2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Carnegie Mellon University's Undergraduate Catalog is an annual publication that details academic programs and degrees offered, course descriptions, and university policies and services.

While information in this catalog is current as of August 2024, it is subject to change throughout the academic year. Students should consult with their academic department for the most up-to-date information about program requirements. Members of the campus community may direct catalog changes or inquiries to catalog@andrew.cmu.edu. Note that once the PDF of the catalog is final and archived, changes can only be made to the online version.

The next catalog will be published in August 2025; in the interim, new courses will be displayed in the Schedule of Classes, which is published in November and April each year. 


Policy Statement

Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition, family status, marital status, parental status, religion, ancestry, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.

The university’s Discriminatory and Sexual Misconduct Policy contains grievance procedures that provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of Complaints alleging any action which would be prohibited by this Policy.

Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-7125.

Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000.

Contents

University Leadership Council

FARNAM JAHANIAN, President

JAMES H. GARRETT, JR., Provost and Chief Academic Officer

SHELLEY ANNA, Vice Provost for Faculty

ISABELLE BAJEUX-BESNAINOU, Dean, Tepper School of Business

KATE BARRACLOUGH, Vice Provost for Education

ANGELA BLANTON, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

AMY L. BURKERT, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives

GINA CASALENGO, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

BECKY CULYBA, Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff to the Provost

MARY JO DIVELY, Vice President and General Counsel

PAM EAGER, Interim Vice President for University Advancement

WANDA HEADING-GRANT, Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

MARTIAL HEBERT, Dean, School of Computer Science

TYSEN KENDIG, Vice President for University Communications and Marketing

CHARLES A. KENNEDY, Chief Investment Officer

LISA KRIEG, Associate Vice President for Global Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Accreditation

RAMAYYA KRISHNAN, Dean, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

MARSHA LOVETT, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation

THERESA MAYER, Vice President for Research

CURTIS MEYER, Interim Dean, Mellon College of Science

TRICIA O'REILLY, Chief of Staff to the President

MARY ELLEN POOLE, Dean, College of Fine Arts

WILLIAM SANDERS, Dean, College of Engineering

RICHARD SCHEINES, Dean, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

MICHAEL TRICK, Dean, Qatar Campus

STAN WADDELL, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

KEITH WEBSTER, Dean, University Libraries and Director of Emerging and Integrative Media Initiatives

DARYL WEINERT, Vice President for Operations

KRISTINA WONG DAVIS, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admission

HENRY ZHENG, Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Officers of the Board of Trustees

DAVID A. COULTER, Chair

ANNE M. MOLLOY, Vice Chair

FARNAM JAHANIAN, President

JAMES H. GARRETT, JR., Provost and Chief Academic Officer

ANGELA BLANTON, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

GINA CASALEGNO, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Affairs

MARY JO DIVELY, Vice President and General Counsel, and Secretary of the Corporation

JOHN DOLAN, Treasurer

PAM EAGER, Interim Vice President for University Advancement

CHARLES A. KENNEDY, Chief Investment Officer

KATE LIPPERT, Assistant Secretary of the Corporation

THERESA MAYER, Vice President for Research

CARRIE NELSON, Assistant Treasurer

STAN WADDELL, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

DARYL WEINERT, Vice President for Operations

Voting Trustees

JOEL ADAMS, General Partner, Adams Capital Management, Inc

LANE M. BESS, Principal and Founder, Bess Ventures and Advisory, and CEO, Deep Instinct

RONALD BIANCHINI, JR.

KEITH BLOCK, Founder and CEO, Smith Point Capital

FRANK BRUNCKHORST, Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.

GLORIA CHEN, Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of Employee Experience, Adobe Inc.

DAVID COULTER, Special Limited Partner, Warburg Pincus LLC

NATHALIE COWAN, Founder, Abergel Homes

RUSSELL CROCKETT, Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Aztlan Chemical; Principal and Owner, RTC Energy LLC

JEANNE CUNICELLI, Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises

TED DECKER, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Home Depot

SHRINIVAS V. DEMPO, Chairman, Dempo Group of Companies

FRANCISCO D'SOUZA, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Recognize

HOWARD L. ELLIN, Partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom

CHARLES EVANS, Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

EDWARD H. FRANK, Executive Chair, Gradient Technologies

YOSHIAKI FUJIMORI, Chairman, Oracle Corporation Japan

ED GAINEY, (ex officio), Mayor, City of Pittsburgh

ERIC GILER, Founder and Co-CEO, OmniZare Imaging, Inc.

