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Arts Checklist

The checklist below reflects the new requirements (vector).

Students matriculating to Cornell in Fall 2009 or later must follow the vector requirements listed below or available as a pdf here.

Students who matriculated prior to 2009 can follow the non-vector requirements. View the pdf here.

Note to current students (matriculated prior to Fall 2009): You may select to follow the new rules (vector) or the old rules (non-vector).

To affiliate with the Computer Science major, complete the affiliation documents available at the forms webpage.

Visit the Course Conversion Website for the 3-digit course numbers used prior to Summer 2008

Here are some comments with respect to the requirements for the CS major in Arts and Sciences:
  • The same course can be applied for both the Historical and Geographical requirements. Courses used in this capacity may be used to satisfy other requirements.
  • A course satisfying the Historical, Geographical, probability, or vector requirement (i.e., the requirements represented as "underlines" on the checklist below) may also be used to satisfy another requirement. For example, MATH 4710 may count as a technical
    elective and satisfy the probability requirement, or CS4700 may count as a CS elective and towards the completion of the AI vector.
  • Apart from the exceptions just given, no course can be used to satisfy two or more requirements.
  • Courses used for the CS 4000+ electives category must be taken under the CS rubric. For example, CS 4302 is cross-listed with INFO 4302. This course must be taken as CS 4302, not as INFO 4302, to be used for the CS 4000+ electives category.
  • Crosslisted courses parented by Computer Science cannot be used for the specialization. Check the courses page http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Courses/ListofCSCourses/index.htm
    and click on a course link to see the cross-listing status. For example, CS 4620 (crosslisted with ARCH 3704) lists CS as the parent department, so it cannot be used to satisfy the specialization requirement. In addition, LING 4474, INFO 4302, INFO 3300, INFO 4300, and INFO 5300 are not eligible for the specialization.

Warning: This checklist, and all others found on this web site, are only intended for illustration purposes. You should NOT use this web version to track your degree progress. Instead you should use the appropriate hard copy checklist for your class year.  A blank copy of the most current degree checklist is made available to new affiliates at the time they apply to the CS major. An updated copy of each student's  personal checklist is kept on file in 303 Upson. 

See the Course Conversion Chart (4 digit to 3 digit course numbers)

Visit the Course Conversion Website for the 3-digit course numbers used prior to Summer 2008

Social Science and Humanities Requirements
Course Credit Grade Semester Advising Notes
Freshman Writing Seminar 3    
Freshman Writing Seminar 3    
Liberal Studies    

5 courses (3+ credits) from 4 of the following 5 categories:

 

Cultural Analysis (CA), Historical Analysis (HA), Knowledge, Cognition and Moral Reasoning (KCM), Literature and the Arts (LA), Social and Behavioral Analysis (SBA)

Liberal Studies    
Liberal Studies    
Liberal Studies    
Liberal Studies    
Foreign Language =     Option 1: Passing a) a non-intro foreign language course at Cornell at the 2000 level or above or b) any other non-intro course conducted in a foreign language at Cornell. Option 2: Passing at least 11 credits in a single foreign language at Cornell.
Foreign Language =    
Foreign Language =    

Geographical Breadth Requirement _________

Historical Breadth Requirement ____________

Mathematics and Science Requirements
Course Credit Grade Semester Advising Notes
PBS     PBS= Physical/Biological Sciences
PBS    
Math 1110 4   

The Calculus Requirement. Math 1910-1920-2940 is also acceptable.

Math 1120/1220 4   
Math 2210 4   
CS 1110 or 1112 or 1114 4   

Introductory Programming

CS 2110(1,2) 3   

1: Note: Java or C++ experience necessary. Students that took CS 1112 or CS 1114 - who have no prior experience in Java or C++ - should take CS 1130 (Transition to Java).

2: Note: The CS Department expects to offer a 4-credit intensive alternative in the future, possibly by Spring 2010.

