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 MUSIC 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 MUSIC 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 MUSIC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 192 more MUSIC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MUSIC, 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
Select 8 credits of Applied MUSIC courses; Select 4 credits of approved ensembles (see School of Music Handbook for list of ensembles); Select 3 credits of W-designated courses from the following: MUSIC 461W or MUSIC 462W or MUSIC 463W or MUSIC 464W; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MUSIC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 454
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 8 credits in one or two world languages: French, German or Italian; Select 20 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance; Select 4 credits of approved ensembles (see School of Music Handbook for list of ensembles)
Additional Courseschoose 1
Select 2 credits of the following:
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 9 credits from the following:
All MUSIC 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 MUSIC yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under MUSIC yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
MUSIC does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.