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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate NPAD coursework.
Generated from University of Montana’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 NPAD 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 2 NPAD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 23 more NPAD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on NPAD, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Lower-Division Required Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
Public Administration and Public Policy2 required · verify with the official sheet
Political Theory2 required · verify with the official sheet
Comparative Government2 required · verify with the official sheet
International Relations2 required · verify with the official sheet
American Politics2 required · verify with the official sheet
Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete twelve additional elective credits from PSCI courses numbered 300 and above.
Lower-Division Required Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
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Lower-Division Required Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
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Lower-Division Required Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
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Lower-Division Required Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in NPAD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at NPAD 467
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All NPAD courses in the Montana 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 NPAD yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under NPAD yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
NPAD does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Montana campus feed.