Double Majors
Although listed in a three year format, many ISP students spread the program over four years in order to combine an ISP major with a second major. Specific requirements for the most popular second majors for ISP students can be found by choosing from the menu below. Second majors in departments other than those listed below are also possible.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in biological sciences should fulfill the following requirements in place of the usual requirements for the major in biology:
- They may not substitute ISP 398 for any biology or chemistry course in the ISP curriculum.
- Chemistry 212-2 (Organic Chemistry)
In addition, they must also complete the following requirements for the concentration.
Biochemistry & Biophysics- Biol 323 Bioinformatics
- Biol 361 Protein Structure and Function
- Biol 363 Biophysics
- 390 Advanced Molecular Biology
- Two
of: 378, 392, 393, 395
- Biol 302 Fundamentals of Neurobiology
- Biol 303 Molecular Neurobiology
- One
of 304, 305, 326: Biol
- Biol 315 Advanced Cell Biology
- Biol 325 Animal Physiology
- One
of: 327, 328, 344, 355
- Biol 330 Plant Biology
- Biol 349 Plant Community Ecology
- One
of: 336, 339, 346, 350
For more information, please contact Dr. Gary Galbreath in the Undergraduate Program in Biological Sciences.
CHEMISTRY
Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in chemistry may not substitute ISP 398 for any chemistry course in the ISP curriculum, and must take these courses:
- Core Program
- Chem 212-2,3 Organic Chemistry
- Chem 220 Instrumental Analysis
- Chem 333 Inorganic Chemistry
- Chem 350-1,2,3 Advanced Lab
- Concentration
- Two courses from selected area
For more information, please contact Dr. Fred Northrup in the Department of Chemistry.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Students majoring in ISP who also wish to complete a second major in computing science are required to take the following courses:
- Core Requirements
- COMP_SCI 101 Intro to Computer Science
- COMP_SCI 111 Computer Programming I
- COMP_SCI 211 Computer Programming II
- COMP_SCI 212 Discrete Math
- COMP_SCI 213 Intro to Computer Systems
- COMP_SCI 214 Intro to Data Structures
- Breadth Requirements
- Five courses, one each
in Theory, Systems, AI, Interfaces, and Software Development
- Five courses, one each
- Project Work Requirement
Two quarters of ISP 398 or 399 approved by both ISP and CS adviser
For more information, please contact the CS Undergraduate Program Director.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
Students majoring in ISP who wish also to complete a major in earth and planetary sciences must fulfill the following requirements in place of the usual requirements for the major in earth and planetary sciences.
- Earth 201-0 Surface Processes
- 3 300-level courses which must include one from "Analytical/Instrumentation/Field" skills category OR from "Spatial Reasoning" skills category.
- 1 additional 300-level course which may be Earth 399 or a 400-level course.
For more information, please contact Professor Yarrow Axford in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in environmental sciences should fulfill the following requirements in place of the usual requirements for the major in environmental sciences. They may not substitute ISP 398 or Envr_Sci 399 for Math 383 and must take the following additional courses:
- Envr_Sci 201, 202, 203
- 4 advanced studies courses at the 300-level (3 from the science list and 1 from the environment and society list)
- 1 quarter of 399 may be substituted for 1 course from the science list
For more information, please contact Professor Andrew Jacobson in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
MATHEMATICS
Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in mathematics may not substitute ISP 398 for any mathematics or statistics course in the ISP curriculum, and must, in
- Math 320-1,2,3 Real Analysis or 321-1,2,3 MENU: Real Analysis
- Math 330-1,2,3 Abstract Algebra or 331-1,2,3 MENU: Abstract Algebra
It is highly recommended (but not required) that ISP students planning graduate work in mathematics take both a real analysis (320/321) and an algebra (330/331) sequence.
For more information, please contact Dr. Michael Stein in the Department of Mathematics.
NEUROSCIENCE
Neurosci (previously Biol Sci) 311 may substitute for Neurosci 202.
It is possible to complete a double major in Neuroscience with an Allied Field of Computation and Systems Modeling and ISP by completing the following five courses in addition to Neurosci 202.
- Biol Sci 217
- Two Neuroscience electives with a primary focus on human behavior and the human brain
- Two Neuroscience elective with a primary focus on molecular, cellular, and systems level mechanisms of brain
function
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in physics or astronomy may not substitute ISP 398 for any physics, astronomy, or math course in the ISP curriculum, and must complete six additional upper-level courses:
- One lab course from Astron 321; Physics 357, 358, 359, 360.
- Physics 330-1,2 or 333-1,2
- Three 300-level physics or astronomy courses other than Physics 311-1/2, 335, 398, 399 and Astron 399 and those required by ISP.
For more information, please contact Dr. David Taylor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.