After WRS 106
Gateway: WRS 106
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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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate WRS coursework.
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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 WRS 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 25 WRS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 6 more WRS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on WRS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Courses - 29 credits2 required · verify with the official sheet
Electives6 required · verify with the official sheet
Techniques; Applications
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; MTH161 (fulfilled through the major); Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (fulfilled through the major)
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Language course 200-level or higher; Natural Sciences Course; Minor or second major (must be non-STEM); Electives
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate
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Required Coursework15 required
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Students must take courses from at least three different departments in order to fulfill the requirements for the major; Students must take at least 18 hours at the 300 level or above; Two Additional AMS Courses; American History Course (HIS course); American Literature Course (ENG course); AMS 200 or Higher Specialized Area Courses
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); STEM Cognate
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: WRS 106
The deepest prerequisite chains in WRS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at WRS 431
3 courses deep, ending at WRS 102
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Music Curriculum Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits (2 courses) from the following Suggested MCY courses for non-music majors:; Other approved MCY course for non-music majors; Select 12 credits from the following list:; Suggested MCY Courses for Non-Majors (see list above); Other approved music courses
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Creative Computing; Design Futures; User Experience & Service Design; UX Strategy
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Major Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a second track from the list above or three electives from the following:; Additional electives and special topics courses may be substituted with approval of departmental advisor or department chair.
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
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System Design Track; Developer Track
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
Research in MIC for Creditall required
(only 6 credit hours may be applied to count toward the 12 MIC Elective hours, any credits over 6 count as elective credits toward the 120 credits required for graduation or 150 credits for dual degree seeking students)
Outside Electives that can be taken to count toward the 12 credit hours above (2 courses maximum)choose 2
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Chemistry Courses:; Other Required Natural Science Courses:
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate (BPH fulfills if Dual Degree or Dual Major); STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the MIC major)
Neuroscience Electives (select one)choose 1
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CHM sequences:; Chemistry for the Biosciences:; College Physics:; University Physics:; PRISM Physics:; University Physics for the Sciences:
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Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); Minor; Foreign Language in 200 level or above; Advanced Writing and Communication Skills Requirement (4 courses)
ELECTIVES5 required
Research in MIC for Creditall required
(only 6 credit hours may be applied to count toward the 12 MIC Elective hours, any credits over 6 count as elective credits toward the 150 credits required for the dual degree)
Select one of the following Physics Options10 required
Select one of the following Calculus Options1 required
Quantitative Skills Proficiency1 required
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities or People and Society Cognate (9 credits) (one may be fulfilled through the major); People and Society or Arts and Humanities Cognate; STEM Cognate
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A minimum of five additional anthropology courses in addition to the five core requirements listed above (may include up to 6 credits of formalized course substitutions on approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies).
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; MTH 108 or higher ( MTH 113 recommended); Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate
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Language Courses; Minor - Non Art; Electives and/or Writing Courses
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Select 9 approved credit hours of the following:; Any CSC 2XX, CSC 3XX, CSC 4XX, CSC 5XX
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); Language Requirement; Natural Sciences Course; Minor Requirement (must be non-STEM); Electives
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Required:; GEG Electives (at least 9 credits must be at 300 level or higher, exclusive of GEG 501 )
BA Degree Requirements1 required
Language Requirement (Language course at 200 level or higher); Minor Requirement; Advanced Writing and Communication Skills Requirement (12 credit hours); Students must complete 4 writing-designated (“W”) courses including one within the major. These courses can be double counted toward other requirements or be taken as electives.
General Electives15 required
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