All General Education course options can be found here.
Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.
First Year
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Fall |
Spring |
COGS 001: Introduction to Cognitive Science |
Major Introductory Course |
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition |
Major One Additional Quantitative Reasoning Course |
MATH 011: Calculus I |
Major Science Introductory |
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Second Year
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Fall |
Spring |
Major Introductory Course |
Major Statistical Methods |
Major Computing Requirement |
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science |
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past |
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Third Year
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Fall |
Spring |
Major One Additional Major Core Course |
COGS 105: Research Methods for Cognitive Scientists |
Major Upper Division COGS |
Major Upper Division COGS |
Major Upper Division COGS |
General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Fourth Year
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Fall |
Spring |
Major Upper Division COGS, PHIL, POLI, PSY, GASP, MGMT, ECON, BIO or CSE |
Major Upper Division COGS |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
Lower or Upper Division Elective |
The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.
Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.
Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.
All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program.
Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.
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