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 SRA 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 SRA 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 3 SRA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 26 more SRA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SRA, 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; Select 3 credits from the following:; A. Systems Design Concentration; B. Data and Business Analytics Concentration; C. Computing Security Concentration; D. Individualized Concentration; Course selections completed in consultation with an adviser
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Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SRA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at SRA 468
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All SRA 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 SRA yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SRA yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SRA does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.