Applied Languages and Global Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Pending)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education & Electives: Students complete all USC Upstate general education requirements (42 credit hours) and free electives as needed to reach the 120 total credit hours. | 42 | |
| General Education Courses | ||
| I. Communication | ||
| English: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| Rhetoric and Writing | ||
| Speech: | ||
| Foundations in Oral Communication | ||
| II. Mathematics, Logic & Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Calculus for Management and Social Sciences | ||
| Precalculus I | ||
| Precalculus II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Elements of Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Basic Concepts of Elementary Mathematics I | ||
| Natural Science (w/Lab): | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Descriptive Astronomy | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology I | ||
| Introductory Biology I Lab | ||
| Introductory Biology II | ||
| Introductory Biology II Lab | ||
| General Biology | ||
| General Biology Lab | ||
| Botany and Society | ||
| Botany and Society Laboratory | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | ||
| Chemistry and Society | ||
| Chemistry and Society Lab | ||
| Chemistry of Living Things | ||
| Chemistry of Living Things Lab | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry Lab | ||
| General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis | ||
| General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis Lab | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Physical Geology Lab | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Historical Geology Lab | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Environmental Geology Lab | ||
| Introduction to Physical Science | ||
| Introduction to Physical Science Laboratory | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| General Physics II Lab | ||
| Select any additional course listed above or: | 3-4 | |
| Foundations of Human Physiology | ||
| Foundations of Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Genetics and Society | ||
| Human Biology and Society | ||
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Geology of the Southeast | ||
| Introduction to Logic and Rhetoric | ||
| Deductive Logic | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences | ||
| III. Information Technology: | ||
| Information Technology: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Computer Technology and Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| Intro to Digital Studies | ||
| Survey of Information Technology | ||
| Introduction to Digital Safety | ||
| Strategies for Information Discovery | ||
| Intro to Music Technology | ||
| IV. Fine Arts, Humanities & History | ||
| Fine Arts: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African American Culture | ||
| Introduction to Art | ||
| History of Western Art: Prehistory - Middle Ages | ||
| History of Western Art: Renaissance - Modern | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| History of American Popular Music | ||
| Introduction to Southern Studies | ||
| Introduction to Theatre Art | ||
| Fundamentals in Acting | ||
| History: | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Introduction to World History I | ||
| Introduction to World History II | ||
| History of the United States to 1877 | ||
| History of the United States from 1865 | ||
| V. World Language and Culture | ||
| World Language: Select 6 Credit Hours from the list below. 1 | 6 | |
| American Sign Language I | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Introductory French I | ||
| Introductory French II | ||
| Introductory German I | ||
| Introductory German II | ||
| Introductory Spanish I | ||
| Introductory Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| VI. Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social and Beahvioral Sciences: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Understanding Other Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Leadership Development I | ||
| Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies | ||
| VII. General Education Electives | ||
| Select any approved general education course or courses, including humanities courses not listed above. | 6 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| APLA Core (18 Credit hours): | 18 | |
| APLA U300 | Intro to Applied Languages & Global Studies | 3 |
| APLA U340 | AI & Technology in Language Professions | 3 |
| APLA U350 | Language Immersion Field Experience | 0-3 |
| APLA U490 | Capstone in Applied Languages and Global Studies | 3 |
| APLA U499 | Internship | 0-3 |
| One advanced writing/communication course | 3 | |
| Language Concentration (21 credit hours): Students select one concentration: options include: | 21 | |
American Sign Language & Deaf Culture (ASLG through U201 + 6 upper -level courses) | ||
Global Studies & Intercultural Communication (language through U201 in ASLG, Spanish, French, or German, plus GLST/related courses at the 300–400 level) | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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At least 30 credit hours must be earned at the 300–400 level. A minimum grade of C is required in all courses applied to the major.