Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SPAN coursework.
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 SPAN 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 28 SPAN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more SPAN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
Generated from San Francisco 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.
The concentrations and majors that build on SPAN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: SPAN 341
The deepest prerequisite chains in SPAN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at SPAN 521
2 courses deep, ending at SPAN 102
2 courses deep, ending at SPAN 217
2 courses deep, ending at SPAN 223
All SPAN courses in the SF 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 SPAN yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SPAN yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SPAN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the SF State campus feed.