After BIS 201
Gateway: BIS 201
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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 BIS coursework.
Generated from Miami University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 BIS 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 6 BIS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 8 more BIS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Community Arts and Cultures Coreall required
Foundations (minimum 3 credit hours at 300 or 400 level)15 required
Creative Practices Iall required
Select minimum 3 credit hours from the following:
Creative Practices II2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select minimum 3 credit hours from the following:
Cultural Contexts2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select minimum 6 credit hours from the following:; Select up to six additional hours between Creative Practices I, Creative Practices II, and/or Cultural Contexts
Communication and Organizations (minimum 3 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select minimum 9 credit hours from the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BIS 201
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at BIS 301
2 courses deep, ending at BIS 305
All BIS courses in the Miami (OH) catalog
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