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 BOT coursework.
Generated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo’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 BOT 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.
The concentrations and majors that build on BOT, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Environmental Science Emphasis Areachoose 1
Ecology Courses; Select two courses from the following:; Plant Courses; Policy, Law, Human Dimensions Courses; Water Science Courses; Atmospheric Science Courses
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Water Science Emphasis Area2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Soil Resource Management Emphasis Areachoose 1
Soil Science Courses; Select two courses from the following:; Earth Science Courses; Applied Plant Science and Resource Management Courses; Plant Science Courses; Water Science Courses
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GIS and Environmental Data Science Emphasis Area2 required · verify with the official sheet
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MAJOR COURSES2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BOT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at BOT 3326
3 courses deep, ending at BOT 4433
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All BOT courses in the Cal Poly SLO catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under BOT yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
BOT does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Cal Poly SLO campus feed.