Academic Regulations
What measure represents a student’s average academic performance?
What is Grade Point Average? (What is a GPA?)
What is the minimum number of credit hours required for most bachelor’s degrees at USC Upstate?
What is 120 hours?
Which math courses are required for the Biology major?
What are Math U126 and U127?
What academic status is assigned when a student’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.0?
What is Probation?
Which discipline uses the course prefix AMST?
What is American Studies?
What is the minimum grade to earn 3.5 quality points per credit hour?
What is a B+?
Courses in which area fulfill Group I of the general education requirements?
What is Communication Courses? (Group I)
Which set of courses must chemistry majors complete after General Chemistry and before upper-level chemistry?
What is CHEM U331 & U332?
Which campus resource provides books, databases, research help, and study spaces?
What is the Library?
How many credit hours is a typical lab science course worth?
What is 4 semester hours?
What is the process where students meet with an advisor to plan coursework and ensure degree progress?
What is Advisement?
Courses in which area fulfill Group VI of the general education requirements?
What is Social and Behavioral Sciences? (or What is Group VI?)
Which physics sequence is required for Biology students pursuing the pre-health concentrations and also serves as a supporting course for Chemistry majors?
What are Physics 201 and 202?
What is the minimum number of credit hours required to be considered a full‑time undergraduate student?
What is 12 hours?
What do you call a course that must be completed before another course?
What is a prerequisite?
What is the minimum cumulative GPA required for graduation from USC Upstate?
What is a 2.0?
What courses may be chosen freely by students to complete degree requirements?
What are electives?
What introductory Biology course is required prior to taking upper‑level Biology classes?
What is BIOL U301 & U302?
What grade is recorded when a student withdraws after the deadline while failing the course?
What is a WF?
Which course introduces human growth and development across the lifespan? It is recommended for pre-health students.
What is PSYC U302- Development Psychology?
What is the maximum time allowed to complete an undergraduate degree under the same catalog?
What is eight years?
What is a secondary field of study that complements a student’s major?
What is a minor?
Which course is described as “Science Career Catalyst” and serves as a 1-credit hour supporting course for both Biology and Chemistry majors?
What is BIOL\CHEM U201?
What type of courses allow students to tailor their degree to personal interests?
What are elective courses?
This upper-level Biology or Chemistry course allows students to investigate topics of personal scientific interest under faculty guidance.
What is BIOL U399 OR CHEM U499- Undergraduate Research?