Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ENGL coursework.
Generated from University of Illinois Chicago’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 ENGL 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 38 ENGL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 166 more ENGL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ENGL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Required Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Analyzing the Natural World course; Understanding the Past course; Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding U.S. Society course; University Electives
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General Education course work; Four semesters of foreign language courses or the equivalent
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Analyzing the Natural World course; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding the Past course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Additional General Education Core courses from any category
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Understanding the Past course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Exploring World Cultures course; Analyzing the Natural World course; One elective course from any General Education Core category
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Exploring World Cultures course; Analyzing the Natural World course; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Additional General Education Core courses from any category
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Exploring World Cultures course; Analyzing the Natural World course; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Additional General Education Core courses from any category
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Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Understanding the Past course; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Humanities/Social Sciences/Art Electives; Science Electives (see below)
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Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Understanding the Past course; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Humanities/Social Sciences/Art Electives; Science Electives (See below)
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Foreign Language; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Understanding the Past course; Two Analyzing the Natural World courses (with lab)
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Foreign Language; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Understanding the Past course; Two Analyzing the Natural World courses (with lab)
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Foreign Language; Understanding the Individual and Society course; Understanding U.S. Society course; Exploring World Cultures course; Understanding the Creative Arts course; Understanding the Past course; Two Analyzing the Natural World courses (with lab)
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: ENGL 161
The deepest prerequisite chains in ENGL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at ENGL 463
2 courses deep, ending at ENGL 150
2 courses deep, ending at ENGL 262
2 courses deep, ending at ENGL 297
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Students may use the elective hours to obtain subsequent licensure endorsements, including: Middle Grades (Grades 5 – 8) in General Science, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Science; Learning Behavior Specialist I (ages 5 – 21); and English as a Second Language/ Bilingual Education. ISBE requires students interested in obtaining an additional endorsement to take specific courses and to meet
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All ENGL courses in the UIC catalog
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