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Program checklist · Computer Science, BSE

Computer Science, BSE

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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Program
Award
Computer Science, BSE
Total credits (published)
5
Credits (computed from items)
69.5
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_d21b20db
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Computer Science (CSCI) Major Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Engineering

    1 item
    1. CIS 1100
      1

    Or CIS Elective 1

    electives · 10 items
    1. CIS 1200
      1
    2. CIS 1210
      1
    3. CIS 2400
      1
    4. CIS 2620
      1
    5. CIS 3200
      1
    6. CIS 4480/5480
      Operating Systems Design and Implementation
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    7. CIS 4710/5710
      Computer Organization and Design
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    8. CIS Elective *,1
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. CIS 4000
      Senior Project
      or: CIS 4100 CIS Senior Thesis
      1
    10. CIS 4010
      Senior Project
      or: CIS 4110 CIS Senior Thesis
      1

    Math and Natural Science

    8 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. CIS 2610
      Discrete Probability, Stochastic Processes
      As published: “Discrete Probability, Stochastic Processes, and Statistical Inference”
      or: ESE 3010 Engineering Probability
      or: STAT 4300 Probability
      1
    5. ESE/ENM 2030
      Linear Algebra with Applications to Engineering and AI
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENM 2400 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
      1
    6. MEAM 1100& MEAM 1470
      Introduction to Mechanicsand Introduction to Mechanics Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 0150 Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion
      or: PHYS 0170 Honors Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion
      1.5
    7. PHYS 0151
      Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism
      As published: “Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation”
      or: PHYS 0171 Honors Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation
      or: ESE 1120 Engineering Electromagnetics
      1.5
    8. SEAS Math (EUMA) or SEAS Natural Science (EUNS)
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Attribute EUMA

    0 items

      Attribute EUNS

      0 items

        Technical Electives *,2

        electives · 2 items
        1. Restricted or Unrestricted Technical Electives
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. Unrestricted Technical Electives
          Not resolved to a course
          5

        General Electives 3

        electives · 2 items
        1. EAS 2030
          Engineering Ethics
          or: CIS 4230 Ethical Algorithm Design
          or: CIS 5230 Ethical Algorithm Design
          or: LAWM 5060 ML: Technology Law
          1
        2. Select 4 Social Science or Humanities courses
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Social Science (EUSS)

        0 items

          Humanities (EUHS)

          1 item
          1. Select 2 Social Science, 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 4

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

                Artificial Intelligence

                11 items
                1. CIS 2210
                  Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
                  As published: “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”
                  or: CIS 5210 Artificial Intelligence
                  1
                2. CIS 4190/5190
                  Applied Machine Learning
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning
                  1
                3. Electives (Two from the following)
                  Not resolved to a course
                  2
                4. ESE 2000
                  Artificial Intelligence Lab: Data, Systems
                  As published: “Artificial Intelligence Lab: Data, Systems, and Decisions”
                5. CIS 5220
                  1
                6. CIS 4300/5300
                  Natural Language Processing
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. CIS 5800
                8. CIS 4810/5810
                  Computer Vision & Computational Photography
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. MEAM 5100
                10. MEAM 5200
                11. NETS 2130

                Cognitive Science

                5 items
                1. COGS 1001/CIS 1400
                  Introduction to Cognitive Science
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                2. LING 0500
                  Introduction to Formal Linguistics
                  or: LING 2300 Sound Structure of Language
                  or: LING 2500 Introduction to Syntax
                  or: LING 2700 Language Acquisition
                  1
                3. CIS 2210
                  Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
                  As published: “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”
                  or: CIS 5210 Artificial Intelligence
                  or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning
                  or: CIS 4300/5300 Natural Language Processing
                  1
                4. PSYC 1210
                  Introduction to Brain and Behavior
                  or: PSYC 1340 Perception
                  or: PSYC 1230 Cognitive Neuroscience
                  or: PSYC 1310 Language and Thought
                  or: PSYC 2377 Cognitive Development
                  or: PSYC 2737 Judgment and Decisions
                  1
                5. PHIL 1710
                  Introduction to Logic
                  or: PHIL 2640 Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
                  or: PHIL 4721 Logic and Computability 1
                  or: PHIL 4840 Philosophy of Psychology
                  1

                Computational Biology

                6 items
                1. BIOL 1101
                  Introduction
                  As published: “Introduction to Biology A”
                  or: BIOL 1121 Introduction to Biology - The Molecular Biology of Life
                  1.5
                2. BIOL 2210
                  1
                3. ESE 4020
                  Statistics for Data Science
                  or: STAT 4310 Statistical Inference
                  or: BIOL 2510 Statistics for Biologists
                  1
                4. CIS 5450
                  Big Data Analytics
                  or: ESE 3050 Foundations of Data Science
                  or: CIS 4190/5190 Applied Machine Learning
                  or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning
                  or: ESE 5450 Data Mining: Learning from Massive Datasets
                  or: STAT 4710 Modern Data Mining
                  1
                5. BIOL 4231
                  Genome Science and Genomic Medicine
                  or: BE 5690 Principles and Engineering of Cell Signaling
                  or: BE 4800 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging
                  or: BE 3060 Cellular Engineering
                  1
                6. BIOL 4536/CIS 4360
                  Introduction to Computational Biology & Biological Modeling
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: BIOL 5536/GCB 5360 Fundamentals of Computational Biology
                  or: BIOL 5571 Topics in Computational Biology
                  1

                Computer Vision

                4 items
                1. CIS 5800
                  1
                2. CIS 5810
                  Computer Vision & Computational
                  As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”
                  1
                3. CIS 6800
                  1
                4. CIS 5200
                  1

                Data Science

                13 items
                1. CIS 4190/5190
                  Applied Machine Learning
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning
                  or: ESE 5450 Data Mining: Learning from Massive Datasets
                  or: STAT 4710 Modern Data Mining
                  1
                2. CIS 2450/5450
                  Big Data Analytics
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: ESE 3050 Foundations of Data Science
                  1
                3. ESE 4020
                  Statistics for Data Science
                  or: STAT 4310 Statistical Inference
                  1
                4. Elective (One from the following)
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                5. CIS 2210
                  Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
                  As published: “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence”
                6. CIS 4500/5500
                  Database and Information Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. CIS 4550/5550
                  Internet and Web Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. CIS 5220
                  1
                9. CIS 5210
                  Artificial Intelligence
                  As published: “Artificial Intelligence”
                  1
                10. CIS 5800
                11. STAT 4350
                12. STAT 4760
                13. STAT 5200
                  4

                Software Foundations

                9 items
                1. CIS 4521/5521
                  Compilers and Interpreters
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                2. CIS 5000
                  1
                3. Elective (Two from the following)
                  Not resolved to a course
                  2
                4. CIS 3500
                  1
                5. CIS 5400
                6. CIS 5470
                7. CIS 5520
                8. CIS 6730
                  Computer-Aided Verification
                  As published: “Computer-Aided Verification”
                9. CIS 6820

                Systems

                8 items
                1. Select 5 CU from the following
                  Not resolved to a course
                  5
                2. CIS 4510/5510
                  Computer and Network Security
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CIS 4410/5410
                  Embedded Software for Life-Critical Applications
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. CIS 4500/5500
                  Database and Information Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. CIS 4550/5550
                  Internet and Web Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. CIS 5050
                7. CIS 5530
                8. NETS 2120
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