topics. Prerequisites:
SBAD 350.

SBAD 461. International Business Finance (3) Finan-
cial management of a multinational business enterprise.
Topics include subsidiary working capital management,
financial analysis of overseas ventures, sources of inter-
national capital, funds remittance policies, trade finance,
exchange risk management policies, and techniques of
financial control. Prerequisite: SBAD 363.

SBAD 471. New Business Enterprise (3) Analysis of
business opportunities; planning and establishing a busi-
ness organization to exploit an opportunity: management
of a small business. Prerequisite: SBAD 371.

SBAD 475. Advanced Operations Management (3)

Theory and application of contemporary methods of man-
aging operations. Topics may include forecasting, master
planning, advanced supply chain management, project
management, facility location factors, and competitive
strategies in a global market. Prerequisite: SBAD 372.

SBAD 476. Statistical Process Control (3) Basic statisti-
cal process control and process capability improvement
procedures in the framework of the Derning management
philosophy. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned, SECO
292 or equivalent.

SBAD 478. Business Policy (3) Multifunctional approach
to the study of organizational problems and opportunities.
Knowledge gained in previous courses is applied to the
functions of an organization through use of strategies,
objectives, policies, technology, environment, systems,
ethics, and decision making. Requirements include indi-
vidual research accompanied by written and oral presen-
tations. Prerequisites: Senior standing and all SBAD and
SECO core courses.

SBAD 499. Business Internship (1-6) Supervised work
experience in the business environment resulting in a
meaningful product for the employing firm and a schol-
arly project for the student. A minimum of 42 hours of
scheduled work per one hour of academic credit, periodic
class meetings, and individual consultation with the in-
structor is required. A contractual agreement signed by
the employer, the student, the instructor, and the dean
is mandatory. Prerequisite: 54 credit hours earned — A
student must have earned a minimum of 36 credit hours in
business and economics courses and have an overall GPA
of 2.5 or higher or a 2.5 GPA on twelve or more hours for
the previous semester. Pass/fail credit.

Chemistry (SCHM)

Note: Occupational Safety and Health Administra-
tion (OSHA) regulations require that everyone who enters
chemistiy laboratories wear safety goggles.

SCHM 101. Fundamental Chemistry I (4) Survey of
inorganic and solution chemistry. Non-science majors
only. Three class, one recitation, and two laboratory
hours per week.

SCHM 105, 106. Chemistry and Society I and II (3,3)

Survey of chemistry and its impact on technology, the
environment, modem life, and thought. Need not be
taken in sequence. Non-science majors only. (SCHM 107
laboratory is available for additional credit.)

SCHM 107L. Chemistry and Society Laboratory (1)

Three laboratory hours perweek. Prerequisite or corequisite:
SCHM 105 or 106. (Credit may be earned only once.)

SCHM 109. Chemistry of Living Things (4) Chemical
principles of including the structure of and energy asso-
ciated with matter; quantitative kinetic and equilibrium
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and function ofbiologicalmacromolecules and the molecu-
lar basis ofinhcritance are surveyed. Non-science majors
only. Three lecture, one recitation, and two laboratory
hours per week. Prerequisite: SMTH 120 or higher, except
statistics, or higher placement in SMTH. Prerequisite or
corequisite: SCSC 1 38 or consent of instructor.

SCH VI 1 1 1 . (icncral ("hcniistry (4) Chemical principles
with emphasis on stoichiometry. atomic stnicture, bonding,
and molecular structure. Three class, one recitation, and
two laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite or corequi-
site; SMTH 121 or higher, except statistics or consent of
instructor.

SCHM 112. General Chemistry and Qualitative
Analysis (4) Chemical equilibrium, acids and bases,
oxidation-reduction, and inorganic qualitative analysis.
Three class, one recitation, and three laboratory hours per
week. Prerequisites: SCHM 111.

SCHM 321. Quantitative Analysis (3) Principles of gravi-
metric, volumetric, and basic instrumental methods of analy-
sis. Three class hours per week. Prerequisite: SCHM 1 12.

SCHM 32 IL. Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)

Practice of volumetric, gravimetric, and simple instru-
mental methods of analysis. Three laboratory hours per
week. Corequisite: SCHM 321.

SCHM 331, 332. Organic Chemistry (3,3) Nomencla-
ture, reactions, and syntheses of carbon compounds with
emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Three class hours and
one recitation hour per week. Prerequisite for 33 1 : SCHM
112 or consent of instructor. Prerequisite or corequisite
for332: SCHM 331.

SCHM 331 L,332L.OrganicChemistr\ Laboratory (1,1)

A sur\ey of laboratoi'y methods of organic chemistry. Three
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite or corequisite for
33 1 L: SCHM 33 1 . Prerequisites for 332L: SCHM 33 1 Land
SCHM 332 or concurrent enrollment in SCHM 332.

SCHM 395. Internship in Chemistry (1-3) Supervised
work experience in chemistry. A minimum of three hours
per week is required for each credit hour. A required con-
tractual agreement is signed by the superv isor, the student,
the instructor, and division chair. Prerequisite: junior or
senior standing. Pass/fail credit.

SCHM 397. Junior Seminar (1) Searching and reading
chemical literature and presentation of papers in a jour-
nal club format. Class meets with the chemistry Senior
Seminar (SCHM 599) and presentations by SCHM 599
students will beobsers ed. Prerequisite: SCHM 33 1 . 33 1 L.
Corequisite: SCHM 321. 332, 332L.

SCHM 499. Undergraduate Research (1-3) Directed
research project introducing the student to the methods
of chemical research. A written report on work accom-
plished is required at the end of each semester. Research
involves laboratory and/or library work as determined by
the instructor. The student can sign up for 1-3 hours of

research each semester with a maximum of 9 hours total
credits for undergraduate research. ( Not for major credit).
Prerequisite: consent of instructor

SCHM 511. Inorganic Chemistry (3) Atomic structure,
molecular orbital theory, coordination, compounds, redox
chemistry, crystal stnictures. and a systematic study ol'the pe-
riodic table. Prerequisites: SCHM 32 1 and SCHM 33 1 .

SCHM 51 2L. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

Syntheses with high pressure reactions, the use of imfamil-
iar solvents, high temperature and inert atmosphere, and
the application of infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic
resonance, and mass spectroscopy to inorganic chemistry.
Three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: SCHM
33 1 L. Prerequisite or corequisite: SCHM 511.

SCHM 522. Instrumental Methods of Analysis (4)

Theory, instrumentation, and applications of modem
instrumental techniques. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week. Prerequisite: SCHM 321.

SCHM 530. Spectrometric Identification of Organic
Compounds (3) Development and application of methods
of obtaining and interpreting spectrometric data in terms
of structural organic chemistry. Topics include infrared,
ultraviolet, visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy. Prerequisite: SCHM 332 or consent of
instructor.

SCHM 534. Polymer Chemistry (3) Fundamentals of
macromolecular science with an emphasis an synthesis
and characterization. Prerequisite: SCHM 332.

SCHM 541. Physical Chemistry I (3) Macroscopic sys-
tems including themiodynamics and chemical equilibrium.
Prerequisitesr SCHM 321. SMTH 241 and SPHS 202.
Co-registration in SPHS 212 is an alternative to having
completed SPHS 202.

SCHM 541 L. Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (1)

Applications of physical chemical techniques to thermo-
dynamics, chemical equilibrium and chemical kinetics.
Three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: SCHM
32IL. Corequisite: SCHM 541.

SCHM 542. Physical Chemistry II (3) Microscopic
systems including quantum theory and its applications
to electronic structure and spectroscopy. Prerequisite:
SCHM 541.

SCHM 542L. Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (1)

Applications of physical chemical techniques to quantum
mechanics and spectroscopy. Three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: SCHM 541 L. Corequisite: SCHM 542.

SCHM 581. Biochemistry I (3) (=SBIO 581) Structure
and function of the major classes of biological compounds
and biological membranes. Content includes a kinetic and
equilibrium based approach to biological transport and
catalysis, signaling, and an introduction to bioenergetics.
Prerequisite: SCHM 332 or consent of instructor.

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SCHM 582. Biochemistry II (3)(=SBIOS82)Chemistry

ofbiological information pathways. DNA, RNA, and pro-
tein metabolism, organization ol'genes on chromosomes,
regulation olgene expression, and applications of these
topics to biotechnology problems are covered. Prerequisite:
SBIO 581/SCHM 581 or consent of instructor

SCHM 583L. Biochemistry Laboratory (1) (=SBIO
583L) A survey of laboratory methods in biochemistry.
Three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite or coreq-
uisite: SCHM 581 or 582.

SCHM 599. Senior Seminar (3) Integration and as-
sessment of chemical knowledge at an advanced level,
exploration of ethical issues, research, and oral presenta-
tion. Prerequisites: SSPH 201, SCHM 321, SCHM 332,
SCHM 541 and one course from SCHM 511, 522. 530,
534.581.582.

Chinese (SCHI)

SCHI 101. Introductory Chinese I (3) Fundamentals
of the Mandarin Chinese language and culture through
speaking, listening, reading and writing.

SCHI 102. Introductory Chinese II (3) Fundamentals
of the Mandarin Chinese language and culture through
speaking, listening, reading and writing. Prerequisite:
SCHI 101.

Computer Science (SCSC)

SCSC 138. Introduction to Computer Technology (3)

Introduction to graphical user interface, word processing,
spreadsheet, database. Internet, cross-platform training,
computer components and peripherals, input/output
concepts, storage concepts, and computer buyer's guide
considerations.

SCSC 139. Visual BASIC Programming I (3) Visual user
interface design, event-driven programming using controls,
variables, constants, calculations, decision structures, loop
control structures, arrays, creating menus. Prerequisites:
SCSC 138 or SBAD 290 or consent of instructor. Not
for Computer Science major credit.

SCSC 150. Introduction to Computer Science (3) Cur-
rent application, security and systems software, hardware
devices, social and ethical issues in computing and infor-
mation technology, prepositional logic, search engines,
and computer programming concepts. Basic problem
solving, logic, and computer programming are introduced
through an active learning environment. Prerequisite or
Corequisite: SMTH 1 26 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 200. Computer Science I (3) Design, analysis and
testingofalgorithmsandclasses.includingprogrammingfi"om
an Object-Oriented perspective, simple data types, control
structures, arrays, file I/O, and complexity analysis. Prereq-
uisite: C or better in SCSC 1 50 or consent of instructor.

Communication (SCOM)

SCOM 375. Communication Research Methods (3)

Fundamentals of communications research methods and
applications. Topics include survey research, observational
and experimental studies, primary research data-gathering
techniques, secondary research sources, data analysis,
message, market, competitive and audience research
measures. Prerequisites: SJOU 301 and SSPH 301; or
consent of the instructor.

SCOM 399. Internship or Independent Study in Mass
Communication ( 1 -3) Super\ ised professional experience
of research outside of the classroom. For three intern-
ship credit hours, a student is to work 135 hours with an
approved agency; for two credit hours, 90 hours, for one
credit. 45 hours. For an internship or for an independent
study, a contract must be signed by the student and by
the instructor of record and other designated faculty and
administrators. A student may repeat SCOM 399 once
with a ditTerence internship or independent study contract
description for a total of no more than six hours of under-
graduate credit. Prerequisites: SJOU 301 . GPA2.0overall,
2.5 in major and consent of faculty supervisor.

SCOM 490. Senior Seminar in Communications (3)

Reading and research on selected topics in journalism,
speech, and theatre designed to integrate knowledge, to
explore ethical issues, and to gain experience in research
and oral presentation. Prerequisite: SCOM 375.

SCSC 210. Computer Organization (3) Computer organi-
zation, logic gates and expressions, circuits. CPU. memory,
numbering systems, assembly language programming,
instruction formats, and addressing modes. Prerequisite:
C or better in SCSC 200 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 234. Visual BASIC Programming (3) Basic and

advanced programming in the Visual BASIC language
including visual object design. active-X objects, access
to database objects, dynamic data exchange, and object
linking and embedding. Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC
200 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 238. C++ Programming (3) Introduction to C++
as a second object-oriented language with concepts of
OO programming, data abstraction, polymorphism, in-
heritance, graphical user interface design with MFC. and
memory management issues. Prerequisite: C or better in
SCSC 200 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 239. Visual BASIC Programming II for Non-
Majors (3) Modular programming, algorithmic design,
string manipulation, array processing, sequential and
random file processing in the BASIC language. Not for
Computer Science major credit. Prerequisites: SCSC 139
or consent of instructor.

SCSC 300. Computer Science II (3) Ad\ anced design,
analysis and testing of algorithms and classes, including
inheritance, polymorphism. UML, complexity analysis,
recursion, search and sorting techniques, linked lists.

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stacks and queues. Prerequisite; C" or better in SCSC
200 or consent of instructor. Corequisite; SMTH 174 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 3 1 0. 1 ntroduction to Computer Architecture (3)

Computer organization and architecture, basic proces-
sor design, hard wired and microprogrammed control,
ALU. memory organization, data paths, pipelining, and
interfacing and communications. Prerequisite: C or better
in SCSC 210 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 311. Information Systems Hardware and
Software (3) An introduction to computer and systems
architecture and operating systems for system development
personnel. Topics include CPU architecture, instructions
sets, memory', registers, input/output, and operating system
modules such as process management, memory and tile
management. Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC 200 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 314. Introduction to Robotics (3) Fundamental
concepts of industrial robotics including kinematics, 3D
coordinate transformation, robot motion, robot control
and sensing, robot programming, and computer vision.
A review of new technologies for computer-integrated
manufacturing, computer-aided design and computer-aided
manufacturing, automated material handling, and flexible
manufacturing systems is included. Students are required
to write programs in order to demonstrate the laboratory
projects. Prerequisites: C or better in SCSC 200 and
SMTH 127, or consent of instructor.

SCSC 315. Networiving Technology (3) Basic concepts
of computer networks, data telecommunication and
distributed applications, including network topology,
hardware, software, protocol, security, and the implica-
tions of network technologies on the deployment and
implementation of networked systems. Not for CS or CIS
major credit. Prerequisites: SCSC 300 or SIMS 305 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 321. Computer Science III (3) Design, analysis
and testing of advanced data structures, including prior-
ity queues, trees, binary search trees, tree traversals and
balancing techniques, hashing, and graph theory. Prereq-
uisites: C or better in both SCSC 300 and SMTH 1 74 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 325. Fundamentals of Relational Database
Management Systems (3) Basic architecture, stmctures,
and query languages. Topics include design and imple-
mentation of RDBMS, relational data models, conceptual
modeling, data independence, specification of data require-
ments, normalization, recovery and security. Not for CS
or CIS major credit. Prerequisites: SCSC 300 or SIMS
305 or consent of instructor.

of anti-forensics phenomena, and use and management
of storage area network technology for evidence storage.
Prerequisites: C or better in SCSC 300 and SCSC 311;
or consent of instructor.

SCSC 356. Cryptography (3) Historical and modem
techniques of encryption and decryption, classical cryp-
tosystems. public-key cry ptosystems, authentication, ano-
nymity, zero-know ledge protocols, smart cards and other
everyday applications of cryptographic algorithms, prime
numbers, elementary number theory and algorithms that
support efficient arithmetic on large integers. Prerequisite:
C or better in SCSC 300 or consent ol" instructor.

SCSC 370. Fundamentals of Bioinformatics (3). Com-
putational methods, tools and techniques used to analyze,
correlate, and extract information from biological, chemi-
cal and biomedical databases, including algorithms for
sequence comparison, data mining for disease diagnosis,
prediction of protein structure and I'unction, and database
management for biomedical data. Prerequisite: C or better
in SCSC 321 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 399. Independent Study (1-9) As needed.

SCSC 412. Computer Networks I (3) Introduce the
basic concepts needed to design, implement, and manage
networks. Transmission media, topologies, local area and
wide area network technologies, communication protocols,
standards, network architectures, security, and network
operating systems are examined. Prerequisite; Cor better
in SCSC 300, or consent of instructor.

SCSC 421. Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3)

Concepts and fundamental strategies of algorithm design;
the analysis of computing time and memory requirements;
the theory of computational complexity (NP-hard and
NP-complete); graph manipulation algorithms (connected
components, minimum spanning trees, traveling salesman,
cycles in a graph, and coloring of graphs); search algo-
rithms (depth-first, breadth-first, best-first, and alpha-beta
minimax ); and computational algorithms (matrix multipli-
cation, systems of linearequations, expression evaluation,
and sorting). Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC 321 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 440. Object Oriented Systems Analysis and
Design (3) Analysis and design of information systems
using object oriented methodologies. Emphasis is on
effective communication and integration with users and
user systems, interpersonal skill development with clients,
users, team members, and others associated with develop-
ment, operation, and maintenance of the system, use of
modeling tools, and adherence to methodological life-cycle
and project management standards. Prerequisite; C or
better in SCSC 300 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 355. Digital Forensics (3) Methods, tools and tech-
niques used to maximize efficiency in investigations that
involve digital devices, including malicious code analysis,
techniques of evaluation of the physical memory of a
compromised machine, digital forensics tools, challenges

SCSC 441. Experiential LearninginComputerScience

(3) Experience in a business, educational, or non-profit
computing environment. May not be used for major credit
in any major in computer science. Prerequisite: approval
of the instructor. Pass/fail credit.

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SCSC 450. E-Business Web Application Development

(3) A project-oriented course involving the complete
application development of an online commercial Web
site. Basic Web page design, including HTML and Style
Sheets is covered, but the focus is on what happens behind
the scenes of a business Web site, including client versus
server-side infonnation processing, CGI and Event-Driven
programming, data transmission, storage and compres-
sions, risk analysis, and security issues. Prerequisite: C
or better in SCSC 300 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 455. Computer Security (3) A survey of the
fundamentals of information security, including risks and
vulnerabilities, policy formation, controls and protection
methods, database security, encryption, authentication
technologies, host-based and network-based security
issues, personnel and physical security issues, issues of
law and privacy. Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC 300
or consent of instructor.

SCSC 499. Directed Research (3) An investigation of
technical papers from the instructor's area of research.
The composition and presentation of technical papers that
either survey the existing literature or make an original
contribution to the research area is required. Prerequisites:
C or better in SCSC 300 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 509. Topics in Computer Science (3) Selected
topics of special interest in computer science. May be
repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

SCSC 511. Operating Systems (3) Introduces the funda-
mentals of operating systems design and implementation,
including an overview of the components of an operating
system, mutual exclusion and synchronization, I/O, inter-
rupts, implementation of processes, scheduling algorithms,
memory management, and file systems. Prerequisites:
C or better in SCSC 210 and SCSC 321 or consent or
instructor.

SCSC 512. Computer Networks II (3) Advanced topics
in telecommunications, location positioning systems and
computer networking, including wireless and mobile com-
puting, integration of wireless and wired networks, design
issues, packet transmission, datagram encapsulation and
fragmentation, media access control, data transmission and
retransmission, routing, bridging, switching, addressing
error handling, flow control, data security, and local and
wide-area networks. Prerequisites: C or better in SCSC
4 1 2 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 5 1 5. Wireless Networks (3) Fundamental concepts
and techniques employed in wireless and mobile networks
such as cellular networks, wireless LANs, and ad-hoc
networks. Topics include wireless communication basics,
access technologies, medium access control, naming and
addressing, routing, mobility support and management,
security, and power management. Prerequisite: Cor better
in SCSC 412 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 516. Distributed and Network Programming

(3) Design and implementation of distributed applica-

tion and network communication programs, including
network application development with UCP and TCP/IP
protocols, introduction to distributed systems and com-
puting , RIM, socket programming, client/server models,
and communication primitives, such as datagrams, packet
retransmission, routing, addressing, error handling, and
flow control. Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC 321 or
consent of the instructor.

SCSC 520. Database System Design (3) Database
Management System (DBMS) architecture and organiza-
tion, design and implementation of DBMS, data models,
internal databases structures, conceptual modeling, data
independence, data definition language, data manipulation
language, nomialization, transaction processing, recovery,
and security. Prerequisite: C or better in SCSC 300 or
consent of instructor.

SCSC 521. Database Implementation, Application,
and Administration (3) Design and implementation of
database and client/server applications, in-depth treatments
of embedded queries and stored procedures, database
triggers, database extended languages, architectures and
design patterns of distributed application, transaction
processing, performance tuning, recovery and backups,
auditing, and security. Prerequisite; C or better in SCSC
520 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 525. Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

(3) Extraction and discovery of knowledge from large
databases, data integration and data warehousing, data
mining algorithms, models, and applications including
association rule mining information retrieve (IR) and
mining of text databases, decision tree, decision rules,
classification techniques, cluster analysis, and evaluation,
visualization, and interpretation of patterns. Prerequisite:
C or better in SCSC 300 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 530. Programming Language Structures (3)

Paradigms and fundamental concepts of programming
languages, such as scope, binding, abstraction, encap-
sulation, typing, and language syntax and semantics.
Functional and logic programming paradigms are also
introduced through sample programming languages.
Prerequisites: C or better in SCSC 210 and SCSC 321
or consent of instructor.

SCSC 540. Software Engineering (3) Methods and tools
of software engineering, software life cycle, specifica-
tion and design of software, software testing, cost and
effort estimation, project management, risk analysis,
and documentation. A relatively large software system
is developed in a team environment. Prerequisite: C or
better in SCSC 321 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 555. Advanced Computer Security and Informa-
tion Assurance (3) Cryptography, telecommunication and
network security, applications and system development
security. Business Continuity Planning (BCP). cyber-
crimes and countermeasures. The hands-on laboratories
provide extensive practices on firewalls. Virtual Private
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other computer security tools. Prerequisite: Cor better in
SCSC 412 and SCSC 455: or consent of instructor.

SCSC 560. Numerical AnaKsis{3)(=SMTH 560) DitVer-

ence calculus, direct and interactive techniques for matrix in-
version, eigenvalue problems, numerical solutions of initial
value problems in ordinal ditVerential equations, stability,
error analysis, and laboratory applications. Prerequisites:
SMTH 245 and 344. and programming competency.

SCSC 580. Introduction toArtificiallntelligence(3) Intel-
ligent agents, expert systems, heuristic searching, knowledge
representation and reasoning, artificial neural networks,
ontologies, and natural language processing. Prerequisite:
C or better in SCSC 321 or consent of instructor

SCSC 585. Introduction to Computer Vision (3) Process-
ing and analyzing features in still digital images, camera
calibration, stereopsis. object recognition, the processing
of edges, regions, shading and texture, and introductory
V ideo processing techniques. Prerequisites: C or better in
SCSC 321 and SMTH 141 or consent of instructor.

SCSC 599. Computer Science Senior Seminar (3) Integra-
tion of knowledge at an advanced level, a review of recent
developments in theoretical and applied computer science,
the exploration of ethical issues, along with research and oral
presentation. Prerequisites: 12 hours of 300 level or above
computer science courses and consent of instructor.

Criminal Justice (SCRJ)

SCRJ 101. Introduction to CriminalJustice (3) Survey

ofthe law enforcement.] udicial. correctional, and juvenile
systems; interrelationships between criminal justice agen-
cies and the community.

SCRJ 210. Policing in America (3) Police organizations;
the recruitment, training, and socialization of police of-
ficers; the role of police in society; and critical issues in
policing. The problem of coercive power as it relates to
policing is also examined. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101.

SCRJ 220. The Criminal Courts (3) The administration
of criminal justice in the American federal and state court
systems. The nature and concept ofjustice. court personnel,
functions, jurisdictions, policies, procedures, discretion,
and current developments in court technology and orga-
nization will be reviewed. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101.

SCRJ 230. Introducticm to Corrections (3) Penology
emphasizing the history, philosophy, programs, policies,
and problems associated with correctional practice. Top-
ics include probation, prisons, jails, parole, community
corrections and alternative sanctions. Prerequisite: SCRJ
101 orSSOC 101.

SCRJ 301. Crime in America (3) Manifestations of crime,
its victims, societal control strategies, correlates, and the
collection and use of criminal statistics. Prerequisite: SCRJ
101 orSSOC 101.

SCRJ 317. Policing: Theories and Programs (3) The

development of police organizational theories, practices
and methods from the turn of the twentieth century to the
twenty-first century. Major emphasis is on dev clopment
and implementation of new programs and application to
urban policing. Prerequisite: SCRJ 210.

SCRJ 32 1. Criminal Law (3) Origin and development of
criminal law in America along with basic elements of crime
and defenses. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 orSSOC 101.

SCR.F 325. Criminal Trial Practice (3) The criminal
trial, including the rules of evidence, trial strategy, open-
ing statements, the presentation of evidence, arguing
objections, closing arguments, and a critical analysis of
the entire process. Prerequisites: SCRJ 101 or consent
of instructor.

SCRJ 330. Institutional Corrections (3) Functions,
structure, procedures and philosophy of American cor-
rectional institutions; constitutional limitations and the
impact of law on correctional practices. Prerequisite:
SCRJ 101 orSSOC 101.

SCRJ 333. Community-Based Corrections (3) Devel-
opment and impact of community programs, halfway
houses, group homes, work-release, and educational re-
lease programs, including the role of the community and
citizens in the correctional process. Prerequisite: SCRJ
101 orSSOC 101.

SCRJ 343. The Juvenile Justice System (3) History,
philosophy, and evaluation of the juvenile court, juvenile
court practices and procedures: the role of the police,
correctional alternatives, prevention and intervention
strategies in the juvenile justice process. Prerequisite:
SCRJ 210. SCRJ 220. SCRJ 230.

SCRJ 345. Juvenile Delinquency (3) (=SSOC 355) Social
factors in the development, identification and treatments
of delinquents and juvenile delinquency in the context of
juvenile justice systems. Prerequisite: SSOC 101.

SCRJ 350. Victimology (3) Forms of victimization, the
role of victims in crimes, their treatment by the criminal
justice system, their decisions to report crimes and help
prosecute offenders, victim-offender mediation, and
victim compensation. The national crime survey regard-
ing patterns and trends in victimization is introduced.
Prerequisite: SCRJ 101.

SCRJ 361. Criminal Justice Research Methods (3)

Quantitative, qualitative and comparative methods used in
criminal justice research, focusing on research design, data
collection and analysis, and ethical issues. Prerequisites:
SCRJ 210. SCRJ 220 and SCRJ 230.

SCRJ 371. Theories of Crime (3) Analysis and critical
assessments of traditional and contemporary crime and
theories of criminal behavior. Prerequisites: SCRJ 210,
SCRJ 220, SCRJ 230 and SSOC 101.

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SCRJ 380. Minorities, Crime, and Criminal .lustiee

(3) The involvement of minorities in crime and in the
criminal justice system: theory, social policy, and effects.
Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101.

SCRJ 381 .Alcohol, Drugs, and Public Policy (3) History
and theories of alcohol and other drug use, types and ef-
fects ofdrugs, crime associated with drugs, prevention and
treatment of abuse, and efforts to control and regulate drug
use. Both past and present public policies for the control
of licit and illicit drugs will be evaluated. Prerequisite:
SCRJ lOUSPSY 101 or SSOC 101.

SCRJ 382. Women and Crime (3) The traditional and
contemporary explanations of female delinquency and
criminality, the differential treatment accorded female
defendants and victims, the nature of crime against women.
the quality of state and federal correctional systems for
women, and the status of females as criminal justice pro-
fessionals. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101.

SCRJ 383. Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (3)

International criminal justice systems, their legal founda-
tions, current structures, and strategies of crime control.
Prerequisite: SCRJ 101.

SCRJ 391. Criminal Justice Field Study (3) History,
jurisdiction, and departmental interaction between various
law enforcement, correctional, legislative, and judicial
agencies, involving travel to a major metropolitan city.
Course may be taken twice if the city is different.

SCRJ 399. Independent Study (3) A planned individual
study program in conjunction with a Criminal Justice fac-
ulty member. Course may be repeated once with consent of
advisor. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or consent of instructor.

SCRJ 401. Criminal Justice Management and Organi-
zation (3) Problems, processes, and theories of commu-
nication, decision making, and control in criminal justice
agencies. Prerequisite: SCRJ 101 or SSOC 101.

SCRJ 402. Civil Liability in Criminal Justice (3)

Liability of criminal justice practitioners, agencies, mu-
nicipalities, and other criminal justice entities including
types of actions, defenses, damages, injunctions and
other remedies for civil wrongs as mandated by state and
federal law are included. Prerequisites: SCRJ 210. SCRJ
220. SCRJ 230.

SCRJ 420. Criminal Procedure (3) Police investigation
through the adversarial system and sentencing. Prereq-
uisite: SCRJ 101.

SCRJ 474. Social Deviance (3) (=SSOC 351) Theories,
methods, and substantive issues in the creation, involvement,
recognition, and control of deviance. Sociological theories
and pertinent research data are integrated in the context of
contemporary societal issues. Prerequisite: SSOC 101.

SCRJ 484. Selected Current Topics (3) A seminar for
advanced students. May be repeated once with the consent

of the adviser. Prerequisites: SCRJ 210, SCRJ 220. and
SCRJ 230; or consent of instructor.

SCRJ 490. Criminal Justice Internship (3-6) A planned
program ofobservation. study and work in selected criminal
justice and related agencies. The purpose is to broaden
the educational experience of seniors by giving them an
opportunity to work with practitioners in the field. Prereq-
uisites: SCRJ 210. SCRJ 220 and SCRJ 2.10; minimum of
75 hours with at least 1 5 of these hours from USC Upstate,
mimimum GPA of 2.25 and consent of instructor.

SCRJ 501 . Senior Seminar (3) Exploration, at an advanced
level, of issues, topics and dilemmas related to crime and
the criminal justice system. The specific topics covered
vary depending upon the instructor. Prerequisites: One
statistics course, SCRJ 210, SCRJ 220, SCRJ 230. SCRJ
361, SCRJ 371 and SSOC 101.

Economics (SECO)

SECO 221. Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Causes
and effects of changes in economic aggregates, including
gross domestic product, personal income, unemployment,
and inflation. The role of economics in contemporary
society and the effect of monetary and fiscal policy on
the functioning of a free market system are explored.
Prerequisite: SMTH 120 or 121 or 126.

SECO 222. Principles of Microeconomics (3) Consumer
demand, supply, and price in a free-market system. The
economics of the firm is presented within the context of
different market structures. Prerequisite: SMTH 120 or
121 or 126.

SECO 291. Probability and Statistics (3) Concepts of
probability, probability distributions, and sampling theory.
Prerequisite: SMTH 121.

SECO 292. Statistical Inference (3) Methods of statisti-
cal inference, including additional topics in hypothesis
testing, linear statistical models, and time series analysis.
Prerequisite: SMTH 122 and SECO 291.

Note: Students seeking a degree in business must be
admitted to the Professional Program (Lpper Divi-
sion) before enrolling in 300-level and above business
administration and economics courses. Students not
majoring in business must have 54 credit hours earned
to take 300-level and above business administration and
economics courses. A dditional prerequisites are included
in individual course descriptions. Students not majoring
in business can enroll in no more than 29 semester hours
of Johnson College of Business and Economics courses,
excluding SECO 221, 222, 291, and 292.

SECO 301 . Commercial and Central Banking (3) H istory.
structure, fijnctions and operations of the American com-
mercial and central banking system. Emphasis is placed on
the influence and operations of the Federal Reser\ e S\stem.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours earned and SECO 22 1 .

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SECO 303. International Economics (3) Survey of inter-
national economic issues and institutions, including trade
and protectionism, global and regional trade agreements,
trade balances and exchange rates. Prerequisites: 54 credit
hours earned, SECO 22 1 and 222.

SECO 311. Issues in Economics (3) Nature and causes of
major economic problems facing the nation and its com-
munities and policy altemalixes designed to solve them,
including the philosophv and methodology of economics
in social problem sol\ ing. Prerequisites: 54 credit hours
eamed, SECO 221 and 222.

SECO 32 1 . Intermediate Microeconomic Theorj (3) The

operation of the price system and its role in understanding the
behaviorof individual economic units, spccilically consum-
ers, producers, and suppliers of resources. Prerequisites:
54 credit hours eamed and SECO 222.

SECO 322. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3)

Classical, Keynesian. and post-Keynesian models. These
models provide a framework for monetai^ and fiscal policy
prescriptions to economic problems. Prerequisites: 54
credit hours eamed and SECO 22 1 .

SECO 326. Managerial Economics (3) Application of
the economic theory of profits, competition, demand, and
costs to the analysis of problems arising in the fimi and in
decision making. Price policies, forecasting, and investment
decisions are among the topics considered. Prerequisites: 54
credit hours eamed, SECO 222 and 292 or equivalent.

SECO 499. Topics in Economics (3) Selected topics in
economics. Topics vary depending on available staff and
interests of sUidents. This course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: 54 credit hours eamed, SECO 22 1 and 222.

Education

Curriculum and Instruction (SEDC)

SEDC 300. Resources and Technology in Teaching

(3) Proper and etTective use of computer technology and
audiovisual resources in education, including navigation
of portfolio software, construction of materials, location
of resources, and operation of equipment. Prerequisite:
SCSC 138 or consent of the instructor

Early Childhood Education (SEDE)

SEDE 398. Topics in Early Childhood Education (1-3)

Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of instructor

SEDE 399. Independent Study (3) Prerequisite: junior
standing and consent of instructor

SEDE 410. Clinical I in Early Childhood Education

(2) Supervised clinical experience in early childhood set-
tings. Observation and participation in classroom settings
is required with a focus on observing children's develop-
ment and language use, observing types of programs, and

assessing management styles and techniques. Seminars
and group discussions included. Four laboratory hours
per week. Prerequisite: admission to the professional
program. Corequisite: SEDE 420, 422, 424, 445 and
SEDE 485.

SEDE 420. The Young Child: Behavior and Develop-
ment in Early Childhood (3) Intellectual, physical,
social, and emotional development, prenatal through
grade four, within ecological context. Critical thinking,
creative expression, the parenting role and developmental
diagnosis including assessment of development, normal
andabnormal, will beaddressed. Prerequisites: SEDF333
or SPSY 302; admission to the professional program or
consent of the instructor Corequisites: SEDE 410, 422,
424, 445 and SEDF 485.

SEDE 422. Survey of Early Childhood Education (3)

Programs foryoung children and the historical, social, eco-
nomic, and philosophical intluences on education. Attention
is given to leaming activities, materials, and equipment for
kindergarten and primary grades. The assessment of readi-
ness and maturation and the relationship of various subject
areas to the child's development are emphasized. Prerequi-
site: admission to the professional program. Corequisites:
SEDE 410, 420, 424, 445 and SEDF 485.

SEDE 424. Parent and Family Involvement in Early
Childhood Education (3). Principles, practices, and con-
tent of family dynamics including practices for evolving
parents in early childhood settings. Corequisites: SEDE
410, 420, 422, 445 and SEDF 485.

SEDE 440. Clinical II in Early Childhood Education

(2) Supervised clinical experience in early childhood set-
tings. Observation and participation in classroom settings
is required with a focus on math, science, reading, social
studies and creative arts. Seminars and group discussions
included. Four laboratory hours per week required. Pre-
requisite: admission to the professional program. Coreq-
uisites: SEDR 414, SEDE 446, 447, 448 and 449.

SEDE 445. Language Development and Communica-
tive Skill (3) The relationship of language development
and thinking to teaching the communicative skills to
young children. Included are activities designed to develop
oral language facility, writing (handwriting, spelling,
functional, and creative writing), listening, and specific
techniques dealing with diagnosis of language develop-
ment. Students participate in a field based experience
at a selected school site. Prerequisite: admission to the
professional program. Corequisites: SEDR 414, SEDE
410, 420, 422, 424 and SEDF 485.

SEDE 446. Math for the Young Child (3) Materials and
programs for teaching mathematics and the methods and
theories for developing mathematics programs. Compe-
tence is gained in the selection, preparation, and presenta-
tion of materials. Prerequisite: SMTH 231, SMTH 232,
SMTH 233 and admission to the professional program.
Corequisites: SEDR 414. SEDE 440, 447. 448 and 449.

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SEDE 447. Social Studies for the Young Child (3) The

selection, appropriate utilization, facilitation of develop-
ment, and application of social science concepts to social
problems and the socialization of children. Prerequisite;
admission to the professional program. Corequisites:
SEDR 414, SEDE 440, 446, 448 and 449.

SEDE 448. Science for the Young Child (3) Materials and
programs for teaching science and the methods and theories
of developing science programs. Competence is gained in
the selection, preparation, and presentation of materials.
Prerequisite: admission to the professional program. Coreq-
uisite: SEDR 414, SEDE 440, 446, 447 and 449.

SEDE 449. Creativity and Play (3) Theories of play and
the development of play as central to children's learn-
ing. Knowledge and skills in structuring the classroom
environment and curriculum experiences which will
support and enrich a child's social, creative, and physical
development in preprimary and primary school settings
will be acquired. Multicultural perspectives and needs of
exceptional children addressed. Prerequisite: admission
to the professional program. Corequisites: SEDR 414,
SEDE 440, 446,447 and 448.

SEDE 468. Education of Young Children: An Ecologi-
cal Approach (3) An ecological study with emphasis on
home-school relations, parent involvement, and commu-
nity resources. Multicultural perspectives and needs of
exceptional children are addressed. Prerequisite: admission
to the professional program. Corequisite; SEDE 469.

SEDE 469. Directed Teaching in Early Childhood Edu-
cation (12) A supervised clinical experience, consisting of
1 4 weeks in an early childhood grades (4K-3 ) placement in
a public school. This experience includes an exploration
of legal and ethical issues, research through analysis and
evaluation of teaching, and completion of a professional
portfolio. Prerequisite: approved application for directed
teaching. Corequisite: SEDE 468. Pass/fail credit.

Elementary Education (SEDL)

SEDL398. Topics in Elementary Education (1-3) Pre-
requisites: junior standing and consent of instructor.
SEDL 399. Independent Study (3) Prerequisites: junior
standing and consent of instructor.

SEDL441. Elementary School Curriculum and Organi-
zation (3) The entire school program, including grouping,
grading, placement, and organization of both the children
and the school for optimal learning. Prerequisite: admis-
sion to the professional program. Corequisites: SEDF 487,
SEDL 447, SEDL 450, SEDL 455, SEDR 442.

