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 ANS coursework.
Generated from Saint Joseph's 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 ANS 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 ANS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 23 more ANS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ANS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
POL Introductory Courses (3 courses)3 required · verify with the official sheet
Two (2) Additional Introductory Courses (Select two courses from the list):
Statistics (1 course; Fulfills CCC: Mathematics)choose 1
Professional Development Requirements (1 credit each)all required
Complementary Analytical Skills (1 course)3 required · verify with the official sheet
Students will choose to take any one course from the following categories:; Any GIS (Global Information Systems) course.; World Language. A second Non-Native Language course will satisfy the Mission Specific (Global Citizenship) Overlay requirement.; Data Analytical Skills: Statistics for Research ( MAT 304 ); Any computer science (CSC) course; Econometrics ( ECN 410 ); Any HIS course beyond the W
Lower and Upper Division Courses (10 courses)10 required · verify with the official sheet
Select any three (3) POL courses numbered 100-499; Select seven (7) POL courses numbered 300-499
Experiential Learning (1 course)3 required · verify with the official sheet
Internship Course (Washington Center Internship: ANS 211 , ANS 212 , ANS 213 , ANS 411 , ANS 412 ; International Internship: POL 413 , POL 414 ; Global Smarts Internship: POL 490 ; CAS Internship: ANS 490 , ANS 492 ).; OR any Service Learning course (with SLR attribute); OR completion of three Minternship courses (1 credit each) POL 390 , POL 391 , or POL 392; OR Study Abroad (One Semester)
Capstone Course (1 course; Fulfills Writing-Intensive Overlay)3 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in ANS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at ANS 475
12 Credits of Core Courses Required12 required
Research/Experiential Requirement: Select 2 courses from Group A or 3 credits from Group Bchoose 1
Track Electives (select five courses, at least one from each area)15 required
Clinical Health (select at least one)choose 1
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Computational & Theoretical (select at least one)choose 1
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Group A: Biological Scienceschoose 4
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Group B: Physical Sciencechoose 3
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Group C: Environmental Studieschoose 3
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Select four additional upper-level environmental science electives.choose 12
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All ANS courses in the Saint Joseph's catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for ANS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under ANS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
ANS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Saint Joseph's campus feed.