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Program checklist · Artificial Intelligence, BSE

Artificial Intelligence, BSE

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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Program
Award
Artificial Intelligence, BSE
Total credits (published)
4
Credits (computed from items)
37
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_f78b0935
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Curriculum

0 items

    Computing

    5 items
    1. CIS 1100 or CIS Elective 1
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. CIS 1200
      1
    3. CIS 1210
      1
    4. CIS 2450
      /5450 Big Data Analytics
      As published: “Big Data Analytics”
      1
    5. CIS 3200
      1

    Math and Natural Science

    7 items
    1. MATH 1400
      1
    2. MATH 1410
      Calculus, Part II
      or: MATH 1610 Calculus for the Mathematical Sciences
      1
    3. CIS 1600
      1
    4. ESE 2030
      1
    5. ESE 3010
      Engineering Probability
      or: STAT 4300 Probability
      1
    6. ESE 4020
      Statistics for Data Science
      or: ESE 5420 Statistics for Data Science
      1
    7. Natural Science elective 2
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Artificial Intelligence

    1 item
    1. 12 course units, with at least one course unit from each of the following 6 categories. Note that one course cannot satisfy multiple categories, so, e.g., if you take ESE 4210 for Optimization & Control then you must still take another Project course.
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Introduction to AI

    2 items
    1. CIS 2210
      Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
      As published: “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”
      or: CIS 5210 Artificial Intelligence
    2. ESE 2000
      Artificial Intelligence Lab: Data, Systems
      As published: “Artificial Intelligence Lab: Data, Systems, and Decisions”

    Machine Learning

    2 items
    1. CIS 4190
      /5190 Applied Machine Learning
      As published: “Applied Machine Learning”
      or: CIS 5190 Applied Machine Learning
      1
    2. CIS 5200
      1

    Signals & Systems

    2 items
    1. ESE 2100
    2. ESE 2240
      1.5

    Optimization & Control

    2 items
    1. ESE 3040
    2. ESE 4210
      1.5

    Vision & Language

    2 items
    1. CIS 4300
      Natural Language Processing
      or: CIS 5300 Natural Language Processing
    2. CIS 4810
      Computer Vision & Computational Photography
      or: CIS 5810 Computer Vision & Computational Photography

    AI Project

    8 items
    1. CIS 3500
      1
    2. CIS 4300
      Natural Language Processing
      or: CIS 5300 Natural Language Processing
    3. CIS 4810
      Computer Vision & Computational Photography
      or: CIS 5810 Computer Vision & Computational Photography
    4. ESE 3060
    5. ESE 3600
    6. ESE 4210
      1.5
    7. NETS 2120
    8. NETS 2130

    AI Electives

    electives · 0 items

      Remaining course units from any of the six categories above, or any of the following:

      0 items

        Machine Learning Electives

        electives · 9 items
        1. CIS 3333
        2. CIS 6200
        3. CIS 6250
        4. ESE 4380
          Machine Learning for Time-Series Data
          or: ESE 5380 Machine Learning for Time-Series Data
        5. ESE 5140
        6. ESE 5460
          Principles
          As published: “Principles of Deep Learning”
          1
        7. ESE 6450
          1
        8. ESE 6740
          3
        9. CIS 4270/5270
          Trustworthy Machine Learning
          Not resolved to a course

        Optimization, Systems, and Control Electives

        electives · 8 items
        1. ESE 3030
        2. ESE 5000
        3. ESE 5050
          1
        4. ESE 5060
        5. ESE 6050
        6. ESE 6060
        7. ESE 6180
        8. ESE 6190
          2

        Other AI Electives

        electives · 16 items
        1. BE 5210
        2. CIS 4120
          Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
          or: CIS 5120 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
        3. CIS 4500
          Database and Information Systems
          or: CIS 5500 Database and Information Systems
        4. CIS 5360
        5. CIS 5800
        6. CIS 6500
        7. MEAM 4600
          AI for Science and Engineering: From Data
          As published: “AI for Science and Engineering: From Data to Discovery”
        8. MEAM 5200
        9. MEAM 6200
          4
        10. MEAM 6230
        11. ESE 4040
        12. ESE 6150
        13. ESE 6500
        14. ESE 6510
        15. NETS 3120
        16. NETS 4120

        Senior Design

        2 items
        1. CIS 4000
          Senior Project
          or: CIS 4100 CIS Senior Thesis
          or: ESE 4500 Senior Design Project I - EE and SSE
          or: MEAM 4450 Mechanical Engineering Design Projects
          or: BE 4950 Senior Design Project
          or: MSE 4950 Senior Design
          1
        2. CIS 4010
          Senior Project
          or: CIS 4110 CIS Senior Thesis
          or: ESE 4510 Senior Design Project II - EE and SSE
          or: MEAM 4460 Mechanical Engineering Design Projects
          or: BE 4960 Senior Design Project
          or: MSE 4960 Senior Design
          1

        Technical Electives 3

        electives · 1 item
        1. Select three total course units from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        CIS Restricted or Unrestricted Technical Electives 4

        electives · 0 items

          SEAS Engineering (EUNG)

          0 items

            General Electives 5

            electives · 0 items

              AI Ethics Elective

              electives · 1 item
              1. LAWM 5060
                ML: Technology Law
                As published: “ML: Technology Law 6”
                or: CIS 4230 Ethical Algorithm Design
                or: CIS 5230 Ethical Algorithm Design
                1

              Cognitive Science Elective

              electives · 15 items
              1. Select one of the following Cognitive Science electives:
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              2. COGS 1001
                / Introduction to Cognitive Science
                As published: “Introduction to Cognitive Science”
                1
              3. LING 0500
              4. LING 2500
              5. LING 3810
              6. PHIL 1710
              7. PHIL 2640
                / Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
                As published: “Introduction to Philosophy of Mind”
              8. PHIL 4721
                Logic and Computability
                As published: “Logic and Computability 1”
                1
              9. PHIL 4840
              10. PSYC 1210
              11. PSYC 1340
                4
              12. PSYC 1230
              13. PSYC 1310
              14. PSYC 2737
                7
              15. Select 3 Social Science or Humanities courses
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Social Science (EUSS)

              0 items

                Humanities (EUHS)

                1 item
                1. Select 2 Social Science or Humanities or Technology in Business & Society courses
                  Not resolved to a course
                  2

                Social Science (EUSS)

                0 items

                  Humanities (EUHS)

                  0 items

                    Technology in Business and Society (EUTB)

                    0 items

                      Free Elective 7

                      electives · 1 item
                      1. Select 1 course unit of free elective
                        Not resolved to a course
                        1

                      Machine Learning

                      0 items

                        Choose 4 courses: 1

                        5 items
                        1. ESE 4380/5380
                          Machine Learning for Time-Series Data
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. ESE 5140
                        3. ESE 5460
                          Principles
                          As published: “Principles of Deep Learning”
                          1
                        4. CIS 6200
                        5. CIS 6250

                        Robotics

                        0 items

                          Choose 4 courses: 1

                          6 items
                          1. ESE 4210
                            1.5
                          2. MEAM 5200
                          3. ESE 6150
                          4. MEAM 6200
                            4
                          5. MEAM 6230
                          6. ESE 6500

                          Vision & Language

                          0 items

                            Choose 4 courses 1

                            6 items
                            1. CIS 4810/5810
                              Computer Vision & Computational Photography
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. CIS 4300/5300
                              Natural Language Processing
                              Not resolved to a course
                            3. CIS 5800
                            4. CIS 6800
                              1
                            5. CIS 6300
                            6. ESE 6450
                              1
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