After GEOG 161
Gateway: GEOG 161
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 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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate GEOG 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 GEOG 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 112 GEOG and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 42 more GEOG courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on GEOG, 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 Courseschoose 1
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Calculus:; Engaged Scholarship:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Geographic Information Science Skills:; Select 6 credits from the following:; 300-level geography:; Select 9 credits, not including courses taken above:; 400-level geography:; Select 12 credits, not including courses taken above:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in GEOG. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at GEOG 417
4 courses deep, ending at GEOG 421
4 courses deep, ending at GEOG 440
4 courses deep, ending at GEOG 453
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Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Engaged Scholarship:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Qualitative or quantitative methods in geography:; Select 3 credits from the following:; 300-level geography:; Select 9 credits, not including courses taken above:; 400-level geography:; Select 12 credits, not including courses taken above:
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Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 15 credits in sociology, 9 credits must be at the 400 level
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; 1. Data Analysis; Select 15 credits from the following:; 2. Geographic Information Systems; Select 12 credits from the following:; 3. Social Demography; Select 12 credits from the following:; 4. Political Analysis; Select 9 credits from the following:; 5. Health and Society; Select 12 credits from the following:
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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 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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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Economics Policy; Civics and Society; Select at least 6 credits of the following:; Historical and Geographical Perspectives; Select at least 6 credits of the following:
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Select 6 credits from any 400-level ERM courses; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits in consultation with adviser. Students who complete Basic ROTC may substitute 6 credits of ROTC for 3 credits of GHW courses and 3 credits of Supporting Courses and Related Areas.
All GEOG courses in the Penn State catalog
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