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 EDU 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 EDU 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 EDU and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more EDU courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on EDU, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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
General Education Electives4 required
Professional Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete the following courses:
Mathematics Coursesall required
Technology Courseschoose 1
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
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
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
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in EDU. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at EDU 420
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All EDU courses in the Rider 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 EDU yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under EDU yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
EDU does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Rider campus feed.