This certificate requires a minimum of 12 hours and must be earned in concurrence with an undergraduate degree program. A student may only be awarded the certificate in the same semester the student is awarded an undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina. At least 50% of a student’s undergraduate certificate coursework must be completed at the University of South Carolina and all coursework that applies to the certificate must be earned with a grade of C or better. 

Admissions Requirements

Students must be concurrently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program. 

Certificate Requirements (12 Hours)

You must select a minimum of 12 credits (4 courses) from the following course list, and your courses must be completed by or before your graduation date.

• Courses cannot be substituted with a course not seen on this list.
• Some courses or course sections may have enrollment restrictions - and those restrictions must be followed. If you do not meet a course or section’s enrollment requirements, you may choose another course or section from this course list.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Select four courses from the following:		12
ANTH 273	Cross-Cultural Communication
or LING 273	Cross-Cultural Communication
ENGL 363	Introduction to Professional Writing
FORL 360	Introduction to Intercultural Communication
ISCI 415	Social Issues in Information and Communications Technologies
ISCI 420	Information and Communication Needs and Assessment
ITEC 242	Business Communications
JOUR 201	Principles of Public Relations
JOUR 285	Social Media and Society
JOUR 291	Writing for Mass Communications
JOUR 303	Law and Ethics of Mass Communications
JOUR 304	Internet and Social Media Law
JOUR 333	Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
PHIL 213	Communicating Moral Issues
PHIL 321	Medical Ethics
or PHIL 324	Business Ethics
or PHIL 325	Engineering Ethics
POLI 240	Language Conflict and Language Rights
or LING 240	Language Conflict and Language Rights
PSYC 430	Survey of Social Psychology
RETL 487	Retail Management Strategies
SAEL 200	Social Advocacy and Ethical Life
SPCH 140	Public Communication
or SPCH 145	Online Public Communication
SPCH 213	Communicating Moral Issues
SPCH 230	Business and Professional Speaking
SPCH 260	Argumentation and Debate
SPCH 380	Persuasive Communication
Total Credit Hours		12