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 FDS 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 FDS 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 2 FDS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 2 more FDS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FDS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Foundation Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Required Architectural Design Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in FDS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at FDS 108
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Interdisciplinary Electiveschoose 1
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All FDS 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 FDS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under FDS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
FDS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the JMU campus feed.