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 SCIED 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 SCIED 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 4 SCIED and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more SCIED courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SCIED, 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
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3-4 credits from the following:
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
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better for teacher certification
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SCIED. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at SCIED 460
2 courses deep, ending at SCIED 412
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Additional Courseschoose 1
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better for teacher certification
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1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better for teacher certification; Select two courses (6-8 credits) in environmental law, economics, management and policy (e.g., ECON 428 , ERM 411 , ERM 412 , ERM 413W , WFS 410 , WFS 447W , WFS 463W ); Select 4 credits of an environmentally related course in Science Technology and Society (e.g., STS 100 , STS 460 ); Select at least 14
All SCIED courses in the Penn State catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for SCIED yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SCIED yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SCIED does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.