SEDL 446. Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary
School (3) Materials, resources, programs and methods
for teaching mathematics in grades 2-6. Included are
supervised practicum experiences which promote reflec-
tive teaching in elementary school settings. Prerequisites:
admission to the professional program and SMTH 231,
SMTH 232, SMTH 233, SEDL44 1 . SEDL447, SEDF 487,

SEDL 450. SEDL 455, SEDR 442. Corequisites; SEDL
448, SEDF 483, SEDL 460, SEDR 443, SEDR 444.

SEDL 447. Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary
School (3) Materials, resources, programs, and methods
for teaching social studies in grades 2-6. Included are
supervised practicum experiences which promote reflective
teaching in elementary school settings. Prerequisites; ad-
mission to the professional program. Corequisites: SEDL
441, SEDF 487, SEDL 450, SEDL 455, SEDR 442.

SEDL 448. Teaching Science in the Elementary School

(3) Materials, resources, programs, and methods for
teaching science in grades 2-6. Included are supervised
practicum experiences which promote reflective teaching
in elementary school settings. Prerequisites: admission to
the professional program, SEDL 441, SEDL 447, SEDF
487, SEDL 450, SEDL 455, SEDR 442. Corequisites;
SEDL 460, SEDF 483, SEDR 443, SEDR 444.

SEDL 450. Fine Arts in the Elementary School Cur-
riculum (3) Exploring both contecnt and methods for
enriching all subject areas in the elementary classroom
through the visual arts, drama, dance/movement, and
music. Prerequisites: admission to the professional pro-
gram. Corequisites; SEDL 441. SEDF 487. SEDL 447,
SEDL 455, SEDR 442.

SEDL 455. Clinical I in Elementary Education (2)

Supervised clinical experience in elementar>' settings.
Observation and participation in diverse classroom set-
tings is required with a focus on observation of students
and teachers, analysis of classroom organization and
management, use of technology to enhance learning,
and implementation of lessons. Seminars and group
discussions included. Four laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisites: admission to the professional program.
Corequisites: SEDL 441, SEDF 487, SEDL 447. SEDL
450, SEDR 442.

SEDL 460. Clinical II in Elementary Education (2)

Supervised clinical experience in elementarv settings.
Requires assessment of K- 1 2 students with interpretation
of assessments, lesson planning based on assessments,
implementation of lessons in science, math, and literacy
with attention to reading and writing in the content areas.
Reflections on teaching and K-12 student learning ex-
plored in group discussions and seminars. Four laboratory
hours per week required. Prerequisites: admission to teh
professional program, SEDL 441 . SEDL 447, SEDF 487.
SEDL 450. SEdI 455, SEDR 442. Corequisites: SEDL
448, SEDF 483, SEDL 446, SEDR 443, SEDR 444; or
candidacy in the Learning Disability Program.

SEDL 468. Directed Teaching in the Elementary
School ( 1 5) A fifteen week supervised clinical experience
with 50 percent in grades two or three and 50 percent in
grades four, five or six. In additional teaching in a K-12
school classroom, candidates will participate in regular
seminars where they will (1) analyze problems relating
to their K-12 experiences; (2) explore ethical and legal
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trends in K-12 education: and (4) complete their pml'es-
sionai portfolios. Prerequisite: approved application for
directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

Foundations of Education (SEDF)

SEDF 210. Foundations of Education (3) I he art and

science of teaching. A comprehensiv e examination of the
social, historical, and philosophical influences that have
shaped educational policies and practices in the USA with
special emphasis on legal and ethical aspects of education.
Supervised practicum experiences to promote reflective
practice in a variety of settings are included.

SEDF .1.13. Educational Development of the Lifelong
Learner (3) Applications of psychology of learning and
motivation to patterns of social, emotional, physical and
intellectual development, and their relationship to teaching
of children, adolescents, and adults.

SEDF341. Introduction to Exceptional Learners/Spe-
cial Educaticm (3) Theoretical and practical approaches to
the education of the young exceptional child with emphasis
on current remedial procedures. Included are alternative
administrative arrangements and sources of academic
therapy. Superv ised field experiences are included.

SEDF 483. Organization and Management of the
Diverse Classroom (3) Structuring of physical, social,
and instructional environment to maximize learning in a
diverse classroom. Candidates develop a comprehensive
understanding of both practice and reactive approaches
to management with attention to culturally diverse set-
tings. Behaviorist and constructi vist approaches, inclusive
education and conflict resolution are components of this
course. Prerequisites: Admission to the professional
program, SEDL 44 1 . SEDL 447. SEDF 487, SEDL 450,
SEDL455. SEDR442. Corequisites: SEDL 448. SEDR
444. SEDL 460. SEDL 446. SEDR 443: or candidacy in
the Learning Disability Program.

SEDF 485. Diversity, Management, and Assessment

(3) The dvnamic relationships among classroom diversity,
management, instruction, and assessment. Through field
experiences and reflection, students develop knowledge
and skills in the interaction of these classroom elements.
Prerequisite: Admission to the professional program.
Corequisites: SEDE 410, 420, 422, and 445 for Early
Childhood majors only.

SEDF 487. Student, Teacher, and School Assessment

(3) Fonnal and informal assessment of elementary age
students as well as teachers and schools. Attention is
given to the appropriate uses of standardized testing as
well as teacher made assessments with particular emphasis
on the interpretation of test results and their relationship
to instructional goals. Consideration is also be given to
the issue of accountability and appropriate options for
evaluating teachers and schools. Prerequisite: Admission
to the professional program. Corequisites: SEDL 441.
SEDL 455. SEDL 447. SEDL 450, SEDR 442.

Rf.ading Education (SEDR)

SEDR 414. Emergent and Early Literacy (3) Theo-
retical and instructional issues relating to challenges
children encounter when learning to read and write.
Research on the expected development of such behaviors
through stages typically found in the preprimary and
primary school years are explored. Procedures, materi-
als, programs, and assessment techniques for developing
literacy are investigated. Prerequisite: admission to the
professional program. Corequisites: SEDE 440, 446,
447, 448. 449.

SEDR418. Literacy in the Middleand Secondary School

(3) the significance of literacy as it relates to all content
areas. The focus is on strategies for making any text mate-
rial more accessible to the student, and attention is given
to matching the learner and the learning. Prerequisites:
SEDS 440, SEDS 441 or SEDS 442 and admission to the
professional program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDR 442. Literacy I: Learning to Read and Write

(3) ScatTolding reading and writing development for the
young child. Teaching candidates review the essentials of
language development and focus on the transition from oral
language to initial reading and writing. Effective strate-
gies and materials for nurturing literacy development of
children ages5-7areemphasized. Prerequisites: admission
to the professional program and SEGL484. Corequisites:
SEDL441, SEDL 455, SEDL 447, SEDL450,SEDF487;
or candidacy in the Leaning Disability program.

SEDR 443. Literacy II: Reading and Writing to
Learn (3) Scaffolding reading and writing development
of the elementary and middle grades student. Teaching
candidates focus on the transition from initial reading
and writing to reading and writing in the content areas.
EtTective strategies and materials for nurturing literacy
development in children ages 8- 1 2 are emphasized. Pre-
requisites: admission to the professional program, SEDL

441 . SEDL 447, SEDF487, SEDL450, SEDL455. SEDR

442. Corequisites: SEDL 448, SEDF 483, SEDL 460,
SEDL 446, SEDR 444: or candidacy in the Learning Dis-
ability Program and SEDR 442.

SEDR 444. Literacy III: Addressing Reading and
Writing Problems (3) ScatTolding reading and writing
development for learners experiencing difficulty. Teach-
ing candidates investigate assessments, strategies, and
programs appropriate for children with literacy problems
including learners from diverse backgrounds and children
with special needs. Prerequisites: admission to the profes-
sional program, SEDL 44 1 . SEDL 447, SEDF 487, SEDL
450, SEDL 455. SEDR 442. Corequisites: SEDL 448,
SEDF 483, SEDL 460, SEDL 446, SEDR 443.

Secondary Education (SEDS)

SEDS 342. Clinical I in Middle Grades/Secondary
Education (1) Supervised clinical experience in middle
or secondary school setting. Observation and participa-
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diversity including the physical, social, and educational
development of the grades 5-12 learner. Emphasis is on
fami ly and community involvement in educational settings.
Observation during advisory, lunch, recess, transition
limes, as well as tbrnial instructional time as appropriate.
Corequisite: SEDF 341 .

SEDS 398. Topics in Secondary Education ( 1 -3) Prereq-
uisites: junior standing and consent of instructor.

SEDS 399. Independent Study (3) Prerequisites: Junior
standing and consent of instructor.

SEDS 440. Clinical II in Middle Grades/Secondary
Education (1) Supei^ised clinical experience in middle
orsecondaiy school setting. Observation and participation
in classroom settings is required with a focus on assess-
ment including formal, informal, authentic, high stakes
(PACT, end-of-course e.xams, etc.), and collaborative
(team meeting) assessments as appropriate. Seminars and
group discussions included. Prerequisites: SEDF 341,
SEDS 342, and admission to the professional program.
Corequisites: SEDS 441 or 442.

SEDS 441. Middle School Curriculum and Methodol-
ogy (4) An overview of the major concepts, principles,
theories and research related to effective curriculum,
instruction, and assessment to meet the varying abilites
and learning styles of middle school students. Students
explore a variety of teaching, learning and assessment
strategies along with developmentally responsive materi-
als and resources used to facilitate appropriate learning
experiences in middle school settings. The focus is on
curriculum needs for middle grades, the transitional func-
tion of the middle school, and middle school organization
and management. Core topics include unit and lesson
planning, evaluation of student perfonnance, multicultural
educational issues and teacher effectiveness evaluation.
Prerequisites: SEDF 341, SEDS 342, and admission to
the professional program. Corequisite: SEDS 440.

SEDS 442. Secondary School Curriculum and
Methodology (4) An overview of the major concepts,
principles, theories and research related to effective
curriculum, instruction, and assessment to meet the
varying abilities and learning styles of secondary school
students. Students explore a variety of teaching, learning
and assessment strategies along with developmentally
responsive materials and resources used to facilitate
approprate learning experiences in secondary school
settings. Curriculum needs for secondary grades, the
newly emerging function of the high school in work/post-
secondary education preparation, and secondary school
organization and management are addressed. Core topics
include unit and lesson planning, evaluation of student
performance, multicultural educational issues and teacher
effectiveness evaluation. Prerequisites: SEDF 341,
SEDS 342 and admission to the professional program.
Corequisite: SEDS 440.

SEDS 445. Teaching Middle and Secondary English/
Language Arts (3) Methods, materials, resources, issues

and trends related to teaching specific subject content in
middle and secondary schools, including instructional
planning and delivery of instruction. Supers isedpraclicum
experiences are designed to promote reflective teaching
in middle and secondary school settings. Prerequisites:
SEDS 440, SEDS 44 1 or SEDS 442 and admission to the
professional program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDS446. Teaching Middle and Secondary Mathemat-
ics (3) Methods, materials, resources, issues and trends
related to teaching specific subject content in secondary
schools, including instructional planning and delivery
of instnjction. Supervised practicum experiences are
designed to promote reflective teaching in middle and
secondary school settings. Prerequisites: SEDS 440,
SEDS 44 1 or SEDS 442 and admission to the professional
program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDS 447. Teaching Middle and Secondary Social
Studies (3) Methods, materials, resources, issues and
trends related to teaching specific subject content in
middle and secondary schools, including instructional
planning and delivery of instruction. Supervised practicum
experiences are designed to promote reflective teaching
in middle and secondary school settings. Prerequisites:
SEDS 440. SEDS 441 or SEDS 442, and admission to the
professional program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDS 448. Teaching Middle and Secondary Science

(3) Methods, materials, resources, issues and trends re-
lated to teaching specific subject content in middle and
secondary schools, including instructional planning and
delivery of instruction. Supervised practicum experiences
are designed to promote reflective teaching in middle and
secondary school settings. Prerequisites: SEDS 440.
SEDS 44 1 or SEDS 442 and admission to the professional
program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDS 449. Teaching Foreign Language in Secondary
Schools (3) Methods, materials, resources, issues and
trends related to teaching specific subject content in sec-
ondary schools. Also includes instructional planning and
delivery of instruction. Supervised practicum experiences
designed to promote reflective teaching, in secondary
school settings, are included. Prerequisites: SEDS 440.
SEDS 44 1 or SEDS 442 and admission to the professional
program. Corequisite: SEDS 450.

SEDS 450. Clinical III in Middle Grades/Secondary

Education (1) Supervised clinical experience in middle or
secondary school setting. Observation and participation
in classroom settings is required with a focus on class-
room management and conflict resolution. Seminars and
group discussions included. Prerequisites: SEDS 440.
SEDS 44 1 or SEDS 442 and admission to the professional
program. Corequisites: SEDR 418 and SEDS 445.446.
447; 448 or 449.

SEDS 473. Directed Teaching in Secondary School
English ( 1 5) Asupervised clinical experience consisting of
1 4 weeks in secondary school settings. Candidates partici-
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relating to their grade 9- 1 2 experiences; (2) explore ethical
and legal issues related to leaching; (3) consider current
issues and trends in K- 1 2 education; and (4 ) complete their
protessional portfolios. Prerequisite: approved application
for directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

SEDS 474. Directed Teaching in Secondary School
Foreign Language (15) A supervised clinical experi-
ence consisting of 14 weeks in secondary school settings.
Candidates participate in regular seminars where they (1)
analyze problems relating to their grade 9- 1 2 experiences;
(2) explore ethical and legal issues related to teaching; (3)
consider current issues and trends in K-12 education; and
(4)completetheirprofessional portfolios. Prerequisite; ap-
proved application for directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

SEDS 475. Directed Teaching in Secondary School His-
tory and Social Studies ( 1 5) A super\ ised clinical experi-
ence consisting of 14 weeks in secondary school settings.
Candidates participate in regular seminars where they ( 1 )
analyze problems relating to their grade 9- 1 2 experiences;
(2) explore ethical and legal issues related to teaching; (3)
consider current issues and trends in K-12 education; and
(4) complete their professional portfolios. Prerequisite: ap-
proved application for directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

SEDS 478. Directed Teaching in Secondary School Math-
ematics ( 15) A supervised clinical experience consisting of
14 weeks in secondary school settings. Candidates partici-
pate in regular seminars w here they ( 1 ) analyze problems
relating to theirgrade 9-12 experiences; (2) explore ethical
and legal issues related to teaching; ( 3 ) consider current is-
sues and trends in K-12 education; and (4) complete their
professional portfolios. Prerequisite: approved application
for directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

SEDS 480. Directed Teaching in the Middle School ( 1 5)

A supervised clinical experience consisting of 14 weeks
in secondary school settings. Candidates participate in
regularseminarswherethey ( I ) analyze problems relating
to their grade 5-8 experiences; (2) explore ethical and legal
issues related to teaching; (3) consider current issues and
trends in K-12 education; and (4) complete their profes-
sional portfolios. Prerequisite: approved application for
directed teaching. Pass/fail credit.

SEDS 481. Directed Teaching in Secondary School
Natural Science (15) A supervised clinical experience
consisting of 14 weeks in secondary school settings.
Candidates participate in regular seminars where they
( 1 ) analyze problems relating to their grade 9-12 expe-
riences; (2) explore ethical and legal issues related to
teaching; (3) consider current issues and trends in K-12
education; and (4) complete their professional portfolios.
Prerequisite: approved application for directed teaching.
Pass/fail credit.

Education and Technology (SEDT)

SEDT 420. Information Systems in Education (3) The

application of information systems to a variety of edu-
cational settings. Topics include policy issues directing

the design and implementation of education information
systems, particularly data collecting and reporting proto-
cols required for compliance with local, slate, and federal
mandates. Prerequisites: SHDF 210 SEDF 333, SEDF
341; or consent of instructor.

SEDT 430. Instructional Design and Methods for Infor-
mation Systems Training (3) Design and delivery of train-
ing programs for users of information systems and related
technologies. Activities include the production of training
materials, management of instructional time and selection
of appropriate resources. Methods for the assessment and
evaluation of the instructional materials and outcomes are
an integral part of this course. Prerequisites: SEDF 210,
SEDF 333, SEDF 34 1 ; or consent of instructor.

SEDT 497. Information Systems Education Intern-
ship (3) Supervised work experience in a district office
and other administrative school sites. Emphasis is on
the design, implementation, and service of information
systems integral to the sponsoring school and district .
The individualized course of study is designed to meet
pre-established learning objectives. A "work practice"
plan is required and must be approved by the sponsoring
organization and the course instructor. Prerequisites: SEDF
210. SEDF 333, SEDF 341; or consent of instructor.

Special Education: Learning Disability (SELD)

SELD 410. Methods of Teaching Students with LD (3)

Instructional strategies and practice for teaching learners
withLD. Prerequisite: admission to professional program.
Corequisites: SELD 412; SELD 446.

SELD 412. Characteristics of Students with LD (3)

Characteristics of students who have learning disabilities
which are manifested in instructional settings. Specific
characteristics that are factors in developing comprehensive,
longitudinal individualized programs as well as guidelines
regarding LD referral, assessment and placement procedures
will be presented. Prerequisite: admission to the professional
program. Corequisite: SELD 410, SELD 446.

SELD 414. Individualized Curriculum for Students
with Disabilities (3) The various etiologies of condi-
tions afTecting students with mild/moderate disabilities.
Cognitive characteristics of learners with mild/moderate
disabilities and the impact on language development, aca-
demic perfonnance, social skills, and emotional behavior
will be included. Prerequisite: SELD412. Corequisites:
SEDC 402; SELD 483; SELD 440.

SELD 415. Reading Disorders and Reading Methods

(3) Specific methods designed to facilitate the development
of reading skills of students with learning disabilities. A
practicum experience is required. Prerequisite: SELD
414. Corequisites: SELD 445; SELD 486.

SELD 440. Practicum in the Instruction of Students
with Disabilities (1-3) Sequencing, implementing, and
evaluating individual learning objectives in a professional
setting. Students will select, adapt, and use instructional

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strategies and materials according to characteristics of the
learner. Prerequisite: SELD 412. Corequisites: SEDC
400; SELD 414; SELD 483. Students in the Teacher As-
sistant Program enroll in multiple semersters for a total
of three hours; all others enroll in one semester for three
credit hours.

SELD 445. Language Disorders and Language Arts
Methods (3) Learning disability specific methods designed
to facilitate the development of language and social skills.
A practicum experience is required. Prerequisite: SELD
4 1 4, Corequisite; SELD 415; SELD 486.

SELD 446. Math Disabilities and Math Methods

(3) Learning disability specific methods designed to
facilitate the development of mathematics concepts
and skills. A practicum experience is required. Pre-
requisites: SMTH 231, SMTH 232, SMTH 233 and
admission to the professional program. Corequisites:
SELD 410; SELD 412.

SELD 449. Issues and Trends in Exceptionalities (3)

The philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of
special education that connect with current issues and
trends in special education. Prerequisite: admission to
professional program. Corequisite: SELD 470.

SELD 470. Directed Teaching of Students with
Learning Disabilities (12) A supervised clinical experi-
ence, consisting of 14 weeks with 50 percent in a special
education resource classroom and the remaining 50
percent in an inclusive regular classroom. The experi-
ence includes an exploration of ethical issues, research
through analysis and evaluation of teaching, and oral
presentationof research results. Prerequisite: approved
application for directed teaching. Corequisite: SELD
449. For pass/fail credit.

SELD 483. Assessment of Students with Disabilities

(3) The techniques and practices of diagnostic assess-
ment, including ethical concerns and legal provisions/
guidelines. Emphasis is on identifying typical, delayed,
and disordered communication and reasoning patterns
of individuals with exceptional learning needs. Prereq-
uisite: SELD 412. Corequisites: SEDC 402; SELD
414; SELD 440.

English Language and Literature (SEGL)

Note: The completion ofComposition and Literature (102) or
the equivalent is prerequisite to enrollment in all higher level
English courses. Only those courses that are numbered above
300 may count toward a major in English.

Advanced standing in freshman English classes may be
achieved through appropriate scores on Advanced Placement
(AP) tests, passing of appropriate College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) tests, institutional credit by examination, or
the English placement tests administered to all incoming USC
Upstate freshmen. Details imiy be found in appropriate sections
oj ibis catalog or in consultation with the chair of the department
of languages, literature, and composition.

Courses are offered in rotation. If you are interested in a
particular course, check with the department chair to see when
it will be offered.

SEGL 101. Composition I (3) Instruction and practice
in academic writing, critical reading and research. Atten-
tion is given to planning, drafting, revising, and editing
a variety of texts. For students whose placement testing
indicates a need for more intensive study, English 101 A
with a noncredit lab is mandatory to provide supplemental
instruction and practice in writing.

SEGL 101 H. Honors Composition (3) Thematic studies
designed by linglish faculty specifically for honors students.
Its focus may vary depending on the instructor's area of
interest. Intensive reading, writing, research, and a service
component are included. Prerequisite: Admission to honors
program as a first year student or permission of director of
honors program. Students who earn an F in SEGL 101 H
may not re-enroll in SEGL 1 0 1 H. Students who pass SEGL
101 H with a D are not eligible to enroll in SEGL 102H.

SEGL 102. Composition II (3) Continued instruction
in composition, building on skills introduced in English
101. Attention is given to writing for specific audiences,
reading and analyzing challenging texts, and synthesizing
academic sources in writing. Prerequisite: SEGL 101.

SEGL 102H. Honors Composition and Literature (3)

Study of works of literature and their social and historical
contexts designed by English faculty specifically for honors
students. Its focus may vary depending on the instructor's area
of interest. Intensive reading, writing, research, and a ser\'ice
component are included. Prerequisites: SEGL 101 H with a
C or better and admission to honors program or permission
of director of honors program. Students who earn an F in
SEGL 102H must successfully complete SEGL 102.

SEGL208. Introduction to Creative Writing (3) Begin-
ning writing workshop. Writers gain experience in genres
of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.

SEGL 245. Professional Writing (3) Developing com-
munication skills forthe successful professional. Students
reflect and apply principles of appropriate content, style
and format for memos, letters, reports, resumes, interviews
and presentations.

SEGL 250. Selected English Studies Abroad (3-6) A

selection of British writing, together with immersion in
British culture.

SEGL 252. Understanding English Grammar (3) In-
tensive review of grammatical principles and mechanics
of English with emphasis on exploration and discovery
of principles of English grammar usage.

SEGL 275. Masterpieces of World Literature (3) Se-
lections from the literature of western and non-western
cultures from ancient to modem times.

SEGL 279. Survey of American Literature 1 (3) American
poetry, drama, and prose from colonial times to 1865.

SEGL280. Survey of American Literature II (3) .Ameri-
can poetry, drama, and prose from 1 866 to the present.

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SEGL 283. Native American Literature (3) Selected
readings by Native American writers, including novels,
short slories and poetry. SEGL 283'SEGL 383 will be
oflered concurrently. The reading and writing assign-
ments Ibrstudents taking SEGL 3K3 will be longer and the
standard tor grading will be more demanding. Students
may not enroll for both courses.

SEGL289. Sur> ey of British Literature I (3) British poetry,
drama, and prose from the Old English Period to 1 797.

SEGL 290. Survey of British Literature II (3) British
poetry, drama, and prose from 1 7')S to the present.

SEGL 29L African American Literature (3) A survey
of writings by African .American authors. The literary
types studied may vary. English 291/391 will be otTered
concurrentK. The reading and writing assignments for
students enrolled in SEGL 391 will be longer and the
standard for grading v\ ill be more demanding. Students
may not receive credit for both courses.

SEGL300. Introduction to the Study of Literature (3)

Terminology and methods for the study of literature and
criticism, involving the scrutiny of primary and second-
ary text as well as independent research. Required for
English majors. Students who wish to major in English
should complete this course before enrolling in English
courses above 301.

SEGL 30L Mythical, Classical, and Biblical Back-
grounds (3) Central myths and stories of classical and
biblical traditions. Myths, characters, narrative patterns,
archetypes, and the ways classical texts have shaped imagi-
native literature are addressed. Required for English majors.
Students who wish to major in English should complete this
course before enrolling in English courses above 301 .

SEGL308. Intermediate Workshop in Creative Writing

(3) Further experience in writing poetry, fiction, and non-
fiction. Prerequisite: SEGL 208 or consent of instaictor.

SEGL3 1 8. Writing and Computers (3) Research, analysis,
composition and publication with the assistance of computer
applications. Prerequisites: SCSC 138orSEDC 120.

SEGL 319. Development of the Novel (3) A critical and
historical study of the novel surveying major novels and
novelists and illustrating the characteristics of the genre,
its historical development, and its reflection of significant
literary periods and movements.

SEGL320. Development of Short Fiction (3) A critical
and historical study of short fiction surveying the genre
and illustrating its characteristics, historical development,
and reflection of significant literary periods.

SEGL322. Contemporary Literature (3) Comparative
works by contemporary world writers.

SEGL325. Modern German Literature in Translation

(3) Masterpieces of Cierman literature. The selection

may include texts by f. Mann. Kalka. Brecht. Hesse and
Grass. Taught in English. This course may not be used
to satisfy a foreign language requirement. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.

SEG 1, 329. Development of Poetry (3) The development

ol' poetry as a genre and art form. Major periods, move-
ments, and poets from Western and world canons illustrate
the richness of the poetic tradition.

SEGL330. Development ofDrama (3) The development

of plays and playw rights. Plays from the classical period
are explored, and the development of drama through its
major movements to the present time is charted.

SEGL345. Advanced Professional Writing(3) Advanced

training in developing communication skills for the work-
place. Particularemphasis is placed on conducting primary
and secondary research, on proposal and report writing,
and on writing as a member of a group. Prerequisite:
SEGL 245 or consent of instructor.

SEGL 346. Technical Writing (3) The writing of infor-
mative text and techniques for presenting it inappropriate
formats. Particularemphasis is placed on creating concise
texts which use pictures, charts, graphs, and other visuals
to convey information to readers in fields such as computer
science, engineering, medicine, industrial technology, and
other professions.

SEGL350. Advanced Selected English Studies Abroad
(3-6) Role of locale in a selection of British writing, to-
gether with immersion in British culture.

SEGL 352. Text Editing (3) Training in preparing text for
publication. Included are an intensive grammar review
and the practical application of the principles of grammar,
punctuation, and usage to create effective texts.

SEGL 368. Life Writing and Biography (3) The writ-
ing, reading, and criticism of biography, autobiography,
and other nonfictional prose.

SEGL 369. Gender and Autobiography (3) Literary
works in which an author examines his or her own life
as it has been shaped by social and cultural notions of
masculinity and femininity.

SEGL370. Creative Nonfiction (3)The study and practice
of writing reality-based prose influenced by the techniques
of the visual narrative of film and the innovative language
and style of poetry, fiction, and drama. Strategies for
creating works of literary journalism; travel, nature, and
science writing; narrative nonfiction; and other sub-genre
areas of creative nonfiction are practiced. Prerequisite:
SEGL 208 or consent of instructor.

SEGL 371. Grant Writing (3) Writing etlective exposi-
tory text for grants and proposals. The skills of writing
for a particular purpose and audience; conforming to
stated guidelines; and using clear, concise language are
emphasized.

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SEGL373. Writing Workshop forTeachcrs (3) Applica-
tion of research inForming the teaching of writing. The
class is conducted as a writing wori<shop, and students
learn to teach writing by exploring and refining their own
composing processes.

SEGL 383. Native American Literature (3) Selected

readings by Native American writers, including novels,
short stones and poetry. SEGL 283/SEGL 383 will be of-
fered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments
for students taking SEGL 383 will be longer, and the
standard for grading will be more demanding. Students
may not enroll for both courses.

SEGL 387. Topics in Literature, Culture and Differ-
ence (3) Literature of groups that represent the diversity
of authors writing in English with a thematic emphasis on
cultural identity. With each offering, a different group is
selected and may include postcolonial writers, immigrant
writers, writers with disabilities, or writers from regions of
the English-speaking world beyond the U.S. and England.
The literature selected varies based on the instructor's area
of interest and expertise. This course may be taken twice
if the topic is different.

SEGL 389. Gay and Lesbian Literature (3) Literature
by gay and lesbian authors with a major thematic focus
on sexual identity.

SEGL39L African American Literature (3) A survey
ofwritings by African American writers. The literary types
studied may vary. SEGL 291/391 will be offered concur-
rently. The reading and writing assignments for students
enrolled in SEGL 391 will be longer and the standard for
grading will be more demanding. Students may not receive
credit for both courses.

SEGL 395. Narrative Poetry, Epic and Heroic (3) Se-
lected readings (in translation) from the epic and heroic
poetry of the world.

SEGL 397. Topics in Writing (3) Intensive experience
and practice in writing selected types of poetry or prose.

SEGL 398. Topics in Language and Literature (3)

Intensive study of selected topics.

SEGL 399. Independent Study (1-3) Directed research
and reading project outside the classroom of a complex and
extensive nature in keeping with the student's major creative
and/or scholarly interests. In addition to writing required
for a particular independent study project, a written report
on work accomplished is required at the end of the term.
Research involves both primary and secondary sources.
May be repeated with the consent of the instructor and
advisor for total of no more than six hours of undergraduate
credit. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing. GPA 2.0
overall, 2.5 in English courses. A minimum of 6 hours
in English courses numbered 300 and above. Consent of
the instructor and advisor A university contract must be
signed with all required signatures.

SEGL400. A Survey of Literature of Medieval England

(3) A representative selection of early literature from the
British Isles in English (Old and Middle), Latin, Irish,
Welsh, and French during the Middle Ages.

SEGL 40L Chaucer (3) Chaucer's works, with special
attention to The Canterbury Tales.

SEGL4()5. Shakespeare Survey (3) Aselection of com-
edies, histories, tragedies, and romances. Plays from the
early and late periods of Shakespeare's career, including
not only his most famous works but also his lesser known
plays, are surveyed.

SEGL406. Studies in Shakespeare (3) A critical approach
to thematic, topical, or theoretical aspects of certain plays,
narrative poems, and sonnets. The specific themes and
area of focus may vary.

SEGL 408. Milton (3) Paradise Lost and other poetry.
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor.

SEGL 409. English Literature, 1500-1660 (3) Poetry
and prose of major Renaissance and Commonwealth
writers.

SEGL411 . British Literature, 1 660-1 740(3) Poetry, prose and
drama of major Restoration and early 1 8th century writers.

SEGL 412. British Literature, 1740-1800 (3) Poetry,
prose and drama of major writers.

SEGL 4 17. Romanticism (3) The 1 8th century transition
from classicism to romanticism, and the 1 9th century mas-
ters: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.

SEGL419. Victorian Literature (3) Poetry and prose of
major Victorian writers.

SEGL 422. Modern Drama (3) British, American and
continental drama beginning with Ibsen and Strindberg.

SEGL 423. British Literature, 1900-1950 (3) Poetry,
prose and drama of major writers.

SEGL 424. British Literature, 1950-to the Present (3)
Poetry, prose and drama of major writers.

SEGL 425. American Literature, Beginnings to 1830

(3) Colonial and revolutionary American writing with
special attention to literary types and to the influence of
religion and politics.

SEGL 426. American Literature, 1830-1865 (3) Read-
ings in representative works.

SEGL 427. American Literature, 1865-1910(3) Read-
ings in representati\ e works.

SEGL 428. American Literature. 1910-1950 (3) Read-
ings in representative works.

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.SEGL42*). iJtcraturc of the Harlem Renaissance (3)

Philosopin and literature of the New Negro movement of
the 1920s, including works by Hughes. Hurston. Cullen,
Fauset and McKay.

SEGL 430. American Literature. 1950-Present (3)

Readings in representative works.

SEGL 436. Science Fiction Literature (3) Representa-
tive science fiction from the beginnings of the genre to
the present.

SEGL 437. Women Writers (3) Representative works
written by women.

SEGL 447. Southern Literature (3) An historical and
critical survey of selected works of Simms. Lanier. Cable,
Harris, Wolfe, Faulkner, O'Connor, Johnson, Wright, Mc-
Culiers, and other southern writers.

SEGL45L Introduction to Linguistics (3) An overview

of language and linguistics oriented toward language as
a reflection of the structure of the human mind and hu-
man society. Phonetics, phonology, morphology, synta.x
and semantics and how they relate to linguistic theory, to
issues of language use, to questions of language in the
social context, and to issues of language acquisition and
language learning are emphasized.

SEGL 453. Development of the English Language (3)

History and evolution of the English language reflecting
changes in phonetics, semantics, morphology, and syntax,
as well as assembly of dictionaries.

SEGL 455. Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3) Introduc-
tion to sociolinguistics and the study of language vaiiation in
speech communities around the w orld. Attention is given to
the social context of linguistic diversity including dialectol-
ogy, language and gender, language and ethnicity, pidgins and
Creoles, new varieties of English, cross-cultural communica-
tion, discourse analysis, and applied sociolinguistics.

SEGL 459. Theories of Composition (3) The theory and
principles of rhetoric and the application of these principles
in the student's own thinking and writing.

SEGL468. Advanced Creative Writing (3) An intensive
course in one genre (poetry, fiction, creative non-fic-
tion, among others) to be announced by the instructor
in advance. The genre selected will vary based on the
instructor's area of interest and expertise. This course
can be taken more than once if the genre is different.
Prerequisite: SEGL 308.

SEGL483. Theor) of Literary Criticism (3) Various theo-
ries ofliterary criticism with the aim ofestablishing standards
of judgment. Practice in criticism ofliterary works.

SEGL 484. Children's Literature (3) Representative
works in children's literature appropriate for the elemen-
tary school child.

SEGL 485. Adolescent Literature (3) A survey of litera-
ture \\ ritten for adolescent readers, especially the realistic
problem novel. Special attention is placed on defining
the characteristics of the field and on developing critical
standards for evaluating the works.

SEGL490. Senior Seminar (3) The integration of knowl-
edge; the exploration of ethical issues; and the application
of the skills of research, analysis, and writing about lit-
erature at an advanced level. Completion of an academic
portfolio, self-directed research and writing, and formal
oral presentations are required. The specific focus of the
course is designed by faculty and may vary depending on
the instructor's area of interest and the students' areas of
concentration. Prerequisites; Seniorstanding;SSPH201;
SEGL 295; and 15 hours of SEGL courses numbered 300
or above, including either 459. 482, or 483.

SEGL 499. Internship (1-3) Supervised professional
experience or research outside of the classroom, involving
a meaningful project or activity for the employing firm or
organization and a scholarly project for the student. For
three credit hours, a minimum of 1 35 hours of supervised
work, periodic class meetings and consultation with the
instructor are required. A contractual agreement signed
by the employer, the student, the instructor, and the dean
of the college is mandatory. A student may repeat SEGL
499 once with a different internship contract description
for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate
credit. Prerequisite: Juniororseniorstanding;aminimum
of six hours in major courses numbered 300 and above;
GPA 2.0 overall, 2.5 in English courses; and consent of
the faculty supervisor and advisor.

English as a Second Language (SESL)

SESL 101 . Writing I for Non-native Speakers of English

(3) Developing in improving the writing skills of the non-
native English speaker. Confidence in writing abilities is
built through a systematic approach to the understanding
of writing as a process.

Engineering Technology Management (SETM)

Note: Admission to the SETM program requires a 2. 0 grade
point average for all college-level coursework attempted
prior to program admission. Admission to the SETM
program is a prerequisite for all SETM courses. Students
must he within 12 hours of earning an associate degree
in an approved engineering technology field to enroll in
300 level SETM courses. Students must hold an associate
degree in an approved engineering technology field prior
to enrollment in any 400-level SETM courses.

SETM 320. Engineering Cost Analysis (4) Engineering
economics and financial analysis of prospective alterna-
tives. Lab includes analysis techniques, use of modeling
tools, and applications of techniques toward real-world
problems. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may
be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per

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week. Prerequisite: Admission to ETM program (within 12
hoursofAssociatedegreecompletion). Pre-orCorequisite:
Technical Communications support course.

SET1V1330. Engiiieerin}» Work Analysis (4) Techniques

for operation analysis, work measurement, and work sam-
pling. Major topics include human factors, work design
principles, work environment, economic justification, work
measurement and the design process. Predetermined basic
motion-time systems and standard data development are
introduced. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions
may be required. Three class and three laboratory hours per
week. Prerequisite: Admission to ETM program (within 12
hours of Associate degree completion). Pre- or Corequisite:
Technical Communications support course.

SETM 370. Systems Decision Making (4) Systems
analysis mathematical models, environmental factors,
operations research methodologies, dynamic systems and
the application of a variety of computer tools. Occasional
off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three
class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites:
SETM 320, SECO 291, SMTH 141.

SETM 410. Engineering Teams Theory and Practice

(4) Methods of understanding, planning, and presenting
infonnation in oral and written formats while working
in an engineering team setting. Occasional off-campus
laboratory sessions may be required. Three class and
three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: SETM
320, SETM 330.

SETM 4 1 5. Quality Practices (4) Techniques for control-
ling quality of work processes and assuring delivered or
received product quality. Topics include cost of quality,
customer/focused quality, quality diagnostic tools, total
quality management, quality assurance and quality stan-
dards. Occasional off-campus laboratory sessions may be
required. Three class and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisites: SETM 330 and SECO 291 .

SETM 420. Engineering Project Management (4)

Planning, scheduling, control of engineering projects,
and applications of project management tools. Occasional
off-campus laboratory sessions may be required. Three
class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite:
SETM 410.

SETM 499. Senior Seminar (3) Integration of engineering
technology management at an advanced level, the impact
of engineers on society, and exploration of ethical issues.
Written and oral presentation required. Prerequisites:
SETM 370, SETM 410, SETM 415. Pre or co-requisite:
SETM 420.

Film Studies (SFLM)

SFLM 240. Introduction to Film (3) A survey of the
basic elements of cinema including mode of production,
narrative structure, stylistic design, camera and marketing.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 326. Motion Picture and Video Techniques (3)

Production techniques used in preparing film and videotape.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 341. Literature and Film (3) Adaptations of nov-
els, short stories and/or plays into cinema. Historical and
cultural contexts of production and reception of books and
films are emphasized. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 342. Film Genre (3) Characteristics ofone or more
established movie genres such as documentary, film noir,
science fiction, new wave cinema, horror, comedy and oth-
ers. The genre selected may vary based on the instructor's
area of interest or expertise. May be repeated for credit if
the topic changes. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 360. Film Directors (3) Screening and analysis
of feature-length films from the works of an individual
director or a small group of directors. Analysis involves
subject matter, themes, and content as well as technical
choices and style, marketing, distribution, and reception
of the motion pictures. May be repeated for credit if the
topic changes. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 398. Special Topics in Film (3) Reading, view-
ing, and research in a selected film period, style, or other
matter of cinema. May be repeated for credit if the topic
changes. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 425. History of Film to 1967 (3) The motion
picture industry from the silent era to 1967. American
and foreign films and film clips are analyzed to emphasize
chronological, technical, structural, economic, thematic
and cultural connections. Prerequisite: English 102.

