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 Eastern Kentucky 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 HIS 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 HIS 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 48 HIS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more HIS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HIS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
University Graduation Requirements1 required
General Education; Foundations of Learning; Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
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Core Courses; Choose from 21 upper division hours with a minimum of six hours in each of the following distribution areas:; Area I (U.S.):; Area II (Europe):; Area III (Non-Western):; Free Electives; Choose from 47 hours of free electives; At least three hours of one foreign language is strongly recommended. Students who plan to pursue a graduate degree are strongly encouraged to take at least six
University Graduation Requirements1 required
General Education; Student Success Seminar; Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
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Core Courses; Choose from 18 upper division hours with a minimum of six hours in each of the following distribution areas:; Area I (U.S.):; Area II (Europe):; Area III (Non-Western):; Supporting Course Requirements; Element 5A or 5B; Professional Education Requirements; Clinical Experiences:; Free Electives; Choose from 1 hour of free electives; Exit Requirements; PRAXIS Examination; Students must
University Graduation Requirements1 required
General Education; Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirementschoose 1
Core Courses; HIS Areas; HIS Area I-U.S.:; HIS Area II-Europe:; HIS Area III-Non-Western:; Supporting Course Requirements; Professional Education Requirements; Clinical Experiences:; Exit Requirements; PRAXIS Examination; Students must register for and take the PRAXIS exam which correlates to their degree program, per College of Education requirements. The PRAXIS exam must be taken prior to studen
University Graduation Requirements1 required
General Education; Foundations of Learning; Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirementschoose 1
Core Courses; Major Electives; Choose from 12 hours of the following (no more than six hours of a single prefix):; All spoken world languages (not Latin, English, or ASL); Capstone Requirement; GLO-Approved Study Abroad; GLO-Approved Coop-Internship; Free Electives; Choose from 47 hours of free electives
University Graduation Requirements1 required
General Education; Foundations of Learning; Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
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Core Courses; English Electives; Supporting Course Requirements
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HIS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at HIS 450
2 courses deep, ending at HIS 802A
2 courses deep, ending at HIS 899C
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All HIS courses in the EKU catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under HIS yet.
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HIS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the EKU campus feed.