As students in the College of Arts and Sciences begin assessing their academic load for the spring of 2019, many will look to find courses that "double-count," or fulfill two separate College requirements: both a sector requirement and a foundational approach.
Here's a comprehensive guide to the courses that double-count, based on data from Penn's College Requirements page.
Be sure to check the policies governing double-counting before committing to a course.
| Course | Code | Fufills Sector | Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCIENT ROME | HIST027 CLST027 ANCH027 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| HANDSCHRIFT-HYPERTEXT | GRMN301 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| ASIAN AMERICANS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY | ASAM001 SOCI103 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| INTRO TO ASIAN AMER HIST | ASAM003 HIST155 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| LAND OF THE PHARAOHS | NELC062 AFRC062 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INDIA'S LITERATURE: LOVE, WAR, AND HUMOR | SAST004 COML012 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| AMERICAN ORIGINS | HIST108 | II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| GEN.PHYS:MECH HEAT SOUND | PHYS101 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| OCEANOGRAPHY: OCEANS & CLIMATE | GEOL130 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| FREN HIST/CLTR 1789-1945 | FREN227 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| LATIN AMER 1808-PRESENT | HIST071 LALS071 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| AFRO AMER HIST 1876-PRES | AFRC177 HIST177 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| CONTEMPOR FICT/FILM-JPAN | EALC151 GSWS257 COML256 CIMS151 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| ISRAELI FILM & LIT: HAIFA: LITERATURE, ARCHITECTURE, FILM | COML282 NELC159 JWST154 CIMS159 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| PORTRAITS OF OLD RUSSIA: MYTH, ICON, CHRONICLE | HIST045 RUSS113 COML131 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| SOLARSYSTEM EXOPLANETS | ASTR006 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | ENVS100 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| HONORS PHYSICS II: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND RADIATION | PHYS171 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE | FOLK101 NELC181 COML101 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| ITALIAN HIST ON SCREEN | CIMS206 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| GENDER & SOCIETY | GSWS002 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| TEXTS AND CONTEXTS | SPAN219 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO TO GEOLOGY | GEOL100 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| EMERGENCE OF MODERN SCI | HSOC001 STSC001 |
VII: Natural Sciences and Math | IV: Humanities and Social Science |
| GENERAL PHYSICS: ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, AND MODERN PHYSICS | PHYS102 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| MASTERPIECES 20C RUS LIT | RUSS155 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| MYTHS & RELIG ANC WORLD | NELC046 RELS014 ANCH046 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| THE IMMIGRANT CITY | URBS270 SOCI270 LALS273 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| CHINESE FICTION & DRAMA | EALC122 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| IDEAS IN MATHEMATICS | MATH170 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| MDRN WRLD-CLTRL BKGND | ANTH004 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ANTH002 | I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO LITERARY ANALYSIS | SPAN223 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| THE CITY IN SOUTH ASIA | URBS122 SAST002 ANTH107 |
I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| HINDU MYTHOLOGY | RELS066 SAST006 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY | CLST100 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| MADNESS AND MADMEN IN RUSSIAN CULTURE | RUSS197 COML197 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| CHEM OF THE ENVIRONMENT | CHEM012 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| WORLD FILM HIST '45-PRES | CIMS102 ENGL092 COML124 ARTH109 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| WORLD FILM HIST TO 1945 | CIMS101 COML123 ARTH108 ENGL091 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY | COML108 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| SURVEY OF THE UNIVERSE | ASTR001 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| MOD MIDEAST LIT IN TRANS | NELC201 COML212 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | SOCI001 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| GREAT BOOKS OF JUDAISM: THE POWER OF SPEECH IN THE TALMUD | JWST151 NELC156 NELC456 RELS027 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO CLASS CHINESE THGT | EALC131 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO TO JAPANESE CIVIL | EALC002 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| WORLD MUSICS & CULTURES | MUSC050 AFRC050 ANTH022 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| EARTH THROUGH TIME | GEOL125 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND FILM | FREN233 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| FREN LIT: INDIV/SOCIETY | FREN232 COML219 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| THE TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN AMERICA | URBS104 HIST153 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY | HIST091 EALC071 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| PRINCIPLES II | PHYS151 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| PRINCIPLES I | PHYS150 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA | HIST097 EALC047 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| RENAISSANCE-CONTEMPORARY: INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART, 1400-PRESENT | VLST232 ARTH102 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO TO MIDDLE EAST | HIST023 NELC102 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| DISCOVER THE MIDDLE AGES | HIST145 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| JEWS IN THE MODERN WORLD | HIST141 NELC053 JWST158 RELS122 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 1000 YRS MUSICAL LISTENG | MUSC030 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| INTRO TO SOCIOLING | LING102 | I: Society | Quantitative Data Analysis |






