South Carolina Homeschool College Admission Requirements
See the college admission course requirements for homeschoolers in South Carolina: required subjects and a recommended A–G style college-prep course plan.
Mathematics
Mathematics — 4 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
4 units of Mathematics. These units must include Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. A fourth higher-level mathematics unit should be taken before or during the senior year.
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English
English — 4 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
4 units of English. All four units must have strong reading (including works of fiction and nonfiction), writing, communicating, and researching components.
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World Language
World Language — 2 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
2 units of the same Foreign Language.
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Fine Arts
Fine Arts — 1 unit required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
1 unit in appreciation of, history of, or performance in one of the Fine Arts. This unit should be selected from among Media/Digital Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre, or Visual and Spatial Arts.
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Physical Education
Physical Education — 1 unit required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
1 unit of Physical Education to include one semester of personal fitness and another semester in lifetime fitness.
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Electives
Electives — 2 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
2 units must be taken as electives. A college preparatory course in Comience (i.e., one involving significant programming content, not simply keyboarding or using applications) is strongly recommended for this elective. Other acceptable electives include college preparatory courses in English; Fine Arts; Foreign Languages; Social Science; Humanities; Mathematics; Physical Education; and Laboratory Science (courses for which Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science is a prerequisite).
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Science
Science — 3 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
3 units in Laboratory Sciences. Two units must be taken in two different fields of the physical, earth, or life sciences and selected from among Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science. The third unit may be from the same field as one of the first two units or from any laboratory science for which Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and/or Earth Science is a prerequisite.
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Social Studies
Social Studies — 3 units required
SC Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of South Carolina, more info here.
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
3 units of Social Science or History. One unit of U.S. History, 0.5 unit of Economics, and 0.5 unit of Government are required. World History or Geography is strongly recommended.
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