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 BESL coursework.
Generated from Sam Houston 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 BESL 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 2 BESL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 7 more BESL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BESL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Degree Specific Requirementsall required
Major: Foundation2 required · verify with the official sheet
Field Experience Iall required
Field Experience IIall required
YCT Semester Iall required
YCT Semester IIall required
Degree Specific Requirementsall required
MATH: Any 3 hours of Math in addition to MATH 1384 & MATH 1385
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BESL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at BESL 4305
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All BESL courses in the SHSU 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 BESL yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under BESL yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
BESL does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the SHSU campus feed.