Tables and Charts

Grade Info

There are many misconceptions floating around about grades, earned credit, and requirements within majors. Remember:

• Earning credit in a course is not the same as meeting pre-reqs to advance to the next course!

• The minimum grade to earn credit in a class is a D- or higher.

• The minimum grade to meet pre-reqs to advance to the next course MAY be higher than a D-!
  In particular: 

  • For MA/STAT courses, C- or higher is the usual target.
    Notable exceptions: MA 42100 [B- in 35100], 42800 [B- in 34100, C- in 35100], 44000/45000 [B- in 35301], 45401 [B- in 45300/45000].

  • For CS courses, C or higher is the usual target. This applies even if you are not a CS major! 

  • For PHYS courses, D- or higher is the usual target.
    Notable exceptions: Math pre-reqs up to calc 3 (i.e. calc 1 and 2) require a C- or higher. Math substitutions for PHYS 306/307 have higher minima (see PHYS major page).

YOU are responsible for verifying that you have met whatever the target is!

• Your major GPA (the GPA in the "major in ____" part of your myPurduePlan) needs to be a 2.0 for the standard version of most majors (2.5 for ACSC and MAED).
  This means you can get occasional grades below 2.0 (C-, D+, D, or D-) and still graduate with no issues.

• Honors majors have higher GPA requirements. The GPA requirements may be within individual classes, within all classes in a department, within all classes in the major block, or in any combination of these factors.

• The most recent grade (not necessarily the highest) in a class is used for GPA calculations.
  If you already meet pre-reqs for the next class in your first attempt, only repeat the course if you are sure you'll do better the second/third time around!

• Purdue credit has priority over transfer credit for the purposes of establishing GPA. 

Pre-Req Table

I got tired of looking these up during appointments, so I put them here. Double-check w/catalog if in doubt, as these are technically not "official." Last updates were:

• MATH/STAT: SU 25

• PHYS/CHM: FA 25

• MGMT/CS: FA 25 

Legend

MAED = counts only for math ed degree; DS = data science majors only; MAHO = required for MATH honors degree ; ASHO = required for actuarial science honors degree

Red text = Fall only class ; Blue text = Spring only class 

[CC] = pre-req may be taken concurrently ; SR+ = seniors and up may enroll ; JR+ = juniors and up may enroll ; GR = graduate students up may enroll

SOA exam names (FM, FAM, ALTAM, ASTAM) indicated UEC courses for those exams.

CS class can only be taken in off-peak semesters by declared CS minors. This restriction does not apply to dual majors with CS/DS/AI.

Technical Writing and Presentation: As of Fall 2026, tracking this is getting trickier. The "safest" bet is to just take COM 217 (even if you already have UCore oral communications credit), as there will be plenty of sections of it. The 300-level and above ENGL classes do not run a lot of sections or do not run every semester or are major restricted to groups that CoS students rarely take.

Technical Writing and Presentation AND UCore Oral Communication

• COM 21700: Satisifes UCore oral communications AND College of Science technical writing and technical presentation. Lots of sections are run. It may take a few semesters to get via the CRF.

Technical Writing ONLY (must still get a UCC-OC class)

• ENGL 30400 (Advanced Comp): No pre-reqs but has strict attendance policy. Not offered every semester.

• ENGL 30900 (Digital Design and Production):  Restricted to professional writing (PRWR) majors only. Not an option for anyone else.

• ENGL 41900 (Multimedia Writing): Pre-req is D- or better in any UCC-WC class.

• ENGL 42100 (Professional Writing): Pre-req is D- or better in any UCC-WC class.

• ENGL 42201 (Writing for Health and Human Sciences): Pre-req is D- or better in any UCC-WC class.

• ENGL 42400 (Writing for High Tech Industries): Pre-req is D- or better in ENGL 30900. Since ENGL 30900 is major restricted, this class is not possible to complete unless you are a dual major with PRWR (and if you were, you'd meet CoS TW with ENGL 30900 anyway).

UCore Oral Communications ONLY (must still get a CoS Tech Writing class OR take COM 21700)

The only reason to take these courses would be if you are trying to CODO to a major that requires UCC-OC for CODO(e.g. First-Year Engineering, Business, etc.).
Other than that, COM 217 does everything these courses do and more.

Keep in mind that both FYE and Daniels School of Business may only accept specific courses from the list below. Read CODO requirements CAREFULLY before choosing!

• SCLA 10200 (Critical Thinking and Communication 2): Does not require SCLA 10100 first.

• COM 11400 (Fundamental of Speech Communication)

• EDPS 31500 (Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills)

AP Credit Legend: The official Purdue tables are here. My table displays all exams at once rather than one-at-a-time.

Red = Culture standalone (not part of language sequence)

Blue = Civics literacy pathway course

Scores of 3 on BOTH micro- and macroeconomics will be equivalent to ECON 210.

Scores of 3 on ONE of micro- or macroeconomics AND a 4 or 5 on the other is equivalent to ECON 210 plus the course where a 4 or 5 was earned.

If the tables do not display in your browser correctly, the direct link to the original version is here. Since the tables are now embedded directly as HTML, I won't likely update the Google sheet much. You are still responsible for checking requirements through the university catalog when in doubt.

Poor Man's DPGs

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