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 CAMS 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 CAMS 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 29 CAMS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 73 more CAMS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CAMS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Students should choose 24 credits from the list below with the following criteria: 9 credits at the 400-level; no more than 12 credits of languages.
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CAMS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at CAMS 430
4 courses deep, ending at CAMS 451
4 courses deep, ending at CAMS 452
3 courses deep, ending at CAMS 415
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
All CAMS courses in the Penn 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 CAMS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CAMS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CAMS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.