1. Core.
   1. Philosophical Foundations. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   2. Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   3. Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   4. Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   5. Experiments and Models in Cognition. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition i
2. Focal Area. Three (3) courses in one of the following areas (at least one must be at or above the 200 level, and at least two at or above the 300 level):
   • Cognition. Three (3) courses:
     • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
     • COGS-Q 330 Perception/Action i
     • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
     • COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain i
     • HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery (Approved topics: "ANIMAL THINKING" (TPC 4)) i
     • PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning i
     • PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception i
     • PSY-P 330 Perception/Action i
     • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology i
     • PSY-P 350 Human Factors/Ergonomics i
     • PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception 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 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception i
     • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "METACOGNITION" (TPC 177); "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: APPLICATIONS" (TPC 181)) i
     • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
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   • Computation. Three (3) courses:
     • 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
     • One (1) of the following:
       • CSCI-C 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming i
       • CSCI-C 211 Introduction to Computer Science i
     • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems i
     • CSCI-A 321 Computing Tools for Scientific Research i
     • CSCI-B 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence i
     • CSCI-B 455 Principles of Machine Learning 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
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   • Foundations. Three (3) courses:
     • HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery (Approved topics: "ANIMAL THINKING" (TPC 4)) 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 360 Philosophy of Mind i
     • PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action i
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   • Informatics. Three (3) courses:
     • One (1) of the following:
       • CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I i
       • INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I i
     • One (1) of the following:
       • CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II i
       • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems i
       • INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II i
     • CSCI-A 346 User-Interface Programming i
     • INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming i
     • INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing i
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   • Language. Three (3) courses:
     • LING-L 203
     • 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 490 Linguistic Structures i
     • PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language i
     • PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition i
     • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
     • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology i
     • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
     • SLHS-S 333 Childhood Language i
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   • Logic. Three (3) courses:
     • MATH-M 384 Logic i
     • MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language i
     • PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic i
     • PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic i
     • PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets i
     • PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy i
     • CSCI-B 401 Fundamentals of Computing Theory i
     • CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification i
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   • Neuroscience. Three (3) courses:
     • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
     • PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems i
     • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience i
     • PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience i
     • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience 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 423 Human Neuropsychology i
     • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i
     • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
     • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168)) i
     • PSY-Y 403 Networks in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience i
     • PSY-Y 414 The Connected Brain i
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   • In addition to these preapproved focal areas, other specialized focal areas may be designed by individual students and submitted for approval to the cognitive science undergraduate curriculum committee.
3. Breadth. Three (3) additional courses from at least two different departments, outside of the focal area, from the Related Courses list.
   • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
   • 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: "ANIMAL THINKING" (TPC 4)) 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 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
   • 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
   • PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems i
   • 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 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
   • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology i
   • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
   • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems 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-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. Senior Seminar. One (1) course:
   • COGS-Q 400 Senior Seminar in Cognitive and Information Sciences i
5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
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2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
   4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
   5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.