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 AFS coursework.
Generated from North Carolina 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.
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 AFS 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 8 AFS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 30 more AFS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on AFS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
History Unit2 required · verify with the official sheet
Humanities History List 12 required · verify with the official sheet
Humanities History List 22 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in AFS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at AFS 345
2 courses deep, ending at AFS 375
2 courses deep, ending at AFS 440
2 courses deep, ending at AFS 497
All AFS courses in the NC 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 AFS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under AFS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
AFS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the NC State campus feed.