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To learn more about the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, call or mail us at:

The University of South Carolina
Department of Mechanical Engineering
300 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Ph 803.777.4185
Fax 803.777.0106

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USC campus
Columbia, SC

ME LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

 

The University of South Carolina’s General Education Requirements includes a provision that to graduate from USC a student must demonstrate the ability to comprehend a foreign language.
 

This can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:

1. Score a 2 or higher on the foreign language placement test

2. Complete the first two semester of a traditional foreign language (Latin, French, German or Spanish)

3. Complete the first course in a non-traditional foreign language*

4. Complete one course beyond items 2 or 3

5. Transfer the equivalent of items 2 or 3 from an accredited institution

*Non-traditional languages offered at USC are Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Swahili
 

The Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures administrators the foreign languages test. Information about test dates can be found at
here.