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 EARTH 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 EARTH 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 13 EARTH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 21 more EARTH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on EARTH, 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
Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in EARTH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at EARTH 303
2 courses deep, ending at EARTH 402
2 courses deep, ending at EARTH 412
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Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 9 credits from the following:; Select 9 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3-4 credits from the following:; Select 12 credits from the following (at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level):
All EARTH 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 EARTH yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under EARTH yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
EARTH does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.