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Here are the spring 2026 College courses that double count

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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