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 Kent State 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 MCLS 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 MCLS 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 3 MCLS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 44 more MCLS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MCLS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
American Sign Language (ASL) Electives; American Sign Language (ASL) Upper-Division Elective (40000 level only); Major Elective, choose from the following:; Any American Sign Language (ASL) course; Any Translation Studies (TRST) course
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upp
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MCLS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
All MCLS courses in the Kent State 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 MCLS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under MCLS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
MCLS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Kent State campus feed.