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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
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.
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 PHIL 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 PHIL 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 60 PHIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 54 more PHIL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHIL, 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 Politics2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following:
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:
1. History and Politics of Asia2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
CS 300-379; CS 400-479; CT 300-379 excluding CT 301; CT 400-479; DSCI 300-379 excluding DSCI 369; DSCI 400-479; IDEA 300-379; IDEA 400-479; MATH 300-379 excluding MATH 369; MATH 400-479; STAT 300-379 excluding STAT 301 , STAT 302A , STAT 307 , STAT 315; STAT 400 -479
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
CS 300-379; CS 400-479; CT 300-379 excluding CT 301; CT 400-479; DSCI 300-379 excluding DSCI 369; DSCI 400-479; IDEA 300-379; IDEA 400-479; MATH 300-379 excluding MATH 369; MATH 400-479; STAT 300-379 excluding STAT 301 , STAT 302A , STAT 307 , STAT 315; STAT 400 -479
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: PHIL 300
Gateway: MATH 317
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHIL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at PHIL 410
4 courses deep, ending at PHIL 462
3 courses deep, ending at PHIL 201
3 courses deep, ending at PHIL 326
Thesis6 required
Research6 required
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
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All PHIL courses in the Colorado State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under PHIL yet.
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