B.S. Combined Majors for Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology
For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later
December 20, 2012
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The College of Computer and Information Science and the Department of Psychology reserve the right to modify the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses as necessary in the future.
Revision of September 13, 2012:
Revision of December 20, 2012:
Computer Science (49 or 50 SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (41 or 42 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.

CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 1
CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation 1
CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation 1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 4
CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 0
CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 4
CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 1
CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 4
CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 1
CS 2800 Logic and Computation 4
CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 1
Upper level courses
CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design 4
CS 3800 Theory of Computation 4
CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence 4
CS 4500 Software Development 4
IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction 4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000 Senior Seminar 1
Computer Science Elective Requirements (8 SH)
CS Elective 1 4
CS Elective 2 4

A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:
  • CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
  • IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGL 1111 College Writing 4
ENGL 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.
ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 4
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
SOCL 4528 Computers & Society 4
Psychology (36 SH: 9 @ 4 SH)
Required Psychology Courses (16 SH)
PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology 4
PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research 4
PSYC 3464 Psychology of Language 4
PSYC 3466 Cognition 4
Psychology Elective Requirements (20 SH)
Choose one of the following (4 SH)
PSYC 3452 Introduction to Sensation & Perception 4
PSYC 3458 Psychobiology 4
Choose one of the following laboratory courses (4 SH)
PSYC 4610 Laboratory in Psycholinguistics 4
PSYC 4612 Laboratory in Cognition 4
PSYC 4622 Laboratory in Sensation & Perception 4
Choose one of the following seminar courses (4 SH)
PSYC 4658 Seminar in Psycholinguistics 4
PSYC 4660 Seminar in Cognition 4
PSYC 4668 Seminar in Sensation & Perception 4
Note: A seminar course satisfies the Capstone Requirement.
Choose 2 Psychology electives from the following options (8 SH):
Any additional course taken from the above 3 lists may be used as a Psychology elective.
Further options:
PSYC 3402 Social Psychology 4
PSYC 3450 Learning and Motivation 4
PSYC 4520 Language and the Brain 4
PSYC 4522 Psychology of Reading 4
PSYC 4524 Cognitive Development 4
PSYC 4526 Categorization and Reasoning 4
PSYC 4652 Seminar in Ethics in Psychology 4
If you are an Honors student, the following pair of courses will also count for the 2 Psychology electives:
PSYC 4970 Junior/Senior Project 1 4
PSYC 4971 Junior/Senior Project 2 4
General Electives (32 SH: 8 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core 4
Elective 2 4
Elective 3 4
Elective 4 4
Elective 5 4
Elective 6 4
Elective 7 4
Elective 8 4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
1 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
Integrative Courses
See CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence.
See CS 4500 Software Development.
See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.