After CMP 120
Gateway: CMP 120
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 CMP coursework.
Generated from Rider 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 CMP 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 CMP and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 3 more CMP courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CMP, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Reading and Writingchoose 1
Mathematical Reasoningchoose 1
Foreign Language Proficiencychoose 1
Scientific Perspectiveschoose 1
A. 3-Credit Non-Lab Courses; B. Lecture/Lab Combination Courses
Social Perspectiveschoose 1
Literaturechoose 1
Philosophical Perspectiveschoose 1
Reading and Writingchoose 1
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Communicationsall required
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Fine Arts elective; Foreign Language elective; History elective; Literature elective; Science elective (without lab); Science Elective (with lab); Social Science Elective (may be used toward a minor, including PSY 230 , PSY 212 , PSY 237 , PSY 330 , MCS 110 ); Technology Elective (SPED minors will take TEC 404 ); General Studies Electives (number varies according to second major; may be used towar
Basic Education Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete the following courses:; History Elective; Fine Arts elective (Appreciation or Studio); Literature elective; Foreign Language elective; Social Science Elective (may be used toward a minor, including PSY 230 , PSY 212 , PSY 237 , PSY 330 , MCS 110
Liberal Studies Core1 required
Basic Coreall required
Quantitative Course Elective; Information technology
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CMP. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at CMP 125
2 courses deep, ending at CMP 203
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Foreign Language Proficiencychoose 1
Or SPA 3-400 level course taught in Spanish
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Oral Communication3 required
Scientific Perspectiveschoose 1
A. Lecture/Lab Combination Courses; B. 3-Credit Non-Lab Courses
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Social Perspectives6 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two of the following. The two courses selected in this category cannot be from the same academic department. Students who have taken a PSY course to fulfill the Scientific Perspectives requirement may not take a PSY course to fulfill the Social Perspectives requirement.
Philosophical Perspectiveschoose 3
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III. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVESchoose 1
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Natural Science Elective3 required · verify with the official sheet
Behavioral Neuroscience (BNS); Biochemistry (BCH); Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHE); Environmental Science (ENV); Exercise Science (EXS); Geosciences (GEO); Health Sciences (HSC); Integrated Science and Math (ISM); Marine Sciences (MAR); Physics (PHY); Sustainability Studies (SUS)
Social Science Elective3 required · verify with the official sheet
American Studies (AMS); Communication and Journalism (COM); Gender Studies (GSS); Health Care Policy (HCP); History (HIS); Homeland Security Policy (HSP); Law and Justice (LAW); Multicultural Studies (MCS); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Social Work (SOW); Sociology (SOC)
Humanities Elective3 required · verify with the official sheet
English (ENG); Literature (LIT); Fine Arts (ART, DAN, MUS, THE); Foreign Languages and Literature (CHI, FRE, SPA); Philosophy (PHL)
Liberal Arts Elective3 required
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Select one course from the Scientific or Social Perspectives1 required
Select one course from the Philosophical or Aesthetic Literature Perspectives3 required
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Business Analytics and Technology1 required
Free Electives15 required
General Education Electives4 required
Science Requirementchoose 1
A minimum of 15 credits in any science and at any level are needed, with at least 3 courses that include a Lab section (12 credits) and one non-Lab science (3 credits). The following are options to select from to complete the credits required for both Basic Education core and Multidisciplinary Concentration in Sciences and Mathematics.; Lab-science courses. Select a total of three 4-credit and 3-c
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All CMP courses in the Rider catalog
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