After I&C SCI 45C
Gateway: I&C SCI 45C
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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 COMPSCI coursework.
Generated from University of California, Irvine’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 COMPSCI 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 125 COMPSCI and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 49 more COMPSCI courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on COMPSCI, 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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or; B. Complete:; C. Two courses approved for General Education category II except those offered by the School of Engineering, the School of Information and Computer Sciences, the Department of Economics, or the Department of Mathematics. University Studies courses can be used with the approval of the Computer Sciences Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies.
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Upper-division (17 courses)15 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete sections A-D. Courses used in one section may not apply to another, except CS 145 which may apply to sections B and D.; A. Core (2 courses); B. Flexible Core Requirement (4 courses); Complete one course from at least four distinct focus areas (FA) listed below.; FA1: Vision and Graphics; FA2: Information Management; FA3: Networks and Cybersecurity; FA4: Systems and Software; FA5: Architec
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: I&C SCI 45C
Gateway: I&C SCI 46
Gateway: MATH 2D
Gateway: MATH 3A
Gateway: I&C SCI 51
The deepest prerequisite chains in COMPSCI. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at COMPSCI 201
6 courses deep, ending at COMPSCI 205
6 courses deep, ending at COMPSCI 223P
6 courses deep, ending at COMPSCI 234
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D. Background in Science2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select six from the following:; or; with labs PHYSICS 7LC and PHYSICS 7LD; NOTE: Careful selection should be made in order to satisfy general education requirements and prerequisites for upper-division courses.
E. Upper-Division Core Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select seven courses from the following list. Up to three courses may also be taken from section B and C:
All COMPSCI courses in the UC Irvine catalog
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