Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate EXSC coursework.
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.
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 EXSC 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 45 EXSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more EXSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on EXSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)2 required · verify with the official sheet
CMW - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written; ARP - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving; SCI - Scientific Literacy; GFL - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language; Students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on fam
2. College Requirements (12-15 hours)all required
3. Program Requirements (36-51 hours)choose 1
Supporting Courses (12 hours); Exercise Science Cognate (12 hours); Each student must complete an EXSC cognate of 12 credit hours. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major and enhance the student’s area of interest. EXSC cognate courses will be selected from EXSC courses that are 300 level and above. EXSC core requirement courses may not count towards the cognate. All EXSC c
4. Major Requirements (25 hours)2 required · verify with the official sheet
1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)2 required · verify with the official sheet
CMW - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written; ARP - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving; SCI - Scientific Literacy; GFL - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language; Students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on fam
1. Carolina Core (31-43 hours)all required
CMW - Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written; ARP - Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving; SCI - Scientific Literacy; CC-SCI course(s) (Must be from the natural sciences); GFL - Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language; Students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exc
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: EXSC 223
Gateway: EXSC 224
Gateway: EXSC 330
The deepest prerequisite chains in EXSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at EXSC 444
5 courses deep, ending at EXSC 651
3 courses deep, ending at EXSC 608
1 course from1 required
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3. Program Requirements (32-44 hours)choose 1
Supporting Courses (20-21 hours); Program Electives (8-9 hours):; Each student must complete 8-9 credit hours of related courses (300 level or above) to support coursework in the major. All major specific electives must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.; Program Elective Courses; Natural Science Cognate (12 hours); Each student must complete a cognate of 12 credit hours of natural and
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
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3. Program Requirements (38-53 hours)choose 1
Supporting Courses (6 hours); Cognates (24 hours); Cognate Courses; Minor (0-18 hours) Optional; Students majoring in Public Health may pursue minors offered by other units. In completing a minor, students may apply advisor-approved courses to both the minor and cognate, or elective requirements.; Electives (8-23 hours); Students in Public Health must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Depend
All EXSC courses in the South Carolina catalog
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