After BIOL 1111
Gateway: BIOL 1111
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate NREM coursework.
Generated from Oklahoma 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 NREM 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 63 NREM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 52 more NREM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on NREM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
General Education Requirementschoose 1
English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course; Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S); Course designated (S); Diversity (D); Courses designated (D)
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Hours Subtotal15 required
College/Departmental Requirementsall required
Arts & Humanities; See note 2.a.; Natural & Mathematical Sciences; Foreign Language; See note 3; 0-6 hours; Upper-Division General Education; Select 6 hours outside major department; See note 2.c.
Hours Subtotal13 required
Major Requirementschoose 1
Minimum grade of “C” in each course.; Core Courses; Select 4 additional hours upper-division BIOL courses with a laboratory in at least one course (excluding general education courses); Organic Chemistry, choose from:; Related Courses; Supplemental Courses
Hours Subtotal15 required
Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 10 hours; MATH 1513 required for students who do not place directly into MATH 1813.; May need to include 6 hours of a foreign language. (see note 3); May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 7 additional upper-division hours; PSYC 1113 and SOC 1113 recommended.
Hours Subtotal10 required
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English Composition; See Academic Regulation 3.5; American History & Government; Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q); Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H); Courses designated (H); Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N); Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course; Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S); Course designated (S); Diversity (D); Courses designated (D)
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in NREM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at NREM 4333
7 courses deep, ending at NREM 4424
7 courses deep, ending at NREM 4522
7 courses deep, ending at NREM 4533
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Hours Subtotal15 required
College/Departmental Requirementsall required
Arts & Humanities; See note 2.a.; Natural & Mathematical Sciences; Foreign Language; See note 3; 0-6 hours; Upper-Division General Education; Select 6 hours outside major department; See note 2.c.
Hours Subtotal13 required
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Minimum GPA 2.50 in Major Requirements OR minimum grade of “C” in each course.; Core Courses; Select 6 hours of upper-division coursework from: BIOL, MICR, PBIO (excluding general education courses); Related Courses; Physiology, choose from:; Organic Chemistry, choose from:; Supplemental Courses; Select three of the following from at least 2 different prefixes.:
Hours Subtotal15 required
Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 hours; MATH 1513 required for students who do not place directly into MATH 1813.; May need to include 6 hours of a foreign language. (see note 3.); May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 7 additional upper-division hours.
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Arts & Humanities; (See note 2.a.); Natural & Mathematical Sciences; (See note 2.b.); Foreign Languages; (See note 3.); 0-6 hours; Upper-Division General Education; 6 hours outside major department; (See note 2.c.)
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Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Minimum grade of "C" in all Major Required courses.; Core Curriculum:; Related Curriculum:; 9 hours upper-division related from: CHEM, ENVR, GEOG, GEOL, NREM, POLS, SOIL, BIOL
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Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 10 hours.; May need to include 6 hours of a foreign language. See note 3.; MATH 1513 and MATH 1813 required for students who do not place directly into MATH 2144.
Hours Subtotal10 required
All NREM courses in the Oklahoma St catalog
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