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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 PSCI 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 PSCI 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 76 PSCI and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 115 more PSCI courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PSCI, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
PSCI Lower-division Distributionall required
Empirical Theory and Research Methodologychoose 1
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
Fundamentals of Public Healthall required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PSCI. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at PSCI 3052
3 courses deep, ending at PSCI 4243
3 courses deep, ending at PSCI 7155
2 courses deep, ending at PSCI 3031
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Values Requirementsall required
Economics Requirements; Complete two courses; Ethics Requirement; Complete one course
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Cornerstone Requirementall required
Complete one course
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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)
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Introductory Statisticschoose 1
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Electives in Public Healthchoose 1
Social and Behavioral Health Courses; Environmental Health Courses; Other Public Health Courses
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All PSCI courses in the CU Boulder catalog
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