Information Science at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate INFO coursework.

• CS 1112Introduction to Computing Using MATLABopens 37 courses (4.5 directly)
• CS 2110Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structuresopens 32 courses (12.5 directly)
• INFO 2300Intermediate Design and Programming for the Webopens 20 courses (4 directly)
• CS 2800Discrete Structuresopens 19 courses (7.5 directly)
• INFO 2950Introduction to Data Scienceopens 11 courses (10 directly)
• INFO 3450Human-Computer Interaction Designopens 9 courses (8 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate INFO work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 121 INFO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 123 more INFO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on INFO, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in INFO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at INFO 5370

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. CS 1112Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
  3. CS 2110Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
  4. INFO 4320Introduction to Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing
  5. INFO 5410Human Robot Interaction - Research and Design
  6. INFO 5430Urban Data
  7. INFO 5370Data, People, and Systems

• 6 courses deep, ending at INFO 4350

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. CS 1112Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
  3. CS 2110Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures

• 6 courses deep, ending at INFO 5555

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. CS 1112Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
  3. CS 2110Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures

• 6 courses deep, ending at INFO 6850

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. CS 1112Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
  3. CS 2110Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on INFO sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Aditya Vashistha
• Allison Koenecke
• Angelique Taylor
• Ayham Boucher
• Benjamin Shestakofsky
• Benjamin Soltoff
• Claire Wardle
• Cristobal Cheyre Forestier
• David Rand
• David Williamson
• Drew Margolin
• Francois Guimbretiere
• Gilly Leshed
• Harald Haraldsson
• Haym Hirsh
• Jacob Matthews
• Jeff Christen
• Jon Kleinberg
• Karen Levy
• Kyle Harms
• Lawrence Blume
• Lisa Kern
• Malte Jung
• Matthew Wilkens
• Michael Samuelian
• Mike Priehs
• Nikhil Garg
• Rajalakshmi Nandakumar
• Rebecca Salk
• Rohit Lamba
• Sharlane Cleare
• Shiri Azenkot
• Susan Fussell
• Tanzeem Choudhury
• Thijs Roumen
• Tracy Mitrano
• Walker White
• Wendy Ju
• William Leon
• Y. Samuel Wang

Cornell professor board

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under INFO yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

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