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 PHY coursework.
Generated from SUNY New Paltz’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 PHY 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 8 PHY and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 58 more PHY courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHY, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Required Biochemistry Courses (12 Credits)all required
Required Biology Courses (16 Credits)all required
Required Chemistry Courses (16 Credits)all required
Biology Elective (4 Credits)choose 1
Chemistry Elective (3-4 Credits)choose 1
Required Cognates (16 Credits)all required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHY. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at PHY 208
2 courses deep, ending at PHY 221
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Cognate Requirements (8 Credits)1 required · verify with the official sheet
Discuss with your education advisor about the best cognates for teaching rotations. Below are the recommended cognates to allow placement in middle school science.; PHY201 General Physics I & PHY211 General Physics I Lab OR PHY221 Fundamental Physics I & PHY211 General Physics I Lab; GLG201 Physical Geology & GLG2110 Physical Geology Lab
Biology Electives (34-37 Credits)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-division (300-level or above) Biology or selected Biochemistry courses and/or BIO296 Departmental Elective, with at least 3 credits in each of the following categories:; Environmental Biology; Evolution & Diversity of Life; Architecture of Life Course; Capstone; Any 400-level Biology course; Graduate Courses; Select 9-12 credits of graduate education or biology electives by advisement.; Grad
All PHY courses in the New Paltz catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under PHY yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
PHY does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the New Paltz campus feed.