PROBABILITY COURSE: One of BTRY 4080, CS 4850, ECE 3100, ECON 3190, ENGRD 2700, or MATH 4710 (Taking a 3000+ level course strongly recommended) __________

CS Core
Course Credit Grade Semester Advising Notes
CS 2800(3) 3    Discrete Structures Pre/co = CS 1110 or 1112 or 1113 or 1114
CS 3110 4    Data Structures and Functional Programming Pre= CS 2110
CS 3410 or 3420 4    Digital Systems Pre = CS 2110
CS 4410 3    Operating Systems Pre = CS 3410 or 3420
CS 4820 4    Theory of Algorithms Pre= CS 2800 and 3110

3: Note: Students that took CS 280/2800 prior to Spring 2009 must take CS 381/3810. Students are not required to take CS 381/3810 and can apply it toward a CS 4000+ elective.

Electives
Course
Credit
Grade
Semester
Advising Notes
CS 4000+ = 3+   

CS Electives (see footnote 3) : Select 3 non-core CS 4000+ level courses (3+ credits). CS 381/3810 allowed and CS/ENGRD 3220 also accepted unless CS 4210/Math 4250 also applied. CS 4999 NOT allowed.

CS 4000+= 3+   
CS 4000+ = 3+   
CS Project = 2+    CS project = 4121, 4321, 4411, 4450, 4621, 4701, 5150, 5410, 5420, 6670.
Technical Elective= 3+    Technical Electives: 3000+ (3+ crs) from application areas: CS; Bio; Chem; Math; Econ; Psych; etc. [only one of ENGRD 2700 or MATH 2930 accepted] At most two CS 4999. For other Independent Studies, see 303 Upson.
Technical Elective= 3+   
Technical Elective= 3+   
External Specialization= 3+    External Specialization: Three 3000+ courses (3+ crs) from the same subject area. CS courses, LING 4474, INFO 4302, INFO 3300, INFO 4300, and INFO 5300 are not eligible. SPCL: __________________
External Specialization= 3+   
External Specialization= 3+   
Major Approved Elective=     Major Approved Elective: At least 3 credits total; anything approved by advisor
Free=     At least 4 courses - 15 credits total. NO CS COURSES ALLOWED. This is a College Requirement (= "Arts Electives").
Free =    
Free =    
Free =    

 

Extra Courses
Course Credit Grade Semester Advising Notes
     
     
     
     
     

VECTOR(s): All CS majors must complete at least one vector. See 'Declaration of Vector' form for details about vectors and to declare your vector.

Vector Name: __________________ Completed? ___________________
Vector Name: __________________ Completed? ___________________
Vector Name: __________________ Completed? ___________________

 

Course Conversion Chart

CS 100J 1110   CS 1110 100J
CS 100M 1112   CS 1112 100M
CS 100H 1113   CS 1113 100H
CS 100R 1114   CS 1114 100R
CS 101J 1130   CS 1130 101J
CS 101M 1132   CS 1132 101M
CS 211 2110   CS 2110 211
CS 212 2111   CS 2111 212
CS 280 2800   CS 2800 280
CS 312 3110   CS 3110 312
CS 314 3420   CS 3420 314
CS 316 3410   CS 3410 316
CS 322 3220   CS 3220 322
CS 381 3810   CS 3810 381
CS 414 4410   CS 4410 414
CS 421 4210   CS 4210 421
CS 422 4220   CS 4220 422
MATH 111 1110   MATH 1110 111
MATH 112 1120   MATH 1120 112
MATH 122 1220   MATH 1220 122
MATH 191 1910   MATH 1910 191
MATH 192 1920   MATH 1920 192
MATH 294 2940   MATH 2940 294
PHYS 112 1112   PHYS 1112 112
PHYS 213 2213   PHYS 2213 213
PHYS 214 2214   PHYS 2214 214
CHEM 208 2080   CHEM 2080 208
CHEM 209 2090   CHEM 2090 209