After GEOSC 201
Gateway: GEOSC 201
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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 GEOSC 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 GEOSC 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 57 GEOSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 34 more GEOSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on GEOSC, 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
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Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3-4 credits from the following:
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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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Select 9 credits from options A and B, with at least 3 credits from A and 3 credits from B:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in GEOSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at GEOSC 472B
4 courses deep, ending at GEOSC 479
3 courses deep, ending at GEOSC 302
3 courses deep, ending at GEOSC 400
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Select 2 of the following 3 sequences for 8 credits each and a third sequence for 4 credits:; Select 2-4 credits of advanced mathematics in consultation with an adviser; Select 6 credits from 300- and 400-level GEOSC courses; Select 3 credits of appropriate field/laboratory experience in consultation with adviser; Select 3 credits of writing-intensive courses from within Earth and Mineral Sciences
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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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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.
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Select 4 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:
All GEOSC courses in the Penn State catalog
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