SFLM 426. Advanced Video Production (3) Crew assign-
ments during on-air taping and independent group projects
involving per-production, production, and post-production.
"Hands on" experience is augmented by demonstrations, lec-
aires, and readings. Tliis course is held in the WRET studio in
the use Upstate Media Building. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 and
SFLM 326 or previous video or photography experience and
permission of Chair, Fine Arts and Communication Studies.

SFLM 435. Film History after 1967 (3) American and
foreign films and film clips are analyzed to emphasize
chronological, technical, structural, economic, thematic,
and cultural connections. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 475. International Film (3) Representative films
from countries other than the United States. Major direc-
tors, movements, and periods of Africa, Asia, Australia,
Central and South America, and Europe are covered.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 480. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Film (3)

Cinema explored from the perspective of a specific aca-
demic area in addition to film studies. May be repeated
for credit if the topic changes. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SFLM 481. Cultural Diversitj and Difference in Film

(3) The representation of race, gender, ethnicity, class.

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sexuality, age, or other matter of cultural ditTerenec in
films. Critical and theoretical readings provide frame-
work to interpret cinema in a variety of genres. May be
repeated for credit if the topic changes. Prerequisite:
SEGL 102.

SFLM 482. Film Theory and Criticism (3) Various
methodologies of film interpretation described and ap-
plied, including early definitive entries to the field and
some or all of the following: auteur. genre, star studies,
psychoanalysis, feminism, viewer response, semiotics,
narratology. new historicism. and cultural studies. Pre-
requisites":' SEGL 102 and SI'LM 240.

French (SFRN)

Note: Unless othenvise indicated, readings, lectures
and discussion in foreign language courses above the el-
ementary level are principally in the language concerned.
Incoming students with previous experience in a foreign
language must take a placement test.

SFRN 101,102.lntroductoryFrench(3,3)Fundamentals

of the language and culture through speaking, listening,
reading and writing. Prerequisite for 102 is SFRN 101 or
placement through testing.

SFRN 201 . Intermediate French (3) Review of the basic
principles of the language, with emphasis on reading,
writing and oral skills. Prerequisite: SFRN 102 or 121 or
placement through testing.

SFRN 202. Intermediate French (3) Review of the basic
principles of the language, v\ ith emphasis on writing, oral
skills, and the reading of literary and other authentic texts.
Prerequisite: SFRN 201 or placement through testing.

SFRN 204. French Culture (3) Major artistic, literary and
historical movements from the Middle Ages to modem
times that hav e contributed to the French cultural identity.
Taught in English. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent
of instructor.

SFRN 210. French Oral Communication (3) Enhance-
ment of oral expression through group discussions, oral
presentations, and v ocabulary development. Prerequisite:
SFRN 202 or placement through testing.

SFRN 250. Selected French Studies Abroad (3-6) De-
velopment of intermediate level communication skills
togetherwith immersion in the culture ofa foreign country.
Prerequisite: SFRN 102 or 121 or consent of instructor.

SFRN 308. Business French (3) Fundamental elements
of the language and exercises in composition centering on
business communication skills. Prerequisite: SFRN 202
or consent of instructor.

SFRN 309. French (irammar and Composition (3)

Fundamental elements of the language and exercises
in composition. Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of
instructor.

SFRN 3 1 0. French Conversation (3) Ad vanced vocabulary
development and acquisition of fluency through aural and
oral activities. Prerequisite: SFRN 210 or placement test.

SFRN 320. French Civilization (3) Culture and civiliza-
tion of the French-speaking world, with major emphasis on
France. Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of instructor.

SFRN 330. SurveyofFrench Literature I (3) Aselection

of medieval and Renaissance French literature through
the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent
of instructor.

SFRN 331. Survey ot French Literature II (3) Aselection

of works from the seventeenth century through the present.
Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of instructor.

SFRN 350. Selected French Studies Abroad (3-6) Devel-
opment of advanced level communication skills together
with immersion in the culture ofa foreign country. Prereq-
uisite: SFRN 202 or 210 or 250 or consent ol" instructor.

SFRN 398. Topics in French Language or Literature

(1-3) Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of instructor.

SFRN 399. Independent Study or Internship (1-3)

Supervised professional experience or research outside
the classroom. For three internship credit hours, a student
is to work 135 hours with an approved agency; for two
credit hours, 90 hours; for one credit hour, 45 hours. For
an internship or for an independent study, a contract must
be signed by the student and by the instructor of record
and other designated faculty and administrators. Astudent
may repeat SFRN 399 once with a different internship or
independent study contract description for a total of no
more than six hours of undergraduate credit. Prerequi-
sites; GPA 2.0 overall. 2.5 in foreign language course and
consent of faculty supervisor.

SFRN 402. Masterpieces of French Drama (3) Selected
works from the beginning of French theatre through the
present. Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of instructor.

SFRN 403. Masterpieces ofthe French Novel (3) Selected
works from the beginning ofthe French novel through the
present. Prerequisite: SFRN 202 or consent of instructor.

Geography (SGEG)

SGEC 101. The Upstate (3) Uses the landscape ap-
proach to study the 1 0-county area of Northwestern South
Carolina. Spatial, economic, social, cultural, demographic
and natural traits ofthe contemporary urban, suburban and
rural landscapes are examined after an introduction to the
landscape approach.

SGEG 103. Introduction to Geography (3) Principles
and methods of geographical inquiry.

SGEG 121. Principles of Regional Geography (3)

Description ofthe regional method and an analysis ofthe
region forming processes. Emphasis is on the distinctive
features of large areas ofthe world.

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SGEG 201. Introduction to Physical (;eouraphy(4)Tlie

spatial significance of land forms, water bodies, and soils.
Emphasis is placed on both the man-land relationship and
the concept of location. Three class and two laboratory
hours per week.

SGEG 202. Introduction to Weather and Climate (3)

The interrelationshipofweather elements and controls and
the spatial distribution of climate and vegetation.

SGEG 212. Introduction to Economic Geography (3)

Factors in location and production of commodities, com-
merce and manufacturing.

SGEG 340. Geography of Population, Settlement and
Migration (3) (=SSOC 327) Births, deaths, migration and
the distribution of human populations, and the analytical
methods used in the study of each of these topics.

SGEG 398. Special Topics (3) Geographic dynamics and
characteristics at the local, regional or global level. May be
taken twice if the topic is different. Prerequisite: Any lower
division geography course or consent of instructor.

SGEG 424. Geography of North America (3) Physical
and cultural geography of North America with emphasis
on the United States.

SGEL I23L. Geology of National Parks - Field Study

(1 ) Developing field techniques in a national park setting.
Principles of geology are reinforced in the classroom com-
ponent followed by travel to a national park for geological
research and the development of appropriate field notes.
Prerequisite: SGEL 121 or consent of instructor.

SGEL 1 3 1 . Earth Resources (3) Mineral, earth and water
resources, with particular attention to their occurrence and
use, and the interaction between geology and economics
as limiting factors on resource development. Three class
hours per week and field trips are required.

SGEL241. Environmental Geology of South Carolina

(3) An investigation for the environmental geology of
South Carolina focusing on specific case studies including
water issues, beach management, waste disposal, energy
production and use. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing
or consent of the instructor.

SGEL 310. Paleobiology (4) Taxonomy and morphol-
ogy of fossil organisms. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week. Prerequisite: SGEL 102 or SBIO 102 or
consent of instructor.

SGEL 399. Independent Study (1-6) Directed research
project depending on student interest and needs. Prereq-
uisite: consent of instructor.

Geology (SGEL)

SGEL 1 0 1 . Physical Geology (4) Methods and procedures
of science for interpretation of the earth. The natural pro-
cesses and their products — the minerals, rocks, fossils,
structure and surface forms of the earth are considered.
Emphasis is placed on the interplay between hypothesis,
experiment, and observable fact which characterize pro-
ductive physical science. Three class and three laboratory
hours per week.

SGEL 102. Historical Geology (4) The practiceof geology
as an historical science with emphasis on the methods of
analysis, nature of the record, and guiding principles that
have allowed geologists to decipher the history of the earth.
Three class and three laboratory hours per week.

SGEL 103. Environmental Earth Science (4) Analysis
of the basic energy cycles of the earth the interaction of
human activity with earth processes to affect the environ-
ment. Three class and three laboratory hours per week.

SGEL 1 20. Geology of the Southeast (3) Investigation of
the geological processes responsible for the land fomis and
natural resources of the southeastern United States. Three
class hours per week and field trips are required.

SGEL 121 . Geology of North America (3) Analysis of the
geological history and development of the North American
landmass. regions and resources. Comparison of similari-
ties among regions, though fonned at widely separated
periods in earth history, will be emphasized. Three class
hours per week and field trips are required.

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German (SGRM)

Note: Unless uthei-wise indicated, readings, lectures
and discussion in foreign language courses above the el-
ementary level are principally in the language concerned.
Incoming students with previous experience in a foreign
language must take a placement test.

SGRM 101, 102. Introductory German (3,3) Funda-
mentals of the language and culture through speaking,
listening, reading and writing. Prerequisite for 102 is
SGRM 101 or placement through testing.

SGRM 121. Elementary German (3) Intensive review
and continuation of basic grammar and vocabulary for
fundamental communication skills. Placement in SGRM
121 assumes a minimum of t\\o years high school level
experience in the language.

SGRM 201. Intermediate German (3) Review of the
basic principles of the language, with emphasis on read-
ing, writing, and oral skills. Prerequisite: SGRM 102 or
121 or placement through testing.

SGRM 202. Intermediate German (3) Review of the basic
principles of the language. v\ith emphasis on w riting, oral
skills, and the reading of literary and other authentic texts.
Prerequisite: SGRM 201 or placement through testing.

SGRM 204. German Culture (3) Major artistic. literar\ and
historical movements trom the Middle Ages to modem times
that ha\ e contributed to the Gemian cultural identity. Taught
in English. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

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SGRM 2 1 0. German Oral Communication (3) Enhance-
ment of oral expression through group discussion, oral
presentations, and vocabulary' development. Prerequisite:
SGRM 202 or placement through testing.

SGRM 250. Selected (;erman Studies Abroad (3-6)

Development ot'intcrmediatc le\el communication skills
together with immersion in the culture of a foreign country.
Prerequisite: SGRM 102 or 121 or consent of instructor.

SCiRM 308. Business German (3) IHcments of language
centering on written business communication skills. Pre-
requisite: SGRM 202 or consent of instructor.

SGRM 3 10. German Conversation (3) Advanced vocabu-
lary development and acquisition of fluency through aural
and oral activities. Prerequisite: SGRM 2 1 0 or placement
through testing.

SGRM 325. Modern German Literature in Translation

(3) Masterpieces of German literature. The selection may
include texts by T. Mann, Katka, Brecht, Hesse and Grass.
Taught in English. This course may not be used to satisfy
a foreign language requirement. Prerequisites: SEGL 102
or consent of instructor.

SGRM 350. Selected German Studies Abroad (3-6) Devel-
opment of advanced le\ el communication skillstogetherwith
immersion in the culture of a foreign country. Prerequisite:
SGRM 202 or 210 or 250 or consent of instructor.

SGRM 398. Topics in German Literature/Language

(1-3) Prerequisite: SGRM 202 or consent of instructor.

SGRM 399. Independent Study or Internship (1-3)

Supervised professional experience or research outside
the classroom. For three internship credit hours, a stu-
dent is to work 135 hours with an approved agency; for
two credit hours, 90 hours; for one credit hour, 45 hours.
For an internship or for an independent study, a contract
must be signed by the student and by the instructor of
record and other designated faculty and administrators.
A student may repeat SGRM 399 once with a different
internship or independent study contract description for
a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.
Prerequisites: GPA 2.0 overall, 2.5 in foreign language
course, and consent of faculty supervisor.

GoVERNME>a^ AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SGIS)

SGIS 201. American National Government (3) The

formation and development of the national government,
its organization and powers.

Note: Government and International Studies 201
must be completed prior to enrolling in upper division
government and international studies courses.

SGIS 210. Research Methods in Political Science (3)

Various approaches to the rigorous study of political phe-
nomena. The emphasis is upon the critical thinking and
evaluative skills necessary to the understanding of politics.
Among the techniques to be considered are surveys, charts
and graphs, case studies, and statistical summaries.

SGIS 238. Fundamentals of Political Behavior (3)

Interpretation of the basic concepts relative to American
political behavior. Focus on political ideology, political
culture, including political socialization, and both indi-
vidual and group political behavior.

SGIS 300. Introduction to Political Theory (3) A survey
of various concepts in western political philosophy such
as political obligation, freedom, equality, justice, rights,
authority, and power.

SGIS 301. Introduction to Political Science (3) An

introduction to ideas important in the study of politics.
Topics include the concept of power and the nature of the
state as seen in the ideologies of totalitarianism, fascism,
socialism, communism, liberalism and pluralism.

SGIS 310. International Politics (3) An introduction to
the basic factors influencing nation-state behavior in the
world: the nation-state system, nationalism and imperialism,
national power, and the present world crisis. The role of the
United States in the world community is emphasized.

SGIS 312. Race and Ethnicity in American Politics (3)

Impact of race and ethnicity on political participation, repre-
sentation, institutions, and the evolution of public policy.

SGIS 320. Comparative Politics (3) An introduction to
the analysis of the major types of political systems utilizing
examples drawn from democratic, communist and underde-
veloped nation-states. Problems, approaches and methods
associated with the comparative field are emphasized.

SGIS 324. Campaigns and Elections (3) The function,
organization, actors, and consequences of campaigns
and elections in American politics. Particular races and
campaigns will be featured as examples for research into
how campaigns work and why they matter.

326. Middle East Politics (3) Comparative study of politi-
cal processes within Middle Eastern countries and their
relations with other states, particularly the United States.
Prerequisite: SGIS 201.

SGIS 327. East Asian Politics (3) Comparative study of
political processes within East Asian countries and their
relations with other countries, particularly the United
States. Prerequisite: SGIS 201 .

SGIS 330. International Organizations (3) An introduc-
tion to the structure and functions of international political
and economic organizations. Particular attention is given
to the United Nations and its specialized agencies and to
emerging regional communities.

SGIS 340. United States Foreign Policy (3) Formulation
of American foreign policy, problems of security, trade
and diplomacy. Policies related to specific nation-states
and regions will be emphasized.

SGIS 350. Women and American Politics (3) The partici-
pation of women in American political life and their influ-
ence in electoral politics and issue-based movements.

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SG IS 360. American Political Partics(3) I he tunclions,
history and future of political parties in the United States.
Emphasis is on the development of political parties and
the consequences of that development upon the party as
an organization, the party as an electorate, and the party
in the government.

SGIS361. Political Behavior(3) Political participation in
the United States through such activities as interest groups,
political protest, contacting officials, voting, running for
office. Who participates and why, and the consequences
of participation for policy decisions and for society are
also examined.

SGIS 363. Southern Politics (3) Selected political patterns
and trends within the eleven states of the American South
including historical developments since 1950.

SGIS 364. State and Local Government (3) (=SCRJ

364) The institutions, functions, policy making processes,
and politics of state and local governments including
an examination of the relations between state and local
government, and the relations between state and local
government and the national government.

SGIS 365. Politics and Media (3) (=SJOU 365) In-
terpretation of the pivotal role of media in contemporary
American politics. Familiarizes the student with funda-
mental concepts regarding the pervasive role of media in
how it shapes our life, political ideology, political culture
and political behavior. Prerequisite: SGIS 201 or permis-
sion of instructor.

SGIS 370. Introduction to Public Administration (3)

(= SCRJ 370) The basic principles and theory of admin-
istrative structure, responsibility, and control in relation
to policy making in the modem state.

SGIS 374. Introduction to Public Policy (3) Social, politi-
cal, and technical forces in policy making including various
theories of public policy and inquires into selected policy
areas. Current policy issues are included and integrated
into the larger theories of decision making.

SGIS 380. Environmental Policy (3) An investigation
of American national and international issues relating to
the ecological basis of human living. Special attention
is on environmental issue-areas including air, water,
forests, soil erosion, and wildlife as well as the impact of
population, the economy, and technology on the quality
of the environment.

SGIS 385. American Political Thought (3) A survey of
American political theorists from the colonial period to
the present with an examination of the social, cultural,
historical and scientific developments that have contributed
to the nature of American political thinking.

SGIS 386. Art and Politics (3) A presentation of the
connection between art and political thought. The course
focuses on architecture, painting, and music as they express
political values and attitudes. Prerequisite; SGIS 201.

SGIS 399. Independent Study (1-6)

SGIS 400. Terrorism and Political Violence (3) forms,
causes, and consequences of pol itical violence with special
attention to terrorism.

SGIS 403. History of Western Political Thought (3) A

survey of political theories propounded by western politi-
cal philosophers from Plato to Nietzsche.

SGIS 420. Women and Politics: A Global Perspective

(3) Women's status and political activism around the
globe. The focus is on similarities and differences and
the bases for them. Prerequisite; SGIS 320 or consent
of instructor.

SGIS 445. Public Policy Seminar: K- 1 2 School Reform
(3) Examination of current K-12 school reform efforts
as public policy initiatives. Analysis of various models
and approaches as appropriate methods of stabilizing and
changing public schools as institutions fundamental to
American society.

SGIS 450. Constitutional Law (3) The evolution of gov-
eminental powers focusing on thejudiciary, the presidency,
congress, the states, and intergovernmental relations.

SGIS 451. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3) (=SCRJ
451) Freedom of religion, freedom of speech and as-
sociation, due process, equal protection, and criminal
procedure.

SGIS 452. The Judicial Process (3) (=SCRJ 452) The

growth of law, the lawmaking of the courts, the structure
and organization of federal and state courts, the procedures
involved in civil and criminal cases, and the problems and
proposals for reform in the administration of justice.

SGIS 460. International Law (3) History and basic
principles of law among nation-states. Emphasis is upon
the scope of international law and the extent to which law-
shapes the behavior of international actors.

SGIS 462. The Legislative Process (3) Structure, organiza-
tion, powers, functions and problems of legislative bodies.

SGIS463.The American President(3) The constitutional

powers and political roles of the president with lesser
emphasis upon state governors. Emphasis is placed on
the chief executive and administration, executive relation-
ships with legislatures, and party and popular leadership
by the executive.

SGIS 481. The Politics of Inequality (3) The progress
made by. and relationship between, the struggles for
racial, gender, and economic equality in .America. Top-
ics include theories of justice, the nature of oppression,
political participation, and the philosophical and legal
development of equal rights.

SGIS 491. Topics in Government and International
Studies (1-3) May be repeated once as topics change.

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SCIS 495. Political Science Internship (1-6) Super-
vised work experience in a polilieai or governmental
environment. A minimum of three hours work per week
is required for each credit hour Students are required to
meet periodically «ith the supervising faculty member.
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of the
instructor. Students are limited to a ma.ximum of six hours
combined from SGIS 495 and 496.

SGIS 496. Public Administration Internship (1-6)

Super\ised work experience in a public administration
environment. A minimum of three hours work per week
is required for each credit hour. Students are required to
meet periodically with the supervising faculty member.
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of the
instructor. Students are limited to a maximum of six hours
combined from SGIS 495 and 496.

SGIS 500. Senior Seminar (3) Exploration, at an ad-
vanced le\ el. of issues, topics and dilemmas in both the
subject matter and the profession of political science with
emphasis on research and oral presentation of research
findings. The specific topics covered in the course vary .
Prerequisites: 12 hours of SGIS at the 30()-level or above,
or consent of instructor.

SGIS 571. Public Financial Administration (3) Prin-
ciples and practices of financial administration including
organization, budgeting, assessment, treasure manage-
ment, and debt.

SGIS572. Public Personnel Management (3) fundamen-
tal principles of personnel organization and administration,
including an analysis of personnel techniques.

Healthcare Information Management
AND Systems (SHIM)

SHIIVI 201. Understanding Healthcare Organiza-
tions (3) Introduction to origins and evolution of current
healthcare delivery systems and organizational structures,
healthcare terminology and language structures, common
usage, acronyms, and basic uses of information in a variety
of healthcare settings. Topics also include introduction to
levels of information users and information needs within a
variety of healthcare organizations. Prerequisites: SCSC
138, SIMS 201. or consent of instructor.

SHIM 250. Department Administration in Healthcare

(3) Management, communication, and problem-solving
as they relate to human resources, quality assurance,
finance, budgeting and reimbursement in a healthcare
setting. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent
of instructor.

SHIM 301. Healthcare Information Systems (3) In-
troduction to healthcare information systems to include
management and administration information systems,
clinical information systems, business information
systems, decision support, critical care applications,
information systems in education, and emergent system

applications. Particular emphasis is placeil on automa-
tion required for the emerging "paperless" environment
and computer-based records. Prerequisite: SHIM 201 or
consent of instructor.

SHIM 302. Information Trends in Healthcare Systems

(3) Data, knowledge, and information structures, termi-
nological control, index language functions, regulatory
determinants of data collected/stored (ex., IC'AHO/HIPPA,
etc.), including study of language development in health-
care systems evolution. Prerequisite: SHIM 30 1 orconsent
of instructor.

SHIM 412. Ethics and Risk Management in Healthcare
Information Systems (3) Selected ethical issues, confi-
dentiality, preserv ation and conservation of sensitive data,
data maintenance and integrity preservation. Prerequisites:
SPHL21I orSPHL310or SPHL311 or SPIIL 321; and
SHIM 302; or consent of instructor.

SHIM 413. Network Applications for Healthcare Infor-
mation Systems (3) Network configurations and functions
including the latest developments and applications in
electronic health records (EHR) and the implementation
of the EHR in the healthcare industry.

SHIM 417. Healthcare Information Security (3) In-
frastructure assessment, business protection practices,
and compliance management based on the International
Information Systems Security Certification Consortium's
10-domain model for healthcare information technology
systems. Prerequisite: SCSC 315 orconsent of instructor.

SHIM 450. Healthcare Database Systems and Informa-
tion Retrieval (3) Database formats and structures, query
techniques, document classification, managing large data
collections, statistical applications in data management.
Emphasis is placed on the discovery of methods to capture
data as an important institutional resource through efficient
management of databases and data repositories, and on
the importance of data collections that provide accurate
outcome assessment. Prerequisite: SIMS 421 orconsent
of instructor.

SHIM 496. Special Topics (3) Study reflective of current
issues/topics related to the field of healthcare information
management. Topics might include (but are not limited
to) emergent technology in healthcare settings such as
user interface design, expert system evolution, virtual
environments, soft computing/fuzzy logic applications,
artificial intelligence. Topics chosen for study in a given
semester will be determined by the sate of the science at
the time of the ofTering. Prerequisite: Completion of 12
hours SHIM courses.

SHIM 498. Practicum in Healthcare Information Man-
agement (3) Supervised professional practice involving
information management in a healthcare organization.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in the healthcare informatics
application area.

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Health Education (SHED)

SHED 170. First Aid (3) Instruction leading to basic
certification in standard first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. Discussion of HIV/AIDS and back injury
prevention is also included.

SHED 221. Lifelong Health and Wellness (3) Well-
ness and fitness trends in America. Self-assessment of
health status concepts, human sexuality, health promotion
strategies (physical fitness, stress management, nutrition,
weight control) and health maintenance of major life style
diseases (Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus,
HIV, substance abuse).

SHED 331. Health and Physical Education for the
Elementary School Child (3) Methods and materials for
teaching health and physical education in the elementary
school including integration and correlation of materials with
other subjects at primary and intemiediate grade levels.

SHED 334. The School Health Program (3) Methods of
teaching health with special emphasis on the relationship
of health to physical education. Health service, healthful
school living, and method and materials of teaching health
are included. Prerequisites: SHED 221 and SBIO 232.

History (SHST)

SHST 101. Introduction to World History I (3) World
histoiy to 1 500. Using a global approach, emphasis is placed
on major political, social, economic, and cultural trends.

SHST 102. Introduction to World History II (3) 1 500 to

the present. Using a global approach, emphasis is placed on
major political, social, economic, and cultural trends.

SHST 105. History of the United States to 1877 (3)
The indigenous peoples, the era of discovery, and the
nation from Independence to the end of Reconstruction,
emphasizing major political, economic, social, and intel-
lectual developments.

SHST 1 06. History of the United States from 1 865 (3) The

rise of modem America after the Civil War, emphasizing
the political, social, economic, and intellectual trends that
contributed to the development of contemporary society.

SHST 198. Current History (1) Major events in the news
with emphasis on their historical context and likely long-range
significance. May be taken up to three times for credit.

Note: the prerequisite for all upper division history
courses is any WQ-level histoiy course or the consent of
the instructor

SHST 300. Introduction to Historical Studies (3) Meth-
ods of historical inquiry. Particular attention is given to
primary and secondary sources, document analysis, citation
methods, research paper skills, and historical writing.

SHST 301 . Early North America (3) The histor/ of North
America from its earliest inhabitants, the exploration and

colonization of North America through the end of the Seven
Years' War. The subject matter includes Native American
societies, background on the liuropeans and Africans who
would migrate to the colonies, the collision ofcultures, family
life and labor, colonial administration, and the development
of international rivalries in North America.

SHST 302. History of the Revolutionary Era (1763-

1 789) (3) Era from the end of the Seven Years' War through
the ratification of the United States Constitution including
the social, political, economic, cultural, and geographic
development of the new nation out of the struggle for
independence.

SHST 303. History of the Early American Republic

(1789-1820) (3) The ratification of the United States
Constitution through the first three decades of American
independence, including the social, political, economic,
cultural, and geographic development of the new nation
through this period.

SHST 304. The Age of Jackson (1820-1848) (3) The

Jacksonian Era from 1820 through 1848, including the
social, political, economic, cultural, and geographic de-
velopment of the new nation under this period.

SHST 305. Sectionalism and Civil War (1848-1877)

(3) The Civil War Era from 1 848 through 1 877 including
the social, political, economic, cultural, and geographic
development of the nation during this period, w ith a con-
centration on the rise of sectionalism in the country, the
military and social conflicts during war, and the tribulations
of the Reconstruction era.

SHST 306. Gilded Age and Progressive Era America

(1877-1917) (3) The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era
between 1877 and 1917 including the social, political,
economic, cultural, and geographic development of the
nation during this period.

SHST 307. The United States and the World at War,
1914-1945 (3) The era from 1914 to 1945, focusing on
the social, political, economic, cultural, and geographic
development of the nation during this period including
the American involvement in the two World Wars, the
Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression.

SHST 308. Native American History (3) Pre-Columbian
times to the present in North America. Emphasis is placed
on economic, political, military and social changes in na-
tive cultures over time in response to first European then
American encroachment.

SHST 310. African-American History to 1865 (3) The

African background, origins of sla\ ery, the rise of the
free black community, and African Americans as actors
in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of
the United States to the end of the Civil War.

SHST 311. African-American History since 1860 (3)

The African American role in the Civil War. Emancipa-
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community since 1860. Major topics include African
Americans' struggle for autonomy and equal rights in
the political and economic arenas, the impact of race in
American society, and the intellectual and cultural tradi-
tions of African Americans.

SHST3I2. American .Military History (3) United States

involvement in armed conflicts from the colonial period
to the present. Subjects covered include the evolution
of warfare, the place of the military in society, and the
development of professionalism in American forces.

SHST 313. The \ictnani War (3) The causes, major
events, and impact of the Vietnam War viewed in a cross-
cultural context.

SHST318. Native American History (3) Pre-Columbian

times to the present in North America, limphasis is placed
on economic, political, military and social changes in na-
tive cultures over time in response to European and then
American enroachment.

SHST 320. The South to 1 865 (3) The southern United States
from the colonial era to the end of the Civil War, emphasiz-
ing the development of regionally distinct political, social,
economic, and cultural characteristics and institutions.

SHST 321. The South since 1 865 (3) The southern United
States from the era of Reconstruction to the present. Top-
ics include the tension between an increasingly national
focus in economics and politics and the desire to maintain
local social control. The question of the persistence of a
southern identity is central.

SHST 322. History of South Carolina, 1 670 to the Pres-
ent (3) The origins and development of South Carolina
from colonial times to the present with emphasis on the
unique role the state has played in the nation's history.

SHST 323. Our Past: Upstate History (3) Local his-
tory, focusing on Greenville, Spartanburg, and Cherokee
Counties. Public/applied history techniques and projects
are included.

SHST 330. Early Mediterranean Empires (3) Peoples
in trade, politics, culture, and society in the Mediterra-
nean region through the rise of the Byzantine Empire.
Significant attention is given to the Egyptian, Persian,
and Byzantine Empires with the main emphasis on
Greece and Rome.

SHST 332. Renaissance and Reformation in Europe (3)

Economic, political, social and cultural developments in Italy
in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: their spread north
and collision with the new ideas released in the Protestant
revolt of the sixteenth century. Significant attention is given
to the religious wars of the late 1 500s and early 1600s.

SHST 333. Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe

(3) Social, economic, intellectual, cultural and political
transformation of Europe from Louis XIV to the French
Revolution. Significant attention is given to Absolutism,

Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, Maria
Theresa, Catherine the Great and the new ideas of the
Enlightenment.

SHST 335. Twentieth Century Eastern Europe (3)

Eastern Europe from Austro-Hungarian, Russian and
German domination to present. Significant attention is
paid to nationalism, national self-determination. World
Wars I and II, economic and political struggles, communist
domination, and independence.

SHST 336. Nineteenth Century Europe (3) Europe
from the French Revolution to the end of the nineteenth
century. Significant attention is paid to the French Revolu-
tion, the Napoleonic Era, industrial development and its
consequences, new ideologies, imperialism, and the rise
of Italy and Germany.

SHST 337. Age of the World Wars (3) World War I, the
Inter-war years, and World War 11. Particular attention is
given to the causes and events of World War I. the Paris
Peace Conference of 1919, the struggles of the Inter-war
period, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and the causes and events
ofWorldWarll.

SHST 338. Europe's Cold War (3) The Cold War ex-
perience in Europe from 1945 to the early 1990s, from a
political, social, cultural, economic and military perspec-
tive. Significant attention is given to European recovery,
the creation of the Soviet Bloc as well as its demise, and
European unity.

SHST 340. Germany since 1870 (3) Cultural, political,
intellectual and social impact of unification. World War
I, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, East and West
Germany, and reunification.

SHST 341. History of Modern Russia (3) Political,
economic, social and cultural developments from the
mid-nineteenth century through the present.

SHST 347. Medieval Britain 1066-1399 (3) Political,
social, economic, religious, and intellectual development
in Britain during the High Middle Ages, from theNorman
Conquest to the fall of Richard II.

SHST 348. Early Modern Britain 1399-1 750 (3) British
social, political, religious, cultural, and economic devel-
opment in the early modern period. Topics will include
Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth, the English Civil
War and the Glorious Revolution.

SHST 349. Modern Britain 1750-Present (3) British
social, political, religious, cultural and economic develop-
ment in the modern period, including the rise of industri-
alization, imperialism, and the two World Wars.

SHST 350. Genocides in Europe (3) Causes, comparisons,
and consequences of ethnic cleansing and genocide from
the late nineteenth century through the present. Significant
attention is paid to the Jewish Holocaust in World War II.

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SHST 351. Women in Early Modern Europe and
America (3) Changing notions of the female body and
women's roles as lovers, housewives, mothers, philoso-
phers, consumers, workers, saints and potential citizens in
pre-industrial, commercial and early industrial Europe.

SHST 352. Women in Modern Europe and America

(3) Industrialization, changing images of the female body,
radical and reform movements, war, economic depression,
citizenship, race, professionalization, women's unwaged
as well as wage labor, and effect of occupational choice
upon women's social roles.

SHST 353. History of Science (3) The development of
natural philosophy from the ancient Greeks through the
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment to the rise of
modern science.

SHST 354. Birth of Europe 300-1000 (3) European
political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual
development from the establishment of Christianity as an
officially sanctioned religion to the dawn of the feudal age.
Topics will include the Germanic kingdoms, Charlemagne's
Empire and the Viking invasions.

SHST 355. Medieval Civilization 1000-1400 (3) Euro-
pean political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual
development during the High Middle Ages. Topics will
include feudalism, the Crusades, and the Black Death.

SHST 360. Africa to 1800 (3) Traditional culture, early
civilizations, rise of Islam, Sudanic empires, and the slave
trade era.

SHST 361. Africa since 1800 (3) Commercial and reli-
gious revolutions of the 19th century, partition, colonial
rule, post-independence, and South Africa.

SHST 370. History of China (3) The cultural, economic,
social, and political development of China with emphasis
on the transformation of traditional Chinese society from
1644 to the present.

SHST 371. History of Japan (3) The cultural, economic,
social, and political development of Japan with emphasis
on the transformation of traditional Japanese society from
1600 to the present.

SHST 372. History of India (3) The cultural, economic,
social, and political development of India with emphasis on
Hindu and Islamic influences, the rise of nationalism during
the period of British rule, and post-independence India.

SHST 373. Pre-modern East Asia (3) Political, cultural,
and economic development in China, Japan, and Korea
before 1600 with an emphasis on interactions of different
regions in East Asia.

SHST 375. Revolutions in Modern China (3) Political
history of China between the late 19th century and the
early 21st century, including the emergence of Chinese
nationalism, the spread of Marxism, the rise of the Chinese

Communist Party, democratic movements in mainland
China and Taiwan, and political and economic reforms.

SHST 380. Latin American to 1830 (3) Indigenous cul-
tures, the Spanish and Portuguese presence in the Caribbean,
South America and Mesoamerica through independence.

SHST 38 1 . Latin American since 1 8 1 0 (3) I ndependence,
the national period, the struggles for political stability and
democracy and against militarism and authoritarianism, eco-
nomic development, issues of ethnic identity and culture.

SHST 390. Foundations of a Global Society to 1800

(3) Early interaction among major world areas; the be-
ginning of European maritime expansion in the fifteenth
century; the establishment of colonial and commercial
empires; the slave trade era; and the political, economic,
and cultural consequences of these developments to the
early nineteenth century.

SHST 391. Emergence of a Global Society since 1800

(3) Developments since the late eighteenth century, includ-
ing the impact of population increase and migration, the
imperialism of the later nineteenth century and the nature
and consequences of the colonial era that followed, the
transition to independence, continuing technological in-
novation and the interconnectedness of the contemporary
world.

SHST 399. Independent Study (1-6)

SHST 491. Topics in History (3) Reading and research
on selected historical subjects. Prerequisite: Any lower
division history class or consent of instructor.

SHST 492. Topics in United States History (3) Reading
and research on selected historical subjects related to the
history of the United States. Prerequisite: U.S. history at
the 300-IeveI or consent of instructor.

SHST 493. Topics in European History (3) Reading and
research on selected European subjects.

SHST 494. Topics in Non-Western History (3) Reading
and research on selected Non- Western subjects.

SHST 495. Topics in African-American History (3)

Reading and research on selected historical subjects related
to the African-American experience. Prerequisite: SHST
3 1 0, SHST 3 1 1 , or consent of instructor.

SHST 496. Topics in Women's History (3) Reading and
research on selected subjects in women's history. Prerequisite:
Any lower division history class or consent of instructor.

SHST 500. Senior Seminar (3) Exploration, at an ad-
vanced level, of issues, topics and dilemmas in both the
subject matter and the profession of history with emphasis
on research and oral presentation of research findings. The
specific topics covered in the course var>'. Prerequisite: 12
hours of SHST at the 300-level or above with a minimum
grade of C, or consent of instructor.

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Honors Courses (HONS)

HONS 101. First ^car Honors Experience (3) Study
of a particular tliome taught by faculty across disciplines.
lntensi\c reading, writing, and research. Prerequisite:
.•Xdmission to Honors Program as a first year student; or
pemiission of director of honors program.

HONS 102. Chancellor's Honors Seminar (1-3) Study
of a particular topic taught by the Chancellor or E.xecu-
ti\e Vice-Chancellor of Academic AlVairs. Prerequisite:
Admission to Honors Program or permission of director
of honors program.

HONS 250. Honors Travel (1-3) Visits to and study
of international or US sites of historic, cultural, and/or
literary significance. Content and itinerary will vary de-
pending on the instructor's area of interest. Prerequisite:
Admission to Honors Program or permission of honors
program director.

HONS 301. Honors Colloquium Study (3) Examination
of a particular theme taught by faculty across disciplines.
Intensive reading, writing, and research. Prerequisite: Ad-
mission to Honors Program as a sophomore.juniorortransfer
student; or permission of director of honors program.

HONS 350. Honors Travel (3) Visits to and study of
international or U.S. sites of historic, cultural, scientific,
and or literary significance. The focus and work product
for the course vary depending on the instructor's area of
interest. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program or
overall GPAof 3. 25 at USC Upstate or accredited institution
w ith pemiission of the Director of the Honors Program.

HONS 399. Honors Independent Study (3-4). Directed
research and reading of a complex and extensive nature
in keeping with the student's major interests. A written
report or work is required at the end of the term. Research
involves both primary and secondary sources. Consent
of the Director of the Honors Program. May be repeated
with the consent of the Director of the Honors Program
for a total of no more than eight hours of undergraduate
Honors credit. A university contract must be completed
with all required signatures.

HONS 401. Honors Thesis (3) Independent original
scholarship completed under the supervision of an honors
faculty member. Work completed is an original essay,
annotated creative vs ork or performance, scientific report,
or other special project. One meeting hour per week and
independent research. May be repeated for credit once.
Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program: 12 honors
credits, permission of director of honors program.

Information Management and Systems (SIMS)

SIMS 101. Survey of information Technology (3)

Use of information technology to collect, analyze, and
transform data into knowledge using desktop software
and commonly available Internet-based resources and the

evaluation of information sources foraccuracy. suitability,
safety, security, societal and ethical issues.

SIMS 201. Concepts of Information Management and
Systems (3) Theoretical foundations of organization of
information; cognitive structures and processing of data,
information, knowledge, and understanding information
uses and users. The integrated and interdisciplinary nature
of information science and computer science is introduced
and developed through case studies and examples from con-
centration disciplines: business, education, communication,
and healthcare settings. Prerequisite: SCSC 1 .'^<S.

