Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SPAN coursework.
Generated from Albany State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 SPAN 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 14 SPAN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 8 more SPAN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SPAN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Field of Studyall required
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
Mass Communication Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 semester hours from 3000 Level Courses; Select 9 semester hours from 4000 Level Courses; By permission of the Department Chair only. May substitute for courses in 4000 section only
Directed Minor or Expanded Electives15 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SPAN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at SPAN 2002
3 courses deep, ending at SPAN 3502
3 courses deep, ending at SPAN 3602
3 courses deep, ending at SPAN 3702
All SPAN courses in the Albany State catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for SPAN yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SPAN yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SPAN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Albany State campus feed.