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Getting Started
- First year students must meet all the university admission requirements.
Find out more about admissions at sc.edu/applytousc.
- Students must attain a minimum USC grade-point average of 2.5 upon completion of 30 degree-applicable hours.
- Transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and take at least half of the information science courses in residence at USC's Columbia campus.
- Also required are keyboard proficiency and completion of ENGL 101 and 102 with grades of C or better.
By the Numbers
The Bachelor of Science in Information Science degree requires 126 credit hours.
- General Education: 72 hours
- Major: 36 hours
- Electives: 18 hours
Ready for class? The School of Library and Information Science is expanding to accommodate the bachelor's degree program. Among the new courses needed to complete an Information Science degree:
- Introduction to Information Science gives students insight into the concepts, principles, theories, issues, and trends in the development of information science.
- Information Use and Literacy examines the selection, evaluation, use and management of information resources and services.
- Information Policy introduces students to problems and ethical issues that arise in the development of information policies in information science.
- Knowledge Management is an introduction to the Background, principles, practices, and technologies of knowledge management.
On the Job
The Information Science program will prepare undergraduate s for employment and educational opportunities related to information in all settings. Students will focus on the needs of information users, learn the value of the information content and the technology, and develop a flexible and highly portable set of skills for the workplace.
Among the job opportunities that would be appropriate for the graduates to pursue:
- Database analyst
- Information archivist
- Internet researcher
- Information consultant
- Data mining expert
- Web design/developer
- Competitive intelligence analyst
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