EAS at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate EAS coursework.

• MATH 1920Multivariable Calculus for Engineersopens 42 courses (16 directly)
• PHYS 1112Physics I: Mechanics & Heatopens 25 courses (7 directly)
• PHYS 2207Fundamentals of Physics Iopens 23 courses (5 directly)
• MATH 1120Calculus IIopens 22 courses (5 directly)
• PHYS 2208Fundamentals of Physics IIopens 19 courses (14 directly)
• PHYS 2213Physics II: Electromagnetismopens 18 courses (13 directly)

The map

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 EAS 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 113 EAS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 82 more EAS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on EAS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in EAS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at EAS 4150

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. MATH 1120Calculus II
  3. MATH 2130Calculus III
  4. PHYS 2214Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics
  5. ECE 3030Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
  6. EAS 4150GPS: Theory and Design

• 6 courses deep, ending at EAS 4700

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. MATH 1120Calculus II
  3. MATH 2130Calculus III

• 5 courses deep, ending at EAS 4795

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. EAS 2250The Earth System
  3. EAS 3010Evolution of the Earth System

• 5 courses deep, ending at EAS 4960

  1. MATH 1910Calculus for Engineers
  2. PHYS 1112Physics I: Mechanics & Heat
  3. PHYS 2208Fundamentals of Physics II

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on EAS sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Angeline Pendergrass
• Arthur Degaetano
• Bruce Monger
• Carolina Munoz Saez
• Daniele Visioni
• David Hammer
• David Hysell
• Esteban Gazel
• Flavio Lehner
• Geoffrey Abers
• Grace Barcheck
• Ian Hewson
• Jonathan Lin
• Louis Derry
• Matthew Pritchard
• Megan Holycross
• Natalie Mahowald
• Peter Hess
• Peter Hitchcock
• Riley Culberg
• Sara Pryor
• Toby Ault

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under EAS yet.

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Department events

EAS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Cornell campus feed.