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 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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POSC 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 POSC 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 42 POSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 82 more POSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on POSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Requirementsall required
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In addition to the core requirements, political science majors must elect 18 hours of approved courses as shown, including at least one upper-level course from each of the four major areas of political inquiry. Students are encouraged to complete the core requirements before taking elective courses. A political science major may seek permission to count a completed Senior Honors Project as a three
Senior Capstone1 required
Students should fulfill the senior capstone requirement for each major and minor separately. This means that senior experiences completed for one major or minor cannot normally be counted for another. Students who have questions about a particular situation should see the academic unit head or appropriate academic unit coordinator for clarification.; Subtotal
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in POSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at POSC 372
3 courses deep, ending at POSC 492
2 courses deep, ending at POSC 322
2 courses deep, ending at POSC 363
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Humanities1 required
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies1 required
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Foundation Course Requirements for General Justice Studies Majorsall required
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Electives for General Justice Studies Majors2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Foundation Course Requirements for General Justice Studies Majorsall required
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Electives for General Justice Studies Majors2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students select six additional courses from the following list. At least four of the six electives must have a JUST identifier:; Subtotal
All POSC 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 POSC yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under POSC yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
POSC does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the JMU campus feed.