Cognitive Science Program
at the University of Virginia

Information for Advisors

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The following is information that may be helpful when meeting with your advisees.

Requirements for Major in Cognitive Science

1. Minimum of 30 credit hours of Cognitive Science courses. A complete list of courses approved for Cognitive Science is available from the Cognitive Science Program Coordinator (sra5k@virginia.edu). Courses may not be taken Credit/No Credit.

2. Minimum GPA in the major is 2.0.

3. Required courses:

A. Math 131, or Math 121 and 122. If the latter, only 122 will count towards the credit hours required for the major. A total of two calculus courses may count towards the major (such as 131 and 132). APMA 101 and 102 are equivalent to Math 131 and 132. Additional math courses (such as linear algebra) may be approved on an individual basis. You may ask for assistance in determining which courses should qualify.

B. At least one designated Cognitive Science course in the remaining 5 core areas (Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy, Computer Science, Linguistics and Neuroscience).

C. At least two 400-level or above courses in one of the core areas.

4. Students who double-major must have 18 credits that are applied exclusively to Cognitive Science and 18 credit hours that are applied exclusively to their other major. Additional credit hours may be shared between the two majors and must be sufficient to provide each major with 30 credit hours. For your assistance, Double Major Worksheets may be found at the CogSci Forms page.

Please see the Cognitive Science Program Coordinator for assistance with those students who wish to double-major in Cognitive Science and the new Arts & Science Computer Major.

If you have questions or need help while meeting with a student, please contact Suzanne Aller, Cognitive Science Program Coordinator, sra5k@virginia.edu or 982-3019. She is available to help during the advising period and will provide you with each student's VISTAA form and advising form, indicating what the student needs to take to complete the major and fulfill other University requirements.

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Advising Tools

To see pictures of your advisees visit the Instructional Toolkit.

The Arts and Sciences Advising page has information, dates, and the advisor's newsletter.

The Online Tools allows you to create an online schedule for the advising period and e-mail your students with the information. Students are then able to make appointments during your designated times.

This page will be updated with any additional dates and information before the next advising period begins. If you have any questions about major requirements or advising times or if you would like additional information, please contact Suzanne Aller (sra5k@virginia.edu)

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