Advance course registration for spring 2026 opens on October 27, 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 November 10.
| Course Name | Course Code | Sector | Foundation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fren Lit: Indiv/Society | FREN-1232 COML-1232 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 1 | Ancient Rome | HIST-0721 ANCH-0102 CLST-0102 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 2 | Africa Since 1800 | AFRC-0350 HIST-0350 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 3 | Mod Heb Lit & Film Trans | COML-0320 CIMS-0320 JWST-0320 MELC-0320 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 4 | Religion of Anime | EALC-1550 CIMS-0790 RELS-0790 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 5 | Ancient Civs of the Wrld | MELC-0050 URBS-0050 ANTH-0105 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 6 | Music of Africa (SNF Paideia) | AFRC-1510 MUSC-1510 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 7 | Intro to Sociology | AFRC-1000 SOCI-1000 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 8 | Principles II | PHYS-0151 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 9 | Texts and Contexts | SPAN-1800 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 10 | World Musics & Cultures | MUSC-1500 ANTH-1500 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 11 | Globalization | ANTH-0120 SOCI-2910 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 12 | FYS--Jack Kerouac | COML-0309 ENGL-0309 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 13 | Madness & Madmen in Russ Cult | COML-1097 REES-0172 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 14 | Ideas in Mathematics | MATH-1700 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 15 | Russian Short Story | REES-0471 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 16 | Greek & Roman Mythology | COML-1500 CLST-1500 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 17 | Study of a Theme | ENGL-0020 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 18 | Study of a Theme | ENGL-0022 COML-0022 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 19 | Biology and Health | BIOL-1821 | V: The Living World | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 20 | College Foundations: Kite | COLL-0100 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the US Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 21 | Foundations of Data Science | PHYS-1100 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 22 | Study of a Theme | ENGL-0021 CIMS-0021 COML-0021 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 23 | Intro to Asian Amer Hist | HIST-1155 ASAM-0102 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 24 | Intro to East Asia: Korea | EALC-0060 HIST-0860 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 25 | Gen.phys.:Em,Optics | PHYS-0102 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 26 | Renaissance to the Present | ARTH-1020 VLST-2320 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 27 | Making of Modern World | HIST-0001 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 28 | Gen Phys:Mech, Heat, Sound | PHYS-0101 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 29 | Gender & Society | ENGL-0159 GSWS-0002 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 30 | Earth Systems Science | EESC-1000 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 31 | 1000 Yrs Musical Listeng | MUSC-1300 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 32 | Study of an Author | AFRC-0012 ENGL-0012 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 33 | African Amer Hist 1876-Present | AFRC-1177 HIST-1177 |
II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 34 | Intro Environ Science | ENVS-1000 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 35 | Revolution Modern China | EALC-1231 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 36 | Coll Found: Key | COLL-0200 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Quantitative Data Analysis Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 37 | Contempor Fiction/Film-Japan | CIMS-1351 EALC-1351 GSWS-1351 EALC-5351 COML-1351 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 38 | Fantastic Voyage | COML-0090 FREN-0090 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 39 | Masterpieces 20c Russian Lit | REES-0430 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 40 | Modern South Asian Literature | COML-0007 SAST-0007 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 41 | African-American Lit | ENGL-1200 GSWS-1201 AFRC-1200 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 42 | Love&Loss:Jpns Lit Trad | GSWS-1242 EALC-5242 EALC-1242 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 43 | Europe: Rome to Age of Explor | HIST-0205 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 44 | Popular Music | MUSC-1420 | III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 45 | National Literatures BFS | ENGL-0510 COML-0510 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 46 | Study of a Genre | COML-0038 ENGL-0038 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 47 | Principles I | PHYS-0150 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 48 | Honors Physics II | PHYS-0171 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 49 | Intro to Socioling | LING-0600 | I: Society | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 50 | Sex, Gender & Human Nature | ANTH-1040 | V: The Living World | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 51 | Musical Cultures Modern India | SAST-0010 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 52 | World Musics & Cultures | AFRC-1500 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 53 | Intro to East Asia: Japan | EALC-0040 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 54 | South Asia and the World | SAST-0060 | II: History and Tradition | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 55 | Intro to Modern India | SAST-0001 HIST-0850 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 56 | Asian Amer in Contemp Society | SOCI-1140 ASAM-1500 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 57 | Ways of Reading | SPAN-1900 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 58 | Black Theatre and Performance | THAR-0781 AFRC-0781 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 59 | Italian Hist on Screen | ITAL-1900 CIMS-1900 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 60 | Hindu Mythology | SAST-0006 COML-0006 RELS-0006 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 61 | First-Year Seminar: Creative | ENGL-0401 | III: Arts and Letters | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 62 | Social Change and Fear | SOCI-0006 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 63 | Modern Europe | HIST-0250 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 64 | Soci of Blk Community | AFRC-0008 SOCI-0100 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 65 | First Year Seminar | PSCI-0010 | I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 66 | Mdrn Wrld-Cltrl Bkgnd | ANTH-0040 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 67 | The City in South Asia | SAST-0002 URBS-0002 ANTH-0002 |
I: Society | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 68 | Fren Hist/Cltr 1789-1945 | FREN-1227 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 69 | FYS--Graphic Memoir | ENGL-0395 CIMS-0395 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 70 | Classical Traditions | ENGL-1009 CLST-1700 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 71 | Intro to Formal Ling | LING-0500 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Formal Reasoning & Analysis |
| 72 | Land of the Pharaohs | MELC-0200 | II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 73 | Introduction to Cinema Studies | CIMS-1001 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 74 | Hist,Cltr, Early India | RELS-0003 HIST-0755 SAST-0003 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 75 | Intro Africana Studies | AFRC-1001 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 76 | Survey of the Universe | ASTR-0001 | VI: Physical World | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 77 | Explorations in Human Biology | ANTH-1430 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 78 | Music in Urban Spaces | MUSC-0180B URBS-0180B |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 79 | FYS--Dangerous Literature | ENGL-0304 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 80 | East/West:Mdrn Wrld Hist | SAST-0063 HIST-0863 ANTH-0063 |
IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 81 | Land Practice | ARCH-0201 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 82 | Intro to Literary Study | ENGL-1409 COML-1000 |
III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 83 | Navigating Tribal Nations | ANTH-0131 SOCI-0012 |
I: Society | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 84 | Learning to Look | VLST-1070 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| 85 | Making of Middle East | MELC-0002 HIST-0830 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 86 | Modern Latin America | LALS-0450 HIST-0450 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 87 | Ottoman Empire | HIST-0310 MELC-0450 |
II: History and Tradition | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 88 | Solarsystem Exoplanets | ASTR-0006 | VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| 89 | Food in Islamic Mid East | MELC-0620 | IV: Humanities and Social Science | Cross Cultural Analysis |
| 90 | Handschrift-Hypertext | GRMN-1510 | III: Arts and Letters | Cross Cultural Analysis |






