Requirements

1. Core. Two (2) courses:
   • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition i
2. Math, Logic, or Computation. One of the following options:
   • Both of the following:
     • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences (may be exempted for students with strong computational backgrounds)i
     • COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation i
3. Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to reach 15 credit hours:
   • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
   • COGS-Q 330 Perception/Action i
   • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
   • COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation i
   • COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain i
   • COGS-Q 360 Autonomous Robotics i
   • COGS-Q 380 Evolution of Human Cognition i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • COGS-Q 385 Introduction to Human Brain Evolution i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • COGS-Q 390 Introduction to the Study of Language Evolution i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas i
   • ANTH-B 111 Introduction to Chimpanzee Behavior and Cognition i
   • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology i
   • ANTH-B 368 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior i
   • HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
   • PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems i
   • LING-L 103 Introduction to the Study of Language i
   • LING-L 203
   • LING-L 210 Topics in Language and Society i
   • LING-L 235 Foundational Skills in Computational Linguistics i
   • LING-L 306 Phonetics i
   • LING-L 307 Phonology i
   • LING-L 308 Morphology i
   • LING-L 310 Syntax i
   • LING-L 325 Semantics i
   • LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation i
   • LING-L 431 Field Methods i
   • LING-L 432 Advanced Field Methods i
   • LING-L 490 Linguistic Structures i
   • MATH-M 384 Logic i
   • MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language i
   • MUS-U 280 Music and the Mind i
   • PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking i
   • PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy i
   • PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic i
   • PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic i
   • PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics i
   • PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge i
   • PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language i
   • PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets i
   • PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy i
   • PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind i
   • PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action i
   • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I i
   • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences i
   • PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology i
   • PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning i
   • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception i
   • PSY-P 330 Perception/Action i
   • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology i
   • PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 349 Cognitive Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 350 Human Factors/Ergonomics i
   • PSY-P 357 Topics in Psychology i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-P 405 Elementary Mathematical Psychology i
   • PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System i
   • PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior i
   • PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory i
   • PSY-P 417 Animal Behavior i
   • PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology i
   • PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception i
   • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i
   • PSY-P 429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology i
   • PSY-P 433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods i
   • PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition i
   • PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition i
   • PSY-P 440 Topics in Cognitive Psychology i
   • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
   • PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development i
   • PSY-P 444
   • PSY-P 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception i
   • PSY-P 453 Decision-making and the Brain i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "HISTORY OF THE BRAIN" (TPC 159); "METACOGNITION" (TPC 177); "NEURAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC PERCEPTION" (TPC 132); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY" (TPC 192); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE" (TPC 318); "SPEECH PERCEPTION AND SPOKEN WORD RECOGNITION" (TPC 319); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF AGING" (TPC 197); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MOOD DISORDERS" (TPC 186); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELICS" (TPC 165); "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: APPLICATIONS" (TPC 181); "THE SOCIAL BRAIN" (TPC 136)) i
   • PSY-P 461 Human Memory i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 403 Networks in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 412 Psychology and Neuroscience of Autism i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 414 The Connected Brain i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 422 Neuroscience Literacy i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 431 Neurobiology & Recovery in Major Psychopathology i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • PSY-Y 488 The Science Behind Brain Development and Function i when taken Fall 2026 or later
   • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology i
   • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
   • CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I i
   • CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II i
   • CSCI-A 304 Introductory C++ Programming i
   • CSCI-A 306 Object-Oriented Programming in C++ i
   • CSCI-A 321 Computing Tools for Scientific Research i
   • CSCI-A 346 User-Interface Programming i
   • CSCI-B 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence i
   • CSCI-B 355 Autonomous Robotics i
   • CSCI-B 401 Fundamentals of Computing Theory i
   • CSCI-B 455 Principles of Machine Learning i
   • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems i
   • CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science i
   • CSCI-C 311 Programming Languages i
   • CSCI-C 335 Computer Structures i
   • CSCI-C 343 Data Structures i
   • CSCI-H 211 Introduction to Computer Science-Honors i
   • CSCI-H 212 Introduction to Software Systems, Honors i
   • CSCI-H 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science, Honors i
   • CSCI-H 311 Programming Languages Honors i
   • CSCI-H 335 Computer Structures Honors i
   • CSCI-H 343 Data Structures, Honors i
   • CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification i
   • INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics i
   • INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I i
   • INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II i
   • INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming i
   • INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing i
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4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300-499 level.
   3. Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor--including those where a grade lower than C- is earned--is required.