Applied Artificial Intelligence Major, BS in Applied Artificial Intelligence

Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 1-3 Credit Hours *

• AI 101 - Introduction to the World of AI 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 101 - Design Your Career, Design Your Degree 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

Term 2

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• AI 102 - Natural Language-based Programming Techniques 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours ^* (or equivalent)

Term 3

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• AI 201 - AI, Ethics, and Legal Frameworks 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 1-3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ^{​​​​​​​3} TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours 

• AI 202 - Human-AI Interaction and Experience Design 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ² Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• AI 301 - Natural Language Processing and Conversational AI 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
   
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
  OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• AI 302 - AI-based Data Handling and Visualization 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 399 - CECS Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
   
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
  OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• AI 401 - Applied AI for Research and Applications 3 Credit Hours

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  Select one course:

• CECS 375 - Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 385 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 475 - Senior Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 485 - Transdisciplinary Research Projects in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours 
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours 
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours 
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CECS 499 - CECS Senior Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Expanded Perspectives Electives must total 6 credit hours from any courses on the approved Arts and Humanities (AH) , Social Sciences (SS) , Global Citizenship - International (GCI) , or Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  or Applied Arts and Humanities (AAH)  lists
2. Engaged Inquiries (EI)  electives must total 6 credit hours from two or more subjects.
3. See Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) Elective Requirements below for additional information.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.

Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) Elective Requirements

Students must complete 27 hours of Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) elective credit by completing any combination of CECS minors(s), CECS certificates(s), and/or program electives as listed below.