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Carolina Core Cohort

Take Connected Classes. Find Your Community. Start College Strong.
If you enjoy small classes and lively discussions, don’t miss this special opportunity for incoming USC students in fall 2026. Join a new community of 20 students enrolled together in three connected Carolina Core courses taught by outstanding faculty. You’ll satisfy six of the eleven requirements for the Carolina Core in your first semester while connecting ideas and learning with the same small group of classmates across all three courses.

Included Classes

  • ENGL 102 (010): Rhetoric & Composition
    Satisfies Carolina Core requirements CMW and INF
    Erica Fischer | MWF 12:00–12:50 p.m.
  • HIST 201 (001): American Founding Documents
    Satisfies Carolina Core requirements FND and GHS
    James Risk | MW 8:05–9:20 a.m.
  • SPCH 213 (005): Contemporary Moral Issues
    Satisfies Carolina Core requirements CMS and VSR
    Rachel Mann | MWF 10:50–11:40 a.m.

Why should I join?

Enrolling in these three required courses with the same small cohort will give you a strong sense of academic community, making a big school feel smaller. Together, you’ll explore powerful connections linking these different subject areas. In the Carolina Core Cohort, you will:

  • Be part of a small learning community of 20 students and three faculty.
  • Explore big questions about democracy, ethics and public discourse.
  • Connect ideas across subjects and apply them in multiple classes.
  • Strengthen your writing, speaking and argumentation skills.
  • Participate in dynamic discussions across courses.
  • Complete six of the eleven Carolina Core and Founding Documents requirements in one semester.

What is the Carolina Core?

The Carolina Core gives every undergraduate at USC a strong academic foundation, no matter their major. By exploring subjects across the liberal arts and sciences, students gain skills that support success in any major while discovering new interests and career possibilities. These courses can introduce students to new fields of study they may not have considered before college. Learn more about the Carolina Core.

Who can join?

This cohort is open to students who have already earned credit for ENGL 101 and still need to complete the Carolina Core requirements listed above.

Enroll now

Registration is first-come, first-served, and limited to 20 students.

To join, email Dawn Hiller and include your name, student ID and your request.

 

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