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 KINES 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 KINES 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 7 KINES and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 170 more KINES courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on KINES, 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
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):
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in KINES. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at KINES 402
Additional Coursesall required
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; MATH 26 or a higher level MATH course recommended by math placement test. Course list includes: MATH 26 , MATH 40, MATH 41 , MATH 110 or MATH 140; Select 12 additional credits from 400-level Kines courses except KINES 403 . No more than 3 credits of KINES 496 , 408 or 495D may count toward this requirement
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Groups; Select a minimum of 15 credits of 400-level biology courses, with at least 6 credits from Group A (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience), 3 credits from Group B (Behavioral, Structural, and Cognitive Neuroscience) ), 3 credits from Group C (Additional Coursework on Topics Highly Relevant to Neuroscience), and 3 credits from Group D (Laboratory Requirement).; Select 6 credits from the follow
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Neuroscience Courses; Select 12 credits from the following:; Basic Sciences; Select 9 credits from the following:; Organic chemistry; Select 3 credits from the following:
All KINES courses in the Penn State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under KINES yet.
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KINES does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.