School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Cognitive Science (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 2 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 010 Core | 010 | 3 | |||||
| CGS 2301 | 1, 2 | 3090 | 3 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | ||||
| MATH 2417 | 1, 2 | 2090 | 4 | 070 Core | 070 | 3 | ||||
| or MATH 2413 | 1, 2 | 2090 | CS 1337 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| PSY 2301 | 1, 2 | 8090 | 3 | MATH 2419 | 1, 2 | 2090 | 4 | |||
| BBSU 1100 | 1 | or MATH 2414 | 1, 2 | 2090 | ||||||
| Total | 14 | Total | 16 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 010 Core | 010 | 3 | 030 Core | 030 | 3 | |||||
| 030 Core | 030 | 3 | 040 Core | 040 | 3 | |||||
| 050 Core | 050 | 3 | 070 Core | 070 | 3 | |||||
| MATH 2418 | 4 | Free Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Major Related | 3 | Free Elective | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 14 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| NSC 3361 | 3 | CGS 3361 | 3 | |||||||
| PSY 2317 | 1, 5 | 2090 | 3 | PSY 3392 | 3 | |||||
| or CS 3341 | 3, 4, 5 | Major Related | 3 | |||||||
| Major Related | 3 | Major Related | 3 | |||||||
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | |||||||
| or CS 2305 | 4 | |||||||||
| Free Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| CGS 3340 | 3 | Major Related | 3 | |||||||
| or PSY 3393 | Major Related | 3 | ||||||||
| Major Related | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Major Related | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Free Electivee | 3 | Free Electivee | 3 | |||||||
| or CS 2336 | 4 | |||||||||
| Free Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
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| 1 | Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 2 | A required Preparatory course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Fourteen semester credit hours (14) are counted in Core Curriculum. |
| 3 | Note that either SE 3341 or STAT 3341 may be used as an equivalent course for CS 3341 for all Cognitive Science program requirements as well as all Cognitive Science course prerequisites. |
| 4 | Only for AI area |
| 5 | A.I. concentration students must take CS 3341. |
| 6 | Enrollment in CS 1337 requires students to either obtain a score of at least a 70% on the CS Placement Exam or complete CS 1436 with a grade of C or higher. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses. | |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation | |
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. | |
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