As advance course registration for fall 2022 begins, many students are on the hunt for courses that "double count" by fulfilling 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. Advance registration is live on Path@Penn — the University's new course registration system — and runs until May 1.
| Course Name | Course Code | Sector | Foundation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1000 Years of Musical Listening | MUSC 1300 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 1 | A Survey of the Universe | ASTR 0001 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 2 | Africa Since 1800 | AFRC 0350 HIST 0350 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 3 | Afro-American History 1550-1876 | AFRC 1176 HIST 1127 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 4 | Ancient Civilizations of the World | ANTH 0105 NELC 0050 URBS 0050 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 5 | Ancient Greece | ANCH 0101 CLST 0101 HIST 0720 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 6 | Anthropology, Race, and the Making of the Modern World | ANTH 0020 | I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 7 | Architect and History | ARTH 1060 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 8 | Behind the Iron Curtain | ANTH 0630 REES 0630 |
I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 9 | Benjamin Franklin Seminar: 18th-Century Slavery and Abolition | AFRC 0521 ENGL 0521 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 10 | Colonial Latin America | AFRC 0400 HIST 0400 LALS 0400 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 11 | Contexts of Hispanic Culture and Civilization | SPAN 1800 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 12 | Foundations of European Thought: from Rome to the Renaissance | COML 1201 HIST 1200 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 13 | French History and Culture until 1789 | FREN 1226 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 14 | From the Uncanny to Horror: Film and Psychoanalysis | CIMS 0021 COML 0021 ENGL 0021 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 15 | Gender and Society | ENGL 0159 GSWS 0002 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 16 | Gender, Sexuality, and Religion | GSWS 0050 RELS 0050 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 17 | General Physics: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Modern Physics | PHYS 0102 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 18 | General Physics: Mechanics, Heat and Sound | PHYS 0101 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 19 | Getting Crusaded | NELC 0400 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 20 | Global Novel | COML 1000 ENGL 1409 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 21 | Globalization And Its Historical Significance | ANTH 0120 SOCI 2910 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 22 | Great Books of Judaism: Medieval Jewish Bookshelf | JWST 0305 NELC 0305 RELS 0305 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 23 | History of the Middle East Since 1800 | HIST 0360 NELC 0650 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 24 | Honors Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion | PHYS 0170 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 25 | Ideas in Mathematics | MATH 1700 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 26 | India's Literature: Love, War, Wisdom and Humor | COML 0004 SAST 0004 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 27 | India: Culture and Society | HIST 0851 RELS 0008 SAST 0008 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 28 | Introduction to Asian American History | ASAM 0102 HIST 1155 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 29 | Introduction to Asian American Literature and Culture | ASAM 0103 ENGL 1270 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 30 | Introduction to Biology - The Molecular Biology of Life | BIOL 1121 | V: Living World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 31 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization | EALC 0020 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 32 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | CIS 1400 COGS 1001 LING 1005 PHIL 1840 PSYC 1333 |
VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 33 | Introduction to Formal Linguistics | LING 0500 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 34 | Introduction to Geology | EESC 1000 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 35 | Introduction to Indian Philosophy | PHIL 1252 RELS 0055 SAST 0050 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 36 | Introduction to Literary Analysis | SPAN 1900 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 37 | Introduction to Mediterranean Archaeology | ANTH 1300 CLST 1300 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 38 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature: Short Story Reinvented | COML 1311 JWST 1310 NELC 1310 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 39 | Introduction to Modern India | HIST 0850 SAST 0001 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 40 | Introduction to Sociology | AFRC 1000 SOCI 1000 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 41 | Introduction to the Ancient Near East | ANCH 0100 HIST 0730 NELC 0001 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 42 | Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament | JWST 0303 NELC 0300 RELS 0301 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 43 | Italian History on Screen: How Movies Tell the Story of Italy | CIMS 1900 ITAL 1900 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 44 | Jews in the Modern World | HIST 1710 JWST 1710 NELC 0360 RELS 1710 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 45 | Madness and Madmen in Russian Culture | COML 1097 REES 0172 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 46 | Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature | REES 0410 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 47 | Masterpieces of French Cinema | CIMS 1230 FREN 1230 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 48 | Masterpieces-Italian Literature | COML 1890 ITAL 1890 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 49 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewry | HIST 1610 JWST 1610 NELC 0355 RELS 1610 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 50 | Metropolis: Culture of the City | CIMS 1050 GRMN 1050 URBS 1050 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 51 | Modern Arabic Literature | COML 0615 NELC 0615 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 52 | Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture in Translation: Literary Giants Pre & Post 1948 | CIMS 0320 COML 0320 JWST 0320 NELC 0320 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 53 | Music in Urban Spaces | MUSC 0180A URBS 0180A |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 54 | Music of Africa | AFRC 1510 MUSC 1510 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 55 | Narrative Across Cultures | COML 1025 ENGL 0039 NELC 1960 SAST 1124 THAR 1025 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 56 | Natural Disturbances and Disasters | EESC 1060 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 57 | Performing Arts of Modern South India | SAST 0005 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 58 | Perspectives in French Literature: Love and Passion | COML 1231 FREN 1231 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 59 | Pirates: Real and Imagined | COML 0022 ENGL 0022 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 60 | Portraits of Old Rus: Myth, Icon, Chronicle | HIST 0724 REES 0100 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 61 | Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion | PHYS 0150 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 62 | Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation | PHYS 0151 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 63 | Proto-Indo European Language and Society | LING 0051 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 64 | Putin's Russia: Culture, Society and History | REES 0131 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 65 | The American South | AFRC 1121 HIST 1121 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 66 | The Big Bang and Beyond | ASTR 0007 | VII: Natural Sciences and Math | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 67 | The Middle East through Many Lenses | NELC 0600 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 68 | The Religion of Anime | CIMS 0790 EALC 1550 RELS 0790 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 69 | The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire, 1552-1917 | HIST 0240 REES 0310 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 70 | The Twentieth Century | ENGL 0040 | III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 71 | Transformations of Urban America: Making the Unequal Metropolis, 1945 to Today | HIST 1153 URBS 1153 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the U.S. |
| 72 | Warriors, Concubines & Converts: the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East & Europe | HIST 0310 NELC 0450 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 73 | World Art and Civilization Before 1400 | ARTH 1010 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 74 | World Film History 1945-Present | ARTH 1090 CIMS 1020 COML 1022 ENGL 1901 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 75 | World Film History to 1945 | ARTH 1080 CIMS 1010 COML 1011 ENGL 1900 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 76 | World Musics and Cultures | AFRC 1500 ANTH 1500 MUSC 1500 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |






