After LIFE 320
Gateway: LIFE 320
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 ESS coursework.
Generated from Colorado State University’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 ESS 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 94 ESS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 19 more ESS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ESS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Ecosystem Science selections: select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Sustainability selections: select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Tools and analysis selections: select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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CS 4** - any CS course at the 400-level except CS 457 , CS 495; CS 5** - any CS course at the 500-level; ECE 4** - any ECE course at the 400-level except ECE 495; ECE 5** - any ECE course at the 500-level; MECH 4** - any MECH course at the 400-level except MECH 495; MECH 5** - any MECH course at the 500-level
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CS 4** - Any 400-level CS course except CS 495; CS 5** - Any 500-level CS course; ECE 4** - Any ECE course at the 400-level except ECE 495; ECE 5** - Any ECE course at the 500-level; MECH 4** - Any 400-level MECH Course except MECH 495; MECH 5** - Any 500-level course
LOWER-DIVISION2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: LIFE 320
Gateway: STAT 301
The deepest prerequisite chains in ESS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at ESS 415
5 courses deep, ending at ESS 523D
5 courses deep, ending at ESS 546
4 courses deep, ending at ESS 400
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ECOLOGICAL SUBDISCIPLINES3 required
Take a minimum of 3 credits not taken elsewhere in the program from courses in a subdiscipline of ecology. Students are encouraged to explore options across departments. Example courses offered by Ecology include the followingall required
ECOLOGICAL TOOLS3 required
Take a minimum of 3 credits of any ecologically-relevant quantitative or qualitative course, as determined by student and committee. Students are encouraged to explore options across departments. Example courses include the following2 required · verify with the official sheet
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS1 required
Take a minimum of 1 credit of a course (or workshop such as through TILT or the Graduate School combined with a credit of Independent Study ( ECOL 695 )) that will enhance the student’s professional development and/or skills based on professional goals, as determined by student and committee. Students are encouraged to explore options across departments and programs. Example courses include the followingall required
ELECTIVES15 required
Additional relevant coursework and credits as determined by student and committee to meet the minimum Graduate School Credit Requirements of 15 credits "Regular" coursework and 30 credits total. Students are encouraged to explore options across departments and programs. Example courses include the following2 required · verify with the official sheet
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UPPER-DIVISION2 required · verify with the official sheet
All ESS courses in the Colorado State catalog
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