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 HM 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 HM 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 2 HM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 71 more HM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HM, 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
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 25 credits of HM courses from an approved department list, up to 4 credits of any world language, and other courses in consultation with an adviser
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at HM 304
Additional Coursesall required
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 6 credits from University-wide offerings at all levels, in consultation with an adviser, that provide relevance to this option.; Select 9 credits of 400-level supporting courses, in consultation with an adviser, from University-wide offerings that provide relevance to this option. See program list of recommended courses. (At least 6 credits must be at the 400 level and, of those, no more th
All HM 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 HM yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under HM yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
HM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.