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 OLEAD 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 OLEAD 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 11 OLEAD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 7 more OLEAD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on OLEAD, 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; a) Critical Thinking; b) Diversity and Inclusion; c) Organizational Behavior; d) Conflict Management; e) Ethics
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in OLEAD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at OLEAD 409
3 courses deep, ending at OLEAD 464
3 courses deep, ending at OLEAD 465
2 courses deep, ending at OLEAD 410
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Additional Courseschoose 1
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; a) Critical Thinking; b) Organizational Behavior; c) Conflict Management; d) Ethics
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
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All OLEAD courses in the Penn State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under OLEAD yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
OLEAD does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.