SIMS 211. Microcomputer Organization (3) Introduc-
tion to the major features of operating system software, the
primary functions of CPU's, bus architectures, secondary
storage devices, peripheral devices, hardware and software
configuration. The goal is the assembly and disassembly
of microcomputer systems and installation of operating
systems, network operating systems, and applications soft-
ware. Prerequisite: SCSC 138 or consent of instructor.

SIMS 303. Organizational Informatics (3) Needs, uses
and consequences of information in organizational con-
texts, organizational types and characteristics, functional
areas and business processes, information-based products
and services, the use of and redefining role of information
technology, sociotechnical structures, and the rise and
transformation of infonnation-based industries. Prereq-
uisite: SIMS 201 or consent of instructor.

SIMS 305. Social Informatics (3) Key social research and
perspectives on the use of infonnation and communication
technologies, information ethics, relevant legal frameworks,
popular and controversial uses of technology, digital divides,
and multicultural issues of information management. Prereq-
uisites: SIMS 303 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

SIMS 345. Technical Presentation and Communication

(3) Communication technologies in the workplace such as
PowerPoint, Lotus, Freelance and HTML. Prerequisites:
SCSC 138andSSPH20I.

SIMS346. Communication and New Technology (3) Under-
standing the components of various technologies and their im-
portance in in fomiation management and dissemination within
and outside the organization. Prerequisite: SCSC 138.

SIMS 347. Web page Construction (3) Design of user-
layer Web pages using HTML, Java script. Flash, and
Dreamweaver, featuring graphic preparation, layout and
effective presentation of infonnation. Prerequisites: SIMS
305 or SIMS 303 or consent of instructor.

SIMS 399. Independent Study in Informatics (1-6)

Directed and self-guided research into topics of interest in
the field of infonnatics. May be repeated for a maximum
of 6 credit hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

SIMS 41 5. E-Commerce and the Internet (3) Coordina-
tion and cultural challenges, value creation opportunities,
and information management issues associated with vari-

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ous forms of electronic commerce including electronic
data interchange, the World Wide Web, and the Internet
in today's global economy. Prerequisite: SCSC 315 or
consent of instructor.

SIMS 421. Data Warehousing and Decision Support

SystenisTechnology (3) Data warehousing, online analytical
processing, and decision support systems. Topics include
design and architectural issues, cost effectiveness, manage-
ment concerns, data integrity, deployment, and maintenance
issues. Prerequisite: SCSC 325 or consent of instructor.

SIMS 422. Knowledge Inference Systems & Applica-
tions (3) Knowledge representation, intelligent decision
systems, uncertainty and inexact knowledge, principals of
rule-based systems, action rules, interestingness measures,
usability evaluation. Select study of actual systems and
applications in specific domains such as: medicine, busi-
ness, communications, and education. Prerequisite: SIMS
421 or consent of instructor.

SIMS 423. Human-Machine Interaction (3) Concepts
of interaction and how people acquire, store and use data
including interface analysis and creation, human factors
in perception, pattern recognition, speech recognition,
attention, memory and expectation. Prerequisite: Senior
standing or consent of instructor.

SIMS 440. Business Process Re-engineering & Work-
flow (3) Information technology and communication re-
quirements of, and cultural or social issues pertaining to, the
flow of work through distributed information management
processes in business and other organizations. Students in
the Healthcare Infonnatics application area focus on ap-
plications in the healthcare setting. Prerequisites: SIMS
415 and senior standing or consent of instructor.

SIMS 441. IT Project Management (3) Breakdown,
estimation, leadership of a diverse team, and the use of
tools to ensure the completion of deli verables within budget
and on schedule. Students in the Healthcare Infonnatics
application area focus on applications in the healthcare
setting. Prerequisites: SIMS 415 and senior standing or
consent of instructor.

SIMS 450. Executive IT Management (3) Issues and
challenges facing IT executives including IT alignment
and governance, consensus, executive leadership, oversight,
retum-on-investment analysis, project management, and
risk management. Students in the Healthcare Infonnatics ap-
plication area focus on appl ications in the healthcare setting.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor.

SIMS 496. Special Topics in Informatics (1-6) Current
trends, events, software, hardware, and issues in informat-
ics, information technology, and information management.
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Pre-
requisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor.

SIMS 498. Experiential Learning in Information Man-
agement and Systems (3) The application of learning in
a professional setting. To complement and strengthen the

Infonnalion Management and Systemsacademic program,
students will complete a planned program of observation,
study, and work in selected organizations with information
management and systems offices. Student will have an
opportunity to apply and articulate what they have learned
in the classroom. Prerequisites; IMS major, senior standing
and approval of instructor. Pass/fail credit.

SIMS 499. Senior Seminar in Information Manage-
ment and Systems (3) Integration of knowledge in
information management and systems. Students will
study and evaluate current innovations in technology
and current applications of these systems. Case studies
involving information systems technology will be used.
Students will research and present new trends in technol-
ogy. Students will experience an intensive and practice
exercise in scholarship production. Class discussion will
foster effective and creative implementation of research
strategies, writing abilities, documentation procedures,
portfoliodevelopment, and presentational skills. Students
in the Healthcare Informatics application area focus on
applications in the healthcare setting. Prerequisite: Senior
standing or consent of instructor.

Journalism (SJOU)

SJOU 201. Survey of Mass Communications (3) Survey
of the principles, philosophies, policies and practices of
the mass media with an overview of the print media, the
broadcast media, and advertising/public relations. Pre-
requisite: SEGL 102.

SJOU 302. History of Journalism (3) The development
of mass media from the colonization of America to the
present. The interrelationships between print media and
American social, cultural, economic and political issues
are explored, with some examination of how these inter-
relationships influenced the development of twentieth
century non-print media. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SJOU 303. Law and Ethics of the Mass Media (3) South
Carolina and federal law relating to mass communications,
the Internet, and the ethics of the journalistic profession.
Prerequisite: SJOU 201 or consent of instructor

SJOU 304. Writing for the Media (3) Writing for print,
broadcasting, public relations, the Internet, both news
and non-news. Using word processors, students prepare
exercise and copy both in class and out of class on set
deadlines. Prerequisite: SEGL 101.

SJOU 305. Mass Communication Theory (3) The role
of communication models such as the social learning
theory, agenda setting, and cultivation theory in explain-
ing the processes and effects of mass communications.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SJOU 31 0. Mass Media and Society (3) How mass media
function and influence today's world. The interaction of
mass media and contemporary culture is explored through
an analysis of media examples. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

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SJOU 325. Speech for Radio and Television (3) Prin-
ciples, standards and skills for broadcast speech in varied
formats. Focus areas include pronunciation, enunciation,
rate of delivery, pitch, inflection, and use of appropriate
terminology in scripted and ad lib deliver>'. Prerequisite:
SSPH201.

SJOU 328. Public Relations and Persuasion (3) An

analysis of the influencing of public opinion by business,
government, consumergroups, minorities, environmental-
ists, and others. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SJOU 333. Newswriting and Reporting (3) Practices in
print journalism. Students prepare copy in class against
set deadlines. Prerequisite: SJOU 201.

SJOU 334. Writing for Broadcasting (3) Writing com-
mercials, news stories, interview programs, documentaries
for radio, television and film. Using word processors,
students prepare copy in class against deadlines. Prereq-
uisite: SJOU 201.

SJOU 335. Feature Writing (3) Focus on producing
specialized articles on topics selected from such areas as
public or community affairs, business, entertainment, sci-
ence, sports, medicine and education. Using word proces-
sors, students prepare copy in class against set deadlines.
Prerequisite: SJOU 201.

SJOU 398. Special Topics in Journalism (3) A specific
area or media field is explored relating to the professional
responsibilities of the journalism student looking toward
the career marketplace. Prerequisite: SJOU 201.

SJOU 424. History of American Broadcasting (3) The

American system of broadcasting, with emphasis on the
chronological, structural, economic, social, and cultural
development of radio and television. Prerequisite: SEGL
102.

SJOU 430. Media Management (3) Procedures, prob-
lems, and concerns relating to the administration and man-
agement of media agencies — print, broadcast, advertising,
and public relations. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SJOU 450. Women in the Media (3) Roles women play
in media production, and the portrayal of women in mass
media genres including advertising, cartoons, day-time and
prime-time dramas, films, video games, sports programs,
political campaigns, and news. Emphasis is placed on
the effects of media portrayals on women and solutions
for countering negative media constructions of women.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

SJOU 480. Minorities in the Media (3) Media's depic-
tion of groups marginalized based on race, and/or class.
The interactions and relationships among professional
terminology, cultural implications, message construction,
media analysis and community perceptions are explored.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

Logic (SLGC)

SLGC 205. Introduction to Logic and Rhetoric (3) (=
University 30 1 ) The identification and eval uation of reason-
ing as it occurs in natural language uses. The techniques of
careful reading and clear writing are demonstrated through
the production of critical essays. Two lecture and one labo-
ratory hour per week. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SLGC 207. Deductive Logic (3) An examination of de-
ductive arguments through the use of Aristotelian logic
and propositional logic.

SLGC 307. Advanced Symbolic Logic (3) Advanced study
of formal logic using propositional logic and predicate cal-
culus. Prerequisite: SLGC 207 or consent of instructor.

Mathematics (SMTH)

Note: The appropriate entry level in mathematics is de-
termined by the student s intended major and a mathematics
placement examination given to all enterini; freshmen. Place-
ment testing is also required for transfer sliiclcnls who have not
completed their general education mathemalics requirements.

Majors in the natural or computer sciences or mathematics
who have completed three years of college preparatory math-
ematics and have demonstrated competence on the mathematics
placement examination: should enroll in Mathemalics 121. 126
or 127 as appropriate. Students who need both college algebra
and trigonometry have the option of taking Mathematics 121
(with a grade of B or better) or 126. and Mathematics 127. Those
who have demonstrated competence in college algebra can take
Mathematics 127 to meet the calculus prerequisite. Upon .success-
ful completion of one oftheprecalculus options, students should
enroll in .Mathematics HI. Those who have completed four years
of college preparatoiy mathematics, including trigonometiy. and
have demonstrated competence on the mathematics placement
examination, should enroll in Mathematics 141.

Students not majoringin the natural (^r computer sciences, who
have successfully completed high school .Algebra I and 11. and have
demonstrated competence on the mathematics placement examina-
tion, should enroll as follows: business administrati(m majors in
the Mathematics 121. 122 sequence: elementary, early childhood,
and special education majors in Mathematics 121. and 231; other
majors in a mathematics course determined by their advisors.

SMTH 102. Elementary Statistics (3) The fundamentals
of modem statistical methods, descriptive and inferential
statistics, probability and sampling; primarily for students
in fields other than mathematics who need a working
knowledge of statistics. Prerequisites: high school Algebra
1 and II, or equivalent.

SMTH 120. College Mathematics (3) Linear equations
and inequalities, exponential equations, mathematics of
finance, fundamental set theory, fundamentals of prob-
ability and statistics. This course may not be used to
satisfy any prerequisite requirement for higher-numbered
mathematics courses. Prerequisites: appropriate score on
placement test and high school Algebra I and II.

SMTH I2L College Algebra (3) Equations and in-
equalities, graphing, polynomial, rational, exponential,
logarithmic, and other functions; matrices and systems
of equations. Only one of SMTH 121 and 126 may be

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used to satisfy a mathematics requirement for general
education or major credit. Prerequisites: appropriate score
on placement test and high school Algebra I and II. For
students who need a more intensive study, an expanded
version of college algebra (SMTH 121 A) is available.
SMTH 1 2 1 A is open to students who have an appropriate
score on the placement test, have completed SMTH 120
with the mandatory lab, or if the student, in consultation
with his or her advisor, determines that extra instruction
is needed in order to succeed in SMTH 121.

SMTH 122. Calculus for Management and Social Sci-
ences (3) Derivatives and integrals of elementary algebraic,
exponential and logarithmic functions; maxima, minima,
rate of change, area under a curve, and volume. Problems
and examples are drawn from a variety of areas which
include economics, psychology, biology, geography, and
geology. Prerequisite: SMTH 121, 126 or eligibility for
exemption from SMTH 121.

SMTH 126. Precalculus I (3) Subsets of the real number
line; polynomial, rational, absolute value, exponential and
logarithmic relations and functions. Only one of SMTH 1 2 1
and 1 26 may be used to satisfy a mathematics requirement
for general education or major credit. Prerequisites: appro-
priate score on placement test and three years of college
preparatory mathematics; or a "C" or better in Mathematics
099 and three years of college preparatory mathematics.

SMTH 127. Precalculus H (3) Trigonometric functions,
trigonometric identities, solution of equations and triangles,
inverse trigonometric functions, vectors, polar coordinates;
analytic geometry. Prerequisite: appropriate score on
placement exam or consent of instructor. Prerequisite or
Corequisite: SMTH 126.

SMTH 141. Calculus I (4) Limits, continuity, the de-
rivative, differentiation with applications in the natural
sciences and engineering, antiderivatives, basic integrals
with applications. Prerequisites: appropriate score on
placement test and 4 years of college preparatory math-
ematics including trigonometry; or C or better in both
SMTH 126 and 127; or consent of instructor.

SMTH 142. Calculus H (4) Applications of integration,
techniques of integration, differential equations, parametric
equations, and finite sequences and series. Prerequisite:
SMTH 141 or its equivalent.

SMTH 174. Elements of Discrete Mathematics (3)

Topics in basic logic; proof techniques; sets, relations,
and fijnctions; counting; and elementary number theory.
Prerequisite: high school precalculus, or SMTH 126 or
equivalent, or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 202. Elementary Statistics H (3) An expansion
of topics taught in the first semester of elementary sta-
tistics such as hypothesis testing; inferences; correlation
and regression. Additional topics to be covered include:
multinomial experiments and contingency tables; analysis
of variance; statistical process control; and individual
projects. Prerequisites: SMTH 102, or SECO 291, or
SSOC201,orSPSY225.

SMTH 231 . Basic Concepts of Elementary Mathemat-
ics I (3) The meaning of number, fundamental operations
of arithmetic, the structure of the real number system and
its subsystems, elementary number theory. Open only to
students in early childhood, elementary, middle grades, or
special education. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in
SMTH 121 or higher, not including statistics, or consent
of the instructor.

SMTH 232. Basic Concepts of Elementary Mathemat-
ics II (3) A continuation of the development of the real
number system and its subsystems, basic concepts of
probability, and elementary data analysis. Open only to
students in early childhood, elementary, middle grades,
or special education. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better
in SMTH 231 or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 233. Geometry and Measurement (3) A study of
properties and relationships of shape, size, and symmetry
in two and three dimensions; explorations of concepts of
motion in two and three dimensions through transforma-
tions. Open only to students in eaHy childhood, elementary,
middlegrades, or special education. Prerequisite: SMTH
23 1 or higher with a grade of C or better, or consent of
the instructor.

SMTH 241. Calculus HI (4) Vectors and geometry of
space, vector functions, partial derivatives, multiple
integration, vector calculus and second order differential
equations. Prerequisite: C or better in SMTH 142 or its
equivalent; or consent of instructor.

SMTH 245. Elementary Differential Equations (3)

Ordinary differential equations of first order, higher or-
der linear equations, Laplace transform methods, series
methods; numerical solutions of differential equations;
applications to the physical sciences and engineering.
Prerequisite: SMTH 241.

SMTH 3 1 5. Statistical Methods I (3) Concepts and meth-
ods of statistics with emphasis on applications forthose who
desire a working knowledge of statistics; review ofprobabil-
ity, sampling, and descriptive statistics; study of estimation
of population parameters, testing statistical hypotheses,
regression and correlation, and non-parametric statistical
tests. Prerequisite: SMTH 102 or 141, or SECO 291, or
SSOC 201, or SPSY 225. or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 320. Mathematical Modeling (3) Graphs of functions
as models, modeling using proportionality and geometric
similarity, model fitting and models requiring optimization,
experimental modeling, modeling using the derivative and
interactive dynamic systems. Prerequisite: SMTH 141.

SMTH 340. Mathematical Structures and Proof (3)

Topics in set theory, logic, elementary application of logic,
methods of mathematical proofs, equivalence relations and
partial orderings, functions and mappings, and number
systems. Prerequisite: SMTH 142.

SMTH 344. Matrix Algebra (3) Matrices, systems of
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transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Prereq-
uisites: SMTH 142 or consent of instructor.

SMTH 345. Applied Partial Differential Equations

(3) Basic linear Partial Ditl'erential Equations (PDEs) of
li\perholic. parabolic, and elliptic types used in math-
ematical modelling of physical, chemical, biological and
other phenomena, systems, technical devices and financial
marlvcts. Selected topics such as the boundary value and
initial value problems are covered. Prerequisite: C or
better in SMTH 245 or consent of instructor.

SMTH 346. Introduction to Modern Algebra (3) in-
troduction 10 groups, rings and fields. Topics covered
include pcmuitations. Lagranges' theorem, the fundamental
homomorphism theorem. C'ayley's theorem, polynomial
rings, and Abelian groups. Prerequisites: SMTH 340 or
consent of instructor.

SMTH 354. Real Analysis I (3) Ordered field properties
of the real number system: completeness: theory of limits
of sequences, series and functions: continuity (including
uniform continuity): introduction to theory of the deriva-
tive. Prerequisites: SMTH 340; or Corequisite: SMTH
340 and consent of instructor.

SMTH 374. Theory of Discrete Mathematics (3) Top-
ics selected from theoretical Boolean algebra, algebraic
structures, theory of computing, advanced set theory, and
recursive functions. Prerequisites: SMTH 142. SMTH 174.
or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 399. Independent Study (1-9)

SMTH 444. Elements of Optimization (3) The meth-
ods of the numerical solutions of optimization problems
arising in operational research, logistics, economics, etc.
Emphasis is on the simplex and Karmarkar's polynomial-
time method. Prerequisites: C or better in both SMTH
241 and SMTH 344 or consent of instructor.

SMTH 501. History of Mathematics (3) A survey of the
major developments and procedures of mathematics, from
its origins to the modem era. relating development with the
diverse cultures and the aspects of mathematics they contrib-
uted. Prerequisites: SMTH 142 or consent of instructor.

SMTH 51 2. Probability and Statistics (3) Sample spaces
and probability, conditional probability and independence,
discrete and continuous random variables, probability
distributions, expectations, correlation, sampling and sam-
pling distributions, interval and point estimation, the law of
large numbers, limiting distributions, and order statistics.
Prerequisite: SMTH 241 or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 516. Statistical Methods II (3) Experimental de-
sign, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance. multiple
linear regression, and curvilinearregression. Prerequisite:
SMTH 315 or consent of the instructor.

fundamental concepts and relations of Euclidean geometry
developed rigorously on the basis of a set of postulates;
some topics from non-Euclidean geometry. Prerequisite:
SMTH 340 or consent of the nistructor.

SMTH 544. Linear Algebra (3) Vector spaces, and
subspaces; bases and dimension: change of basis; linear
transformations and their matrices: diagonalization; ca-
nonical forms: bilinear fomis: eigenspaces. Prerequisite:
SMTH 340. SMTH 344.

SMTH 546. Algebraic Structures (3) Advanced topics in
groups, rings and fields. These topics include polynomial
rings, ideals, integral domains, extension field, isomor-
phism theorems for groups, and p-groups. Prerequisite:
SMTH 346.

SMTH 552. Complex Variables (3) Complex numbers
and functions, complex integration. Taylor and Laurent
series, residues, and conformal mapping. Prerequisite:
SMTH 340 or consent of the instructor.

SMTH 554. Real Analysis H (3) Further development of
the theory of differential and integral calculus including
properties of the derivati\e and integral. Fundainental
Theorem of Calculus, sequences and series of functions.
Prerequisite: SMTH 354.

SMTH 560. Numerical Analysis I (3) (=SCSC 560)

Difference calculus: direct and iterative techniques for
matrix inversion; eigenvalue problems; numerical solu-
tions of initial value problems in ordinary differential
equations; stability: error analysis: laboratory applica-
tions. Prerequisites: SMTH 245. 344 and programming
competency.

SMTH 561. Numerical Analysis II (3)Thc finite-differ-
ence and finite element methods for the numerical solution
of basic linear Partial DitTerential Equations ( PDEs) arising
in mathematical modelling of physical, chemical, biologi-
cal and other phenomena, systems, technical devices and
financial markets. Prerequisites: CorbetterinbothSMTH
345 and SMTH 560; or consent of instructor.

SMTH 579. Introduction to Industrial Mathematics (3)

Basic applications of PDEs. numerical methods for PDEs
and scientific computing to applied problems arising in
the natural sciences, industry, and financial engineering.
Emphasis is on the formulation and solution of problems
of heat transfer and diffusion equations. Maxwell's equa-
tions and ditferential equations governing the financial
derivatives. Prerequisite: C or better in both SMTH 345
and SMTH 561 or consent of instructor.

SMTH 598. Topics in Mathematics (3) Intensive study
in an area of pure or applied mathematics such as math-
ematical modeling. Topics are selected to meet current
faculty and student interest. Prerequisite: SMTH 241 and
consent of the instructor.

SMTH 531 . Foundations of Geometry (3 ) Geometry as a
logical system based upon postulates and undefined terms:

SMTH 599. Seminar in Mathematics (3) Recent devel-
opments in pure and applied mathematics at an advanced

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level; ethical issues; and experience in research and oral
presentation. Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Prerequisites
orcorequisites:SMTH344.SMTII346.andeitherSMTH
313orSMTH5l2.

MllJTARV SCIFNCF. (SMIL)

Note: Milikirv Science (i/fcrs a Basic ProgramandAc/vanceJ
Pro^rmn. There iiiv no prerequisites for the courses offered under
the Basic Program. Courses tnay be taken in any order hut it is
recommended that the lOO-levet courses be taken prior to the 200-
level courses. Prerequisite-, for ciileriiig the .Advanced Program
inchideotKoftheJollo\\iiii^sali\taciiirvc(implelioiiolsL\ semester
hours in the Basic Program. 9(1 contact hours in ROTC activities,
substitute mihtaiy experience (Ba.sicTraimng/Ad\-anced Individual
Training), or three years ofJROTC. Siicce.'i.'iful completion of the
.Advanced Program, together with a college degree, qualifies the
graduate for either a Re.'.eiTe or Regular A rmy Commission as a
Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Advanced Program students
are required to participate in the weekly Military Science Lab.
Students in the basic program are encouraged to participate in
the department's adventure training.

Basic Program

SMIL 101 . Introduction to Leadership 1 ( 1) Competencies
critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn life skills, such
as critical thinking, goal setting, time management, physical
fitness, and stress management related to leadership, otficer-
ship, and the anny profession. Focus is on developing basic
knowledge and comprehension of army leadership dimen-
sions while gaining an understanding of the Reserve Officer
Training Course ( ROTC ), its purpose for the army, and its
advantages for the cadet. Open to all freshmen.

SMIL 1 02. Introduction to Leadership 11(1) Leadership
fundamental such as setting direction, problem solving,
listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and us-
ing effective writing skills. Cadets explore dimensions
of leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in the
context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises.
Open to all freshmen.

SMIL 141. Leadership Lab (1) Application of skills ac-
quired in assigned military science classes. Leadership labs
meet for 3 hours per week at varying ofT-campus locations to
maximize training opportunities. The labs are sequential and
progressive in nature, and correspond with every level of the
military science classes. Lab participation is mandatory for
all contracted cadets regardless of academic classification.
Open to all students enrolled in military science courses.
Course may be repeated for additional credit.

SMIL 201. Foundations of Leadership I (2) Dimensions
of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and
styles. Cadets study team dynamics and h istorical leadership
theories that fomi the basis of the army leadership framework
and leani techniques of personal motivation and team build-
ing in the context of planning, executing and assessing team
exercises. Cadets are encouraged to participate in leader-
ship labs to demonstrate comprehension of class materials.
Focus is on continues development of the knowledge of
leadership values and attributes through an understanding
of rank, structure, and duties, and basic aspects of tactics
and land navigation. Open to all sophomores.

SMIL 202. Foundations of Leadership II (2) Team-
building and leadership theory, personal communications
skills, team goal-setting and time-management skills.
Cadets will explore the conduct of tactical operations at
small unit levels. As potential army otlicers, cadets will be
challenged to study, practice, and execute army leadership
and values as they become more familiar with the army.
Participation in leadership labs is highly encouraged for
all enrolled cadets. Open to all sophomores.

Advanced Program

SMIL 301. Tactical Leadership (3) The study, practice,
and evaluation of adaptive leadership skills as they are pre-
sented with the demands of preparing for the ROTC Leader
Development Assessment Course (LDAC). Challenging
scenarios related to small unit tactical operations are used
to develop selfawareness and critical thinking skills. Cadets
analyze and evaluate their own leadership attributes, skills,
and actions. Primary attention is given to preparation for
LDAC and development of leadership abilities. Open to
contracted juniors and seniors only. Prerequisites: SMIL
202 or consent of Professor of Military Science.

SMIL 302. Applied Leadership (3) Intense situational
leadership challenges to build cadet awareness and skills
in leading tactical operations. Cadets review aspects of
combat, stability, and support operations. Cadets also con-
duct military briefings and develop proficiency in garrison
operation orders. The focus is on exploring, evaluating
and developing skills in decision making, persuading, and
motivating team members in the contemporary operating
environment. Open to contracted junior and graduate
students only. Prerequisites: SMIL 301 or consent of
Professor of Military Science.

SMIL 401. Developmental Leadership (3) Planning,
executing, and assessing complex operations. Cadets func-
tion as staff members and provide leadership performance
feedback to subordinates. Cadets are given situational
opportunities to assess risk, make ethical decisions, and
provide mentorship to subordinate cadets. Participants
are responsible for analyzing and evaluating the leader-
ship values, attributes, skills, and actions of military sci-
ence cadets while simultaneously evaluating their own
leadership skills. Attention is given to preparation for
future military assignments. Open to contracted seniors
and graduate students only. Prerequisites: SMIL 302 or
consent of Professor of Military Science.

SMIL 402. Adaptive Leadership 11(3) The dynamics of
leading in complex ongoing military operations in the cur-
rent operating environment. Cadets examine differences in
customs and courtesies, military law. principles of war. and
rules of engagement in the face of international terrorism.
They also explore aspects of interacting w ith governmental
organizations, civilians on the battlefield, and host nation
support. Significant emphasis is on preparing cadets for
their first units of assignment. Pen to contracted senior
and graduate students only. Prerequisites: SMIL 401 or
consent of Professor of Militarv Science.

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Music Education (SMUE)

SMUE 354. Music for Elementary and Middle Schools

(3) The integration ofmusic into the elementary and middle
school curriculum. An holistic approach to music as per-
sonal expression, aesthetic perception, critical analysis,
and music as it influences cultural heritage.

Music History and Liter.\ture (SMUS)

SMUS 100. Recital Attendance (0) Appreciation ofmusic

styles through attendance at USC Upstate and community
music performances. Required of music majors for six
semesters.

SMUS 110. Introduction to Music (3) Comprehensive
appreciation ofmusic through intelligent listening to rep-
resentative masterpieces of the various periods of musical
composition. No previous study ofmusic is required. Three
class hours per week.

SMUS 111 A. Applied Music in Bass (1) Individual study
in bass performance requiring weekly 30-minute lessons
for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per week
of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Audi-
tions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students who
withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition or fee
reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 11 IB. Applied Music in Trombone(l) Individual
study in trombone performance requiring weekly 30-min-
ute lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours
per week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students
who withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition
or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 1 1 ID. Applied Music in Percussion (1) Individual
study in percussion performance requiring weekly 30-
minute lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four
hours per week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of
instructor. Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE:
Students who withdraw from this course will not receive
a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 1 US. Applied Music in Saxophone(l) Individual

study in saxophone performance requiring weekly 30-min-
ute lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours
per week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students
who withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition
or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS HIT. Applied Music in Trumpet (1) Individual
study in trumpet performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students
who withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition
or fee reimbursement or refund

SMUS lUV. Applied Music in Voice (I) Individual
study in voice performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students
who withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition
or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 115. Commercial Music and Aural Skills (3)

Elements of music including intervals, triads, seventh
chords, melodic development, and related ear training,
with an emphasis on composing and analysis of both
classical and contemporary music styles.

SMUS 1 1 6. Commercial Music Theory and Aural Skills

II (3) Basic chromatic harmony, part writing, modulations,
and related ear training with an emphasis on composition
and analysis of both classical and contemporary music
styles. Prerequisite: SMUS 1 15 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 126. Vocal Jazz Ensemble (1) Performance and
instruction in the vocal jazz idiom. Rehearsals, clinics,
and perfonnances are designed to increase the students
knowledgeofthejazz language. Prerequisite: Basic music
reading skills and performance ability commensurate with
music to be perfonned. Auditions may be required. May
be repeated for additional credit.

SMUS 127. Jazz Band (1) Rehearsal and performance
of jazz literature. Prerequisite: Basic music reading skills
and perfomiance ability commensurate with music to be
performed. Auditions may be required. May be repeated
for additional credit.

SMUS 128. Gospel Music Workshop (1) The directed
performance of traditional and contemporary gospel music.
No audition or prior experience is necessary.

SMUS 129. University Singers (1) Performing chorus for
men and women. No previous experience required.

SMUS 130G. Applied Music in Guitar (1) Individual
study in guitar performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours
per week of practice. Prerequisite: Performance ability
commensurate with music to be performed and consent of
instructor. Auditions may be required. May be repeated
for additional credit. PLEASE NOTE: Students who
withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition or
fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 130P. Applied Music in Piano (1) Individual
study in piano performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Auditions may be required. PLEASE NOTE: Students
who withdraw from this course will not receive a tuition
or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 131. Guitar Ensemble (1) Rehearsal and perfor-
mance of guitar ensemble literature including jazz, pop,
and classical genres. Students gain experience through

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rehearsals, clinics, and live performance. Prerequisite:
Basic music reading skills and performance ability com-
mensurate with music to be performed. Students must
provide theirown instruments. Auditions may be required.
May be repeated for additional credit.

SMUS 132. Chamber Choir (1) Rehearsal and perfor-
mance of vocal and choral literature that is representative
of various musical eras. Students will rehearse and study
various techniques required for performance of choral
literature not normally associated with larger choirs. Pre-
requisite: Performance ability commensurate with music
to be performed and consent of instructor. Auditions may
be required.

SMUS 133. Pep Band (1) Rehearsal and performance of
pep band literature including traditional and contemporary
genres. Students gain experience through rehearsals, clin-
ics, and live performance. Prerequisite: Basic music reading
skills and performance ability commensurate with music
to be performed. Auditions may be required.

SMUS 140. History of Rock Music (3) Representative
artists, cultural significance, and classic recordings in the
development of rock music.

SMUS 155, 156, 255, 256. Group Piano (2,2,2,2) Piano
technique including sight-reading, rhythmic studies, and
piano literature from simple to advanced. The individual
needs of students are considered in the levels of materials
studied and perfonned.

SMUS 165, 166, 265, 266. Class Voice (2,2,2,2) Vocal
technique including tone production, diaphragmatic breath-
ing, technical studies, and song literature. The individual
needs of students are considered in the levels of material
assigned and performed. Corequisite: SMUS 129.

SMUS 215. Commercial Music Theory and Aural
Skills III (3) Countermelody, borrowed chords, modes,
enhannonic modulations, and related ear training with an
emphasis on composition and analysis of both classical
and contemporary music styles. Prerequisite: SMUS 1 16
or consent of instructor.

SMUS 216. Commercial MusicTheory and Aural Skills

IV (3) Harmonic principles of jazz, blues, binary and ter-
nary forms, twentieth-century composition techniques, and
related ear training, with an emphasis on composition and
analysis of both classical and contemporary music styles.
Prerequisite: SMUS 215 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 265, 266. Class Voice (2,2) Vocal techniques
including tone production, diaphragmatic breathing, tech-
nical studies, and song literature. The individual needs of
students are considered in the level of material assigned
and performed. Corequisite: SMUS 129.

SMUS 301. Music History I (3) A review of music from
the Middle Ages through the classic era of the early nine-
teenth century focusing on composers and musical genres.
Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 302. Music History II (3) A review of music from
the early nineteenth century through contemporary music
focusing on composers and musical genres. Prerequisite:
SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 310. Jazz History (3) Origin, development, and
styles of jazz music and its exponents. Cultivation of
special listening techniques. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SMUS 31 1 A. Applied Music in Bass ( 1 ) Individual study
in bass performance requiring weekly 3()-minute lessons
for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per week of
practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced perfor-
mance ability and consent of instructor Auditions may be
required. May be repeated for additional credit. PLEASE
NOTE: Students who withdraw from this course will not
receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS311B.Applied Music in Trombone(l) Individual

study in trombone performance requiring weekly 30-min-
ute lessons for 1 2 weeks and additional four hours per week
of practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced perfor-
mance ability and consent of instructor. Auditions may be
required. May be repeated for additional credit. PLEASE
NOTE: Students who withdraw from this course will not
receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 311D. Applied Music in Percussion (1 ) Individual
study in percussion performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced
performance ability and consent of instructor Auditions
may be required. May be repeated for additional credit.
PLEASE NOTE: Students who withdrcn\- from this course
will not receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 311G. Applied Music in Guitar (1) Individual
study in guitar performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced
perfonnance ability and consent of instructor Auditions
may be required. May be repeated for additional credit.
PLEASE NOTE: Students who withdrawfrom this course
will not receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 3 1 1 P. Applied Music in Piano ( 1 ) Individual study
in piano perfonnance requiring weekly 30-minute lessons
for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per week of
practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced perfor-
mance ability and consent of instructor. Auditions may be
required. May be repeated for additional credit. PLEASE
NOTE: Students who withdrawfrom this course will not
receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SMUS 3 1 1 S. Applied Music in Saxophone (1 ) Individual
study in saxophone performance requiring weekly 30-minute
lessons for twelve weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced
perfonnance ability and consent of instructor. Auditions
may be required. May be repeated for additional credit.
PLEASE NOTE: Students who withdraw fvm this course
will not receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

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SML'S 31 IT. Applied Music in Trumpet (I) Individual
stud> intrumpet performance requiring weekly 3()-minute
lessons tor tv\ el\ e weeks and an additional four hours per
week of practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced
performance ability and consent of instructor. Audi-
tions may be required. May be repeated for additional
credit. PLEASE NOTE: SludeiUs who withdraw /mm
this course will not receive a tuilion or fee reimhurse-
iiient or refuihl.

SMUS3n V. Applied Music in \ bicc( I ) Individual study
in voice performance requiring w eekly 3()-minute lessons
for tvvelv e w eeks and an additional four hours per u eek of
practice. Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced perfor-
mance ability and consent of instructor. Auditions may be
required. May be repeated for additional credit. PLEASE
NOTE: StUiieiUs who withdraw from this course will not
receive a tuition or fee reimbursement or refund.

SIMUS 322. Chamber Choir (1 ) Small performing vocal
group for men and women. Prerequisite: Intermediate
music reading and performance ability commensurate
w ith music to be performed. Auditions required.

SMUS 325. Jazz Theory (3) Technical aspects of jazz
improvisation including harmonic substitutions, chord/
scale relationships, analysis ofharmonic progressions and
solos, forms, piano voicings, and ear training. Prerequisite:
Basic music reading ability.

SMUS 326. Vocal Jazz Ensemble (I) Performance and
instruction in the vocal jazz idiom. Rehearsals, clinics,
and performances are designed to increase the student's
knowledge of the jazz language. Prerequisite: Inter-
mediate music reading skills and performance ability
commensurate with music to be performed. Auditions
may be required.

SMUS 327. Jazz Band (1) Rehearsal and performance
of jazz literature. Prerequisite: Intermediate music read-
ing, performance ability commensurate with music to be
performed, and consent of instructor. Auditions may be
required. May be repeated for additional credit. Intended
for students pursuing a Jazz Studies minor.

SMUS 328. Gospel Music Workshop (!) The directed
performance of traditional and contemporary gospel
music. Prerequisite: Previous gospel choir e.xperience
and performance ability commensurate with music to be
performed. Auditions may be required.

SMUS 331. Guitar Ensemble (1) Rehearsal and perfor-
manceofguitarensemble literature includingjazz, pop, and
classical genres. Prerequisite: Intermediate music reading
skills and performance ability commensurate with music
to be performed. Auditions may be required.

SMUS 333. Pep Band (1) Rehearsal and performance of
pep band literature, including traditional and contemporary
genres. Students gain experience through rehearsals, clin-
ics, and live performance. Prerequisite: Intemiediate music
reading ski I Is and performance ability commensurate with
music to be performed. Auditions may be required.

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SMUS345. Jazz Improvisation I (3) Principles of improvi-
sation including idiomatic chord progressions, blues scales,
patterns, melodic development, and tune styles. This is
primarily a lecture class; how ever, students may be required
to demonstrate improvisational skills on their instmment.
Prerequisite: SMUS 325 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 346. Jazz Improvisation II (3) Advanced prin-
ciples ofimprovisation including idiomatic chord progres-
sions, formal analysis of tunes, modal scales, melodic
development, and aural skills. This is primarily a lecture
class: however, students may be required to demonstrate
improvisational skills on their instrument. Prerequisite:
SMUS 345 or consent of instructor.

SMUS361. Music Business(3) Publishing, licensing, book-
ing, copyrights, contracts, artist management, promotional
materials, royalties, and press kits applicable to the music
industry. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 orconsent of instnictor.

SMUS 362. Music Technology (3) The use of industry-
standard software to record, compose, and self-publish
music. Prerequisite: Basic music reading skills, SCSC
138, SIMS 150, or consent of instructor.

SMUS 364. Music Entrepreneurship (3) Career choices
and portfolio development in the commercial music
industry. Prerequisite: Junior or senior class standing or
permission of instructor.

SMUS 365. Songwriting (3) Methods of creating melo-
dies, lyrics, and chord progressions with an emphasis
on contemporary commercial music styles. Ability to
read music not required. Prerequisite: Junior standing or
consent of instructor.

SMUS 366. Composition (3) Developing thematic mate-
rial with contemporary and traditional techniques. Ability
to read music required. Prerequisite: SMUS 21 6or SMUS
325 or consent of instructor.

