Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PUBPL 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 PUBPL 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 PUBPL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 more PUBPL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PUBPL, 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
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
1 course from1 required
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 credits from the following:; PLSC 300-499; PUBPL 200-499; Select 6 credits from the following:; PUBPL 300-499; Select 3 credits from the following:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 12 credits from the following:; ACCTG 200-499; AFRAS 300-499; AMST 300-499; BESC 300-499; COMM 300-499; CRIMJ 300-499; CMPSC 300-499; ECON 300-499; ENGL 300-499; FIN 300-499; HDFS 300-499; HIST 300-499; HLS 300-499; HPA 300-499; IST 300-499; MGMT 300-499; MIS 300-499; MKTG 300-499; PADM 500-899; PSYCH 300-499; SOC 300-499; SRA 300-499; WMNST 300-499; Select 21 credits
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PUBPL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at PUBPL 483
3 courses deep, ending at PUBPL 475
3 courses deep, ending at PUBPL 476
All PUBPL 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 PUBPL yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under PUBPL yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
PUBPL does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.