Dec 26, 2025  
USC Catalogue 2025-2026 
    
USC Catalogue 2025-2026

Artificial Intelligence (BS)


The undergraduate program in artificial intelligence is an interdisciplinary program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence. This is a program that spans the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The program is designed to provide both an academic and professional orientation.

General admission requirements for the undergraduate program are the same as those of the university and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The minimum requirement for the degree is 130 units.

A grade of C (2.0) or better is required for each of the core courses CSCI 113x , CSCI 114x , CSCI 170 , and the Mathematical Foundations courses. Courses with a grade of C– or below must be repeated; courses may only be retaken once. Corresponding departmental approval is required in order to retake a course. Students who do not satisfy the degree requirement after repeating a class will be disqualified from this program.

A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as all upper division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. Candidates must complete general education requirements; see the General Education  Program.

Composition/Writing Requirements (8 units)*


General Education (20 units)


General Education (20 units)

Pre-Major Requirements (28 units)


Core Lower-Division Requirements (30 units)


Choose one of the following three tracks (24 units)


Computing Foundations and Applications Track


Computer Engineering, Signal Processing and Controls Track


Choose two of the following (8 units)


Free Elective (4 units)


Total Units: 130


* WRIT 340  Advanced Writing (Communication for Engineers) is strongly recommended for BS AI majors.

** A grade of C (2.0) or better is required. Courses with a grade of C- or below must be repeated; courses may only be retaken once.

*** A grade of C (2.0) or better is required. Courses with a grade of C- or below must be repeated; courses may only be retaken once. Students transferring into this program after the first year may petition for other programming sequences or a different linear algebra class to substitute for the required courses.