After APPM 1350
Gateway: APPM 1350
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CVEN coursework.
Generated from University of Colorado Boulder’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 CVEN 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 149 CVEN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 90 more CVEN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CVEN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Natural Science Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Introductory Sequence in Environmental Studies; Complete both courses; Introductory Sequence in Biology or Earth Science; Complete any two of these lecture/laboratory combinations; Biology Option; Complete one sequence and applicable lab(s); Earth Science Option; and any two of the following introductory Earth Science courses; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Option; Complete all courses; Physical
Social Science Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Intermediate Policy Requirement; Complete one course; Intermediate Social Science Requirement; Complete one course
Values Requirementsall required
Economics Requirements; Complete two courses; Ethics Requirement; Complete one course
Skills Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Statistics or Calculus 1 Requirement; Complete one course; Writing Requirement
Application Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete one course
Cornerstone Requirementall required
Complete one course
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Capstone Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete one course
Specialization Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following list.; Other specialization options offered in other departments (dpt approval might be needed)
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: APPM 1350
Gateway: APPM 1360
Gateway: APPM 2350
The deepest prerequisite chains in CVEN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
10 courses deep, ending at CVEN 5434
10 courses deep, ending at CVEN 5738
10 courses deep, ending at CVEN 6333
9 courses deep, ending at CVEN 5383
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All CVEN courses in the CU Boulder catalog
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