SMUS 367. Arranging for Ensembles (3) Methods and
resources needed to create music for jazz bands, vocal
groups, and other ensembles with an emphasis on both
traditional and contemporary music styles. Prerequisite:
SMUS 216 or SMUS 325 or consent of instructor.

SMUS398. SelectedTopics in Music(3)Readingand research

on selected topics in music. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SMUS 490. Senior Seminar in Commercial Music (3)

Research and study on selected music topics designed
to integrate knowledge, develop a career portfolio, use
technology, and gain experience in public presentation.
The study topic will be presented as a lecture presentation
and/or music recital. Only open to approved Commercial
Music majors. Prerequisite: Seniorstanding and must have
already completed 1 5 credits in upperdi vision Commercial
Music Emphasis.

SMUS 499. Internship in Commercial Music (1-3)

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the classroom. For three credit hours, a student is to work
135 hours; for two credit hours. 90 hours; for one credit
hour, 45 hours. A contract must be signed by the student
and appropriate faculty/administrators. Only open to Com-
mercial Music majors or minors. Prerequisite: Junior or
seniorstanding. minimum cumulative GPA 2.0. minimum
2.0 in major, and consent of the faculty supervisor

Nonprofit Administration (SNPA)

SNPA 201. American HumanicsWorkshop(l)Apphca-

tion of nonprofit management principles through active
participation in a student organization. May be repeated
for a ma.ximum of four semester hours.

SNPA301. The Nonprofit Sector in the United States(3)

The importance of the nonprofit sector in the United States
emphasizing the history, the relationship to business and
government and the place of the nonprofit sector within
American society generally. Prerequisite: Sophomore
standing (30 semester hours).

SNPA302. Nonprofit Administration (3) The fundamen-
tals of nonprofit administration to include leadership, legal
foundations, board development, the role of volunteers,
nonprofit advocacy and ethics.

SNPA 303. Nonprofit Financial Administration (3)

Financial management within the nonprofit sector em-
phasizing strategic planning, budgeting, accountability,
risk management and control. Prerequisite: SNPA 302
or consent of instructor.

SNPA 304. Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations

(3) Fundamentals of resource development in the nonprofit
sector including strategic planning, principles of philan-
thropy, proposal writing, event planning, and charitable
trusts. Prerequisite: SNPA 302 or consent of instructor.

SNPA 399. Independent Study (1-4) An individualized,
contracted program of study planned in conjunction with
a faculty member. Prerequisites: SNPA 301 and consent
of instructor.

SNPA 495. Nonprofit Senior Seminar (3) A capstone
course in nonprofit administration emphasizing research
and oral presentations. Prerequisites: SNPA 301. SNPA
302, SNPA 303. SNPA 499.

SNPA 499. Nonprofit Internship (1-6) Supervised work
experience in a nonprofit organization. Forty-five hours of
workforeach credithourare required. Prerequisites: SNR'K
301, junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.

Nursing (SNUR)

Note: SNJjR 301 cinJSNUR 302 aiv open tu allstideiils.

SNUR 301. Nutrition (3) Nutritional needs across the life
span and related strategies for promotion and maintenance of
health. Concepts include nutrients, food groups, nutritional

guidelines, sociocultural influences, nutritional assessment,
basic nutritional counseling, and common diet modifica-
tions. Prerequisites: SBIO 242 or consent of instructor

SNUR 302. Pharmacology (3) Concepts underiying the
phamiacotherapeuticsof major drugclassifications. including
phannacokinetics, phannacodynamics, adverse drug reac-
tions, and fundamental nursing decision making situations
as related to pharmacology. Drug dosage computation is
included. Prerequisite: SBIO 242 or consent of instructor.

SNUR 399. Nursing Externship (3-8) A concentrated

preceptored experience in nursing enabling the student to
expand previous clinical practice experiences and further
develop skills in clinical reasoning, critical thinking, or-
ganization, and prioritization. For three externship credit
hours, a minimum of 135 hours of scheduled clinical
experiences, weekly seminars, and consultation with the
instructor are required. A minimum of 45 hours for each
additional credit hour is required. A student may repeat
SNUR 399 once in a different clinical setting for a total
of not more than eight hours of undergraduate credit.
Prerequisites: SBSN 330. 330P. 340. 340P, 360. 360P,
and 370. Pass/fail credit.

Baccalaureate Nursing (SBSN)

SBSN 305. Health Promotion Across the Life Span (3)

Introduction to leading health indicators, emphasizing
special health concerns based on gender, age. race, ethnic,
origin in assisting self. indi\ iduals. and family to attain
optimum health. Prerequisite: Completion of 6 hours
in Group VIII General Education Requirement, with a
minimum grade of C in each course.

SBSN 306. Introduction to Professional Nursing (3)

Concepts and theories that have shaped professional
nursing practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bacca-
laureate Nursing Program, Four- Year track. Prerequisite
or Corequisite: SBSN 305.

SBSN 310. Health Assessment (2) Comprehensive health
assessment of well individual clients across the life span.
Emphasis is on data collection as a basis for critical thinking
in nursing practice. For Four- Year track. Prerequisite: Ad-
mission to Baccalaureate Nursing Program; Prerequisite or
Corequisite: SBSN 305, 306; Corequisite: SBSN 31 OR For
RN track. Prerequisite: Admission to Baccalaureate Nursing
Program, or consent of instructor; Corequisite; SBSN 3 lOP.

SBSN 3 1 OP. Health Assessment Practicum ( 1 ) Practice of
concepts and skills used in comprehensi\ e health assessment
of well individual clients across the life span. Two campus
laboratory hours per week. Corequisite: SBSN 310.

SBSN 320P. Foundations of Nursing Practicum (3)

Application of knowledge and skills to implement basic
nursing care. Practicum experiences provide for applica-
tion of cognitive and psychomotor skills. Six practicum
hours per week. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bacca-
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or Corequisites: SBSN 305, 306. 310.31 OP; Corequisite:
SBSN 325P.

SBSN 325P. Integrated Nursing Practicum (3) Imple-
mentation of nursing process in health care environments
for beginning integration of nursing knowledge and
skills from health promotion, health assessment, nursing
foundations, and introduction to professional nursing.
Six practicum hours per week. Prerequisite: Admission
to the Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Four- Year track;
Prerequisites or Corequisites: SBSN 305, 306, 3 1 0, 3 1 OP;
Corequisite: SBSN 320R

SBSN 330. Health Alterations I (3) Evidence-based
nursing practice with adults experiencing health altera-
tions, moving from simple to complex states of health
and levels of care. Prerequisites: SBSN 310,310P,320P,
325P. Corequisite: SBSN 330P.

SBSN 330P. Health Alterations I Practicum (2) Imple-
mentation of evidence-based nursing practice, progressing
in complexity, in a variety of settings with adults experi-
encing health alterations. Four practicum hours per week.
Corequisite: SBSN 330.

SBSN 340. Nursing of Childbearing Families and
Women's Health (3) Evidence-based nursing practice for
women and parent-newborn dyad. Focus is on nursing
interventions that promote, maintain and restore health of
well and high-risk families during the childbearing process
and women's health throughout the life span. Prerequisites
or Corequisites: SBSN 330, 330P; Corequisites: SBSN
310, 320P340P

SBSN 340P.Nursingof Childbearing Families and Wom-
en's Health Practicum (2) Implementation of concepts and
skills to provide for families throughout the childbearing
process and women throughout their life span. Practica are
in traditional and non-traditional facilities. Four practicum
hours per week. Corequisite: SBSN 340.

SBSN 350. Professional Nursing Role Transition (3)

Theories of nursing, systems, family, teaching-learning,
practice, education, role and change that are central to cur-
rent professional nursing practice. Prerequisite: Admission
to the RN-BSN track. Corequisite: SBSN 350S.

SBSN 350S. Professional Nursing Role Transition
Seminar (3) Web-based seminar focusing on role devel-
opment in health promotion strategies and technology
including development of teaching plans, plans of care,
and family assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to the
RN-BSN track. Corequisite: SBSN 350.

SBSN 360. Child Health Nursing (3) Evidence-based
nursing practice for children. Emphasis is on health
promotion, maintenance, and restoration, using a family-
centered approach. Prerequisites or Corequisites: SBSN
310, 330, 330P; Corequisite: SBSN 360R

SBSN 360P. Child Health Nursing Practicum (2) Imple-
mentation of evidence-based nursing practice for children

and their families, in both acute care and community settings.
Four practicum hours per week. Corequisite: SBSN 360.

SBSN 370. Nursing Research (3) Introduction to the
language and underlying concepts as a basis for read-
ing, understanding, and utilizing research as a source of
evidence for guiding practice. For the Four- Year track.
Prerequisites: SBSN3I0,310P,320P,325P For RN-BSN
track, prerequisite: SBSN 350, or consent of instructor.

SBSN 399. Independent Study (1-3) An individual
learning experience in an area of special interest planned
in conjunction with a nursing faculty member. For Four-
Year track. Prerequisites: SBSN 330, 330R 340, 340R
360, 360P; or consent of instructor. For RN-BSN track.
Prerequisite: SBSN 350; or consent of instructor.

SBSN 410. Health Alterations H (3) Builds upon Health
Alterations 1 and continues to focus on evidence-based
nursing practice, progressing in complexity, in a variety
of settings with adults experiencing health alterations,
moving from simple to complex states of health and levels
of care. Six practicum hours per week. Prerequisites:
SBSN 330. 330R 340. 340R 360. 360R 370. Corequisite:
SBSN 41 OR

SBSN 410P. Health Alterations H Practicum (3) Builds
upon Health Alterations 1 and related practicum and con-
tinues implementation of evidence-based nursing practice,
progressing in complexity, in a variety of settings with
adults experiencing health alterations. Six practicum
hours per week. Corequisite: SBSN 410.

SBSN 41 IP. Nursing Internship (2-4) A guided practi-
cum experience utilizing clinical decision-making skills
in a health care setting. For two internship credit hours, a
minimum of 90 hours of scheduled clinical experiences,
seminars, and consultation with faculty are required. A
minimum of 45 hours for each additional credit hour is
required. For Four- Year track. Prerequisites: SBSN 330,
330R 340, 340R 360, 360R For RN-BSN track. Prereq-
uisites: SBSN 310, 31 OR 350.

SBSN 420. Current Topics in Nursing (3) Intensive
study in a specialized area of professional nursing or a
topic related to current health care practice. Selected area
or topic is based on student interest and faculty expertise.
Experiential learning activities may be required. For Four-
Year track. Prerequisites: SBSN 330, 330R 340, 340R
360, 360R 370; Prerequisites or Corequisites: SBSN 4 1 0,
41 OP. For RN Completion track. Prerequisites: SBSN
350, 350S, 3 1 0, 3 1 OP; Prerequisite or Corequisite: SBSN
370. Selected topics may be of interest to non-nursing
majors. Non-nursing majors who have completed at least
60 credit hours, including completion of 6 hours of Group
Vlll General Education Requirements and one course
which includes basic research methodology, and who have
a collegiate summary GPA of 2.5 or higher may enroll
with consent of the instructor.

SBSN 430. Leadership in Nursing Practice (3) Prin-
ciples of leadership, management, and followership as

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they relate to the role of the professional nurse within
the sociopolitical health care system. Emphasis is on
first level management, team leadership, client advocacy,
communication, critical thinking, decision making, role
development within the profession, theoretical models,
cultural diversity, and ethical leadership issues. For Four-
Year track. Prerequisites: SBSN 330, 330P, 340, 340P,
360, 360P, 370; Corequisites: SBSN 410, 410R For RN
Completion track. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN
Program, Prerequisite or Corequisite: SBSN 350.

SBSN 435P. Professional Nursing Role Transition
Practicum (3) A preceptored practicum that provides
opportunities for RN-BSN track students to expand their
current level of practice by focusing on the concepts of
leadership, management, and clinical role development
in a healthcare setting of the student's choice. Identifica-
tion of a project focus, analysis of professional roles and
incorporation of evidence-based practice are included.
Eight practicum hours per week. Prerequisite: SBSN 430.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SBSN 370.

SBSN 441. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (3)

Evidence-based psychiatric mental health nursing prac-
tice. Emphasis is on the promotion of mental health and
prevention of mental illness, and on nursing interventions
related to primary mental health alterations across the life
span. Prerequisites: SBSN 330, 330P, 340, 340P, 360,
360P,370. Prerequisite or corequisites: SBSN 4 10, 41 OP,
430. Corequisite: SBSN 44 IP.

SBSN 441P. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practi-
cum (3) Implementation of evidence-based psychiatric men-
tal health nursing practice in a variety of settings. Emphasis
is on promotion of mental health and prevention of mental
illness and on nursing interventions with individuals and
groups of clients experiencing mental health alterations. Six
practicum hours per week. Corequisite: SBSN 441 .

SBSN 450. Health Alterations HI (3) Builds upon Health
Alterations I & 1 1 and continues to focus on evidence-based
nursing practice with adults experiencing health alterations,
moving from simple to complex states of health and levels
of care. For Four- Year track. Prerequisites: SBSN 410,
41 OP, 430, 441, 44 IP: Corequisite: SBSN 450R

SBSN 450P. Health Alterations HI Practicum (2) Builds
upon Health Alterations Practica I & II and continues
implementation of evidence-based nursing practice, pro-
gressing in complexity, in a variety of settings with adults
experiencing health alterations. Four practicum hours per
week. Corequisite: SBSN 450.

SBSN 461. Community and Public Health Nursing

(3) Evidence-based nursing with individuals across the
life-span, families and other diverse population groups.
Levels of prevention are explored in relationship to epi-
demiology and the effects of environment and life-style
on client health. For Four- Year track. Prerequisites or
Corequisites: SBSN 450, 450P, 497; Corequisite: 46 IP
For RN-BSN track, Prerequisites: SBSN 310, 310R 350.
350S, 370; Corequisite: SBSN46IP

SBSN 461 P. Community and Public Health Nurs-
ing Practicum (3) Implementation of evidence-based
community and public health nursing practice in health
promotion, maintenance, and restoration in individuals
across the life-span, families, and other diverse population
groups in community settings. Six practicum hours per
week. Corequisite: SBSN 461.

SBSN 497. Professional Nursing Issues (2) Critical
exploration of interrelated historical, socio-political, and
cultural issues impacting the professional nurse and the
quality and delivery of health care. Prerequisite: final
semester of the curriculum or consent of instructor.

SBSN 498. Professional Nursing Role Transition
Project (3) Synthesis of knowledge from nursing, arts,
and sciences through completion of a change project for
a health care setting. Prerequisite: SBSN 435P.

SBSN 499P. Senior Practicum in Professional Nurs-
ing (3) Capstone practicum, in a precepted setting, that
provides opportunities to synthesize and apply knowledge
and skills necessary to function as a beginning professional
nurse. Emphasis is on the application of evidence-based
knowledge in planning, delivering and evaluating nursing
practice consisting of 1 24 hours of practicum. Prerequisites:
SBSN 410. 41 OR 420, 430, 441, 441 R Prerequisites or
Corequisites: SBSN 450, 450R 46 1,46 1 R 497. Pass/fail
credit.

Philosophy (SPHL)

SPHL 102. Introduction to Philosophy (3) Introduction
to the main problems of philosophy and its methods of
inquiry, analysis and criticism. Works of important phi-
losophers are read.

SPHL201. History of Ancient Philosophy (3) Introduction

to the development of philosophy in the ancient world.

SPHL 202. History of Modern Philosophy (3) Introduc-
tion to the development of post-Renaissance philosophy
with primary emphasis on the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.

SPHL 21 1 . Contemporary Moral Issues (3) Moral issues
confronting men and women in contemporary society. Top-
ics vary but may include discussion of problems related to
abortion, drugs, euthanasia, war, social engineering, and
punishment of criminals.

SPHL 309. Philosophy of Mind (3) A study of traditional
problems pertaining to understanding the concept of mind,
for example, the mind-body relation, personal identity,
and theories of consciousness.

SPHL 311. Ethics (3) The moral principles of conduct
and the basic concepts underlying these principles, such
as good, evil, right, wrong, justice, value, duty and obli-
gation. The ethical works of influential philosophers are
analyzed in terms of these concepts.

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SPHL 319. Epistemology (3) The nature and founda-
tions of knowledge with consideration of skepticism and
problems of perception.

SPHL321. Ethics of Computer and Information Tech-
nology (3) Moral issues raised by the use of computer
and information technology. Topics include privacy,
propertN rights, freedom of expression, and social justice.
Prerequisite: Junior le\el standing or permission of the
instructor.

SPHL 390. Topics in Philosophy (3) Selected topics in
philosophy, planned around areas of interest. Prerequisite:
junior or senior standing or consent of instructor.

Phvsic.xl Ediic.\tion (SPED)

SPED 120. Fundamentals of Movement and Body
Conditioning ( 1 ) Dev elopment and improvement of basic
axial and locomotor movements as they pertain to physical
education activities with emphasis on agility, flexibility,
strength and endurance through body conditioning. A
fundamental knowledge of various fitness programs and
terminology is included. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 121. Golf (1) Skill development, playing strat-
egy, knowledge of rules, scoring, and tournament play.
Pass/fail credit.

SPED 122. Tennis (1) Skill development, playing strat-
egy, knowledge of rules, scoring, and tournament play.
Pass fail credit.

SPED 1 23. Snow Skiing ( 1 ) Basic maneuvers of condition-
ing, turning stopping, and selection and care of equipment
and clothing. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 124. Walk/Jog/Run (1) Develop and carry out
a personalized walking, jogging or running program by
applying information on equipment selection, physiology,
mechanics, psychology, training principles, conditioning,
program guidelines, environmental concerns, nutritional
guidelines, and injury prevention. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 125. Combatives (1) Skill development, strategy,
knowledge of rules, scoring, and tournament competition
in wrestling, judo, karate, and boxing. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 126. Introduction to SCUBA Diving (1) Basic
techniques and skill development, care of equipment,
and the principles and practices of safe SCUBA diving.
Prerequisite: .'\bility to swim. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 1 27. Handball and Racquetball ( I ) Skill develop-
ment, playing strategy, knowledge of rules, scoring, and
tournament play. Pass/ fail credit.

SPED 128. Aerobics (1) Participation and development
of impact and low-impact aerobic routines. Selection of
exercises and music are included. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 129. Yoga (1) Flexibility training and strength de-

\ elopment through participation in low impact movements
w ith an emphasis on mind-body fitness. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 130. Bowling (1) Skill development, playing
strategy, know ledge of rules, scoring, and tournament
play. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 131. Badminton (1) Skill development, playing
strategy, knowledge of rules, scoring, and tournament
play. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 132. Basketball (1) Skill development, playing
strategy, knowledge of rules, scoring, and tournament
play. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 140. Adult Recreational Sports ( 1 ) Methods and
materials for teaching activities of carry-over value adapt-
able to junior and senior high facilities. Such activities as
boating, fishing, hunting, camping, backpacking, skiing,
and recreational games are included. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 141. Adventure Programming on a Ropes Course

(1) Participation and development of specific group and in-
dividual attitudes and skills through the use of low and high
elements of the USC Upstate ropes course. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 142. Advanced Ropes Course Skills and Stan-
dards (1) Advanced certification as ropes course facilita-
tor. Knowledge and experience in the setup, spotting, and
safety practices employed in state-of-the-art ropes course
uses. Prerequisite: SPED 141. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 143. Outdoor Climbing and Rappelling ( 1 ) Skill
development, safety, spotting, safety practices, and knowl-
edge of and use of proper equipment. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 180. Swimming (1) Skill development, basic
strokes, elementary diving, knowledge of water and pool
safety. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 200. Foundations of Physical Education (3) The

scope of the physical education field, historical background,
principles, philosophy, current issues, professional leader-
ship and publications.

SPED 223. Advanced Snow Skiing ( I ) Pole plant location,
moguls, planning line, constant turns, and advanced trail
skiing. Prerequisite: ability to snow ski. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 235. Dance and Gymnastics (3) Skills analysis,
methods and techniques for organizing and teaching dance,
gymnastics and tumbling, including opportunities for peer
teaching experience. Prerequisite or corequisite: SPED
200 or SREC 200 or consent of instructor.

SPED 242. Principles of Recreation (3) The significance
and meaning of leisure in modern society, theories of play,
the recreational movement in the U.S., and programs of
recreation in the school, community and industry.

SPED 265. Officiating of Sports (3) Rules, officiating
techniques, and problems arising in officiating, with em-

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phasis on major team sports. Students are encouraged to
obtain official's rating.

SPED 270. Introduction to Athletic Training (3) Safety
precautions, injury prevention, laboratory experiences,
and legal issues in physical education and athletics. Pre-
requisite: SBIO 232.

SPED 280. Swimming and Water Safety ( I ) The teaching
of swimming and water safety, skill mastery, lifesaving,
pool hygiene, management, and safety. For advanced
swimmers. Pass/fail credit.

SPED 301. Exercise Physiology (4) Physiological prin-
ciples as applied to muscular activity and the effects of
muscular activity on the human organism. Three class
and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: SBIO
232; SHED 221.

SPED 302. Biomechanics (3) Theory and techniques for
analyzing motor performance, including cinematography,
segmental analysis, and fundamentals of physical skills
based on the laws and principles of mechanical and neu-
romuscular action. Prerequisite: SBIO 232.

SPED 304. Motor Learning and Development (3) Pro-
cesses associated with acquisition of psychomotor skill
and the neuromuscular function involved in the control of
movement. The application of the developmental processes
as it relates to motor learning is also explored. A practicum
is required. Prerequisites SPED 200, SBIO 232.

SPED 312. Teaching of Physical Education (4) Ori-
entation to teaching physical education in grades 6-12.
Emphasis is on teaching styles, methods and curriculum.
A practicum in the public schools is required. Prereq-
uisites: SPED 200. SHED 221, junior standing, and
Physical Education majors only, or consent of instructor.
Corequisite: SPED 320.

SPED 320. Team Sports I (3) Methods and materials
for planning, teaching, and assessing the following team
sports: basketball, volleyball, and flag football. Prerequi-
sites: SPED 200 or SREC 200, SHED 221 , and Physical
Education majors only, or consent of instructor.

SPED 390. Field Experience (1-3) School or commu-
nity experiences related to aspects of physical education.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing and consent of adviser,
instructor and dean.

SPED 399. Independent Study (1-3) Topics assigned
and approved by adviser, instructor and dean.

SPED 405. Teaching Elementary Physical Education

(4) Orientation to teaching physical education in grades
PreK-5. Emphasis is on teaching styles, methods and
curriculum. Apracticum in the public schools is required.
Prerequisites: SPED 312 and Physical Education majors
only, or consent of instructor.

SPED 415. Individual Sports (3) Methods and materials

for planning, teaching, and assessing the following indi-
vidual sports: golf, bowling, and pickle ball. Prerequi-
sites: SPED 200 or SREC 200, and SPED 320. Physical
Education majors only or consent of instructor.

SPED 420. Team Sports II (3) Methods and materials
for planning, teaching, and assessing the following team
sports: soccer, Softball, and floor hockey. Prerequisites:
SPED 200 or SREC 200, SPED 320, and Physical Educa-
tion majors only, or consent of instructor.

SPED 445. Measurement and Evaluation of Physical
Education (3) History, basic statistical techniques utilized
in scoring and interpreting tests, evaluation of measures
now available in the field, and the administration of a
testing program. Prerequisites: SMTH 201 or SPSY 225
or SSOC 220, fifteen hours in physical education theory
courses and six hours of technique courses.

SPED 450. Clinical Experience (1) A supervised clini-
cal experience in a selected physical education setting
designed to address any deficit in the required 100 hours
of pre-student teaching practicum experience. Prerequi-
sites: SEDF 2 1 0, SPED 304, SPED 312, SPED 405. and
the permission of the instructor.

SPED453. Organization and Administration of Physical
Education (3) Organization and management of instruc-
tional, intramural, interscholastic, and recreational programs,
with emphasis on criteria for the selection and evaluation of
activities. Prerequisites: fifteen hours in physical education
theory courses and six hours of technique courses.

SPED 455. Physical Fitness: Assessment and Pre-
scription (3) Principles of exercise testing and prescrip-
tion as they apply to fitness and performance, including
the role of the health related components of fitness in
performance, and/or physical fitness of normal and
special populations, and the significance of cardiovas-
cular programs through the life cycle. Prerequisites:
SBIO 232; and SPED^200 or SREC 200. Prerequisite
or corequisite: SPED 301.

SPED 460. Issues and Trends in Physical Education

(3) The philosophical, historical, and legal foundations
of physical education as manifested in current issues
and trends. Prerequisite: Admission to Directed Student
Teaching. Corequisite: SPED 479.

SPED 462. Physical Education for the Exceptional
Child (3) Programs of developmental acti\ity and guid-
ance for students with restrictive disabilities. Included
are techniques for appraising students with fault\ body
mechanics, orthopedic defects, and other atypical physi-
cal conditions along with methods of handling, within the
regular physical education class, the \arious handicaps
commonly found in the schools. Prerequisite: SBIO 232.
Prerequisite or corequisite: SPED 301.

SPED 479. Directed Teaching in Physical Education

(12) A supervised clinical experience normally consisting
of seven weeks in an elementary school and seven weeks

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in a secondary school. The experience includes exploration

of ethical issues, research through analysis and evalua-
tion of teaching, and oral presentation of research results.
Prerequisite: Approved application for directed teaching.
Corequisite: SPED 460. Pass/fail credit.

Physics (SPHS)

SPHS 1 01 . 1 ntroduction to Physical Science (3) Introduc-
tion to the concepts, ideas, and methods of physical science
with emphasis on the principles of classical and modem
physicsandchemistry. Prerequisite: SMTH 120orhigher,
except statistics or higher placement in SMTH.

SPHS 1 01 L. Introduction to Physical Science Laboratory

(1) Experiments, exercises, and demonstrations to accom-
pany SPHS 101. Prerequisite or corequisite: SPHS 101.

SPHS 201, 202. General Physics I & H (4,4) Mechanics,
heat, sound, wave motion, electromagnetism, optics, and
modem physics. Three class, one recitation, and two labo-
ratory hours per week. Prerequisite for 20 1 : SMTH 1 27 or
consent of instructor. No previous background in physics is
assumed. Prerequisite for 202: SPHS 201. SPHS 201.

SPHS 211, 212. Essentials of Physics I & H (4,4) Me-
chanics, heat, wave motion, electromagnetism, optics,
and modem physics taught from a calculus level. Three
class, one recitation, and two laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite or corequisite for21 1: SMTH 1 44. Prerequisite
for212: Physics 21 1. SPHS 21 1.

Political Science

See Government and International Studies

Psychology (SPSY)

Note: Psychology 101 is a prerequisite for all other
psychology courses unless otherwise specified.

SPSY 101. Introduction to Psychology (3) Survey of
major topics in psychology ( learning, perception, motiva-
tion, intelligence, etc.), and an introduction to methods
used in psychological investigation.

SPSY 225. Psychological Statistics (3) Statistical prin-
ciples, including measures ofcentral tendency, variability,
relative standing, probability, techniques of regression
and correlation, statistical hypothesis testing, analysis of
variance and nonparametric statistics with applications in
the social sciences. Prerequisites: SPSY 101, SMTH 1 2 1
or higher, or consent of instructor.

SPSY 300. Topics in Psychology (3) Survey of a selected
topic planned around an area of faculty interest. Prereq-
uisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor

SPSY 302. Developmental Psychology (3) Introduction to
life span developmental psychology providing an overview
of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development
from conception to senescence. Prerequisite: SPSY 101
or consent of instructor

SPSY 303. Psychology of Learning and Memory (3)

Introduction to basic principles and theories of learning
and memory including such topics as habituation, classi-
cal and instrumental conditioning, verbal learning, social
learning theory, behavior modification, and modeling.
Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor

SPSY 304. Cognitive Psychology (3) Higher mental
processes including such topics as pattern recognition,
attention, memory, language perception and production,
decision making, problem solving, concept formation and
cognitive growth. Behavioral and neuropsychological
perspectives are considered. Prerequisites: SPSY 101 or
consent of instructor

SPSY 305. Sensation and Perception (3) The basic
principles involved in vision, audition, taste, smell and
skin senses. Topics include the structure and function
of the various sensory systems and related brain areas,
measurement of sensory experiences, and perceptual in-
formation processing such as perception of color, pattern,
movement, depth, music, and speech. Prerequisite: SPSY
101 or consent of instructor.

SPSY 307. Social Psychology (3) The principles governing
human interaction including factors such as group dynam-
ics, leadership, prejudice and propaganda. Prerequisite:
SPSY 101 or consent of instructor

SPSY 308. Physiological Psychology (3) Basic neural and
endocrine processes and their correlation with behavior.
Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor

SPSY 309. Psychology of Personality (3) The major
theories of personality and the factors involved in the
development of personality. Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or
consent of instmctor

SPSY 310. Abnormal Psychology (3) The nature of
mental and emotional disorders including such topics
as theories of emotional disorders and the causes and
treatment of various disorders. Prerequisite: SPSY 101
or consent of instructor

SPSY 311. Industrial and Organizational Psychology

(3) Survey of the theoretical and empirical foundations of
human behavior in industries and organizations. Special
consideration is given to applied problems as they relate to
improving relationships between individuals and organiza-
tions. Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor.

SPSY 325. Research Methods for Psychology (4) In-
troduction to research methods for the study of behavior
Lectures, class discussion, and laboratory exercises drawn
from diverse areas of psychology are used to provide prac-
tical knowledge and skill in data analysis, experimental
design, and writing technical reports. Prerequisite: SPSY
101 and SPSY 225. or consent of instructor.

SPSY 330. Applied Psychology (3) Introduction to the
practical applications of psychology in such areas as mental
health, industry, schools, law enforcement, and advertising.

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Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor.

SPSY350. Psychology of Adjustment (3) The process by
which people adjust to the demands made upon them as a
result of living with others. Basic processes of motivation
and learning are examined, especially as these relate to the
acquisition of the mechanisms of adjustment. Prerequisite:
SPSY 101 orconsent of instructor.

SPSY 351. Psychology of the Exceptional Individual (3)

Causes and characteristics of sensory, cognitive, and motor
ski lis and the behavior and potential of exceptional individu-
als. Prerequisite: SPSY 101 or consent of instructor.

SPSY 399. Independent Study (1-6) An individualized
program of study planned in conjunction with a psychol-
ogy faculty member. Prerequisite: SPSY 101.

SPSY 400. Advanced Topics in Psychology (3) Intensive

study of a selected topic planned around an area of faculty
or student interest. Prerequisite: SPSY 101 and one 300-
level psychology class, or consent of instructor.

SPSY 402. Experimental Topics in Psychology (4) The

formation of testable hypotheses, methodological design,
data collection and analysis, critical evaluation and sci-
entific documentation as applied to a particular content
area in psychology. Laboratory experiences are an integral
part of this course. May be repeated once upon change
of topic. Prerequisites: SPSY 101, SPSY 225, SPSY 325,
and consent of instructor.

SPSY 4 1 2. Theories of Cou nseling and Psychotherapy (3)

The ditYerent approaches to counseling and psychotherapy
with emphasis on both theory and technique. Prerequisites:
SPSY 101 and SPSY 309, or consent of instructor.

SPSY417. Psychological Tests (3) Theory, development,
and application of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, and
personality assessment measures. Prerequisite: SPSY 101,
SPSY 225, or consent of instructor.

SPSY 420. Psychology of Men (3) Investigation of the
male role in society today, with an overview of the histori-
cal forces which have influenced the biological, cultural,
social, cognitive, emotional, and sexual aspects of the male
role. Prerequisite: SPSY 101, SPSY 300 level course, or
consent of the instructor.

SPSY 421. History and Systems of Psychology (3)

Historical roots of modem psychological theories and a
survey of various present-day approaches. Prerequisite:
SPSY 101,two300-level psychology courses, and junior
standing; or consent of instructor.

SPSY 442. Psychology of Women (3) Women's experi-
ences, present day status and life-styles, and the biological
and cultural antecedents of women's roles. Prerequisite:
SPSY 101 or consent of instructor.

SPSY 460. Human Sexual Behavior (3) Psychological,
physiological, and sociological factors in human sexual

behavior and attitudes. Prerequisites: SPSY 101, junior
or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

SPSY499. Psychology Internship (1-6) Supervised work

experience in community agency or hospital. Fifty hours
of work for each credit hour are required. Prerequisites:
Psychology major, SPSY 325 with a minimum grade of
C, senior standing and consent of instructor.

SPSY 502. SeniorSeminar: Special Topics in Psychology

(3-6) Selected topics in psychology planned around areas of
faculty interest and competence. Prerequisites: SPSY 101,
SPSY 225, SPSY 325, or consent of instructor In order to
enroll in senior seminar, a student must have completed all
of the prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C.

Recreation (SREC)

SREC 200. Introduction to Recreation ( 3 ) Evolution of lei-
sure and recreation, overview of professional preparation,
assistance in the development of personal uses of leisure,
and a survey of the recreation professions in commercial,
government, and voluntary organizations.

SREC 201. Programming in Recreation (3) Planning rec-
reation and leisure activities through the use of human and
material resources in public, private, and commercial recreation
programs for all age levels. Activities include: sports, arts and
crafts, cultural and performing arts, social functions, outdoor
activities, and hobbies. Prerequisite: SREC 200.

SREC 30 1 . Administration of Recreation (3) The organi-
zation, administration, supervision, planning, budgeting, and
evaluation of recreational operations within most types of
recreational agencies. Prerequisites: SREC 200 and 201.

SREC 401. Lifetime Leisure (3) Practical application of
principles in the provision of leisure and recreation services
throughout an entire life focusing on individual needs, the
process of program planning for different age groups, resource
development, and application strategies. Models are taken from
successfijl programs in international, national, state, local and
institutional settings. Prerequisites: SREC 200 and 201.

SREC 462. Recreation for Selected Populations (3) Practi-
cal application of principles in the provision of recreation
services to populations limited in access to normal recreation
programs. Focus is on individual populations and the respec-
tive barriers to participation, the process of program planning
and resource development, and the practical expenence of
plan application. Prerequisite: junior standing.

SREC 480A. Internship: Aquatics (6) Guided practical
experience in an elected, organized recreational setting
giving on-site experience in planning, executing, and
evaluating recreational programs within an aquatic setting.
Prerequisite: junior standing.

SREC 480B. Internship: Community/Organizations (6)

Guided practical experience in an elected, organized recre-
ational setting giving on-site experience in planning, execut-
ing, and evaluating recreational programs w ithin community
and organizational settings. Prerequisite: junior standing.

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SREC 480C. Internship: Industrial (6) Guided practical
experience in an elected, organized recreational setting
giving on-site experience in planning, executing, and
evaluating recreational programs within an industrial
setting. Prerequisite: junior standing.

SREC485. Senior Seminar (l)The integration of knowl-
edge of recreation and indi\ idual professional activity at an
advanced level utilizing research, oral presentation, a series
of discussions, conferences, and role-playing experiences
related to the various aspects of organized recreation as
a career. Internships, employment opportunities, ethical
issues, and other related topics are reviewed.

Religion (SREL)

SREL 103. Comparative Religion (3) Beliefsand principles

ofthe major faiths ofAsia. the Middle East, and Africa, viewed
from historical, cultural, and theological perspectives.

SREL300. Asian ReIigiousTraditions(3) History, beliefs

and practices of Hinduism. Buddhism. Confricianism. Tao-
ism, Shinto and "popular" religion in Asia through modem
times. Emphasis on the roles of religion in the history and
culture of South Asian and East Asian societies. Prerequi-
site: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.

SREL 301. Western Religious Traditions (3) History,
beliefs, values and practices of Judaism, Christianity and
Islam through modem times, w ith a comparati\e perspective
on law, institutions, scripture, gender and religious thought.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.

SREL 360. Modern Islam (3) Modem history, beliefs,
values and practices of Muslim communities worldwide,
with focus on contemporary Islamic approaches to law,
institutions, politics, scripture, and gender. Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing or consent of instmctor.

SREL 399. Topics in Religion (3) Specific themes, re-
gions, or traditions in religion. May be repeated for credit
when topics vary. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or
consent of instructor.

SoclOLOG^ (SSOC)

Note: Sociology 101 Ls prerequisite to all other sociology'
courses. Sociologs' 101. 301, 302 and 499 are core courses.

SSOC 101. Introduction to Sociology (3) Introduction
to the major theoretical and methodological perspectives
used to explain, investigate and analyze social life.

SSOC 201. Introduction to Statistics for the Social
Sciences (3) Fundamental principles of descriptive and
inferential statistics as used in the social sciences, including
measures of central tendency and variation, the normal
approximation, probability, chance variability, estimation,
hypothesis testing, and correlation.

SSOC 301. Sociological Theory (3) Roots and historical
development of various sociological lenses as tools for
examining the social world.

SSOC 302. Sociological Research Methods (3) Quantita-
tive, qualitative and comparative methods used in social
science research, focusing on research design, data col-
lection and analysis, and ethical issues. Prerequisite or
corequisite: SSOC .^01 or consent of instructor.

SSOC 310. Individual and Society (3) Selected theoreti-
cal orientations, methodological procedures, and research
findings pertaining to the relations between the individual
and society.

SSOC 311. Social Problems (3) Content selected for
contemporary importance and sociological relevance.

SSOC 320. Sociology of Aging (3) Processes of aging as
a form of socialization and demographic reality, includ-
ing institutional effects. The status ofthe elderly and the
sources of prejudice and discrimination they experience
are emphasized.

SSOC 321. Animals and Society (3) Sociological per-
spectives on human-animal interaction and the role of
animals in society.

SSOC 323. Urban Sociology (3) Characteristics, causes,
and impacts ofcity life. Different types of urban areas and
current issues are examined from comparative, historical,
and global perspectives.

SSOC 325. Social Movements (3) Characteristics, causes,
and impacts of social and political movements in the
modem world. Different types of movements, including
the American civil rights movement, are examined from
comparative, historical, and global perspectives.

SSOC 327. Population Dynamics (3) (=SGEG 340) Issues
in measurement of the distribution and development ofliuman
population. Applies the analytical methods used in accounting
for the effects of births, deaths and migrations.

SSOC 328. Social Demography (3) Selected theoretical
orientations, methodological procedures and historical
perspectives related to the social analysis and context of
demographic change.

