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 MCGS coursework.
Generated from California State University, Chico’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 MCGS 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 3 MCGS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more MCGS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MCGS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Foundation2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Arts and Humanitieschoose 1
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Latin American Studies Contextchoose 1
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Foundation2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select three units from the following:; Students are encouraged to select the course that best supports their chosen Area of Specialization.
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MCGS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at MCGS 480
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Upper Division GEall required
Students must complete nine units of upper division GE, three units in each area: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (UD-2) or Physical and Biological Sciences (UD-5), Arts and Humanities (UD-3), and Social and Behavioral Sciences (UD-4). MCGS 350 , listed above, meets the UD-4 requirement. Students wishing to pursue other courses to complete their GE requirement should work with an
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American Indian Studies Specialization; African American Studies Specialization; Intersectional Chicanx/Latinx Studies Specialization; Women's Studies Specialization; Queer and Trans Studies Specialization
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All MCGS courses in the Chico 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 MCGS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under MCGS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
MCGS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Chico State campus feed.