AJEI GOPAL, President and Chief Executive Officer, ANSYS, Inc.

EDWARD J. GREFENSTETTE, President and CIO, The Dietrich Foundation

THOMAS HEALY, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hyliion

FARNAM JAHANIAN, (ex officio), President, Carnegie Mellon University

LARRY E. JENNINGS, JR., Senior Managing Director, ValStone Partners, LLC

KATHERINE KOHATSU, (ex officio), President, Andrew Carnegie Society

DANIEL LAVELLE, (ex officio), President, Pittsburgh City Council

JOANNA LOVERING, (ex officio), President, Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association

J. MICHAEL MCQUADE, Former Vice President for Research, Carnegie Mellon University

ANNE M. MOLLOY, Executive Director, Posner Fine Arts Foundation

BRIAN OLSAVSKY, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Amazon.com

SHALINI RAY, Managing Leader, Guidehouse

KRISTIEANNE REED, Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Bruckheimer Television

SAM REIMAN, Director, Richard King Mellon Foundation

JEWELL PARKER RHODES, Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Narrative Studies Professor, Arizona State University

MANOJ SINGH, Retired Chief Operating Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

LUKE SKURMAN, CEO, Niche

LIP-BU TAN, Chairman, Walden International

LOWELL TAYLOR, (ex officio), Chair, Faculty Senate, Carnegie Mellon University

DAVID TEPPER, President and Founder, Appaloosa Management L.P.

THOMAS TULL, Chairman and CEO, Tulco

TAMARA TUNIE, Actor, Singer, Director and Producer

Emeritus Trustees

JOHN R. BERTUCCI, Chairman Emeritus, MKS Instruments, Inc.

CAROL R. BROWN, Former President, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

ROBERT M. BROWN, III, Retired Managing Director, Lehman Brothers

ERIC COOPER

ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR., President and Board Chair, African American Heritage House at Chautauqua Institution

W. LOGAN DICKERSON, President, Lindwood Farm, Inc. & Protos Foods, Inc.

PHILIP L. DOWD, Sherick Enterprises, LLC

DINA DUBLON

WILLIAM B. ELLIS, Retired Chairman and CEO, Northeast Utilities

CYNTHIA FRIEDMAN, Co-owner, Union Real Estate Company of Pittsburgh

CLAIRE W. GARGALLI

RICHARD D. HAMILTON, Retired Director of Product Supply, Global OleoChemical, Procter and Gamble

THERESA HEINZ, Chair Emeritus, The Heinz Endowments; Chairman, Heinz Family Philanthropies

T. JEROME HOLLERAN, Retired Chairman, Precision Medical Products, Inc.

W. LEE HOSKINS, Retired Chairman and CEO, The Huntington National Bank

TORRENCE M. HUNT, JR., The Elmhurst Group and the Roy A. Hunt Foundation

TOD S. JOHNSON, Managing Director, Duo Partners

PATRICIA ASKWITH KENNER, President, Campus Coach Lines

DAVID M. KIRR, Partner, Kirr, Marbach & Company

RAYMOND J. LANE, Partner Emeritus, GreatPoint Ventures

EDWARD E. LUCENTE

THOMAS A. MCCONOMY, Retired Chairman of the Board, Calgon Carbon Corporation

JACK E. MCGRATH, Retired Senior Vice President, Booz, Allen & Hamilton

REGINA GOUGER MILLER, Owner/Artist, Ginger and Spice; Regina Gouger Miller Studio

ALESSANDRO OVI, Executive Vice President, Fondazione Popoli

E. KEARS POLLOCK, Retired Executive Vice President, PPG Industries, Inc.

DAVID PORGES, Retired Chairman and CEO, EQT Corporation

CHARLES J. QUEENAN, JR., Chairman Emeritus, K&L Gates LLP

JAMES E. ROHR, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

JOYCE BOWIE SCOTT, J. Bowie Scott Studio

DAVID S. SHAPIRA, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors, Giant Eagle, Inc.

AJIT SHETTY, Retired Chairman of the Board, Janssen Pharmaceuticals

J. LEA HILLMAN SIMONDS, Chair, Hillman Family Foundations

RAYMOND SMITH, Chairman, Rothschild Continuation Investments

DONALD E. STITZENBERG, Principal, CBA Associates

MARY ANN ULISHNEY

PAULA KAUFFMAN WAGNER, Producer/Owner, Chestnut Ridge Productions

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