SSOC329. Social Change(3) Applies sociological lenses to
current major social, cultural, economic, political, and global
transformations, emphasizing their interrelationships.

SSOC 330. Social Inequality (3) Theoretical perspectives
and research on the unequal distribution of wealth power,
and prestige in social life on a global, national, and local
scale. Attention is given to the impact of globalization
on social stratification.

SSOC 333. Race and Ethnic Relations (3) Examines the
basic concepts of race and ethnicity, relevant sociological
theories, and their application to critical issues.

SSOC 335. Sociology of Women (3) Theoretical and
methodological approaches to the study of women in societ-
ies. The iinportance of gender in defining women's roles

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is emphasized, along with the role orsocia! institutions in
contributing to the subordination of women as a group.

SSOC 337. Gender and Society (3). A sociological inves-
tigation of gender as a fundamental principle of social life.
The interdependenceof gender constructionsandofsocieties'
inequality structures across social institutions is explored.

SSOC 339. Women and Armed Conflict (3) Women's
lives in the context of armed conflict examined from
comparative, historical and global perspectives.

SSOC 341. Sociology of Families (3) Methods and
theories used in the examination of intimate human re-
lationships, including parenting, violence and abuse, and
divorce and remarriage. Emphasizes the social factors
that bring about change in family-related behaviors and
create diversity in family forms.

SSOC 343. Political Sociology (3) The societal conditions
affecting political ideas, institutions, and practices. The
role of politics in society is examined from comparative,
historical, and global perspectives.

SSOC 345. Sociology of Religion (3) The societal condi-
tions affecting religious beliefs, institutions, and practices.
The role of religion in society is examined from compara-
tive, historical, and global perspectives.

SSOC 347. Sociology of Organizations and Work (3)

Sociological investigation of how post-industrial society
and globalization impact the workplace, jobs, workers,
gender, families and communities. The role of leadership
in organizations is also examined.

SSOC 351. Social Deviance (3) (=SCRJ 474) Theories,
methods and substantive issues in the creation, involve-
ment, recognition and control of deviance. Sociological
theories and pertinent research data are integrated in the
context of contemporary societal issues.

SSOC 353. Sociology of Crime (3) Social factors in the
development, identification, and treatment of crime and
criminals.

SSOC 355. Juvenile Delinquency (3) (=SCRJ 345)

Social factors in the development, identification and
treatment of delinquents and juvenile delinquency in the
context of juvenile justice systems.

SSOC 357. Sociology of Mental Health and Mental
Illness (3) Social factors in the development, identifica-
tion, and treatment of mental illness.

SSOC 391. Special Topics (3) Emerging issues in con-
temporary sociology. Selected topics organized around
faculty and student areas of special interest. This course
can be taken more than once if the topic is different.

SSOC 395. Internship (3) Supervised work experience
in a community agency based on an individualized, con-
tracted program planned in conjunction with the relevant

sociology faculty member. Ten hours per week in the field
placement, at least three class meetings, and a formal,
written sociological analysis of the field experience are
required. The course may be taken more than once, but
may be applied toward major credit in sociology only once.
Normally offered every spring semester.

SSOC 399. Independent Study (1-6) An individualized,
contracted program of study planned in conjunction with
a sociology faculty member.

SSOC 499. Senior Seminar (3) A capstone course de-
signed around topics selected by faculty. Emphasis is on
research with written and oral presentations. Prerequisites:
SSOC 301, 302. and 12 additional hours of upper level
sociology with a C or better and statistics.

Spanish (SSPN)

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, readings, lectures
and discussion in foreign language courses above the el-
ementaiy level aiv principally in the language concerned.
Incoming students with previous experience in a foreign
language must take a placement test.

SSPN 101. Introductory Spanish I (3) Fundamentals
of the language and culture through speaking, listening,
reading, and writing.

SSPN 102. Introductory Spanish II (3) Fundamentals of
the language and culture through speaking, listening, reading,
and writing. Prerequisite for SSPN 102 is SSPN 101.

SSPN 201. Intermediate Spanish (3) Review of the basic prin-
ciples of the language, with emphasis on reading, writing, and oral
skills. Prerequisite: SSPN 102 or placement through testing.

SSPN 202. Intermediate Spanish (3) Review of the basic
principles of the language, w ith emphasis on writing, oral
skills, and the reading of literary and other authentic texts.
Prerequisite: SSPN 201 or placement through testing.

SSPN 250. Selected Spanish Studies Abroad (3-6)

Development of intermediate level communication skills
together with immersion in the culture of a foreign country.
Prerequisite: SSPN 102 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 301. Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)

Reading Hispanic literary texts/literary criticism. Focus
is on literary tenns and their applications in close readings
of Spanish and Spanish-American texts. Prerequisite:
SSPN 202, or consent of instructor.

SSPN 304. Hispanic Culture (3) Readings and visuals on
Hispanophone historical, economic, cultural and social de-
velopments in Latin America and the United States, taught in
English. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 309. Spanish Grammar and Composition (3) Fun-
damental elements of the language and exercises in composi-
tion. Prerequisite: SSPN 202 or consent of instructor.

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SSPN 310. Spanish Conversation (3) Development of
oral skills, vocabulary and phonetic fluency through pre-
sentations, discussions and group activities. Prerequisite:
SSPN 202 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 311. Introduction to Non-Literary Translation

(3) Theoretical grounding and practical problems of pro-
fessional translation (Spanish/English; English/Spanish).
Translation of short legal, medical and commercial texts
in their linguistic and cultural context and an overview
of the translator profession in the USA are studied. Pre-
requisites: SEGL 252 and SSPN 202; or SSPN 309; or
consent of the instructor.

SSPN 312. Introduction to Interpreting (3) General
understanding of the problems for facilitating oral com-
munication between monolingual speakers of English and
Spanish. Developsbasicskillsforprofessional interpreting
in its cultural context with practical exercises through role
playing and the use of audio and audio visual material.
Prerequisites: SSPH 201 and SSPN 202; or SSPN 310;
or consent of the instructor.

SSPN 315. Spanish for the Professions (3) Practice in
oral and written language pertinent to specific careers,
such as health care, criminal justice or business. Course
may be repeated once with change in professional topic.
Prerequisite: SSPN 202 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 320. Spanish Civilization (3) Culture and civi-
lization of Spain. Prerequisite: SSPN 202 or consent of
instructor.

SSPN 321. Latin American Civilization (3) Cultural
heritage of the Latin American people from the pre-Co-
lumbian period to the present. Prerequisite: SSPN 202
or consent of instructor.

SSPN 330. Survey of Spanish Literature I (3) Repre-
sentative authors and works from Medieval, Renaissance,
and Golden Age Literature. Prerequisite: SSPN 301 or
consent of instructor.

SSPN 331. Survey of Spanish Literature II (3) Major
movements, principal authors, and representative works
in Spanish literature since 1700. Prerequisite: SSPN 301
or consent of instructor.

SSPN 332. Survey of Spanish American Literature I

(3) Representative authors and works from pre-Columbian
times through the colonial era. Prerequisite: SSPN 301
or consent of instructor.

SSPN 333. Survey of Spanish American Literature II

(3) Major movements, principal authors, and representa-
tive works from the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite: SSPN 301 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 350. Selected Spanish Studies Abroad (3-6)

Development of advanced level communication skills
together with immersion in the culture of a foreign country.
Prerequisite: SSPN 202 or 250 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 398. Topics in Spanish Language or Literature (3)

Intensive study in selected areas chosen by the instructor.
Prerequisite: SSPN 301 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 399. Independent Study or Internship (1-3)

Supervised professional experience or research outside
the classroom. For three internship credit hours, a student
is to work 135 hours with an approved agency; for two
credit hours, 90 hours; for one credit hour, 45 hours. For
an internship or for an independent study, a contract must
be signed by the student and by the instructor of record
and otherdesignated faculty and administrators. Astudent
may repeat SSPN 399 once with a different internship or
independent study contract description for a total of no
more than six hours of undergraduate credit. Prerequi-
sites: GPA 2.0 overall, 2.5 in foreign language courses,
and consent of faculty supervisor.

SSPN 420. U.S. Latino Literature (3) A core grouping
of Latino authors who were either bom or raised in the
United States and whose texts are written primarily in
English. The selected texts are bilingual. Prerequisite:
SSPN 309 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 431. Masterworks of Hispanic Literature (3)

Selected masterpieces written in Spanish. Selections are
samplings of great literature from the Spanish-speaking
world. Prerequisite: SSPN 301 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 451. Second Language Acquisition (3) An introduc-
tion to major learning theories with particular focus on those
dealing with acquisition of a second or foreign language.
Field experience is required. Prerequisite: SSPN 202.

SSPN 453. Introduction to Romance Linguistics (3)

Descriptive and historical analyses of the Romance lan-
guages, beginning with their origins in Latin. Prerequisite:
SSPN 309 or SFRN 309 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 454. Spanish Linguistics (3) Basic concepts and
terminology essential to the study of Spanish phonology
and phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexicon, semantics,
language change and language variation. Prerequisite:
SSPN 309 or consent of instructor.

SSPN 490. Senior Seminar in Spanish (3) Reading and

research on selected topics designed to integrate knowledge,
to explore ethical issues, and to gain experience in research
and oral presentation. Prerequisite: three upper division
Spanish literature courses. Corequisite: senior standing.

Speech (SSPH)

SSPH 20 1 . Public Speaking (3) Oral communication and
speaking before an audience. Prerequisite: SEGL 102 or
consent of instructor.

SSPH 201 H. Public Speaking Honors (3) An in-depth
consideration of theories and principles of speech construc-
tion, analysis and delivery. The writings of classical and
contemporary philosophers, theorists and rhetoricians are

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considered. Intensive reading, writing, research, delivery
and a service component are included. Prerequisites; SEGL
1 02; admission to honors program as a second year student
or permission of director of honors program.

SSPH 301. Theories and Principles of Human Communi-
cation (3) Theories, principles and functions of human com-
munication. Topics includeculture.nonverbal communication,
listening skills, self-disclosure, perception and interviewing.
Prerequisites: SEGL 102 or consent of instructor

SSPH303. Ethics in Human Communication (3) An investi-
gation of ethical principles relevant to interpersonal, small group
and organizational communication. The relationship among
philosophy, rhetoric, ethics and human communication is
explored. Prerequisite: SSPH 301 or consent of instructor

SSPH 310. Interpersonal Communication (3) The study
of the communication process as a form of practical ac-
tion between individuals. The classroom functions as an
interpersonal laboratory to study and practice interpersonal
skills through discussions, exercises and projects. Pre-
requisites: SSPH 201 or consent of instructor.

SSPH 31 5. Conflict Resolution (3) Theories, research and
functions of conflict resolution strategies in interpersonal,
organizational, and community settings. Topics include
conflict analysis, conflict management ski 1 Is, dispute trans-
formation and alternative dispute resolution. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or consent of instructor.

SSPH 333.Advanced Public Speaking(3)The principles

and theories of speech composition. Areas of focus in-
clude rhetorical theory, strategic organization, evidence,
reasoning and delivery. Prerequisite: SSPH 201 or consent
of instructor.

SSPH 340. Voice and Diction (3) The analysis, evalua-
tion, and improvement of speech based on the anatoiny
and physiology of the vocal mechanism, voice production,
and articulation.

SSPH 380. Intercultural Communication (3) An in-
troduction to the theory and practice of difference-based
communication. Students investigate the communicative
impact of significant cultural differences in values, percep-
tions and behavior. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

SSPH 398. Topics in Speech Communication (3) A specific
area of speech is explored. Individual topics are announced.

SSPH 415. Mediation (3) Concepts, skills and functions of
mediation in interpersonal, organizational, and community
settings. Topics include mediator styles and standards,
principles of cooperation and problem-solving, and strate-
gies for dispute transfonnation. SSPH 4I5L is available
for additional credit. Prerequisite: SSPH 315.

SSPH 415L. Mediation Laboratory ( 1) Demonstrations.
exercises and applications of procedures used to develop
mediation skills. Two laboratory hours per week. Prereq-
uisite: SSPH 415 or consent of the instructor.

SSPH 440. Argumentation and Debate (3) Fundamen-
tal principles, skills and ethics of argument. In-class
debates required. Prerequisites: SSPH 201 or consent
of instructor.

SSPH 441 . Debate Laboratory ( 1 ) Participation in debate
team activities, including research, construction of debate
briefs, competition and travel. Weekly meetings are require.
May be repeated for a total of four credits. Prerequisite:
SSPH 440. Corequisite: Debate team membership.

SSPH 448. Organizational Communication (3) Theories,
research and functions of communication in organiza-
tions, including communication practices and strategies
in professional and social settings. Prerequisites: SSPH
201 or permission of the instructor

SSPH 450. Communicating for Social Change (3) An

introduction to theories and principles essential to under-
standing the communicative function and processes of
social movements. The construction and presentation of
persuasive messages intended to produce social change
are emphasized. Prerequisite: SSPH 201.

Statistics (SSTA)

SSTA410. Introduction to Probability Theory (3) Laws

of probability and sample space; discrete and continuous
distributions; joint, marginal and conditional densities;
moment generating functions; univariate and bivariate
normal distribution. Prerequisite: C or better in SMTH
142 or consent of instructor.

SSTA 413. Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3)

Markov chains: Poisson processes; introductory renewal
theory, Brownian motion and stationary processes used
in mathematical modelling. Prerequisite: C or better in
SSTA 4 1 0 or consent of instructor.

Theatre (STHE)

STHE 161. Introduction to Theatre Art (3) Understanding
and criticism of drainatic literature, history, and production.

STHE 170. Fundamentals in Acting (3) The technique
of body and voice control, improvisation, interpretation of
characters, and characterization applied in scenes.

STHE 260. Theatre Laboratory (1) Participation in
theatre production, including stage management, direction,
costumes, makeup, lighting, sound, scener>-. and business
management. No formal class meetings. May be repeated
for a total of four credits.

STHE 301. Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3) A

philosophical, psychological and social theorist perspec-
tive. Analytical writing on topics such as social context
and resonance of the drama, dramatic action, playwriting,
dramatic illusion and Shakespeare is stressed. Prerequisite:
SEGL 102 or consent of instructor.

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STHE 370. Voice for the Actor (3) Group study of the
voice in performance, using applied breath and resonance
techniques aimed at enhancing \ ocal power for the actor
or pubhc speaker Exercises and text work will be ap-
plied to voice techniques, creating a connection between
the word image and vocal expression for the actor and
public speaker Prerequisite SSPH 201; STHE 170 or
consent of instructor.

STHE 373. Fundamentals of Play Directing (3) Text
analysis and interpretation. The emphasis is on discov-
ering the intention of the playwright and on blocking,
including picturization and composition, culminating
in each student's production of a one-act play for public
presentation. Prerequisite: STHE 170

STHE 374. Intermediate Acting (3) Advanced scene
and monologue performance including script analysis
and character building. Plays of Classical Realists will
be performed. Prerequisite: STHE 170.

STHE 376. Stage Movement for the Actor (3) Centering,
body alignment and kinetic power influencing the projec-
tion of images and ideas. A studio warm-up and work-out
developing the skills for the preparation of a variety of
performance pieces demonstrating kinetic principles,
culminating in a public performance.

STHE 377. Stagecraft (3) Drafting, design and inter-
pretation of drawings for structural components of sets,
lighting and costumes. Using the current production as
a laboratory, students will concentrate on such skills as
the basics of set construction, the computerized lighting
system and costume construction,

STHE 378. Playwriting (3) Script analysis and prepara-
tion, dialogue development, character construction and
scene composition. Students write full length manuscripts
and participate in a public performance of readings from
the completed plays. Prerequisite: English 102.

STHE 379. Lighting Design (3) The design and drafting
process oflighting for a stage production. Designing a light-
ing plot and the role oflighting as a design element will be
included; a research project will be assigned. Prerequisites:
SEGL 102; STHE 161 or consent of instructor

and performed. Prerequisites: SEGL 102; STHE 170 or
consent of instructor.

STH E 383. Stage Combat (3) Basic techniques of unarmed
and armed fighting for the theatre, stressing punches, kicks,
tumbling, and falls, in the context of scene work and safety.
Prerequisite: STHE 1 70 or consent of instructor

STHE 385. Theatre History I (3) History of theatrical
production including major dramatic texts, dramatists, and
dramatic theory. Included is a survey of stage and audi-
torium architecture, stage machinery, scenery, costuming,
lighting, acting and directing from pre-history through the
Italian Renaissance. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

STHE 386. Theatre History II (3) History of theatrical
production including major dramatic texts, dramatists, and
dramatic theory. Included is a survey of stage and audi-
torium architecture, stage machinery, scenery, costume,
lighting, acting and directing, from the 1 tal ian Renaissance
to the modem era. Prerequisite: SEGL 102.

STHE 398. Topics in Theatre (3)

STHE 399. Internship or Independent Study in The-
atre (1-3) Supervised professional experience of research
outside the classroom. For three internship credit hours,
a student is to work 1 35 hours with an approved agency;
for two credit hours, 90 hours: for one credit, 45 hours.
For an internship or an independent study, a contract
must be signed by the student and by the instructor of
record and other designated faculty and administrators.
A student may repeat STHE 399 once with a different
internship or independent study contract description for
a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.
Prerequisites: GPA 2.0 overall. 2.5 in major, consent of
faculty supervisor and junior standing.

STHE 401. Classical Styles in Acting (3) Advanced
study in the performance techniques and challenges par-
ticular to classical theatre. Applied scene work, focusing
on the physical, vocal, and textual requirements for the
performance of Shakespeare. Moliere, and Greek classi-
cal texts, will lead to the public performance of scenes
and monologues. Prerequisite: STHE 170 or consent of
instructor

STHE 380. Scene Design (3) Design and drafting processes
necessary fortheatrical scenic design. Text analysis, research
and the design for various play genres will be included, as
welt as the use of computer assisted drafting. Prerequisites:
SEGL 102; STHE 377 or consent of instructor

STHE 381. Stage Management (3) Experiences in
technical organization and backstage supervision of a
production. Topics will include backstage responsibili-
ties, production cues, and director/manager and cast/crew
relationships. Prerequisites: SEGL 102; STHE 170 or
consent of instructor

STHE 382. Theatre for Youth (3) Creative drama
methods for youth. A children's play will be produced

STHE 402. Alternative Styles in Acting (3) Advanced
modes of performance and the physiological and vocal
challenges particular to acting outside the realm of realism.
Exercises will focus on physical approaches to building
character through the context of scene work in Absurdist,
Commedia. and other non-realist tests. Prerequisite: STHE
1 70 or consent of instructor

STHE 473. Advanced Play Directing (3) Choosing text,
casting, directing a collaborative team and exercising
complete artistic control over all aspects of theatre produc-
tion. Principles of actor coaching and staging technique
culminate in the public presentation of a one act play with
at least an hour's running time or a select act from a full-
length manuscript. Prerequisite: STHE 373.

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University (SUNV)

SUNV 101. The Student in the University (3) The

purposes of higher education and the potential role of an
individual student within the university and other learning
environments. Open to freshmen only. This course does
not count toward graduation in some majors.

SUNV 102. Freshman Orientation (1) The successful
transition into higher education through social, personal
and academic development. Considered are topics and
activities in study skills, time management, goal setting,
careers, health and wellness, responsibility, cultural aware-
ness, and the enhancement of the relationship between the
faculty adviser and the student.

SUNV 103. Freshman Orientation (1) The successful
transition into higher education through academic, social,
and personal development. Considered are topics and
activities in time management, goal setting, responsibil-
ity, and careers, with special emphasis on study skills.
The academic performance of students, in all classes, is
monitored throughout the semester Required of academic
skills students. (Students cannot receive credit for both
University 103 and 102.)

SUNV 201. Leadership Development I (2) Various
approaches to the definition of leadership and practical
experience in building leadership skills. The critical ques-
tions of what is leadership, what are the qualities of a good
leader, and what skills does a leader need are examined.
Pass/fail credit,

SUNV 202. Introduction to Leadership II (2) Practical
experience in building leadership skills within the context
of community-based leadership. The focus is upon the most
pressing needs for leadership within the community to al-
low students to become directly involved with a relevant
project. Prerequisite: University 201.

SUNV 310. Leadership Development Internship (1-4)

Practical application of leadership principles through a
public service internship. Limited to participants in the
Leadership Development Program. Prerequisite: SUNV
202.

SUNV 390. Peer Leadership Practicum (1-3) Applica-
tion of specific guidance and teaching techniques while
serving as a peer leader for University 101. Emphasis
is placed on role modeling, group dynamics, creating
classroom cohesion, using interactive teaching methods,
and the importance of assessment. Acceptance into the
peer leader program is required. Prerequisite: SUNV 101
or consent of instructor. May be repeated for additional
credit for maximum of six hours.

SUNV 398. Interdisciplinary Studies Internship (1-3)

Supervised work experience in a community agency or
business based on an individualized, contracted program
planned in conjunction with a faculty member and approved
by t he student's advisor For three internship credit hours.

a student is to work 1 35 hours with an approved agency; for
two credit hours, 90 work hours; for one credit, 45 hours.
A student may repeat SUNV 39S once with a different
internship contract description for a total of no more than
six hours of undergraduate credit. Prerequisites: junior
standing, and approved internship contract. This intern-
ship cannot be used to meet concentration requirements
for bidisciplinary and multidisciplinary concentrations.

SUNV 399. IndependentStudy (1-6) An individualized,

contractual program of study planned in conjunction with a
faculty member involved with the student's interdisciplin-
ary program of study. May be repeated for a total of no
more than six hours of undergraduate credit with consent
of advisor. Prerequisites: junior standing or permission
of instructor.

SUNV 490. Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies

(3) Reading and research on selected topics designed to
explore issues ofbroad interdisciplinary interest. Designed
to integrate knowledge at an advanced level, explore
ethical issues, and gain experience in research and oral
presentation. Seminar topics vary. Prerequisites: senior
standing and permission of IDS advisor. This course
cannot be used to meet senior seminar requirements in
bidisciplinary concentrations.

Women's and Gender Studies (SWST)

SWST 101. Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies

(3) Gender and its intersection with other social constructs
of ditTerence (ethnicity, class, sexuality, and age). A brief
overview of feminism as a social movement and a body
of scholarship concerned with equality between men and
women, and among women, is also presented. Topical
debates address marriage, work, reproductive politics,
masculinity, media culture, and other gendered issues.

SWST 301. Feminist Theory and Methods (3) Philo-
sophical exploration of feminist theories and feminist
methods of inquiry. Prerequisite: SPHL 102 or SSOC
101 or SWST 101 or permission of instructor.

SWST 355. U.S. Women's Movement (3) In-depth,
interdisciplinary perspectives on U.S. women's activism,
actions and resistance strategies. Prerequisite: SWST 101
or SWST 301 or SGIS 350 or permission of instructor.

SWST 398. Topics (3) Area of study not covered in
permanent offerings, to be planned around a faculty-
member's current research. Prerequisite: SWST 101 or
consent of instructor.

SWST 399. Independent Study (1-3) An individualized
program of study in the student's area of interest and in con-
sultation w ith a faculty member. May be repeated for total of
no more than 6 hours of credit. Prerequisites: SWST 101;
junior or senior standing; GPA 2.0 ov erall. 2.5 in Women's
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approved for the Women's and Gender Studies minor num-
bered 300 and above: and consent of instructor.

SWST 490. Senior Seminar (3) Exploration, at an advanced
level, of issues, topics, and dilemmas related to Women's
and Gender Studies. Topics covered will vary depending
upon the instructor. Prerequisites: senior standing, SWST
301 and other courses primarily addressing women's and
gender issues; permission of the instructor.

SWST 498. Outreach Practicum (1-3) Supervised expe-
rience outside the classroom to develop skills in program
leadership. The outreach location will vary by semester.
For one credit hour, a minimum of 45 hours of supervised
work and periodic consultation with the instructor are
required. May be repeated for total of no more than six
hours of credit. Prerequisites: SWST 101 Junior or senior
standing; GPA 2.0 overall, 2.5 in Women's and Gender
Studies courses; or consent of instructor; and successful
interview with instructor.

SWST 499. Internship (1-3) Supervised professional ex-
perience or project with selected community organizations.
For each credit hour a minimum of 45 hours of supervised
work and periodic consultation with the instructor are
required. May be repeated for total of no more than 6
hours of credit. Prerequisite: SWST 101 ;junior or senior
standing; GPA of 2.0 overall, 2.5 in Women's and Gender
Studies courses; a minimum of 6 hours in courses approved
for the Women's and Gender Studies minor numbered 300
and above; and consent of instructor.

Women's and Gender Studies Courses

The following courses have been approved as Women's
Studies courses. Detailed descriptions are available
under departmental listings.

SATH 301 : Women and Art

SCRJ 382: Women and Crime

SEGL 369: Gender & Autobiography

SEGL 389: Gay & Lesbian Literature

SEGL 437: Women Writers

SGIS 350: Women and American Politics

SGIS 420: Women and Politics:

A Global Perspective

SHST 351: Women in

Early Modem Europe and America

SHST 352: Women in Modem Europe

and America

SHST 496: Topics in Women's History

SJOU 450: Women in the Media

SPSY 442: Psychology of Women

SSOC 335: Sociology of Women

SSOC 337: Gender & Society

SSOC 339: Women & Armed Conflict

SWST 355: U.S. Women's Movement

SWST 398: Topics

SWST 399: Independent Study

SWST 490: Senior Seminar in

Women's Studies

SWST 498: Outreach Practicum

SWST 499: Intemships

Transfer Course Equivalencies

The following courses are used for receiving appropri-
ate level transfer credit to USC Upstate.

SEGL 218 Introduction to Drama: An introductory
course in reading and reviewing plays

SEGL 225 Introduction to Poetry: An introductory
course in the analysis of poetry

SEGL 230 Images of Women in Literature:

An introductory course of archetypes and
stereotypes of women in literature

SLGC 105 Basic Introduction to Logic:

Introduction to the structure of argument,
including symbolization, proof formal
fallacies, deduction and induction

SPHL 131 Introduction to Ethics: Critical examina-
tion of normative theories of obligation
and value using a variety of moral
problems as units of analysis

SCRJ 215 Issues and Ideas: State and Local Politics
Introductory examination of systems and
issues relating to city, county, and state
government

SSOC 102 Social Aspects of Marriage and Family:
Introduction to the functions, processes,
and problems of families

SSOC 205 Introduction to Contemporary Social
Issues: Introduction to selected current
social issues and problems

SSOC 206 Introduction to Social Psychology:
Fundamental question about human
behavior emphasizing the relationship
between the individual and the group

SCRJ 210 Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency:
Introduction to fundamental questions
regarding the development of deviant
behavior as it applies to adolescents and
their treatment within the criminal justice
system (same as SSOC 210)

SSOC 235 Introduction to Death and Dying:

Introduction to the social aspects of death
and dying, including rites and rituals of
different societies

SPHL 1 2 1 Moral Problems in the Modem Wodd:
Discussion of contemporary moral
problems and related theoretical issues,
focusing on such issues as sexual morality,
punishment, abortion, racism, sexism,
warfare and civil disobedience

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Graduate Programs

The University of South Carolina Upstate offers the
degree of Master of Education in Early Childhood Edu-
cation, Elementary Education and in Special Education:
Visual Impairment.

use Upstate School of Education

Graduate Mission Statement

"Preparing Reflective Professionals "

Educators prepared in the graduate school at USC
Upstate are well-versed in the liberal arts and applicable
content areas, the latest developments in curriculum and
instruction, theory and practice, and the research-based,
sociocultural, and philosophical foundations of education.
They understand and respect cultural diversity, welcome
diversity of opinion and belief and place the welfare of their
students first. As reflective professionals, they are leaders
among their colleagues and are committed to a service ideal
built upon the highest standards and ethical principles.

Admission

Application packets may be obtained from the USC
Upstate Admissions Office or from the USC Upstate
School of Education. Application for admission to graduate
programs will be given consideration after receipt of all
credentials. Admission to the M.Ed. in Early Childhood
Education, the M.Ed, in Elementary Education and the
M.Ed, in Special Education; Visual Impairment is based
on the total profile of the applicant.

Proof of Citizenship

USC students must present proof of citizenship or law-
ftil presence in the U.S. before enrolling. This policy
has been adopted by the University in order to comply
with section 59-101-430 of the South Carolina Code of
Laws, as amended, which requires that lawful presence
in the United States is verified before enrollment at any
public institution of higher education. Verification of im-
migration status for non-citizens will be conducted by
International student officials. For other students, a proof
of citizenship verification process has been adopted to
deter and prevent false claims of citizenship by unlawful
aliens attempting to evade the eligibility requirements of
section 59-101-430. Students who are not verified as citi-
zens during the Federal financial aid application (FAF-
SA) process must present proof of citizenship in the form
of one of the following acceptable documents:

• Copy of the South Carolina driver's license if the stu-
dent first became a licensed driver in the state after
Jan. 1.2002;

• A Certified Birth Certificate indicating that you w ere bom
in the United States or a territory of the United States. A
photocopy of your birth certificate is not acceptable.

• Current U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport that has not
been expired more than 10 years;

• Certificate of Naturalization - USCIS Form (N-550 or
N-570);

• U.S. government issued Consular Report of Birth
Abroad;

• Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561 );

• Unexpired U.S. Active Duty/Retiree/Reservist Mili-
tary ID Card (DOD DD-2)

The University can accept photocopies of birth certifi-
cates and other citizenship documents so long as we re-
ser\'e the right to demand production of the certified orig-
inal in the event we have any questions about whether the
copy is true and accurate, or in the event any of the infor-
mation on the copy is unreadable. For more information:
http://registrarsc.edu/html/citizenshipverification.stm.

Decree Candidates

Individuals seeking admission to USC Upstate as a
degree candidate will be considered for full admission
when the USC Upstate Admissions Office receives aU
admissions materials. However, students are eligible
to take up to twelve hours of program courses pending
receipt of all materials. If the student meets all criteria,
the student will be accepted as a degree candidate.

• Temporary, professional or initial teacher certificate

• Application for degree seeking graduate
students, (available at www.uscupstate.edu)

• S40 application fee' ( Students who have previously
attended the University of South Carolina Upstate
Graduate School in a degree program and have paid the
application fee, are not required to do so again).

• A state residency status form,

• Two letters ofrecommendation using fomis provided
in the application packet.

• Minimum Miller Analogy Test (MAT) score of 390 or
Graduate Reeords Examination (ORE) score of 400 on
the verbal section and 400 on the quantitative section.

• Official copies of transcripts from all previous un-
dergraduate and graduate studies.

• A minimum GPA on all undergraduate course work
of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

• Proofofimmunization formeasles(rubeola)and Ger-
man measles (rubella) if bom after Dec. 31, 1956.

• A personal interview with a member of the faculty
of the USC Upstate School of Education.

• Attendance at a regularly scheduled Portfolio Intro-
duction and Training Session.

Conditional Admission

Under tv\ o circumstances a student may apply for
conditional admission as long as all other admission
requirements have been fulfilled.

1 . If after two attempts, the student fails to meet
the required Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
score of 390 or Graduate Records Examina-
tion (GRE) score of 400 on the verbal section
and 400 on the quantitative section

2. The student does not have the minimum GPA
on all undergraduate coursework of 2.5 on
a 4.0 scale.

The student must submit a request for conditional
admission in writing to the director of graduate programs.
If the student fails to meet BOTH of these criteria they
ARE NOT eligible for conditional admission.

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If the student is granted eondilional admission, and
achieves a minimum GPA of 3.25 on the initial 12 hours
of use Upstate program coursework, the student will be
fully admitted as a masters candidate. If the student fails
to achieve this grade point average, the student may not
continue in the masters program.

Applicants Not Seeking a Decree

Students wishing to enroll m either program courses
or professional development courses but who do not wish
to pursue a graduate degree at USC Upstate must submit
the following admission materials;

• Initial teacher certificate or a letter indicating
full-time employment by a school district (i.e.
PACE program or interns).

• Application forNon-DegreeSeekingGraduate
Students, (available at www.uscupstate.edu)

• $10 application fee'

• A state residency status form.

Students with No Teaching Credential

Students holding a baccalaureate degree but no teaching
credential may be admitted and enroll in graduate courses
as a non-degree student with the approval of the Director
of Graduate Programs. However, only teachers who hold
a permanent, current teaching credential are eligible for
the reduced tuition rate allowed for certified teachers.

Students admitted as non-degree students may take up
to twelve hours of graduate work without being admitted
to a degree program. In order to enroll in more than 12
hours as a non-degree student, the applicant must complete
another non-degree application form, a state residency
status form, and submit a copy of a teaching credential.
This procedure will allow an additional 1 2 hours of gradu-
ate study. However, the applicant must be aware that a
maximum of six hours of professional development courses
are applicable to a degree program.

Change of academic objectives. Students are admit-
ted to a specific graduate program at the time of acceptance.
Upon completion of that degree, further graduate study
requires readmission to graduate studies.

Valid period of admission. Admission to graduate
study at USC Upstate is valid for one year. If an applicant
fails to complete any graduate course or part of the prescribed
program within this period, the acceptance lapses, and the
student becomes subject to any new requirements that may
have been adopted. Students who do not enroll in classes
within one calendar year of admission must reapply.

Students who have been admitted to graduate study at
the University of South Carolina under regulations other
than those now in force, and who have not completed any
USC courses during a period of three or more years, are
required to fulfill current admission requirements prior
to attending USC Upstate for additional graduate work.
Upon readmission, these students become subject to the
current graduate regulations.

Disahilih' Services

Students with disabilities are assisted through the Of-
fice of Disability Services. The staff works toward acces-
sibility for all uni\ersity programs, serv ices, and activities
in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Services
offered include priority registration, test proctoring, class-
room adaptation, sign language interpreter, reader, braille,
and note laker. If you have a disability and need assistance,
contact the Office of Disability Services.

Graduate Tuition

Academic fees at the University of South Carolina
Upstate are established by the University of South Carolina
Board of Trustees and are subject to change.

Tuition'

All fees are payable in full at the beginning of each term.

Graduate-

Full-time students (12-16 semester hours)

SC residents $4,718 per semester

Non-residents $10,168 per semester

Part-time and summer school students

SC residents $467 per semester hour

Non-residents $992 per semester hour

Certified Teachers

SC residents $320 per semester hour

Non-residents $350 per semester hour

Academic Regulations

Students may obtain a degree following the require-
ments in force at the time they are admitted to degree
candidacy, or under subsequent regulations published while
they are degree candidates. However, students are restricted
in the choice of requirements to one specific catalog. Stu-
dents have a period of six years inclusive and continuous
in which to claim the rights of a specific catalog. Students
may request permission to revalidate USC/USC Upstate
program courses falling outside the six-year parameter.
With the approval of the director of graduate programs,
the student will work under the direct supervision of a
graduate faculty member to update course content and to
demonstrate competency on an examination.

Students are advised that unforeseen circumstances
may interfere with the scheduling of any given course
or degree otTering. Students are required to take such
developments into account as they arise, even if doing so
means a delay in the fulfillment of some of their academic
goals or modification of those goals.

Advisement

Every candidate admitted for a degree is assigned
a faculty advisor with whom to plan a program of study
relevant to specific objectives and sufficiently intensive and
sequential to assure professional competence and breadth
of knowledge. Students have the privilege of requesting
a particular advisor, subject to the consent of the faculty
member and approval of the director of graduate programs.
The advisor should be a specialist in the candidate's major
area of study.

Program of Study

Immediately following admission to the program,
every degree seeking student, working with an advisor,
must develop and file a program of study in the office of

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graduate programs. A program of study is an agreement
signed by the student, the advisor, the director of graduate
programs and the dean of the School of Education. This
formal agreement ser\'es a number of purposes to the
benefit of both the student and the University. It causes the
student and the ad\ isor to engage in early planning with
a specific goal in mind; it provides useful information for
the planning of course offerings: it facilitates subsequent
advisement, and it protects the student in the event of un-
e.xpected curriculum or faculty changes. Although formal
programs are binding, they can be modified or replaced
by new programs if conditions warrant such changes.

Courses

Prerequisites. Prerequisite courses are listed to inform
students about the academic background recommended
for satisfactory course completion. The instructor may
approve the enrollment of students who have acquired
the equi\'alent knowledge or skills through other courses
or experiences. Special permission to enroll should be
requested from the instructor prior to registration.

Course loads. Nine semester hours in the fall and
spring semesters and three hours during a summer session
are considered full time enrollment.

Correspondence courses. The University neither
offers correspondence courses for graduate credit nor
accepts correspondence work as applicable toward any
graduate degree.

Credit by examination. No graduate credit is offered
by examination.

Auditing. Students wishing to audit graduate courses
are advised to obtain pemiission from the dean of the School
of Education. Arrangements for auditing are duly recorded
at the time of registration. No credit may be earned for an
audited course, either by examination or otherwise, and no
audited course may be repeated for credit at a later date.
No record of audit shall appear on a transcript unless a
student attends 75 percent of the classes.

Academic Residency Requirement

Students must successfully complete a minimum
of 24 semester hours of program courses offered by the
University of South Carolina Upstate.

Dropping a Course

Courses dropped through the late registration period
will not be recorded on the student's transcript.

A course dropped following late registration through
the sixth week of a regular semester is recorded with
a non-penalty grade of W. After the sixth week of the
semester, any courses dropped will appear on the perma-
nent record with a grade of WF unless documentation is
offered which is acceptable to the instructor and the dean
of the School of Education. A WF is treated as an F in the
evaluation of the student's eligibility to continue and in
computing the student's grade point average. Students who
stop attending class without officially withdrawing have
the course recorded with a grade of F, which is included
in all calculations and totals.

The academic calendar for spring and fall graduate
courses gives the prescribed dates for dropping a course.
In summer sessions, other shortened terms, and specially
scheduled courses, the period for withdrawal with a grade

of W is 43 percent of the total number of class days.
The student should consult with the Office of Graduate
Programs concerning the withdrawal dates for specially
scheduled courses. A course cannot be dropped after the
last day of classes specified for the session in which the
course is scheduled.

If a student must either drop a course or withdraw
from the University for medical reasons or other acceptable
major cause after the penalty date (last day to receive a
W), the student must submit the form entitled Request for
Assignment of W Grade for Medical Reason or Extenu-
ating Circumstances After Penalty Date. This form must
be approved by the course instructor and the dean of the
School of Education.

