Mathematics

ENGINEERING DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAM

Charleston Southern offers a dual-degree program in engineering in cooperation with several engineering schools, including Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. Students complete a three-year liberal arts program (consisting of at least 90 hours) at Charleston Southern before transferring to Clemson/USC* to focus on engineering. After they complete their fourth year in the dual-degree program, earning a total of at least 125 credit hours, the Charleston Southern residency requirement for graduation will be waived, allowing students to receive a B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from Charleston Southern. Upon completion of the entire dual-degree program, students will be awarded a degree in engineering from Clemson/USC. This program does not require a minor.

Students will be assigned an advisor from the Charleston Southern mathematics department and will also be required to consult with an assigned advisor from Clemson/USC. Students should maintain close contact with their assigned advisor at Charleston Southern in order to remain on track within the dual-degree curriculum.

* Note: Students completing the three-year program at Charleston Southern with at least a ‘C’ in every required pre-engineering course, and an overall 2.5 GPR, are guaranteed acceptance into the engineering specialization of their choice at Clemson/USC. Students not satisfying both of these conditions will be considered for admission to Clemson/USC’s engineering program on an individual basis.

In addition to the major studies required for the applied mathematics/engineering degrees, the liberal arts core of both schools must be satisfied. The courses that will satisfy the requirements of both schools are listed below:

English 111 and 112
Communication 110
English 202 or 203 or 204
Music 171
History 111 or 112 or 113
History 211 or 212
Economics 211 or 212

Two additional courses are required to satisfy the liberal arts core of Charleston Southern:

Any 200-level foreign language course
Religion 111 or 112

There may be additional elective courses required in order to complete a minimum of 90 hours at Charleston Southern.