After MATH 161
Gateway: MATH 161
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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 Loyola University Chicago’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 COMP 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 COMP 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 153 COMP and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 37 more COMP courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on COMP, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Practicum Capstone; Select six credit hours from the following:; Computer Science Restricted Electives; Select seven credit hours from the following:; COMP 300-Level Course(s) OR; Computer Science Free Elective; Select three credit hours from the following:; COMP 300-Level 3-credit Course OR
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in COMP. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
9 courses deep, ending at COMP 331
9 courses deep, ending at COMP 333
9 courses deep, ending at COMP 339
9 courses deep, ending at COMP 344
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Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience Trackchoose 1
Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience Specialty Areas Courses; Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience Lecture Electives; Select three of the following:; Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience Lab Electives; Select two of the following:; Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience Capstone
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Media Studies Electiveschoose 1
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Internship1 required
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Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience Trackchoose 1
Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience Specialty Area Courses; One additional year of Chemistry lectures:; Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience Lecture Electives; Select three of the following:; Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience Lab Electives; Select two of the following:; Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience Capstone
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All COMP courses in the Loyola Chicago catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under COMP yet.
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