Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PSYCH 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 PSYCH 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 6 PSYCH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 121 more PSYCH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PSYCH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 18 credits of the following, with a minimum of 3 credits from each of the following six categories:; Learning and Cognition; Social and Personality Psychology; Biological Bases of Behavior; Developmental Psychology; Applied and Clinical Psychology; Capstone Experience; Select 12 credits of additional Psychology courses from any offered for
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYCH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 472
2 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 244
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; At least 15 credits of the following courses must be at the 400 level:; Select 4 credits from the following:; Category 1 (Statistics); Select 6 credits from two different developmental categories (3 credits each category):; Category 2a (Lifespan); Category 2b (Adult); Category 2c (Child); Category 2d (Adolesc
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):
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
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet
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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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 6 credits from any HDFS and PSYCH courses on the department approved list; Select 6 credits from any of the SOC and ANTH courses on the department approved list; Select 9 credits from any ANTH, HDFS, PSYCH, SOC courses on the department approved list that are not used in the Supporting Courses above
Additional Courseschoose 1
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 15 credits with at least 3 credits each from groups A, B, C, and D:; LER 400-level course(s)
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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:
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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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All PSYCH courses in the Penn State catalog
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