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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Here are the fall 2025 College courses that double count

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Advance course registration for fall 2025 opens on March 24, and many students are searching for courses that "double count" by fulfilling two separate College requirements: a Foundational Approach and a Sector Requirement. 

Courses may also be double counted between a Foundational Approach and the major, but not among two or more courses within the Foundational Approach requirement. According to the University's guidelines, Writing, Quantitative Data Analysis, Formal Reasoning and Analysis, Cross-Cultural Analysis, Cultural Diversity in the United States, and Foreign Language requirements must all be completed through separate courses.

The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled a comprehensive guide to the courses that double count, based on data provided on Path@Penn. Advance course registration ends April 7.


Course Name Course Code Sector Foundation
0 Intro to Sociology AFRC-1000
SOCI-1000
I: Society Cultural Diversity in the US
1 American South 1865-Present AFRC-1171
HIST-1171
II: History and Tradition Cultural Diversity in the US
2 Principles I PHYS-0150 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
3 Asian Amer in Contemp Society SOCI-1140
ASAM-1500
I: Society Cultural Diversity in the US
4 Proving Things: Analysis MATH-2020 VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Formal Reasoning & Analysis
5 Principles II PHYS-0151 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
6 India's Literature COML-0004
SAST-0004
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
7 Origin & Cultr of Cities MELC-0003
URBS-0003
ANTH-0103
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
8 Great Books of Judaism MELC-0305
JWST-0305
RELS-0305
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
9 Gen Phys:Mech, Heat, Sound PHYS-0101 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
10 The Soviet Cent 1917-91 REES-0311
HIST-0290
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
11 Intro to Literary Study COML-1000
ENGL-1409
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
12 Transform of Urb America URBS-1153
HIST-1153
I: Society Cultural Diversity in the US
13 Mod Heb Lit & Film Trans MELC-0320
JWST-0320
COML-0320
CIMS-0320
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
14 Study of a Period ENGL-0040 III: Arts and Letters Cultural Diversity in the US
15 Study of a Theme GSWS-0023
ENGL-0023
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
16 BFS in Comics Studies ENGL-0578
CIMS-0578
III: Arts and Letters Cultural Diversity in the US
17 Jewish Mysticism JWST-0325
RELS-0325
MELC-0325
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
18 Foundations Euro Thought ITAL-1201
HIST-1200
COML-1201
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
19 Data Sci for Lang & Mind LING-0700
PSYC-2314
VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Quantitative Data Analysis
20 Gen.phys.:Em,Optics PHYS-0102 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
21 Ideas in Mathematics MATH-1700 VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Formal Reasoning & Analysis
22 Modern Arabic Literature MELC-0615
COML-0615
MELC-6505
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
23 Introduction to Cinema Studies CIMS-1001 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
24 Best Sellers in Italian Lit ITAL-1890 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
25 Postcolonial Lit BFS ENGL-0519
SAST-0519
IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
26 1000 Yrs Musical Listeng MUSC-1300 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
27 Intro Africana Studies AFRC-1001 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cultural Diversity in the US
28 Intro to East Asia: China EALC-0020 II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
29 Anthro, Race, Modern World ANTH-0020 I: Society Cross Cultural Analysis
30 Intro Cognitive Science COGS-1001
PSYC-1333
PHIL-1840
LING-1005
CIS-1400
VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Formal Reasoning & Analysis
31 Chinese Fiction & Drama EALC-1322
EALC-5322
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
32 World Musics & Cultures ANTH-1500
MUSC-1500
AFRC-1500
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
33 Globalization ANTH-0120
SOCI-2910
IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
34 Intro to Med Archaeology CLST-1300
ANTH-1300
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
35 Introduction to Africa AFRC-1002
ANTH-1002
I: Society Cross Cultural Analysis
36 Ways of Reading SPAN-1900 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
37 Intro to Modern India SAST-0001
HIST-0850
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
38 Afr Hist Before 1800 HIST-0300
AFRC-0300
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
39 Emergence of Mod Europe HIST-0200 II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
40 Texts and Contexts GRMN-1500 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
41 Francophone Lit And Film FREN-1233 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
42 Intro Environ Science ENVS-1000 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
43 Portraits of Old Rus REES-0100
HIST-0724
REES-6100
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
44 Masterpieces of French Cinema FREN-1230
CIMS-1230
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
45 American Origins HIST-0108 II: History and Tradition Cultural Diversity in the US
46 Cap,Soc,&Crisis 20c Ams LALS-1740
HIST-1740
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
47 Texts and Contexts SPAN-1800 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
48 Colonial Latin America HIST-0400
LALS-0400
AFRC-0400
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
49 Strife:A History of the Greeks ANCH-0101
CLST-0101
HIST-0720
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
50 History of Modern China HIST-0550
EALC-0730
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
51 Ancient Drama CLST-1601
COML-1601
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
52 Gender & Society GSWS-0002
ENGL-0159
I: Society Cultural Diversity in the US
53 Architect and History ARTH-1060 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
54 Italian Hist on Screen CIMS-1900
ITAL-1900
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
55 Intro Bio-Molec Bio Life BIOL-1121 V: The Living World Quantitative Data Analysis
56 Ancient Med Empires ANCH-1100
CLST-1100
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
57 Social Stratification SOCI-1050 I: Society Cultural Diversity in the US
58 Survey of the Universe ASTR-0001 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
59 The Big Bang and Beyond ASTR-0007 VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Quantitative Data Analysis
60 Ottoman Empire HIST-0310
MELC-0450
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
61 Hist Mid East Since 1800 HIST-0360
MELC-0650
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
62 Fren Lit: Love & Passion FREN-1231
COML-1231
III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
63 Gender, Sexuality & Religion RELS-0050
GSWS-0050
IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
64 Asian American Lit ENGL-1270
ASAM-0103
III: Arts and Letters Cultural Diversity in the US
65 Earth Systems Science EESC-1000 VI: Physical World Quantitative Data Analysis
66 Nat Disturb & Disasters EESC-1060 VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines Quantitative Data Analysis
67 Comparative Medicine HSOC-0490
STSC-0490
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
68 World Art Before 1400 ARTH-1010 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
69 Fren Hist/Cltr to 1774 FREN-1226 II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
70 Intro to Indian Phil SAST-0050
PHIL-1252
II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
71 Intro to Indian Phil RELS-0055 II: History and Tradition Cross Cultural Analysis
72 Design, Race & Climate Justice ARCH-0110 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cultural Diversity in the US
73 Art of Global Asia ARTH-1040 III: Arts and Letters Cross Cultural Analysis
74 India: Culture & Society SAST-0008
HIST-0851
IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis
75 India: Culture & Society RELS-0008 IV: Humanities and Social Science Cross Cultural Analysis