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 Montana 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 CHIN 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 CHIN 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 4 CHIN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 11 more CHIN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CHIN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Asian Studies Requirements. Take three of the following (9-12 credits).2 required · verify with the official sheet
Asian Language Requirement (12 credits). Take any 101-202D sequence. All courses must be taken in the same language.12 required
Upper-Division Electives. Take six of the following (18 credits).choose 18
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Research Experience. Take one of the following (3 credits).3 required · verify with the official sheet
other courses approved by a faculty advisor
Total credits15 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CHIN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
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All CHIN courses in the Montana 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 CHIN yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CHIN yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CHIN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Montana State campus feed.