Linguistics & Computer Science - Bachelor of Science 2026-27 Degree Map

Requirements (REQs) of a Bachelors Degree

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Degree maps show just one possible course plan for how to earn a degree in four years. To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

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Bulletin or Catalog Year

This guide outlines the requirements in the 2026-27 Bulletin. Bulletin or Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Review PSU's course catalog policy and talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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DARS System

Students are highly encouraged to run their own Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report in myPSU to track their progress through their program. You'll need to know which catalog year you'd like to use for your audit request. Students are also encouraged to contact an advisor if they have any questions about their DARS, catalog/bulletin year, or degree requirements in general. DARS audits are advising tools and are not an official record of earning a degree, major, minor, or certificate. You must apply to have a degree or certificate awarded.

How to Run a DARS

LING prefix course placement within the plan may not reflect actual course offerings in any given quarter. Course tiles may be moved within the plan as needed and appropriate based on current offerings. For an updated schedule go to the Course Schedule site for Applied Linguistics.

First Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year Inquiry or Honors	5
Approved Lab Science Elective	5	MTH 252Z	4	Approved Lab Science Elective	5
MTH 251Z	4	CS 161	4	CS 162	4
Total Fall Credits	14	Total Winter Credits	13	Total Spring Credits	14

First Year Note: Honors College options exist to replace University Studies. Contact Honors College for more information.

Second Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	LING 332U or LING 232 or LING 432	4
MTH 261	4	CS 250	4	CS 205	4
CS 163	4	WR 227Z or LING 391	4	CS 251	4
LING 390	4	General Elective	4	STAT 451	4
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	16

Third Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4
CS 302	4	CS 350	4	CS 445	4
LING 421	4	LING 415	4	LING 411	4
General Elective	1	General Elective	4	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	13	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	16

Third Year Milestone:

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
CS 444	4	CS 410 Natural Language Processing Elective	4	LING 409 NLP Senior Practicum	4
LING 414	4	LING 418 or LING 419	4	Major Elective	4
LING 476	4	Senior Capstone or Honors	6	Major Elective	4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement-International	3-4			General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	15-16	Total Winter Credits	14	Total Spring Credits	16

Additional Map Notes:

MTH 251Z: Take the Math Placement test. Recommended to have completed MTH 111Z prior to enrolling in CS 161. MTH 252Z is a prerequisite for STAT 451.
LING 332U or LING 232 or LING 432: Choose one. LING 332U counts as a Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement-Domestic course. Two Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement courses are required, with one from a School of Gender, Race & Nations department. Students are encouraged to take a RESR course in Junior/Third year as part of their Junior Cluster, otherwise students must take it as an elective course in their Senior/Fourth year. If LING 432 is chosen, students should wait until the third or fourth year to take that course.
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement-International: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BST), Chicanx/Latinx Studies (CHLA), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). Students are encouraged to take RESR course in Junior year as part of their Junior Cluster, otherwise must take it as a General Elective course in their Senior year.
General Elective: May need to use this elective to complete BS Science credit requirement, or complete Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement.
You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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