Building the department map…
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 COB coursework.
Generated from James Madison 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 COB 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 7 COB and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 12 more COB courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on COB, 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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B.B.A. majors must complete all of the B.B.A. core components as part of their degree program. The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Lower-Level Core Component:; Subtotal
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B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component2 required · verify with the official sheet
The following courses comprise the B.B.A. Upper-Level Core Component:; Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in COB. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at COB 291
2 courses deep, ending at COB 242
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All COB courses in the JMU catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for COB yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under COB yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
COB does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the JMU campus feed.