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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CAH coursework.
Generated from George Washington University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 CAH 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 CAH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 141 more CAH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CAH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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6 credits of courses in art and design historyall required
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In addition to the major requirements listed below, students must take the following course in fulfillment of the G-PAC requirement in social science:
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Foundation courses (12 credits); Photo/photojournalism studios (18 credits); Studio electives; 12 credits in CGD, CIAR, CIXD, CMUS, CORX, CPJ, CSA, or CTAD courses taken at any level.; Upper-level studio electives; 12 credits from any CPJ course at the 2000 to 4000 level; and/or any CSA courses with 5 as the second digit of the course number; and/or any time-based electives selected from the follo
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For the BA in international affairs program: Five courses selected from below. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B.; For the BS in international affairs program: Three courses selected from below. At least one course must be from Group A and at least one course must be from Group B.; Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences and do
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12 credits in foundational courses; 12 credits in fine art studio courses; 9 credits in introductory studio electives, selected from the following:; 9 credits in studio electives taken from at the 1000 level or above, selected from studio areas CGD, CIXD, CMUS, CORX, CPJ, CSA, and CTAD.; 9 credits in studio arts electives taken at the 2000 to 4000 levels, selected from studio areas CORX, CPJ, or C
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CAH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
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2 courses deep, ending at CAH 6251
2 courses deep, ending at CAH 6297
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All CAH courses in the GWU catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under CAH yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CAH does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the GWU campus feed.