After BIO 002
Gateway: BIO 002
Building the department map…
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 FST 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 FST 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 61 FST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more FST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Preparatory Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
Biological Science; and one of:; Chemistry; Choose the 002 series or 004 series:; Choose the 008 series or 118 series:; Mathematics; Choose the 017 series or 021 series:; OR; Physics; Microbiology; Subtotal
Depth Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
Biological Science; Statistics; Microbiology; Areas of Study; Choose at least one course from each of the areas of study below:; 1. Molecular Microbiology; 2. Virology; 3. Immunology; Choose at least 8 additional units from the list below:; Upper division Microbiology courses not used in satisfaction of any other requirement.; No more than 3 units of variable-unit courses (numbered 192, 198, or 19
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BIO 002
Gateway: BIS 103
The deepest prerequisite chains in FST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
10 courses deep, ending at FST 213
10 courses deep, ending at FST 219
9 courses deep, ending at FST 104L
9 courses deep, ending at FST 114
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Biological Science; Chemistry; Economics; Psychology; Statistics; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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All FST courses in the UC Davis catalog
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