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Program checklist · M.S.

Cognitive Science M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
22.0000
Credits (computed from items)
7
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_9f347a99
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Coursework

0 items

    Required

    6 items
    1. COGS 6100
      Professional Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. COGS 6800
      Research Problems in Cognitive Science
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    3. (Required to be taken every semester)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COGS 6980
      Master’s Project
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. (please note: COGS graduate students are limited to 3 to 6 credits total)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: COGS 6990 - Master’s Thesis
    6. (please note: COGS graduate students are limited to 6 to 9 credits total)
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives

    1 item
    1. 4000- or 6000- level Electives 2 Includes Independent Study (494X / 694X) and can be taken any semester
      Not resolved to a course

    Footnotes

    2 items
    1. No more than 15 credits at the 4000-level are to be allowed. Additionally, credit(s) from 1000-and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Plan of Study.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. All course selections must be made in consultation with the faculty advisor.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10143&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0196.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.