Withdrawal From All Courses

All students, both full- and part-time, wishing to with-
draw from the University (discontinue enrollment from all
courses) must complete an Application for Withdrawal
form. Withdrawal applications are available from the Re-
cords Office and from the Office of Graduate Programs.
Students must obtain the required signatures before the
withdrawal will be processed by the Records Office.

Grades assigned upon withdrawal are determined as de-
scribed above for dropping courses. The date of withdrawal
from the University will be posted on student transcripts.

Any student withdrawing within the scheduled refund
period (as published in the Schedule of Classes) can expect
to receive a refund through the mail in approximately six
to eight weeks. If at the time of withdrawal, the student has
any financial obligations to the University, these will be
deducted from any refund due. Refunds for those students
who received and used financial aid in payment of academic
fees will be applied toward repayment of financial aid.

Students who have received long-term loans through
the University must contact the financial aid office for an
exit interview. Failure to participate in an exit interview
may result in a hold being placed on transcripts.

Grades and Credit

Credit values. The credit value of each course is
usually equal to the number of hours the class meets each
week for one term.

Grading system. The letter grades A, B, C, D and F
are employed to designate excellent, good, fair, poor and
failing work respectively. B+, C+ and D+ also may be
recorded. Courses graded D or lower cannot be applied
to degree programs. The letter grades S (satisfactory) and
U (unsatisfactory) are assigned only in courses that have
been approved for pass-fail grading, or in a regular course
where the student, with the approval of the dean of the
School of Education, has elected an individual pass-fail
option (see Pass/Fail Option). Courses completed with an
S may be counted toward total credits earned.

The grade of I, incomplete, is assigned at the discre-
tion of the professor when in the professor's judgment, a
student is prevented from completion of some portion of
the assigned work in a course because of an unanticipated
work-related responsibility, family hardship, illness, ac-
cident, or verified disability. The student should notify the
professor without delay that one of these conditions exists
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ofthe term. The professor will determine, according to the
nature ofthe interruption and the uncompleted require-
ments, what additional period of time will be allowed for
completing the work before a permanent grade is assigned.
An Assignment of Incomplete Grade fomi must then be
completed by the professor (with copy to student) and
submitted to the Records Office specifying the justifica-
tion for the I, conditions for make-up, and deadline for
completion. Re-enrolling in a course will not make up
an incomplete grade. A grade of I is not computed in the
calculation of a student's grade point average.

After 12 months an I, which has not been replaced
with a letter grade is changed pemianently to a grade of
F unless the 1 was erroneously recorded. If the professor
believes there is academic justification for an extension
beyond the one year limit, a request for extension should
be submitted to the dean ofthe School of Education before
the expiration ofthe year, specifying the justification and
specific duration of the extension on the form entitled
Extension of Incomplete Time Period Authorization.

NR, no record, is assigned by the Records Office if
a grade has not been submitted at the proper time or if
any grade not approved for a particular course has been
submitted. It is a temporary mark on the transcript, and
must be replaced by a grade. If replacement does not
occur before the last week ofthe spring or fall semester
following the term from which the grade was recorded, a
grade of F will be assigned.

Special make-up work, extra work, or examination
to change a grade already recorded is not permitted.

Academic standards. Graduate courses may be
passed for degree credit with a grade as low as C, but the
student's average on all courses attempted for graduate
credit must be at least B (3.0 on a 4 point system). Ad-
ditionally, the student's average on all courses numbered
700 or above must be no less than 3.0. Grades earned on
credits transferred from other universities do not count in
the grade point average.

An accumulation of grades below B on 1 2 credits of
graduate course work taken at the University within a six
year period will disqualify a student for a graduate degree.
This rule applies to courses taken in degree programs, non-
degree programs, or in more than one degree program. These
students are suspended from degree candidacy but may enroll
in professional development courses with the approval of
the director of graduate programs. After a grade below B
is six years old, it will cease to be a disqualifying factor.

Transfer Credit. Transfer work from a region-
ally accredited institution applicable to a master's degree
MUST BE WITHIN THE SIX YEARS PRIOR to USC
Upstate degree completion. A maximum of twelve se-
mester hours credit (nine if part of a master's degree at
the other institution) may be considered, subject to these
additional provisions: (a) the courses must be documented
by an official transcript mailed to the admissions office
by the awarding institution; (b) the transcript must clearly
indicate that graduate credit was awarded or specifically
verified by the institution's registrar or graduate dean; (c)
the courses must be judged appropriate by the student's
advisor, approved by the dean ofthe School of Education,

and listed on an approved program of study; (d) courses
graded lower than B are not transferable; (e) USC Upstate
provides no revalidation mechanism for courses completed
at another institution.

Appeals for reinstatement. Appeals for reinstatement
to degree candidacy should be reviewed by the dean of
the School of Education and forwarded to the executive
vice chancellor for academic affairs for review by the
USC Upstate Graduate Committee.

Appellants who have maintained a B average despite
their accumulation of lower grades may, if their appeals
are supported by the School of Education, be allowed to
proceed toward their degrees provided they receive no
additional grades below B.

Appellants who have not maintained a B average should
show extenuating circumstances and obtain the support of
the School of Education if they wish to be considered for
reinstatement by the USC Upstate graduate committee.

Pass/Fail Option

Under certain circumstances, a student may elect
pass/fail grading in a course outside the major area. This
option permits enrichment of the student's experience
without affecting grade point average. A grade of either
S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory) will be awarded.
Courses completed with a satisfactory grade may be
counted toward total credit hours earned. Any student
interested in this option should consult with the direc-
tor of graduate programs and the dean of the School of
Education prior to registration.

Transcripts

All official transcripts must be requested in
writing from the usc columbia records office.

No transcript will be issued to or for a student who
is indebted to the University.

With the exception of copies made for internal uni-
versity use, no copy of a student's record will be released
anywhere (including the state department of education)
without the student's written consent.

Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate
Courses (Senior Privilege)

A special provision to earn graduate credit is avail-
able for USC Upstate undergraduate seniors in their final
semester who have a minimum GPAof 3.0, and who need
less than a nonnal course load to complete baccalaureate
requirements. Overload enrollment, which includes one
or more courses under senior privilege is not allowed.
Courses for graduate credit under senior privilege cannot
be used toward undergraduate degree requirements.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend all regular class meet-
ings. Unsatisfactory class attendance may be considered
adequate reason, by the instructor, for requesting the
student to withdraw from a course.

Auditors are expected to conform to the same atten-
dance requirements as students registered for credit, but
in any case, must attend at least 75 percent of scheduled
class meetings.

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Change of Name

A student wishing a name change must present to
the Records Office proper legal documentation such as a
marriage license, a court order appro\ ing a name change,
or a divorce decree in which a name change is granted.

Change of Address

Students are obligated to notify the Records Office of
any change of address. Failure to do so can cause serious
delay in the handling of student records and notification of
emergencies at home. Returned mail due to an incorrect
address will result in a "hold" being placed on a student's
record, preventing registration.

Appeal Policy and Procedure

The University of South Carolina Upstate is committed
to judicious, fair and impartial resolution of all conflicts
regarding student complaints. The following process is
designed to provide an objective review of the student
complaints regarding a variety of academic grievances
arising out of admissions, readmissions, assessment of
academic records, academic standing, a variety ofacademic
policies and/or grading criteria.

General Guidelines

1. All submissions to all levels of appeal must be
submitted in writing and applicable forms must be
typewritten or word-processed.

2. All parties concerned must honor all deadlines and
timelines.

3. While the appeal process may result in the recom-
mendation of a grade change — only faculty who
initiated the grade in question shall implement
grade changes.

4. The student may appear before and make presenta-
tions to the committee during the appeal process.

Steps

1. Appeal to the faculty member or initial decision maker.

2. Appeal to division chair or director of Graduate Programs.
Must take place within five days of Step 1 decision.

3. Appeal to the dean of appropriate school or college.
Must take place within five days of Step 2 decision.

4. Appeal to the USC Upstate Graduate Committee.

Within five days of the dean's decision, the student
must submit in writing to the chair of the graduate com-
mittee his/her intent to appeal. Within 10 working days of
receiving the appeal, the graduate committee shall gather
all relevant material, hold its hearing and make a report
to the vice chancellor for academic afTairs.

The decision of the USC Upstate graduate commit-
tee is final. All decisions regarding grade changes at any
step are in the form of recommendations only. Only the
faculty member who initiated the grade in question can
change grades. Appeals must be initiated before the last
day of the following major semester in which the disputed
decision was made.

Applications for Degrees

All candidates for a degree must complete the degree
application process. Students may obtain an application
for degree from the graduate office in the School of Edu-
cation. Submission deadlines are listed in the semester
course schedule.

Financial Aid

College work-study and Federal Family Education
Loan Programs, which includes both subsidized and
unsubsidi/ed Stafford loans, are available to students
fully admitted to graduate programs at USC Upstate.
To qualify, students must be admitted to a USC Upstate
graduate program of study and be enrolled for no less than
six hours each semester. Descriptions of these financial
aid programs can be found in the undergraduate section
of this catalog.

Eligibility for assistance for federal financial aid is
determined by completing a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is used to calculate
the amount a graduate student and family can contribute
toward the cost of education from reported income and
resources. The difference between the cost of education
and the family contribution is the student's financial need.
In addition to demonstrating financial need, individual
federal aid programs have specific requirements. Program
requirements are explained in detail in The Student Aid
Guide published annually by the U.S. Department of
Education and a\ailable in the USC Upstate Office of
Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Satisfactory Academic Progress

Graduate students are required to be making satisfac-
tory progress for receipt of federal financial aid. Graduate
students are considered to be making satisfactory progress
if they:

1 . are admitted and enrolled as advanced degree
or certificate students.

2. meet university standards for continued enroll
ment in an advanced degree or certificate
program.

3. maintain a USC Upstate cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or higher each semester
enrolled.

4. complete at least eighty percent of the total
number of hours attempted each academic
year

Full-time graduate students will be allowed three
academic years to complete the advanced degree. Students
enrolled less than full-time will be given the equivalent of
six full-time semesters to complete the advanced degree.

Full-time enrollment is defined as nine hours each
semester. Half-time enrollment is defined as six semester
hours each semester. The hours attempted is defined as the
number of hours attempted at the end of the 1 00% drop
period. Incompletes will not be counted as hours passed
until a final grade is determined. Repeat courses will be
counted as hours attempted in determining satisfactory
academic progress.

Students not meeting USC Upstate's satisfactory aca-
demic progress standards may appeal to the financial aid
committee using the same procedures as undergraduates.

Notification of Student Rights Under FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to
their education records. They are:

(I) The right to in.speet and review the student's edu-
cation records within 45 days of the day the University
receives a request for access.

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Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of
the academic division, or other appropriate official, written
requests that identify the record( s ) they wish to inspect. The
university official will make arrangements for access and
notify the student of the time and place where the records
may be inspected, if the records are not maintained by the
university official to whom the request was submitted, that
official shall advise the student of the correct official to
whom the request should be addressed.

(2) The right to rt'c/nest the amendment u/ the slink'nl s
education records that the student believes are inaccurate
or misleading.

(3) The right to consent to disclosures of personally
identifiable information contained in the student s educa-
tion records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes
disclosure without consent.

The University of South Carolina will disclose infor-
mation from a student's education records only with the
written consent of the student, except:

(a) To school officials with legitimate educational
interests;

•A school official is a person employed by
the University in an administrative, supervi-
sory, academic or research, or support staff
position; a person or company with whom the
University has contracted (such as an attorney,
auditor, or collection agent); a person serving
on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving
on an official committee, such as a disciplinary
or grievance committee, or assisting another
school official in performing his or her tasks.
•A school official has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs to
review an education record in order to ful-
fill his or her professional responsibility.

(b) To officials of other institutions in which the
student seeks or intends to enroll provided
that the student has previously requested a
release of his/her record;

(d) In connection with a student's application
for, and receipt of financial aid;

(e) To comply with a Judicial order or lawftilly
issued subpoena;

( f) To parents of dependent students as defined by
the Internal Revenue Code, Section 152;

(g) To appropriate parties in a health or safety
emergency; or

(h) To the alleged victim of any crime or violence
of the results of any disciplinary proceedings
conducted by the University.

The University of South Carolina has designated the
following items as directory information: a student's
name, electronic mail address, local and permanent mailing
addresses and telephone numbers, semesters of attendance,
enrollment status (full- or part-time), date ofadmission. date
of graduation, school, majors and areas of concentration,
whether or not currently enrolled, classification (freshman,
etc.), type of degree being pursued, degrees, honors, and
awards received ( including scholarships and fellowships),
weight and height ofmembers of athletic teams, and whether
the student has participated in officially recognized activi-
ties and sports sponsored by the University.

The University may disclose any of these items without
prior written consent, unless the student has submitted a
written request to the Office of the Registrar not to release
directory information pertaining to them. Requests will
be processed within 24 hours after receipt. Directory in-
formation will be withheld from student directories and
telephone books only if notification is received prior to
the publication of these documents. The electronic direc-
tory is updated each weekend; requests for non-disclosure
will be honored with the next update after the request is
processed by the staff of the Office of the Registrar.

(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. De-
partment of Education concerning alleged failures by the
University to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

The name and address of the office that administers
FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. De-
partment of Education, 600 Independence Avenue. SW,
Washington DC 20202-4605. Questions concerning this
law and the University's procedures concerning release
of academic information may be directed to the Office of
the Registrar at 864-503-5220.

State Residency Requirements

The University of South Carolma Upstate assesses
tuition and fees upon the basis of state residency. The rules
regarding the establishment of legal residency for tuition
and fee purposes for institutions of higher education are
governed by the South Carolina Code of Laws. A copy
of this law in its entirety is available from the Office of
Admissions.

The initial resident status determination is made at the
time ofadmission and prevails until such time that a student
establishes a proper claim to residency as defined by the
laws of South Carolina. Any student who is discovered
to have been improperly classified as a South Carolina
resident will be reclassified as a non-resident and will be
required to pay ditTerences in fees.

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Master of Education Degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education

Programs of study leading to the degree of Master of
Education are oflered in early childhood education and
elementary education. Orientation, including a portfolio
information training session, is provided prior to the begin-
ning of each academic temi. Information about graduate
programs is available from the USC Upstate Office of
Graduate Programs at 864-503-5573 and at www.uscupstate.
edu.

USC Upstate Master of Education degrees are not de-
signed for the purpose of initial teacher certification. Initial
teacher certification is required for admission to the M.Ed,
degree program.

The Master of Education degree requires:

1 . Successfiil completion of an approved program
of study providing 36 hours of graduate credit, of
which at least 50 percent must be earned in courses
numbered 700 or above (the remainder may be in
courses numbered 500-699).

2. Successful defense of a Graduate Professional
Portfolio. The Graduate Professional Portfolio is
introduced during the initial orientation to graduate
programs for degree candidates. During program
courses and continuing professional experience,
candidates accumulate artifacts for the portfolio.
Candidates select for the portfolio, those artifacts
which most clearly document their professional
development, prepare a rationale for the inclu-
sion of items in each section of the portfolio, and
defend the portfolio before a panel of faculty and
peers. Full details for the Graduate Professional
Portfolio are included in the USC Upstate Gradu-
ate Handbook.

For either degree, a minimum grade point average of
3.0 (B) is required on the total graduate program with a
minimum average of B on all 700-800 level courses. An
accumulation of grades below B on any 1 2 hours of graduate

work attempted at the university will disqualify a student for
a graduate degree. Professional development courses may
be considered as part of a degree program if the coursework
is consistent with the program. Qnestions should be directed
to the Director of the Ottke of Graduate Programs.

Every candidate admitted for the degree of Master of
Education will have a faculty advisor with whom to plan
a program of study to assure professional competence and
breadth of knowledge. Students will have the privilege of
requesting a particular advisor, subject to consent of the
faculty member involved and approval by the director of
Graduate Programs. The advisor will be a specialist in the
candidate's major area of study.

No academic program of study can be approved
until the student has been fully admitted to the graduate
program as a qualified degree candidate. Students are
cautioned that graduate credit earned prior to full admis-
sion to degree candidacy may not be appi icable toward the
degree requirements. No more than 6 hours of profes-
sional development courses may be used in a degree
program. A maximum of 6 hours of reduced tuition
rate courses (standard graduate-level contract courses)
may be presented on a graduate student's program of
study. Each academic unit must approve the inclusion
of reduced tuition rate graduate-level course work on
the program of study. The program of study should be
established immediately after full admission to the pro-
gram; the program of study is completed with a student's
assigned advisor or the director of graduate programs.

Both the early childhood and the elementary master's
programs are now offered in a Fast Track arrangement,
enabling students to complete the entire degree in 18
consecutive months. Though the rotation of courses will
remain constant, graduate candidates may elect to com-
plete their degrees at a slower pace, as long as the degree
is completed within six years.

Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
Student Worksheet

Core Required Courses (18 credits)

SECH 608; Parent Involvement

in Early Childhood Education
SERM 700; Introduction to Research

in Education
SEPY705: Children and Adolescents

as Learners
SECH 740: The Young Child:

Applying Theory and Research
SECH 742: Advanced Study of Early

Childhood Curricula and Program Models
SEFN 744: Philosophy and Education

SECH 794: Types of Eariy Childhood

Centers

SECH 811: Current Trends and Issues

in Early Childhood Education

SEDL 642: Teaching Mathematics to

Young Children

SLCY 722: Developing Literacy from

Kindergarten through Second Grade

III. Related Study (3-6 credits)

Specialized Early Childhood Requirements
(9-12 credits) selected from

SECH 744: Advanced Study

of Language Development and
Communication Skills in Early
Childhood Education

SECH 750: Play Theory

and Early Learning

IV. Final Seminar (3 credits)

SECH 797: Seminar in Early

Childhood Education

V. Graduate Professional Portfolio'

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Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
Fast Track Rotation'

Spring

SERM 700: Introduction to Research in Education 3

SEEN 744: Philosophy and Education 3

SECH 742: Advanced Study of Early Childhood

Curricula and Program Models 3

Summer

SEDL 642: Teaching Mathematics to

Young Children 3

SECH 744: Advanced Study of Language Development
and Communication Skills in Early Childhood
Education 3

SEPY 705: Children and Adolescents as Learners 3

'Both the early chiUlhuod and ihc elemenlary master's programs
are now offered in a Fast Track arraitgemenl. enabling students to com-
plete the entire degree in 10 consecutive months. Though the rotation of
courses will remain constant, graduate candidates may elect to complete
their degrees at a slower pace, as long as the degree is completed within
six years.

Fall

SLCY 722: Developing Literacy from Kindergarten

through Second Grade 3

SECH 608: Parent Involvement in Early Childhood

Education 3

SECH 740: The Young Child: Applying Theory

and Research 3

Spring

SECH 750: Play Theory and Early Learning 3

SECH 797: Seminar in Early Childhood Education 3

Summer

SECH 794: Types of Early Childhood Centers 3

Total Hours 36

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Master of Education in Elementary Education
Student Worksheet

1. Core Required Courses (15 credits)

SERM 700: Introduction to Research in

Education
SEPY 705: Children and Adolescents

as Learners

SEFN 744: Philosophy and Education

SEDL 715: Eiemcntarv School

Curriculum

SEDL 720: Middle School Curriculum
and Organization
SEDL 717: Curriculum Problems
in the Elementary School

II. Content Methods Courses (12-15 credits)

1. Literacy area:

SLCY 722: Developing Literacy

from Kindergarten through Second
Grade (recommended for primary
grade teachers)

SLCY 723: Developing Literacy

from Grades Three through Eight

SLCY 728: Reading and Writing

in the Content Areas

2. Social studies area:

SEDL 760: Social Studies

in Elementary/Middle School

3. Science area:

SEDL 615: Science in the

Elementary School

4. Mathematics area:

III.

SEDL 642: Teaching Mathematics
to Young Children (recommended for
primary grade teachers only)
SEDL 645: Diagnostic Teaching
of Arithmetic

SEDL 745: Teaching Elementary
Problem Solving, Geometry, and
Measurement Topics

Related Study (3-6 credits)

IV. Final Seminar (3 credits)

SEDL 780: Seminar in Elementary

Education

V. Graduate Professional Portfolio'

'Refer to the USC Upstate graduate handbook for details.

Master of Education in Elementary Education
Fast Track Rotation'

Spring

SERM 700: Introduction to Research in Education 3

SEFN 744: Philosophy and Education 3

SECH 715: Elementary School Curriculum 3

Summer

SEDL 642: Teaching Mathematics to

Young Children 3

SEDL 615: Science in the Elementary School 3

SEPY 705: Children and Adolescents as Learners 3

Spring

SLCY 723: Developing Literacy from Grades Three

through Eight 3

SECH 780: Seminar in Elementary Education 3

Summer

SECH 794: Social Studies in Elementary/

Middle School 3

Total Hours 36

Fall

SLCY 722: Developing Literacy from Kindergarten

through Second Grade 3

SEDL 745: Teaching Elementary Problem Solving 3

SECH 717: Curriculum Problems in the Elementary

School 3

'Both the early childhood and the elementary master's programs
arc now offered in a Fast Track arrangement, enabling students to
complete the entire degree in 10 consecutive months. Though the rota-
tion of courses will remain constant, graduate candidates may elect
to complete their degrees at a slower pace, as long as the degree is
completed within si.x years.

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Master of Education in Special Education: Visual Impairment

The Master of Education degree in Special Educa-
tion; Visual Impairment is a degree ot'fered collaboratively
by use Upstate and the South Carolina School for the Deaf
and the Blind. Orientation sessions forpotential candidates
are offered prior to the beginning of the summer sessions
and at the beginning of the fall semester. More informa-
tion about this program is available from the USC Upstate
Graduate Programs Office at 864-503-5573.

The masters in Special Education- Visual Impair-
ment requires:

1. Successful completion of an approved pro-
gram of study providing 39 hours of graduate
credit.

2. Successful completion of a case study
demonstrating competency in working with

individuals with visual impairment. The
portfoliowili be a requirement in SVIP 735:
Practicum in Special Education.
For the degree, a minimum grade point average
of 3.0 (B) is required on the total graduate program. An
accumulation of grades below B on 12 hours of graduate
work attempted at the university will disqualify a student
for a graduate degree.

Every candidate admitted for the degree of Master of
Education in Special Education - Visual Impairment will
have a faculty advisor assigned to monitor the program
of study. The program is a Cohort model intended to be
completed in two calendar years; however the program
may be extended over four years. Embedded in degree
requirements are courses required for an endorsement in
vision education.

Master of Education in Special Education: Visual Impairment
Student Worksheet

I. Research Competencies (3 credits)

SERM 700: Introduction to Research in 3

Education

II. Professional Studies (6 credits)

SLCY 722: Developing Literacy from 3

Kindergarten through Second Grade

SEPS7"25: Advanced Study of K- 12 3

Curriculum

III. Visual Impairment Studies (29 credits)

SVIP 610: The Nature and Needs of 3

Learners with Visual Impairment

SVIP 650: Anatomy, Physiology, and 3

Disorders of the Visual System

SVIP 675: Functional Low Vision 3

Assessment and Intervention

SVIP 705: Literary Braille Code 3

SVIP 706: Advanced Braille 3

SVIP 712: Assistive and Instructional 3

Technology for Learners with Visual

Impairment

SVIP 717: Orientation and Mobility for 3

Learners with Visual Impairment

SVIP 724: Visual Impairment and Multiple 3

Disabilities

SVIP 730: Assessment and Educational 3

Methods for Learners with Visual Impairment

SVIP 735: Practicum in Special 3

Education- Visual Impairment

Master of Education in Special Education: Visual Impairment
Suggested Sequence of Courses
First Year Second Year

Summer I

(Courses offered on the campus of the South Carolina

School for the Deaf and the Blind)

SVIP 610 3

SVIP 71 7 3

Summer II

SVIP 650 3

Fall (Courses offered by Distance Learning)

SVIP 675 3

SVIP 705 3

Spring

SVIP 706 (course offered by Distance Learning) 3

SERM 700 3

(*course offered on campus in Spring for regional candidates. Candidates may
also elect to take SERM 700 in DVD format from Columbia in the Summer.)

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Summer I

(Courses offered on the campus of the South Carolina

School for the Deaf and the Blind)

SVIP 712 3

SVIP 730 3

Fall (Courses offered by Distance Learning)

SVIP 724 3

SEPS725 3

Spring (Courses offered by Distance Learning)

SVIP 735 ! 3

SLCY 722 3

Total Hours 39

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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) K-12

A Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages (F.SOL) K-12 is designed for
K-12 school personnel who wish to adxance their professional
development and enhance their knowledge and expertise in
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
but are not seeking a masters degree.

This is a non-degree program and it does not grant the
StateofSouth Carolina add-on TeachingCertificate in ESOL. The
courses included in the program do cover areas currently listed
in the South Carolina Teacher Certification Manual for a K-12
ESOLCcrtification in the StateofSouth Carolina. Teachers with
knowledge and skill in teaching second language learners are
needed at every grade level. ESOL endorsement may be added
to any certificate: early childhood, elementary, middle grades,
secondary, special education, or physical education. Additional
courses may be needed in order to meet all certification require-
ments depending on a candidate's academic background. Please
consult the SDE Certification Office if in need of additional
information. Certification regulations may be changed by the
State of South Carolina.

use Upstate Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in ESOL
program is not de^signed for the purpose of initial teacher cer-
tification. Initial teacher certification is required for admission
to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program.

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in ESOL program
requires:

1 . Successfiil completion of an approved program of
study providing 1 5 hours of graduate credit, of which at least
80 percent must be earned in courses numbered 700 or above
(the remainder may be in courses numbered 500-699).

ForthePost-BaccalaureateCertificateinESOLprogram,
a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) is required on the
total Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program with a minimum
average of B on all 700-800 level courses. An accumulation of
grades below B on any 1 2 hours of graduate work attempted
at the University' will disqualify a student for the Post-Bacca-
laureate Certificate. Professional development courses may be

considered as part of a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program if
thecoursevvork is consistent with the program. Questions should
be directed to the Director of (jraduate Programs.

Every candidate admitted to the Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate in the ESOL program will have a faculty advisor
w ith w horn to plan a program of study to assure professional
competence and breadth of knowledge. Students will have the
privilege of requesting a particular advisor, subject to consent
of the faculty member involved and approval by the Director
of Graduate Programs.

No academic program of study can be approved
until the student has been admitted to the Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate program. Students are cautioned that graduate credit
earned prior to fijll admission to degree candidacy may not be
applicable tow ard the certificate require^ments. No more than 3
hours may be transferred into the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
in the ESOL program. A mtwimum of 6 hours of reduced tuition
rate courses (standard graduate-level contract courses) may be
accepted. Each academic unit must approve the inclusion of
reduced tuition rate graduate-level course work on the program
of study. The program of study should be established immedi-
ately after admission to the program; the program of study is
completed with a student's assigned advisor or the Director of
Graduate Programs.

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the ESOL
program is offered in a 12 consecutive month sequence. These
graduate level courses will be offered in the day during the first
summer session and late in the afternoon during fall and spring
semesters, making the program accessible to individuals who are
in-serv ice teachers. The fall and spring courses require practi-
cum experiences; students must work directly with speakers of
other languages either in after-school or weekend programs to
meet course expectations. Though the rotation of courses will
remain constant, graduate candidates may elect to complete their
program at a slower pace, as long as the program is completed
within three years.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) K-12

Student Worksheet

I. Specialized Preparation (12 credits)

SSLL 708: Introduction to Linguistics

SSLL 7 1 8: Techniques for Teaching English

to K-12 Second Language Learners

SSLL 728: Literacy Instniction for K-12

Second Language Learners

SSLL 760: Practicum in Teaching English

to K-12 Second Language Learners*
*Practicum hours are split and are corequisites for
SSLL 718 and SSLL 728.

II. Elective, one from the following (3 credits)

SSLL 748; Linguistic and Cultural

Diversity
SSLL 758: Assessment of K-12

Second Learners*
SEPS 732: Enhancing Learning fo

Diverse Cultures
*Also requires one corequisite practicum hour

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Summer I

SSLL 708: Introduction to Linguistics 3

Fall

SSLL 718; Techniques for Teaching English to 3

K-12 Second Language Learners
SSLL 760: Practicum in Teaching English to 1

K- 1 2 Second Language Learners
SEPS 732: Enhancing Learning for Diverse 3

Cultures'
Spring
SSLL 728: Literacy Instruction for K-12 Second 3

Language Learners
SSLL 760: Practicum in Teaching English to K-12 2

Second Language Learners

or other elective

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Additional requirements for the State of South Carolina
add-on Teaching Certificate in ESOL

Bachelor's degree

Temporary, initial, or professional certificate at the
elementary, middle, secondary or pre-K 12 level
Minimum qualifying score(s) on the South Caro-
lina content area examination{s) required by the
State Board of Education

Second language learning experiences document-
ed by any one of the following:

• six semester hours in a single second lan-
guage;

• completion of intensive language training by
the Peace Corps, the Foreign Service Institute
or the Defense language Institute;

• placement in a third-year-level course in the
foreign language department at an accredited

college or university; or
• demonstration of second-language profi-
ciency in a language that is unavailable at
accredited institutions through verification
in writing from an official designated by the
State Department of Education.
* For the purpose of the State of South Carolina add-
on Teaching Certificate in ESOL the Practicum may
be waived based on one year's experience teaching
ESOL.

From State Dept. of Education updated July 2004,
http://www.scteachers.org/cert/Certpdf/TeacherCertifi-
cationManual.pd

Graduate Course Descriptions

Early Childhood Education (SECH)

SECH 541. Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum

I (3) Integration of content areas within the curriculum
emphasizing mathematics and sciences. Learning activi-
ties, materials and equipment. Multicultural influences and
needs of exceptional children are addressed.

SECH 542. Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum

II (3) Integration of content areas within curriculum em-
phasizing language arts, reading and fine arts. Learning
activities, materials, equipment. Multicultural influences
and needs of exceptional children are addressed.

SECH 608. Parent Involvement in Early Childhood
Education (3) Analysis of programs and practices for
involving parents in early childhood educational settings.
Emphasis on objectives, methods, techniques and materi-
als for program development. Community resources for
supporting programs for children in various instructional
settings.

SECH 698. Topics in Early Childhood Education (1-3)

SECH 699. Independent Study (3)

SECH 712. Practicum in Parent Involvement in
Early Childhood Education (3) School- and home-based
experience with parents. Emphasis is upon home-school
relationships and their effects upon the young child's
development and learning. Participation with advisory
groups, parent activities in the classroom, home visits, and
parent-teachercommunication. Weekly seminar sessions.
Prerequisite: SECH 608.

SECH 740.TheYoungChild:ApplyingTheory and Re-
search (3) Analysis and discussion of theory and research
related to the education of young children. Intellectual,
social, emotional and physical development of infants.

toddlers and young children will be examined. Special
emphasis on implication for developing early childhood
educational instructional programs. Prerequisite; SEPY

705.

SECH 742. Advanced Study of Early Childhood Cur-
ricula and Program Models (3) An analysis of early
childhood program models and curricula with theoreti-
cal orientation, related research, societal needs, and the
student's philosophy of education.

SECH 744. Advanced Study of Language Development
and Communication Skills in Early Childhood Educa-
tion (3) Provides classroom teachers with an overview of
the development of language and communication skills
in children, birth through eight.

SECH 750. Play Theory and Early Learning (3) Theory,
research and practices related to the play of young children
in various instructional settings.

SECH 794. Types of Early Childhood Centers (3)

An overview of the function, funding, management and
organization of the many varied programs for young
children, including research centers, private and agency
controlled schools.

SECH 797. Seminar in Early Childhood Education

(3) Synthesis of development, curriculum, cognition and
related issues in early childhood education. Prerequisites:
30 hours of Program of Study courses completed including
SEPY 705, SERM 700, SEEN 744 and SECH 742.

SECH 811. Current Trends and Issues in Early Child-
hood Education (3) Early childhood education is a new,
developing and rapidly changing field; this course presents
an evaluation of current programming. Extensive use w ill
be made of ERIC and similar ser\'ices. An analvsis of

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what is taking place currently in various innovative and
experimental centers.

evaluating students, and the overall curricular program
are also considered.

SECH 812. Practicum in Early Childhood Education

(3-6) Open only to teachers and graduate students who
have had no experience or training for work v\ ith children
below the first grade, especially those desiring certifica-
tion. Supervised school-based experiences and related
seminar participation will be required. Prerequisites:
SEDE420and422.

Educational Ps\ c holocy (SEPY)

SEPY 705. Children and Adolescents as Learners (3)

Focus on the relationship between growth and development
(cognitive, social, emotional, and physical) and learning
for children and adolescents. Particular attention will be
given to developmental ly appropriate teaching practice,
learning difTerenccs, and learning difficulties.

Elementary Education (SEDL)

SEDl. 544. Modern Approaches to Mathematics Teach-
ing (3) Curriculum and pedagogy for mathematics topics
taught in grades 3 through 8.

SEDL615. Science in the Elementary School (3) Rein-
forces the science background of practicing elementary
teachers. Innovations are examined. Emphasis is placed
on methods, materials, community resources and evalu-
ation procedures.

SEDL 642. Teaching Mathematics to Young Children

(3) Analysis of a developmental approach to teaching
children under the age of nine.

SEDL 645. Diagnostic Teaching of Arithmetic (3)

Analysis of the concepts and skills of arithmetic in the
school mathematics curriculum: exploration ofdiagnostic-
prescriptive teaching methods.

648. Teaching Mathematics to Students in Grades 4-6

(3) Instructional approaches and materials for teaching
elementary school mathematics, grades 4-6.

SEDL 698. Topics in Elementary Education (1-3)
SEDL 699. Independent Study (3)

SEDL715.The Elementary School Curriculum (3) Criti-
cal study of the modem elementary school curriculum.

SEDL 717. Curriculum Problems in the Elementary
School (3) A careful examination of the persistent prob-
lems of elementary schools (grouping, promotions, etc.)
and the best solutions in terms of research findings and
expert opinion. Prerequisite: SEDL 715.

SEDL 720. Middle Organization and Curriculum (3)

An overview of the development of the middle school,
history, purposes and organization and an m-depth analy-
sis of middle school organization and curriculum. The
characteristics of middle school students, methods of

SEDL 745. Teaching Elementary Problem Solving,
Geometry, and Measurement Topics (3) Analysis of
the school curriculum and instructional methods in the
designated areas of mathematics; exploration of appropri-
ate outcomes of instruction.

SEDL 760. Implementing Social Studies in the El-
ementary/Middle School (3) The selection of teaching
procedures and instructional materials used to teach social
studies in the elementary school will be investigated.

SEDL 780. Seminar in Elementary Education (3) Stu-
dents will synthesize their graduate studies for a master's
degree in elementary education. Prerequisites: 30 hours of
Program of Study courses which must include SEPY 705,
SERM 700, SEEN 744 and SEDL 715 or SEDL 720.

SEDL 783. Advanced Study of the Teaching of Math-
ematics in the Middle or Junior High School (3) His-
torical developments and recent innovations in curricula,
resources, and techniques in the teaching of mathematics
in the middle or junior high school. Investigative research
into the improvement of instruction is required.

Foundations of Education (SEEN)

SEEN 744. Philosophy and Education (3) The func-
tional considerations governing educational theories and
practices.

Professional Studies (SEPS)

SEPS 699. Directed Studies in Education (1-3) In-
depth investigation of a special topic in education. Fully
admitted graduate students will have opportunity to work
individually with a faculty member to pursue a topic of
interest. Prerequisite: Admission as a degree seeking
graduate student in education.

SEPS 715. Advanced Perspectives on Educating In-
dividuals with Disabilities (3) Advanced foundation
course for understanding perspectives of special educa-
tion and disability services, including historical trends
and philosophical perspectives; comparative practice of
service delivery; policy formulation and analysis; and
advocacy roles and activities.

SEPS 725. Advanced Study of K-12 Curriculum (3)

Advanced study of foundations for development, histori-
cal context, determinants, content, organization, planning,
design and strategies for change of K-12 curricula. The
role of teachers in the creation, evaluation and revision
of K-12 curriculum is examined.

SEPS 732. Enhancing Learning Environments for
Diverse Cultures (3) An exploration of the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes essential for teaching children from
diverse cultures. Though the course will investigate the
history and characteristics diverse cultures, the focus of
the course will be on promoting the academic and personal

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success of these children through appropriate learning
settings and effective classroom instruction.

Literacy Education (SLCY)

SLCV 722. Developing Literacy from Kindergarten
through Second Grade (3) Literacy instruction from oral
language through emergent literacy. Emphasis will be
placed on developing phonemic awareness and concepts
about print, and on scatTolding the transition through emer-
gent literacy into the initial stages of reading and writing.
Related, developmentally appropriate assessments will be
considered as tools for focusing literacy support.

SLCY 723. Developing Literacy from Grades Three
through Eight (3) Literacy instruction in grades three
through eight supporting the transition of learners from
the initial stages of reading and writing into fluency. Em-
phasis will be placed on integrating literacy instruction
throughout the curriculum. Developmentally appropriate
literacy assessments as well as techniques for supporting
struggling readers and writers will be included.

SLCY 728. Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

(3) A survey of reading and w riting strategies for support-
ing learning in the content areas. Attention will also be
given to enhancing literacy skills of middle school and
secondary school students.

Research and Measurement in Education
(SERM)

SERM 700. Introduction to Research in Education (3)

Emphasis on the major methods and techniques of research
employed by students of education.

Visual Impairment (SVIP)

SVIP 610. Nature and Needs of Learners with Visual
Impairment (3) A historical perspective, legal require-
ments, ethics, accessibiliy issues, service delivery sys-
tems, prevalence, etiologies, educational interventions,
adaptive aids, and resources as it relates to the education
of induviduals who are blind or visually impaired. The
cognitive, linguistic, motor, sensory, and psychosocial
development characteristics of children and youth with
visual impairment are explored.

SVIP 650. Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders of the
Visual System (3) Thorough review of the structure and
functioning of the eye and neurological system relating to
visualization, congenital and acquired visual abnormalities
and their effects on functioning, ophthalmologic exami-
nation procedures, and ocular tenninology. Educational
relevance of course content is emphasized by interpretation
of medical eye reports, visual screening, and intervention
strategies used to accommodate residual vision.

SVIP 675. Functional Low Vision Assessment and Inter-
vention (3) Provide assistance to a learner with visual impair-
ment who has residual , useful vision by means of optic aids and
other adaptive devices. Functional assessment, ophthalmic
and optometric consultation, and educational intervention
constitute course content. Prerequisite: SVIP 650.

