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Program checklist · B.S.

Information Science Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
30
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199120
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199120_cdee17ee
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Preparing for the Major in Information Science

major core · 3 items
  1. INLS 161
    3
  2. INLS 201
    3
  3. MATH 115
    3

Requirements

0 items

    Core Requirements

    major core · 6 items
    1. INLS 560
      Introduction to Programming
      or: COMP 110 Introduction to Programming
      or: COMP 116 Introduction to Scientific Programming
      3
    2. INLS 382
      3
    3. INLS 385
      3
    4. INLS 523
      3
    5. INLS 697
      Information Science Capstone
      As published: “Information Science Capstone (taken in the senior year)”
      3
    6. A coherent set of five or more electives, selected from the list below, equaling 15 credit hours 1
      Not resolved to a course
      15

    Approved Electives

    electives · 59 items
    1. INLS ---
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. APPL 101
      3
    3. BIOS 511
      4
    4. BUSI 410
      3
    5. BUSI 520
      3
    6. COMM 140
      Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism
      As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
      3
    7. COMM 150
      3
    8. COMM 431
      3
    9. COMM 450
      3
    10. COMM 636
      3
    11. COMP 126
      3
    12. COMP 210
      3
    13. COMP 211
      3
    14. COMP 283
      Discrete Structures
      As published: “Discrete Structures H”
      3
    15. COMP 301
      3
    16. COMP 311
      3
    17. COMP 380
      Technology, Ethics, & Culture
      As published: “Technology, Ethics, & Culture H”
      3
    18. COMP 426
      Modern Web Programming
      As published: “Web Programming”
      3
    19. COMP 431
      3
    20. ECON 400
      Introduction to Data Science and Econometrics
      As published: “Introduction to Data Science and Econometrics H”
      4
    21. ECON 470
      Econometrics
      As published: “Econometrics H”
      3
    22. ENGL 117
      3
    23. ENGL 482
      3
    24. GEOG 215
      3
    25. GEOG 370
      3
    26. GEOG 477
      3
    27. GEOG 491
      3
    28. GEOG 591
      3
    29. MATH 381
      Discrete Mathematics
      As published: “Discrete Mathematics H”
      3
    30. MEJO 182
      3
    31. MEJO 187
      3
    32. MEJO 433
      3
    33. MEJO 445
      3
    34. MEJO 482
      3
    35. MEJO 484
      3
    36. MEJO 487
      3
    37. MEJO 581
      3
    38. MEJO 582
      3
    39. MEJO 583
      3
    40. MEJO 585
      3
    41. MUSC 239
      3
    42. PHIL 143
      AI and the Future of Humanity: Philosophical Issues about Technology and Human Survival
      As published: “AI and the Future of Humanity: Philosophical Issues about Technology and Human Survival H”
      3
    43. PHYS 633
      3
    44. PLCY 460
      Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
      As published: “Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy H”
      4
    45. POLI 281
      3
    46. PSYC 180
      3
    47. PSYC 210
      Statistical Principles of Psychological Research
      As published: “Statistical Principles of Psychological Research H”
      3
    48. PSYC 230
      Cognitive Psychology
      As published: “Cognitive Psychology H”
      3
    49. PSYC 330
      3
    50. SOCI 318
      3
    51. STOR 120
      Foundations of Statistics and Data Science
      As published: “Foundations of Statistics and Data Science H, F”
      4
    52. STOR 151
      3
    53. STOR 155
      Introduction to Data Models and Inference
      As published: “Introduction to Data Models and Inference H, F”
      3
    54. STOR 215
      3
    55. STOR 305
      3
    56. STOR 320
      4
    57. STOR 435
      Introduction to Probability
      As published: “Introduction to Probability H”
      3
    58. STOR 455
      Methods of Data Analysis
      As published: “Methods of Data Analysis H”
      3
    59. STOR 565
      3
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