After SPAN 301
Gateway: SPAN 301
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 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 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 27 SPAN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 16 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.
Language Prerequisitesall required
Select 0-12 units from the following:
Intermediate Language Proficiencychoose 1
Upper-Division Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-Division Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 units from the following. At least 6 units must be at the 400 level:
Foundation2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: SPAN 301
The deepest prerequisite chains in SPAN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
9 courses deep, ending at SPAN 303C
9 courses deep, ending at SPAN 430
9 courses deep, ending at SPAN 443
9 courses deep, ending at SPAN 489
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Language Competencyall required
Prerequisites; Select 0-12 units from the following:; Intermediate Proficiency
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6-9 units from Group A and 3-6 units from Group B for a total of 12 units from the following:; Select at least six units from the following:; Select at least three units from the following:
Language Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two semesters of language, or pass an oral and written proficiency exam, or equivalent proficiency (on request).; Select two of the following from the same language:
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two courses from the disciplines below or any of the courses above in Approaches to the Humanities:; Art and Art History:; Cultural Anthropology:; English:; Geography:; History:; Humanities:; Languages and Cultures:; Music:; Philosophy:; Religious Studies:; Theatre Arts:
Language Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two semesters of language, or pass an oral and written proficiency exam, or equivalent proficiency (on request).; Select two of the following:; Any two courses in a language not listed
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two courses from below or any of the courses above in Approaches to the Humanities or 200-level language courses:
Genders and Sexualitychoose 1
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Race/Ethnicitieschoose 1
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Arts and Humanitieschoose 1
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Latin American Studies Contextchoose 1
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All SPAN courses in the Chico State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under SPAN yet.
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SPAN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Chico State campus feed.