SVIP 705. Literary Braille Code (3) A historical perspec-
tive, review of devices used to transcribe braille, compre-
hensive overview of uncontracted and contracted braille,
and extensive practice in the production of literary braille
by the use of the Perkins Brailler and a computerized Per-
kins Braille emulator. Instruction begins with uncontracted
braille and common contractions in a logical sequence until
all contractions are covered and the student is proficient in
reading and transcribing braille.

SVIP 706. Advanced Braille (3) Transcription of math-
ematics, science notation, music, and foreign language into
braille on a Perkins Brailler and a computerized Perkins
Brailler emulator. This course also includes instruction
in using an abacus, creating tactile graphics, developing
perceptual skills, using a slate and stylus, and teaching the
Nemeth Braille Code to students who are visually impaired.
Prerequisite: SVIP 705.

SVIP 712. Assistive and Instructional Technology for
Learners with Visual Impairment (3) Adaptive aids, elec-
tronic devices, computerized Braille embossers, synthetic
voice output, print reading programs and other software.
Students learn about technological devices and become
proficient in the use and instruction of these devices and
programs. Prerequisite: SVIP 705.

SVIP 717. Orientation and Mobility for Learners with
Visual Impairment (3) Instruction in cane skills, orienta-
tion, mobility, and activities of daily living for students
with visual impairment. The role and responsibilities of
the teacher in instmction and in relationship with a certified
orientation and mobility professional are stressed.

SVIP 724. Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities (3)

The cumulative effects of visual impairment with concomitant
disabilities on cognitive, sensory, motor, psychosocial, lin-
guistic, and educational ftinctioning. Educational intervention
strategies, service delivery models, legal implications, and
the multidisciplinary team model are reviewed.

SVIP 730. Assessment and Educational Methods for
Learners with Visual Impairment (3) Formal and
informal approaches to evaluation for development of
individualized educational programs, materials, equip-
ment, curriculum adaptations, resources, adaptive aids,
and instructional strategies. Emphasis is on knowledge of
resources, methods of teaching, and how to develop and
implement appropriate educational programs for learners
with blindness and low vision. Prerequisite: Completion
of 21 credits in visual impairment courses.

SVIP735. Practicum in Special Education: Visual Impair-
ment (3) Capstone field experiences and completion of a
comprehensive case study and program portfolio. Candidates
complete a minimum of 350 hours of supervised teaching of
students with \ isual impairment. The program cumulative
portfolio is completed, presented for committee re\ iew, and
defended. Prerequisite or Corequisite: SVIP 730.

Professional Development Courses

Education (SDEU)

SDEU 632. Professional Development: Field Problems
in Education I (3) Selected educational problems will be
identified and explored and probable solutions developed.
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an opportunity to work cooperatively, under supervision,
toward solutions to problems that are ofimmediate concern
to them. Activities will include seminars, review of litera-
ture, observations, case studies, materials development and
other applicable approaches. Emphasis w ill be placed on
the development of a comprehensive proposal designed to
alleviate or solve problems identified.

Instruction .\nd Teacher Education (SETE)

SETE 610. Professional Development: Integrated
Reading and Writing Instruction (3) Theoretical bases
and techniques for teaching reading and writing in the
elementary school, using multiple subject areas.

SETE 611. Professional Development: Concepts and

Practices ofWhole Language (3) DcNclopmentofconcepts.
materials, and practices to implement a whole language
philosophy. Prerequisite: An introductory course in reading
or permission of the instructor.

SETE 612. Professional Development: Storytelling
in the Classroom (3) Theoretical and practical applica-
tions of applying stories and storytelling to 4K- 1 2 school
curriculum.

SETE 614. Professional Development: Storytelling
and Creative Writing (3) Integrate proven exercises and
techniques into the process of story conceptualization, cre-
ation, and revision as a basis for teaching creative writing
in the K-12 classroom.

SETE 631. Professional Development: Using Comput-
ers to Support Instruction (3) Applications of selected
software in instructional management.

SETE 633. Professional Development: Internet for
Educators (3) Educational applications ofthe Internet in the
context ofteaching and learning. Practical understanding of
how the Internet can be used as an educational resource.

SETE 634. Professional Development: Integrating
Multi-Media Technology in the K-12 Classroom (3)

Utilization of technology in the classroom and for the
development of information and presentation techniques
by the classroom teacher.

SETE 651. Professional Development: Selected Topics
in Teaching Science (3) Primarily for elementary, second-
ary and middle school teachers. Teachers at other levels
may be accepted.

SETE 655. Professional Development: Teaching En-
vironmental Education (3) Rationale and strategies for
teaching environmental education.

SETE 660. Professional Development: Issues in Writing
Instruction (K-12) (6) Issues in the teaching of writing,
with emphasis on classroom appi ications K- 1 2 and program
development.

SETE 670. Professional Development: Career Tech-
nologies (3) Development of understiinding School-to- Work
issues and developing curriculum that connects schools
with the workplace. Strategies for using technological
resources as diagnostic tools in the career development
process are included.

SETE 672. Professional Development: Educators in

Industry (3) Provides educators opportunities to understand
the changing world of work and the current technology of
the workplace. Course includes on-site opportunities in
today's worksite.

SETE 680. Professional Development: Topics in Educa-
tion (3) Exploration of a cuiTcnt topic in education with
emphasis on classroom application.

SETE 690. Professional Development: Issues and Tt-ends
in Education (1-6) Exploration ofa current topic in educa-
tion with emphasis on classroom application.

Second Language Learners (SSLL)

SSLL 708. Introduction to Linguistics (3) An overview
of language and linguistics and their relationship to teach-
ing and learning. Attention will be given to phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as they
relate to linguistic theory; to issues of language use; to
questions of language in the social context, particularly in
the K-12 classroom; and to issues of language acquisition
and language learning.

SSLL 718. Techniques for Teaching English to K-12
Second Language Learners (3) Principles and strategies
for developing and implementing etTective instruction for
K- 1 2 second language leamers. Attention will be given to a
variety of philosophies and models for teaching English to
second language leamers, variables affecting the leamingof
English by second language leamers, and leaming strategy
research. Corequisite: SSLL 760 ( 1 hour credit).

SSLL 728. Literacy Instruction for K-12 Second Lan-
guage Learners (3) Theories of first and second language
acquisition and literacy acquisition. Attention is given
to strategics and techniques for guiding second language
leamers through the reading and writing process and for
assessing progress in literacy acquisition. Corequisite:
SSLL 760 (1-2 hours credit).

SSLL748. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Education

(3) Impact of linguistic and cultural ditTerences character-
izing US classrooms today. Attention will be given to issues,
challenges, and opportunities for teaching and leaming
resulting fi-om diversit>'. Appropriate curricula, materials,
assessment, and home-school collaboration strategies will
be considered.

SSLL 758. Assessment of Second Language Learners

(3) Educational assessment of academic achievement K- 1 2
second language leamers. Content focuses on authentic
assessment within theclassroom, and includes psychometric
statistics and theory, review of commonly-used standardized
tests, appropriate modification of tests to achieve non-bias,
and the review of legislative, legal, and ethical standards.
Corequisite: SSLL 760(1 hour credit).

SSLL 760. Practicum in Teaching English to K-12
Second Language Learners (1-3) Clinical experience
to prepare teachers to provide etTective teaching/learning
experiences for K-12 second language leamers. The fo-
cus ofthe practicum will be the application of principles,
guidelines, strategies and techniques appropriate for K-12
second language leamers. Corequisites: SSLL 718(1 hour);
SSL 728 ( I -2 hours); SSLL 758 ( I hour, may be repeated
up to three times).

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The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees

Mark Sanford. Governor of South Carolina, ex officio Chairman

Miles Loadholt, 2mi Judicial Circuit. Chairman

Samuel R. Foster II, 16th Judicial Circuit. Vice Chairman

Herbert C. Adams, Htb Judicial Circuit. Chairman Emeritus

Chuck Allen, lOth Judicial Circuit

Arthur S. Bahnmuller, .hd Judicial Circuit

James Bradley, 6th Judicial Circuit

J. Egerton Burroughs, 1 5th Judicial Circuit

Mark W. Buyck, Jr., Governor's Designee

C. Edward Floyd, 12th .Judicial Circuit

William C. Hubbard, 5th Judicial Circuit

William W. Jones, Jr.. Nth Judicial Circuit

Toney J. Lister. 7th Judicial Circuit

Daria D. Moore, Governor s Appointee

Michael J. Mungo, 11 th Judicial Circuit

James H. Rex, State Superintendent of Education

Amy E. Stone, president USC Alumni Association

John C. von Lehe Jr., 9th Judicial Circuit

Eugene P. Warr, Jr., 4th Judicial Circuit

Mack I. Whittle, Jr., 13th Judicial Circuit

Othniel H. Wienges. Jr., 1st Judicial Circuit

Thomas I. Stepp, Secretary

Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education

James R. Smith, Chairman

Milton A. Smith Jr., Vice Chairman

Charles H. Babb, Secretary-Treasurer

C. Dan Adams William R. Cobb Albert V. Smith, Esq.

J. Eugene Adams, Esq. Katherine A. Dunleavy John B. Travers

Jane Bottstbrd, R.N. Harold E. Fleming, M.D., MBA Emerson F. Wolfe Jr.

Sheila Breitweiser. Ed.D. Harold McLain Thomas R. Young 111
Susan G. Clary John S. Poole

■ ,- . „ Emeritus Member

Toney J. Lis^r, Esq. C\^^^\^n6 S. Harley

Jim O. Ray

The USC Upstate Foundation, Inc.

Chartered on February 27, 1973, the USC Upstate Foundation, Inc., formerly known as the Carolina Piedmont Foundation,
Inc., exists to accept gifts of charitable, benevolent, cultural, and educational purposes for the exclusive benefit and use of
the University of South Carolina Upstate. Accredited as a nonprofit organization under section 501 {c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, the Foundation accepts and manages funds for student scholarships, faculty support, facilities, programs,
and public service activities.

The USC Upstate Foundation board of directors consists of thirty members, ten of which make up the Board of Governors.
Through their influence, guidance and counsel, and working in partnership with university administration, the members of
this board are committed to the growth, success, and maintaining the "margin of excellence" that is USC Upstate.

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Administration

President, University of South Carolina
Harris Pastides

Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate
John C. Stockwell

Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Marsha A. Dowell

Vice Chancellors

Robert A. Connelly Jr., Business Affairs

Michael Irvin, University Advancement

Jeanne Skul, Information Technology & Sen'ices

Sheryl Turner- Watts, Planning & Organizational Development

Laura Puckett-Boler, Student Affairs (Interim)

Academic Affairs

Marsha A. DoweW, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Judith S. Prince, Vice Chanvellon Greenville Campus

Donette Y. Stewart, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Serx'ices

Mary Theokas, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success

Warren Carson, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Frieda P. Davison, Dean of the Libraiy

Katharine Gibb, Interim Dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing

Charles A. Love, Dean of the School of Education

Darrell F. Parker, Dean of the George Dean Johnson, Jr College of Business and Economics

Regis Robe, Director of Center for International Studies

Elaine Marshall, Director of Grants and Foundation Relations

Athletics Department

Mike Hall, Director of Athletics

Louise Ericson, Associate Athletic Director for Academics/Senior Women s Administrator

Bill English, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Scott Larson, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Sandy Sandago, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine
Jules Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Development & Special Events
Katie Pate, Director of Marketing and Promotions

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Business Affairs

Robert A. Connelly, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

Connie Holloman, Director of Budgets and Fund Accounting

Michael L. Bruce. Director of Risk Management

Jerr> Carroll. Director of the Bookstore

Denis Ellinger. Director of [Purchasing an J Support Ser\'ices

F.D. Puncke. Director of Facilities Management

Richard L. Scott, Director of Financial Services

Judy Srock, Director of Special Events

Chancellor's Office

Monica A. Wienand. Senior Assistant to the Chancellor

Planning and Organizational Development

Sheryl Turner- Watts. Vice Chancellor of Planning and Organizational Development

Sam Bingham, Director of Institutional Reporting & Data Analvsis

Brian Mallory, Director Institutional Effectiveness <& Compliance

vacant. Director of Human Services

Information Technology

Jeanne Skul. Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

Robert Thomas, Interim Director of Instructional Media Sen'ices

Scott Corbin, Director of Information Systems

Chris Hanke, Director ofNetv.-ork Services

Kevin Hodges, Director of Client Services

Cindy Jennings. Director of Instructional Technology

Student Affairs
Leon Wiles, Vice Chancellor for Student and Diversity Affairs

Laura Puckett-Boler, Dean of Students

and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student and Diversity Affairs

Ron Dalton. Director of Residential Life

Frances Jarratt-Hortis, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Development

Steve Hopkins. Director of Student Life

Lou Anne Webber, Director of Health Services

University Advancement

Michael Irvin, Vice Chancellor for Advancement and

Executive Director of the USC Upstate Foundation

Bea Walters Smith, Director of Alumni, Annual Giving, and Scholarships

Tammy Whaley, Director of University Communications

Yolanda Robinson, Director of Advancement Services

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Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences

Warren Carson, liilenm Dean: /'rofcssor, En}>lish: Chief Diversity Officer
Ph.D., University of Suiilh Carolina

Jennifer Parker, Assistant Dean: Associate Professor. Psychology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Department of Languages, Literature and Composition

Jane Addison, Senior Instructor. English: Director, H'riting Center
M.Ed., Converse College

Brock Adams, Instructor. English
M.F.A., University of Central Florida

Catlierine G. Canino, Associate Professor. English
Ph.D., Arizona Slate University

June C. Carter, Professor. Spanish
Ph.D., University of Washington

Peter Caster, Assistant Professor. English
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

David Coberly, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph. D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Jay Coffman, Instructor German: Director, Language Lab
M.A., University of Illinois

Brenda W. Davenport, Senior Instructor English: Director English Composition
M.Ed., University of South Carolina

Gabrielle Drake, Instructor Spanish
M.A., Mississippi State University

Esther Godfrey, Assistant Professor English
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Douglas Jackson, Instructor Spanish
M.A., Illinois State University

Merri Lisa Johnson. Assistant Professor of English: Director for the Center for Women s and Gender Studies
Ph.D., SUNY-Birmingham

Marilyn Knight, Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Celena E. Kusch, Assistant Professor English
Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thomas J. McConnell, .Associate Professor English: Director Honors Program
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Kathryn A. McLaughlin-Rojas, Instructor, English (TESOL); Assistant to the Director of International Studies

M.A.. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

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David Marlow, Assistant Professor. English
Ph. D.. Ball State University

Richard Murphy, Assistant Professor. English
Ph.D.. Boston College

Colleen O'Brien, Assistant Professor English
Ph.D.. University of Michigan

Shannon Polchow, Assistant Professor. Spanish
Ph.D.. University of California

Danielle C. Raquidel, Professor. French. Spanish
Ph.D.. University of Cincinnati

Wayne Robbins, Instructor. English
M.A., East Carolina University

Jorge A. Salvo, Assistant Professor. Spanish
Ph.D., Florida State University

Tasha Thomas, Instructor English: Director of Spartanburg Writing Project
M.Ed., Converse College

Lizzie Grace Urizer, Instructor, Spanish
M.A., University of North Carolina - Charlotte

George H. Williams, Assistant Professor. English
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies

James R. Cox, Department Chair. Professor. Speech. Theatre: Director Shoestring Players
M.A.. University of South Carolina

Gregg Akkerman, Assistant Professor. Music: Director, Jazz Band
D.A., Northern Colorado University

Lisa Anderson, Associate Professor. Graphic Design
M.F.A.. University of Idaho

P. Kathryn Hicks. Emeritus Professor, Fine Arts
M.F.A.. University of Georgia

Judy S. Curtis, Instructor Speech Communication
M.A., Marshall University, West Virginia

Andrea M. Davis, Assistant Professor Speech Communication
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Mary Lou Hightower, Assistant Professor Art Education: Director FOCUS Gallery
Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Steve Knight, Assistant Professor Theatre
M.F.A., University of Oklahoma

Raymond B. Lee, Emeritus Professor. Speech. Theatre
Ph.D.. Bowling Green State University

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Richard J. Mack, Assistant Professor. Graphic Design
M.F.A., University of Miami

Gary Mattingly, Instructor
M.A., University of Florida

Raymond J. Merlock, Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication
Ph.D., Ohio University

Benjamin Myers, Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Jane A. Nodine, Professor Art: Director Art Gallery-
M.F.A., University of South Carolina

Rich Robinson, Associate Professor Theatre
M.F.A. , Florida Atlantic University

Douglas A. Scarborough, Assistant Professor Music
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Rachel Snow, Assistant Professor Art History

Ph.D., City University of New York the Graduate Center

John C. Stockwell, Professor Theatre
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Chioma Ugochukwu, Associate Professor Journalism and Mass Communication
Ph.D., University of Texas Austin

Department of Informatics

Ron Fulbright, Department Chair Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Linda Mesko, Instructor
M.S., University of Maryland

Richard L. Routh, Instructor

Ph.D., Air Force Institute of Technology

Tyrone S. Toland, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Angelina Tzacheva, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte

Division of Mathematics and Computer Science

Jerome L. Lewis. Department Chair: Professor Computer Science
Ph.D., Clemson University

Celia L. Adair, Distinguished Professor Emerita. Mathematics
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Chi-Kei Rick Chow, Associate Professor Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette

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Daniel J. Codespod, Distinguished Professor Emerilus. Computer Science
Ph.D.. Kansas State University

Daniel W. Cooke, Emeritus Professor. Computer Science
Ph.D.. University of Tennessee

Linda K. Cooke, Senior Instructor. Mathematics
MM., University ofTennessee

Gamal N. EInagar, Professor. Mathematics
Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Linda P. Gilbert, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University

Muhammad Hameed, Assistant Professor. Mathematics
Ph.D.. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Michael R. Harper, Senior Instructor. Computer Science
M.S., Universit)' of South Carolina

Michael Hudak, Instructor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Ohio University

Seunggeun Hyun, .Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D.. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Frank H. Li, .issislani Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D.. University of Memphis

Bernard Omolo, .Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Thomas J. Ordoyne, Senior Instructor Mathematics
M.S., Clemson University

Kenneth Pestka, Instructor Computer Science
M.S., Clemson University

James D. Spencer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
Ph.D.. University of Nebraska

Charles E. Stavely, Emeritus Professor Mathematics
M.S.. Memphis State University

Alexandre Timonov, Associate Professor Mathematics

Ph.D., The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. Russian Academy of Sciences

Millard B. Ulmer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Sebastian van Delden, Associate Professor. Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Kelly Waters, Assistant Professor Mathematics
Ph.D., Clemson University

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William H. White, Senior Instructor, Mathematics
M.S., Clemson University

Christopher Woodard, Instructor. Mathematics: Director of Math Tutoring Services
M.S., Clemson University

Wei Zhong, Assistant Professor. Mathematics
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering

David K. Ferris, Division Chair; Associate Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Laura Bannan, Instructor, Biology
M.A., Appalachian State University

Christopher M. Bender, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Cornell University

Lyie D. Campbell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Geology
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Sarah C. Campbell, Instructor, Biology
M.S., University of South Carolina

Jeannie M. Chapman, Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Vincent A. Connors, Associate Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Kathleen Ferris, Instructor. Biology
M.S., Texas A&M University

Julian Green, Professor, Geology
Ph.D., Harvard University

Richard Krueger, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Duke University

George M. Labanick, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Richard LeBoeuf, Instructor, Engineering Technology Management
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Andrew J. Leonard!, Instructor, Physics

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lisa A. Lever, Professor. Chemistiy

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sylvia H. Moore. Instructor. Biology
M.Ed.. Converse College

Gillian Newberry, Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Biology
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

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Melissa Pilgrim, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

John C. Riley, Associate Professor, Physics
Ph.D., Duke University

Astrid Rosario, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Ronald L. Sobczak, Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Arizona

Jack A. Turner, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Rhett Watson, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Clemson University

Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy and American Studies

Dwight E. Lambert, Department Chair; Professor, Government and International Studies
Ph.D., University of Florida

James W. Brown, Professor, History; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Allison Clark, Assistant Professor. Political Science
Ph.D., University of Florida

Richard E. Combes, Associate Professor Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Iowa

David W. Damrel, Assistant Professor, Religion
Ph.D., Duke University

T. Paul Grady, Assistant Professor History
Ph.D., College of William and Mary

James B. GrifRs, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Buffalo

Carmen V. Harris, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Qiliang He, Assistant Professor, East Asian History
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Alice H. Henderson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, History
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Carol Loar, Assistant Professor History
Ph.D., Northwestern University

John Long, Assistant Professor Nonprofit
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Robert B. IMcCormick, Associate Professor History
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

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Andrew Myers, Associate Professor, American Studies
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Trevor Rubenzer, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women's Studies

Edward C. Babin, Associate Professor Emeritus, Geography
Ph.D., University of Georgia

Diane M. Daane, Professor Criminal Justice
J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City

Clifton P. Flynn, Chair: Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Judith A. Harris, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Ph.D., University of Chicago

Laura L. Jennings, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Brigitte Neary. Associate Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., Duke University

Calvin Odliiambo, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., Indiana University

Steptien E. Ruegger, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Reid C. Toth, Assistant Professor. Criminal Justice
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Friedrich B. Wenz, Professor Sociology, Criminal Justice
Ph.D., Wayne State University

Lizabetti A. Zacl<, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., New School for Social Research, New York City

Department of Psychology

Judy Kizer, Department Chain Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., University of Florida

Andrew Beer, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Elizabeth Freeman, Instnictor, Psychology
M.A., Bowling Green State University

Jan Griffin, Professor, Psychology
Ph.D.. Northern Illinois State University

Stefanie Keen, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Indiana University

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Evan Krauter, Professor. Psychology
Ph.D., University of Rochester

Yancy McDougal, Professor. Psychology
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Jennifer Parker, Associate Professor. Psychology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kim Purdy, Associate Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Queen's University

Susan Ruppel, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Center for Women's Studies

Merri Lisa Johnson, Director. Center for Women 's Studies; Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D., SUNY-Birmingham

George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics

Darrcll F. Parker, Dean: Professor, Economics
Ph.D., Purdue University

Steven D. Caldwell, Assistant Professor, Management
Ph.D., The Georgia Institute of Technology

James Cappio, Instructor Marketing
M.B.A., Darden School of Business

Elizabeth Cole, Associate Professor. Accounting
Ph.D., Kent State University

John Cronin, Instructor Accounting
M.B.A., University of Maryland

Lilly M. Lancaster, Professor Management
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Theodore Morrison, Associate Professor. Accounting
Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Jim O'Connor, Instructor. Management
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology

Rosalind Paige, Associate Professor, Marketing
Ph.D., Iowa State University

Charles Reback, Instructor
Ph.D., Clemson University

James W. Reese, Associate Professor, Economics
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Nicholas Roberts, Assistant Professor, Management

Ph.D., Clemson University _^

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Sarah P. Rook, Professor, Economics
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Rob Routman, Assistant Professor, Business Law
J.D., Georgia State University

J. Frank Rudisill, Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Management
Ph.D., Clemson University

Stuart Shough, Senior Instructor, Accounting
M.Acc, University of South Carolina, CPA

T. Brian Smith, Instructor, Management of Information Systems
M.M.I.S., Georgia College and State University

Jeff Smith, Instructor, Management
M.B.A., University of South Carolina

EInora Stuart, Professor, Marketing
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Faruk I. Tanyel, Professor, Marketing
D.B.A., University of Tennessee

William R. Word, Professor, Economics
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

School of Education

Charles A. Love, Dean, Professor

Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jim Charles, Associate Dean, Professor

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Judy Beck, Professor
Ph.D., University of Toledo

Joseph Bowman, Professor Emeritus
Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Jay Britton, Instructor

M.A., University of South Carolina

Michael David Cordell, Instructor
M.T, University of South Carolina

Michaeleen Davis, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., West Virginia University

Valerie Duarte, Professor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Rebecca Faulkner, Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

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Greta Freeman, Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Western Carolina University

Kela Goodman, Instructor
M.Ed., The Citadel

Joelien Harris, Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Tina Herzberg, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Angela Hinton, Assistant Professor
Ed.D.. University of South Carolina

Laura Hooks, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Marilyn Izzard, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Frank Jambois, Instructor
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Holly Pae, Associate Professor
Ed.D., West Virginia University

Judith S. Prince, Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of Georgia

Thomas Reed, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Anne C. Shelley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Indiana University

Ben Snyder, Assistant Professor
Ohio University

Rebecca Stevens, Chair of Graduate Programs and Special Initiatives. Associate Professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University

Lori Tanner, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Miami University

Nur E. Tanyel, Instructor
University of South Carolina

Cecelia Toole, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Pamela Wash, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

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Mary Black School of Nursing

Katharine Gibb, Interim Dean: Assistant Professor, Adult Health
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Ed.D., University of Sarasota

Gayle Casterline, Associate Dean of Nursing Scholarship: Associate Professor, Nursing Administration
M.S.N., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Loyola University

Darlene Amendolair, Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration
M.N., University of South Carohna; Ph.D., Capelia University

Rebecca Carr, Assistant Professor, Adult Health Nursing

M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia

Susan Cherry-Casey, Instructor, Nursing Administration/Leadership
M.N., University of South Carolina

Pat Clary, Instructor Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
M.N., University of South Carolina

Scarlett Conway, Instructor Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Angelise Davis, Associate Professor Adult Health Nursing

M.N., Emory University; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Marcelle Elm. Instructor Nursing Education
M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Christine Filter, Instructor Education Specialization

M.S.N., Waiden University

Lynette Gibson, Associate Professor, Gerontological Nursing

M.S., Clemson University

Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Tammy Gilliam, Assistant Professor Adult Health Nursing
M.N., ACNP, DNP, University of South Carolina

Jane Grimm, Instructor Family Health Nursing
M.S., Clemson University

Patty Harkins, Instructor Adult Health Nursing
M.N., Memorial University of Newfoundland

Linda E. Hayes, Instructor, Parent-Child Nursing
M.N., FNP-BC, University of South Carolina

Mary Lou Hodge, Instructor Adult Health Nursing
M.N.. University of South Carolina

Brenda Jackson, Senior Instnwtor Mental Health Nursing
M.N., University of Maryland

Felicia Jenkins, Instructor Nursing Education
M.S.N., Gardner- Webb University

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Toshua Kennedy, Imlnictar. Health Nursing
M.S.N./M.P.H.. University of South Carolina

Charlotte Koehler. Instructor. Maternal-Child Nursing
M.N.. University of South Carolina

William Koehler, Instructor. Psychiatric/Community Mental Health
M.S.N., University of South Carolina

Laura Leary, Instructor. Adult Health Nursing
M.S.N., Clemson University

Robin McAbee, Instructor. Adult Health Nursing
M.S.N., ACNP, University of South Carolina

Patricia McCallister, Instructor, Nursing/Healthcare Education
M.N., University of Phoenix

Barbara McCracken, Instructor, Adult Health Nursing
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Mary Myers, Instructor, Maternal-Child Nursing
M.S., CNM, CDE, Medical University of South Carolina

JoAnne Rutherford, Instructor. Nursing Education
M.S.N., Medical University of South Carolina

Sharon T. Smith, Instructor. Maternal-Child Nursing
M.S.N., IBCLC, Clemson University

Suzanner Sutton, Instructor, Nursing Administration/Nursing Education
M.S.N., University of Tennessee

Catherine B. Talley, Associate Professor. Adult Health Nursing
M.S.N.. Medical College of Georgia

Charlene Walton, Professor, Community Health Nursing
Ed.D., Clemson University

Helen West, Instructor Psychiatric/Community Mental Health
M.S., University of South Carolina

Linda Westfield, Instructor. Nursing Education
M.S.N.. Gardner- Webb University

Center for International Studies

Regis Robe, Director

Ph.D.. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deryle F. Hope, Associate Director
Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Kathryn A. McLauglin-Rojas, Instructor. English (TESOL): Assistant to the Director of International Studies
M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

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Library

Frieda M. Davison, Dean of the Library, Librarian
MLS, University of Kentucky

Lola Bradley, Instructor

MLIS, University of South Carolina

Natalie Childs, Instructor

MLIS, University of South Carolina

Laura Karas, Instructor

MLIS, University of South Carolina

Andrew Kearns, Assistant Librarian

Ph.D., University of Illinois; MLIS, University of South Carolina

Nancy Lambert, Librarian
MLIS, University of South Carolina

James LaMee, Instructor

MLIS, University of South Carolina

Camille McCutcheon, Associate Librarian
MLIS, University of South Carolina

Karen L. Swetland. Assistant Librarian
MLS, University of South Florida

Christopher D. Vidas, Assistant Librarian
MLIS, University of Pittsburgh

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Index

Academic advisement

Academic calendar

Academic fees

Academic forgiveness

Academic grievances

Academic honors

Academic probation

Academic programs

Academic regulations, undergraduate

graduate programs
Academic standing
Academic Support Center
Academic suspension
Accounting major
Accreditation
ACHIEVE
Adding a course
Address change
Administration

Admission, undergraduate

application procedures

audit

concurrent high school seniors

course requirements, high school

former students (readmission)

freshman

international students

non-degree seeking

probationary

senior citizens

transfer

transient students

undergraduates with a degree
Admission, graduate
Advanced Placement (AP)

Advisement
undergraduate
graduate programs
testing

African American Studies minor
Alcohol & drug education programs
Alcohol Policy

49
4
38
57
53
58
52
61
47

217

128

48
235

17
17
22
21
17
21
17
21
21
18
22
18
22
22
218
53

217

22,49

43
46

American College Testing Program (ACT/PEP) 55

Appeal

of financial aid 27

of academic grievances 53

of academic requirements for admission 1 8

Application fee 38

Application for graduation 59

Arts and Sciences, College of 81

Languages, Literature and Composition 92

Fine Arts and Communication Studies 82

Informatics 99

Mathematics and Computer Science 102

Natural Sciences and Engineering 108

Psychology 114
History, Political Science, Philosophy

and American Studies 1 1 6
Sociology, Criminal Justice

and Women's Studies 121

Art Education major 87

Art History minor 89

Art Studio (graphic design) major 85

Athletics, intercollegiate 10

Attendance 51

Auditing, undergraduate 49

graduate courses 2 1 9

Biology major 108

Biology minor 109

Board of Trustees, use 234

Bookstore 9

Burroughs Child Development Center 10

Business and Economics 126

Calendar, academic 4

Campus Access 11

Campus Activities Board 44

Campus facilities 10

Campus map 12

Campus media 45

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Career Center

Change of campus

Chemistry major

110

Chemistry minor

III

Child care center

Code of Academic Integrity

Code of Student Behavior

Cognate

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Commercial Music, minor

Communication major

Computer information systems major

104

Computer science major

106

Computer science minor

107

Commission for Higher Education

234

Confidentiality of student records

Conflict Resolution minor

Continuation standards

Counseling Services

Course(s)

adding

auditing

changing sections

cognate

course load (overload)

descriptions 160-216,

229-232

dropping

dropping a graduate course

220

electives

general education

numbering

161

pass-fail option

50,221

repeating

senior seminar

substitutions

withdrawal from

Credit

advanced placement

by examination

ACT/PEP

CLEP (College Level Examination Program

,) 54

correspondence course

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Dantes

military service

non-collegiate programs

transfer

transient

Criminal justice major
Criminal justice minor

Degree applications

Degree, second undergraduate

Dining services

Directions to campus (campus access)

Directory information, release of

Disability services

Dropping a course

Drug and alcohol programs

Early childhood, major
Economics/finance major
Economics minor
Education, School of

academic requirements

admission to the professional program

continuation standards

degree programs

directed teaching

student evaluation

transfer admission
Electives

Electronic media, communication major
Elementary education major
Engineering Technology Management major
English major, minor
Examination fees
Examinations

Facilities
Faculty listings
Fees

academic

application

auditing

diploma replacement

examination/validation

123
124

59
59
10
11
60
43
50, 220
43

136

129

130

131

134

133

134

135

134

135

134

137

112

92,93

10
237
37
38
38
38
39
38

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251

Fees(cont.)

dropping a course

220

parking

grades and credit

220

refunds

program of study

219

reinstatement

state residency requirements

223

replacement identific

;ation card

tuition

219

replacement treasurer's receipt

withdrawal

220

senior citizens

Graduation requirements

transcript

Graduation with honors

tuition

Graphic design

FERPA

59, 222

Greenville Campus

Film studies minor

Grievances

Final examinations

academic

Financial aid

non-academic

loans

use Upstate English Fluency Policy

grants

scholarships

30-36

state programs

Health services

satisfactory academic progress

Health-related fields

undergraduate assistantshios

History, Political Science,

Philosophy

work opportunities

and American Studies

116

Fines

History major

116

Fraternities

History minor

117

French minor

History of University
Honor lists

Honors Program
Honorary societies

General education requirements

Housing (residential life)

22,43

General education requirements

German studies minor

Grade point average

Grade reports

Grade symbols

Grades

appeals

transfer credit

Grading system

Graduate courses, undergraduate

enrollment in

50,221

Graduate Programs

217

academic regulations

219

academic standards

221

admission

218

advisement

219

appeal for reinstatement

221

application for degree

222

attendance

221

auditing

220

course descriptions

229-232

Identification cards

Immunization

IMPACT

Incomplete (grade)

Indebtedness

Independent study

Information Management and Systems major

Information Management and Systems minor

101

Insurance

Interdisciplinary Studies, Center for

International student admission

International Studies, Center for

International Studies minor

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Program (IB)

Internship

252

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Jazz studies minor

Johnson College of Business & Economics
Journalism, communication major
Journalism minor

Law school (pre-law program)
Loans

Major, change of

Major requirements

Majors, minors, and programs listing

126

63
68

yors

art education

art studio (graphic design)

biology

108

business administration

128

accounting

128

economics/finance

129

management

129

marketing

129

chemistry

110

communication

theatre, speech, journalism and

electronic media

computer information systems major

104

computer science major

106

criminal justice

123

early childhood education

136

elementary education

137

engineering technology management

112

English

history

116

information management and systems

interdisciplinary studies

mathematics

102

middle level education

138

nonprofit administration

nursing, four-year track

156

nursing, RN-BSN track

159

physical education / teacher education

145

physical education / fitness-recreation

146

political science

118

psychology 114
secondary education

biology 141

chemistry 142

English 139

mathematics 143

social studies/history 144

Spanish 140

sociology H

Spanish 97

special education learning disabilities 147

Management, major 129

Marketing, major 129

Mathematics and Computer Science 102

Mathematics, major 102

Mathematics, minor 103

Middle level education major 138

Minors 64

African American studies 96

American studies 120

art history 89

biology 109

business administration 130

chemistry 1 1 1

commercial music 90

computer science 107

conflict resolution 91

criminal justice 124

economics 130

English 93

film studies 95

French 95

German studies 96

history 117

information management and systems 101

international studies 94

jazz studies 90

journalism 89

mathematics 103

nonprofit administration 78

philosophy 120

political science 119

psychology 115

religion 120

sociology 122

Spanish 98

Spanish translation/interpreting 98

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speech communication

theatre

women's and gender studies

Mihtary service school credit
Mission statement
Multicultural affairs

Name change

Natural Sciences and Engineering
New Student Services
Nonprofit Leadership, Center for
Nonprofit administration major
Nonprofit administration minor
Non-degree seeking admission
Non-traditional student services
Nursing honor society
Nursing, major

Nursing, Mary Black School of
admission policies
advisement
baccalaureate program
continuation standards
credit by examination
curriculum
readmission policy
RN-BSN track
special requirements
transfer of credits

Opportunity Network
Orientation programs
Organizations

academic and honorary

special interest
Overload, course

Pass-fail option
Pell Grants
Performance groups

Physical education majors

145, 146

Philosophy, minor

120

\ 125

Political science, major

118

Political science, minor

119

Pre-chiropractic

Pre-dental

Pre-engineering

Pre-law

Pre-medical

Pre-occupational therapy

108

Pre-optometry

Pre-pharmacy

Pre-physical therapy

Pre-speech pathology

Pre-veterinary medicine

Probation, academic

Psychology major, minor

114,115

155

Public service (USC Upstate)

156

Publications, student (campus media)

149

152
152

156

155

Readmission of former students

155

Recreation

151

Reflinds

155

Registered nurse licensure

151

159

Registration

153

changes in

155

Regulations, academic

45
49

50,221

27
45

Repetition of courses

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

Residency requirement for graduation

Residency requirements (state tuition)

Residential life

Rights of catalog

Scholars Academy

Scholarships

Schools

Johnson College of Business & Economics

Education

Mary Black School of Nursing
Second undergraduate degree
Secondary education major

50
67
59

40. 223
43
48

30-36

131

149

254

Index
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biology

chemistry

English

mathematics

social studies/history

Spanish
Section changes
Senior privilege
Senior seminar
Sociology, Criminal Justice and

Women's Studies
Sociology, major
Sociology, minor
Sororities
Spanish, major
Spanish, minor
Special education, major
Special programs
Speech, communication major
Student and Diversity Affairs
Student conduct regulations
Student development
Student Government Association
Student housing
Student life
Student media
Student organizations
Student records, confidentiality
Student Right to Know Act
Student services
Student Success Center
Summer sessions
Suspension, academic

141

142

139

143

144

140

50,221

121

122
45
97
98

147
65
83
41
45
43
45
43
44
45
45
59
46
9
9
50
52

substitution for USC Upstate courses 48

suggested courses 23-24

Transfer credit 1 8, 53

evaluation of 18

validation 19

Transient credit 53

Tuition 38

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship,

Center for 9

University, general information 7

University Center, Greenville 14

Upward Bound 8

USC Upstate Foundation 234

Veterans Affairs 9

Vision Statement 8

Watershed Ecology Center 80

Wellness Center 44

Withdrawal from course 50

Withdrawal from graduate studies 220

Withdrawal from the University 51

Withdrawal, post-semester (retroactive) 51

Withdrawal, extenuating circumstance 51

Women's & Gender Studies, Center for 79
Women's Studies minor 79,125

Work opportunities 29

Testing, advisement 22,49

Tests 52
Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Languages, Certificate 228

Theatre, communication major 83

Theatre minor 90

Three-Plus-One Program 66

Three- Year Degree Programs 65
Transcripts 17,57,221

Transfer courses

Index

2009-2010 USC Upstate Catalog

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