As students in the College of Arts and Sciences begin assessing their academic load for the spring of 2020, 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. Remember that advance course registration ends on Nov. 10.
Be sure to check the policies governing double-counting before committing to a course.
| Course Name | Course Code | Sector | Foundation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1000 YRS MUSICAL LISTENG | MUSC030 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 1 | AFR HIST BEFORE 1800 | AFRC075 HIST075 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 2 | AFRO AMER HIST 1876-PRES | AFRC177 HIST177 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 3 | AMERICAN ORIGINS | HIST108 | II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 4 | ANCIENT ROME | HIST027 CLST027 ANCH027 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 5 | CHINESE FICTION & DRAMA | EALC122 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 6 | CONTEMPOR FICT/FILM-JPAN | GSWS257 COML256 CIMS151 EALC151 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 7 | EARTH THROUGH TIME | GEOL125 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 8 | FRANCOPHONE LIT AND FILM | FREN233 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 9 | FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND FILM | FREN233 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 10 | FREN HIST/CLTR 1789-1945 | FREN227 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 11 | FREN LIT: INDIV/SOCIETY | COML219 FREN232 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 12 | GEN.PHYS.:EM,OPTICS,MODP | PHYS102 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 13 | GEN.PHYS:MECH,HEAT,SOUND | PHYS101 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 14 | GENDER & SOCIETY | GSWS002 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 15 | GENERAL PHYSICS: ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, AND MODERN PHYSICS | PHYS102 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 16 | GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY | COML108 CLST100 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 17 | HANDSCHRIFT-HYPERTEXT | GRMN301 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 18 | HINDU MYTHOLOGY | COML006 RELS066 SAST006 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 19 | HONORS PHYSICS II: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND RADIATION | PHYS171 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 20 | HOW EARTH WORKS | ENVS100 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 21 | IDEAS IN MATHEMATICS | MATH170 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 22 | INTRO LITERARY ANALYSIS | SPAN223 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 23 | INTRO TO JAPANESE CIVIL | EALC002 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 24 | INTRO TO MIDDLE EAST | NELC102 HIST023 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 25 | INTRO TO SOCIOLING | LING102 | I: Society | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 26 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | SOCI001 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 27 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ANTH002 | I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 28 | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | ENVS100 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 29 | INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE | COML101 RELS108 NELC181 FOLK101 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 30 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | SOCI001 AFRC002 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 31 | ITALIAN HIST ON SCREEN | ITAL204 CIMS206 COML206 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 32 | LAND OF THE PHARAOHS | NELC062 AFRC062 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 33 | MAKING OF MODERN WORLD | HIST001 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 34 | MASTERPIECES OF 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE | REES155 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 35 | MASTERPIECES-ITALIAN LITERATURE: IN LOVE AND WAR | ITAL203 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 36 | MDRN WRLD-CLTRL BKGND | ANTH004 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 37 | MOD HEB LIT & FILM TRANS: THE HOLOCAUST IN ISRAELI LITERATURE AND FILM | CIMS159 NELC159 JWST154 COML282 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 38 | MOD LATIN AMER 1808-PRES | HIST071 LALS071 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 39 | MOD MIDEAST LIT IN TRANS | COML212 NELC201 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 40 | OCEANOGRAPHY | GEOL130 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 41 | OCEANOGRAPHY: OCEANS & CLIMATE | GEOL130 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 42 | ONLINE COURSE: MUSIC OF AFRICA | AFRC053 MUSC051 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 43 | PRINCIPLES I | PHYS150 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 44 | PRINCIPLES II | PHYS151 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 45 | SEM MODERN HEBREW LIT: ISRAELI IDENTITY 1948-2020 | JWST359 NELC359 COML359 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 46 | SOLARSYSTEM EXOPLANETS | ASTR006 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 47 | SURVEY OF THE UNIVERSE | ASTR001 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 48 | TEXTS AND CONTEXTS | SPAN219 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 49 | THE CITY IN SOUTH ASIA | URBS122 ANTH107 SAST002 |
I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 50 | THE IMMIGRANT CITY | SOCI270 LALS273 URBS270 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 51 | THEMES JEWISH TRADITION: REWRITING THE BIBLE: NOTIONS OF CANON, INTERPRETATION, AND THE BIBLE | NELC252 RELS129 JWST100 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 52 | WORLD ART: 1400 TO NOW: INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART, 1400-PRESENT | ARTH102 VLST232 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 53 | WORLD FILM HIST '45-PRES | CIMS102 COML124 ARTH109 ENGL092 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 54 | WORLD FILM HIST TO 1945 | COML123 ENGL091 CIMS101 ARTH108 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 55 | WORLD MUSICS & CULTURES | MUSC050 AFRC050 FOLK022 ANTH022 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |






