After SOC 500
Gateway: SOC 500
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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 SOC 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 SOC 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 91 SOC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 20 more SOC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SOC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Sociology Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Out-of-Department Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Group A: Criminal Justice Systemall required
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1. History and Politics of Asia2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
Ecosystem Science selections: select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Core Courseschoose 1
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: SOC 500
Gateway: SOC 311
Gateway: SOC 511
The deepest prerequisite chains in SOC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at SOC 612
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 403
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 503
3 courses deep, ending at SOC 275
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:
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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
Tools and analysis selections: select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 0-6 credits from the following courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Supporting Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students will take at least six credits from Supporting Courses or additional courses approved by the International Development Board. Core courses not taken to meet the three-credit core requirement can be used as supportive coursework.; L*** Upper-division foreign language
All SOC courses in the Colorado State catalog
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