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.
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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate INST coursework.
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 INST 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 6 INST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 10 more INST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on INST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
1. History and Politics of Latin America2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
2. Thought and Culture of Latin America2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
3. International Studies2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following:
1. History and Politics of Asia2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in INST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at INST 492
2 courses deep, ending at INST 382B
2. Thought and Cultures in Europe2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:; L*** 250; L*** 310; L*** 313; L*** 335; L*** 345; L*** 355; L*** 413; L*** 441; L*** 450; L*** 452; L*** 453; L*** 454
2. Thought and Cultures2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following:; L*** 250; L*** 310; L*** 313; L*** 326; L*** 335; L*** 345; L*** 355; L*** 365; L*** 413; L*** 441; L*** 450; L*** 452; L*** 453; L*** 454
3. Global Studies2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following:
All INST courses in the Colorado State catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for INST yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under INST yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
INST does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Colorado State campus feed.