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 ESP coursework.
Generated from University of California, Davis’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 ESP 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 74 ESP and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more ESP courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ESP, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
General2 required · verify with the official sheet
Community Health & Counseling2 required · verify with the official sheet
Education & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
Environmental Policy & Regional Planning2 required · verify with the official sheet
Family & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
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OR any course from the UWP 102 or UWP 104 series.; UWP 102B , UWP 102G , or UWP 104E recommended; Passing the Upper Division English Composition Exam.; English Composition & Communication Requirement Subtotal
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Fish Biologychoose 1
EVE 112 & EVE 112L or EVE 114 :; Choose three courses including at least one course from each of the following two groups:; (a) Aquatic Systems; (b) Water Policy/Law
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Animal Biology; Biological Science; OR; Chemistry; Choose a series:; Mathematics; choose a series:; Physics; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Chemistry; Choose a series:; Physics; Choose a series:; Mathematics; Choose a series:; Biological Science; Environmental Toxicology; Statistics; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MAT 017B
The deepest prerequisite chains in ESP. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
11 courses deep, ending at ESP 178
10 courses deep, ending at ESP 175
9 courses deep, ending at ESP 104
8 courses deep, ending at ESP 123
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Biological Science; Choose a series:; OR; Geology; Chemistry; Choose a series:; Physics; Choose a series:; Economics; Mathematics; Environmental Science & Policy; Satisfaction of the General Education requirement.; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Environmental Science & Management; Ecology; Environmental Science & Policy; Statistics; Students completing the Environmental Data Science specialized track may also choose STA 032 and cannot choose STA 013 , STA 013V , or STA 013Y .; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Data Science; Internship; Capstone Class; Honors Thesis; Optional; Core Subject Matter Subtotal
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Animal Biology; Biological Science; Choose a series:; OR; Evolution & Ecology; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Restricted Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Focused specialty upper division courses as outlined in the student's major proposal (from ABI 187 ) with approval of an advisor.; Restricted Electives Subtotal
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Chemistry; Choose a series:; Choose 118 series or 128 series, & CHE 129A & CHE 129B :; OR; AND; Environmental Toxicology; Choose at least two:; At least three additional upper division units in Chemistry (CHE); Chemistry (CHE) courses.; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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All ESP courses in the UC Davis catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under ESP yet.
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ESP does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UC Davis campus feed.