Artificial Intelligence Degree Requirements - Prior to Fall 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly being deployed for real-world tasks. Students in the AI major will master the foundations and tools for building and understanding artificial intelligence systems which reason about data, correct themselves, and make decisions. Students will explore the link between cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and AI, and the ethics of AI, which are integral to a holistic understanding of AI. The major will open pathways to new careers ranging from healthcare and sustainability to business and economics.

For this degree, all major required courses, all major electives (selectives), and their pre-requisites, regardless of department, must be completed with a grade of C or better.

**Core Requirements (50-51 credits)**
Course	Title	Credits	Semester
CS 17600	Data Engineering in Python	3	1
PSY 12000	Elementary Psychology	3	1
CS 18000	Problem Solving and Object-Oriented Programming	4	2
CS 18200	Foundations of Computer Science	3	2
PSY 20000 or PSY 22200	Introduction To Cognitive Psychology or Introduction To Behavioral Neuroscience	3	2
CS 24300	Artificial Intelligence Basics	3	3
MA 26100 or MA 27101	Multivariate Calculus or Honors Multivariate Calculus	4/5	3
PHIL 20700 or PHIL 20800	Ethics For Technology, Engineering, And Design or Ethics Of Data Science	3	3
CS 25300	Data Structures and Algorithms	3	4
MA 26500 or MA 35100	Linear Algebra or Elementary Linear Algebra	3	4
MA 41600 or STAT 51600	Probability	3	4
PHIL 22100 or PHIL 32200	Introduction To Philosophy Of Science or Philosophy Of Technology	3	4
CS 37300	Data Mining and Machine Learning	3	5
CS 38100	Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms	3	6
CS 47100	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	3	7
STAT 35000 or STAT 51100	Introduction To Statistics or Statistical Methods	3	7

Transfer credit (including credit from regional campuses) for 100 and 200 level core courses is possible only if those courses are taken before the student enters the Purdue West Lafayette Computer Science program. The Department of Computer Science does not accept transfer credit for 300 or 400 level CS coursework (with the exception of pre-approved Study Abroad coursework).