Building the department map…
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 AFAM coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania 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 AFAM 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 18 AFAM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 57 more AFAM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on AFAM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3-4 credits from the following:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits of Social Studies selection:; Select 3 credits in Literature:; Select 3 credits of US History:; Select 9 credits: 3 credits each (including one course with a lab) from biological science, earth science, and physical science:; Biological Science:; Earth Sciences:; Physical Sciences:; Select 6 credits of education
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Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in AFAM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at AFAM 435N
4 courses deep, ending at AFAM 492
3 courses deep, ending at AFAM 431
3 courses deep, ending at AFAM 432
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 21 credits with at least 3 credits in AAAS courses of the following:; Select 18 credits at the 400-level with at least 9 credits in AAAS courses of the following:
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 15 credits of the following (100-300 level courses):; Select 18 credits with at least 12 from AFR or AFR cross-listed courses of the following:
Additional Coursesall required
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 6 credits from 400-level LHR courses (only 3 credits of LHR 495 or LHR 496 may be used to satisfy this requirement); Select 6 credits from the following list in consultation with an adviser:; Any OLEAD course; Any 400-level AFAM, CAS, ECON, HIST, LTNST, MGMT, PHIL, PSYCH, SPAN, SOC, WMNST course
All AFAM courses in the Penn State catalog
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