Approved Cognates

Overview

Two cognate courses must be selected from the approved list of cognates, subject to the following:

For ES majors with a focus in the Natural Sciences (ESBI, ESSC, and ESCH):  

1 cognate from the approved list in the Social Sciences or Integrated Courses
1 cognate from the approved list in the Humanities/ARTS or from the Integrated Course list

For ES majors with a focus in the Social Sciences (ESEC, ESGG, ESEP, ESEJ, ESAN, ESCP)

1 cognate from the approved list in the Natural Sciences with a lab
1 cognate from the approved list in the Humanities/ARTS OR from the Integrated Course list

For ES Majors with a focus in the Humanities or Arts (ESAE, ESDA, ESHI, ESAT, ESTH, ESET, ESLI, ESWR):

1 cognate from the approved list in the Natural Sciences with a lab
1 cognate from the approved list in the Social Sciences OR from the Integrated Course list

Divisions

Because integrative courses represent more than one academic division, they inherently represent an academic division outside the division of the student’s focus; therefore, all integrative courses can be counted by all majors toward completion of the cognate requirement, subject to the rules above. Not all approved cognates are offered each semester. Please check with the relevant department to determine course offerings.

• Arts division foci: Architecture, Dance, Studio Art, Theatre
• Humanities division foci: History, Literature, Writing, Religion/Philosophy
• Natural Science division foci: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Climate Sciences
• Social Science division foci: Psychology, Economics, Policy, Geography, Sociology/Anthropology

The academic division or “integrative” designation is indicated for each approved cognate below. Natural science courses are divided into those that satisfy the lab science requirement for students focusing outside the natural sciences and those that do not.

Current Approved Cognates

See the current list of approved cognates.