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 |






