After CSCE 146
Gateway: CSCE 146
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Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of South Carolina’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CSCE coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CSCE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 92 CSCE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 11 more CSCE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CSCE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Foundational Courses (12)12 required · verify with the official sheet
Take all of the following with a minimum of 12 hours:
CAD Electives (3)3 required · verify with the official sheet
Select at least three hours from the following:
Computing Electives (6-8)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select at least six hours from the following:
Math and Science Electives (9-12)9 required · verify with the official sheet
Select at least nine hours from the following:; MATH 151 – MATH 599; STAT 506 – STAT 650; ASTR 101 – ASTR 599; BIOL 110 – BIOL 690; CHEM 101 – CHEM 659; ENVR 101 – ENVR 572; GEOL 101 – GEOL 699; MSCI 101 – MSCI 627; PHYS 101 – PHYS 599
1. Carolina Core (34-46 hours)all required
CMW - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written; CC-CMW course(s); ARP - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving; SCI - Scientific Literacy; GFL - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language; Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required. Students can demon
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CSCE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at CSCE 492
6 courses deep, ending at CSCE 512
6 courses deep, ending at CSCE 544
6 courses deep, ending at CSCE 551
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2. College Requirements (15-19 hours)all required
Foreign Language; Only if needed to meet 122-level proficiency; Analytical Reasoning; History; The College of Arts and Sciences requires one additional GHS course beyond the Carolina Core GHS requirement. If the Carolina Core GHS requirement is fulfilled by a U.S. history course, the College of Arts and Sciences history requirement must be fulfilled by a non-U.S. history course. If the Carolina Co
3. Program Requirements (19-39 hours)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses (19 hours); Select six hours from the following:; MATH 500-level and above (selected with advisor); Minor (0-18 hours) Optional; An optional minor may be added to a student’s program of study. A minor is intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course m
4. Major Requirements (32-54 hours)choose 1
Students may choose to complete a concentration in place of the major requirements: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Physics, Engineering Physics Electrical or Engineering Physics Mechanical.; Astronomy & Astrophysics Concentration (50-53 hours) Optional; Select 1-4 hours from:; Biomedical Physics Concentration (52 hours) Optional; Engineering Physics Electrical Concentration (52-53 hours)
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Ethics in Data Analysis *choose 1
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All CSCE courses in the South Carolina catalog
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