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 Oregon 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 BIS 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 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 4 BIS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 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.
BIS Coreall required
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following (see Focus Areas for guidance):
Experiential Learningall required
Select 2 credits from the following courses:; Any COB 004 Internship (eg. BIS 004 ); Any COB 403 Thesis (eg. BIS 403 ); Any COB 405 Reading & Conference (eg. BA 405 ); Any COB 406 Projects (eg. BA 406 ); Any COB 409 Practicum (eg. BIS 409 ); Any COB 410 Internship (eg. BIS 410 ); Department Approved Certification
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at BIS 563
All BIS courses in the Oregon 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 BIS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under BIS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
BIS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Oregon State campus feed.