Cognate Rules

University Rules

• The three cognates taken to fulfill the Areas of Knowledge requirement (including cognates fulfilled by majors and minors) must have different RAUs.
• With the exception of the College of Arts and Sciences, no more than two Areas of Knowledge may be fulfilled by cognates whose RAUs are in the same school or college.
• A course may be used to satisfy the requirements of only one cognate, including cognates fulfilled by majors and minors - no double dipping. (But courses can be options in multiple cognates.)
• There are no restrictions placed on the number or type of students who declare a given cognate.
• Majors and minors cannot require students to take specific cognates outside the Area of Knowledge fulfilled by the major or minor.

CAS Rules

• Courses taken to fulfill the English Composition, Mathematics, and Second Language proficiency requirements cannot be used in cognates taken to fulfill the Areas of Knowledge requirement.