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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 UWP 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 UWP 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 73 UWP and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 37 more UWP courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on UWP, 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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Mathematics; Physics; Computer Science; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Engineering; Lower Division Required Course Subtotal
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Upper Division Required Courseschoose 1
Electrical & Computer Engineering; Computer Science
Upper Division Electiveschoose 1
Senior Design Project Electives; Both A & B need to be taken to receive credit for the Senior Design Project.; Upper Division Electrical & Computer Engineering (EEC) or Computer Science Engineering (ECS) Electives; Choose four letter-graded upper division EEC or ECS courses:; Technical Electives; Choose 8 units:; Chemistry; Any upper division course.; Engineering; Any upper division engineering co
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Mathematics; Physics; Computer Science Engineering; Choose a series option (must complete one full series in entirety; mixing of courses between series is not allowed):; (a); (b); Engineering; Communications; Lower Division Required Courses Subtotal
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Choose two courses from Social Sciences General Education list. AP score cannot satisfy this requirement; Choose two courses from Arts & Humanities General Education list. AP score cannot satisfy this requirement; Landscape Architecture; Also counts toward English Composition Requirement; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Mathematics; Computer Science Engineering; Laboratory Science; Choose three:; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Written Expression. Also Counts Toward College English Composition Requirementchoose 1
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Students are encouraged to adhere carefully to all prerequisite requirements. The instructor is authorized to drop students from a course for which stated prerequisites have not been completed.; Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry; Engineering; Biological Science; Biomedical Engineering; Lower Division Required Courses Subtotal
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Biological Science; Choose a series:; OR; Chemistry; Choose a series:; Choose CHE 118 series or CHE 128 series & CHE 129A or CHE 103 series:; OR; OR; Mathematics; Choose a series:; Physics; Statistics; Upper Division Writing; Satisfaction of the General Education requirement to include courses selected with advisor's approval to complement the major; courses in agricultural economics, environmenta
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Mathematics; Physics; Physical, Biological & Data Science Requirement; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; AND; OR; Engineering; Lower Division Required Courses Subtotal
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Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry; Engineering; Lower Division Composition/Writing; Communication; Lower Division Required Courses Subtotal
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English Writing/Oral Communication–Also counts toward English Composition Requirement; UWP 102 series; UWP 104 series; AND one course selected from the courses not selected above, or:; Statistics; Statistics (STA); Economics; Economics (ECN); Political Science; Political Science (POL); Sociology; Sociology (SOC); Physical Sciences; Astronomy (AST); Chemistry (CHE); Earth & Planetary Sciences (EPS)
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: UWP 001
Gateway: UWP 001A
Gateway: NAS 005V
The deepest prerequisite chains in UWP. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
10 courses deep, ending at UWP 104T
9 courses deep, ending at UWP 104F
8 courses deep, ending at UWP 102G
8 courses deep, ending at UWP 150
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Upper Division Required Courseschoose 1
Computer Science Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Computer Science Electives; Choose a minimum of four courses and a minimum of 15 units; Upper Division Composition Requirement; Passing the Upper Division Composition Exam.; Upper Division Required Courses Subtotal
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Electrical & Computer Engineering; Take all courses, below:; Upper Division Electives; Choose at least eight courses for a minimum of 32 units:; After completion of the upper division elective requirement (at least 8 courses, 2 core, 2 with labs, 1 project) any units in excess of 32 will count toward the Technical Elective requirement.; Two Core Electives; Design Laboratory Electives; Technical El
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Computer Science Engineering
Upper Division Composition Requirementchoose 1
Passing the Upper Division Composition Exam.; Computer Science Electives; Choose a minimum of seven courses, including at least one Mathematics (MAT) or Statistics (STA) course. A minimum of four electives must be (ECS) courses:; No course can count as both a required course and a Computer Science elective.; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Internship; 2 units from:; Choose two upper division Atmospheric Science (ATM) courses selected with advisor's approval; excluding 192 & 199.; Course selected with advisor's approval.; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Upper Division Required Courseschoose 1
Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Science & Engineering Electives are to be selected in consultation with a staff or faculty advisor.; Science Electives; To be chosen according to specialization:; Any letter graded upper division course in the Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Physics that is designated as Science & Engineering topical breadth.; With the approval of the Biomedical Engineering U
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Depth Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
Biological Science; Environmental Toxicology; Choose ETX 127 or two others:; OR; Restricted Electives; Choose three-four courses:; Electives selected for area of Emphasis with faculty advisor's approval with 6 unit combined maximum of 190, 192, 198, and 199; see department website for details.; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Upper Division Requirementschoose 1
Engineering; If both ENG 102 & ENG 105 are completed, the additional 4 units will be considered towards the ECI elective requirement.; Civil Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering Breadth; To satisfy Geotechnical & Water Resources breadth area groups, both lecture and lab courses must be completed.; Construction Engineering & Management; Environment; Geotechnical; Structures; Transportatio
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Upper Division Composition Requirementchoose 1
Passing the Upper Division Composition Exam.; Upper Division Requirements Subtotal
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Upper Division Required Courseschoose 1
Aerospace Science & Engineering; Required Aerospace Courses; Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Applied Mathematics Elective; Technical Electives; From the above Astronautics Elective list if not used in satisfaction of other degree requirements.; From the above Aeronautics Elective list if not used in satisfaction of other degree requirements.; Up to 4 units may be selected from any upper divis
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Biological Science; Chemistry; Economics; Psychology; Statistics; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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