After PSYC 211
Gateway: PSYC 211
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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 PSYC 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 PSYC 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 85 PSYC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 104 more PSYC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PSYC, 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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Methodology Corechoose 1
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SS Content Core – Psychology as a Social Scienceall required
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NS Content Core – Psychology as a Natural Scienceall required
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Upper-Level Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Capstone Coursechoose 1
Departmental approval is required for students to enroll in more than one psychology capstone course.; Subtotal
Sociocultural Competencychoose 1
Other course sections that meet the sociocultural competency requirement
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: PSYC 211
Gateway: PSYC 606
The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 415
5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 480
4 courses deep, ending at PSYC 835
4 courses deep, ending at PSYC 837
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NS Content Core – Psychology as a Natural Scienceall required
Choose at least two of the following:; Subtotal
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Capstone Coursechoose 1
Departmental approval is required for students to enroll in more than one capstone course.; Subtotal
Restrictive Electives1 required
Select 6 credits from the following options:; One course with BIO prefix (in addition to the CSD basic science requirement); One course with MATH prefix; One course with SOCI prefix; Subtotal
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Fairness and Responsibility Component Requirementchoose 1
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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
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Fairness and Responsibility Component Requirementchoose 1
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Foundation Course Requirements for General Justice Studies Majorsall required
The following requirements are only for majors without a concentration.; Subtotal
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 PSYC courses in the JMU catalog
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