After PSYC 271
Gateway: PSYC 271
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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 PSYC coursework.
Generated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’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 PSYC 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 68 PSYC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more PSYC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PSYC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
All ofall required
Thirty-six semester credits, including:; At least one course in each of the four core domains; at least two core domains must include an upper-division course for this requirement:
Biological2 required · verify with the official sheet
Developmentalall required
Learning and Cognition2 required · verify with the official sheet
Sociocultural2 required · verify with the official sheet
Remaining credits to total 36 selected from any Psychology courses. RELS 315 also may be counted toward the 36 credits for the major.
FIRST YEARall required
FIRST SEMESTER; CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); or CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); or CGER Course Option; SECOND SEMESTER; Minor/Second Program - Required Course or Elective
1 course from1 required
1 course from
MATHEMATICS TEACHING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS15 required · verify with the official sheet
Mathematics Core Requirements; Mathematics Teaching Requirements; Select two:; Five additional mathematics elective courses are required. Remaining courses are to be chosen from MATH 297 and MATH-prefix courses numbered above MATH 305. At most 2 credits of MATH 297 + MATH 397 may be counted towards the major.
Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSW/NSWL, 6 credits, 1 course with lab)all required
or CHEM 150 Survey of Biochemistry
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Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSW/NSWL, 6 credits, 1 course with lab)all required
or CHEM 150 Survey of Biochemistry
1 course from1 required
FIRST YEARchoose 1
First Semester; CGER Option: Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (MQR); Second Semester; CGER Course Option; TOTAL FIRST YEAR
1 course from1 required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: PSYC 271
Gateway: PSYC 261
Gateway: PSYC 281
The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at PSYC 412
5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 425
5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 432
5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 470
SOME TIME IN THE FIRST YEARall required
101-level Second Language (CGER CL); OR; OR; 102-level Second Language (CGER CL); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); or CGER Course Option; TOTAL
Humanities & Arts (HA, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: HA courses
Communication & Literacy (CL, 8 credits, 2 courses, including CLW course)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need 2nd CGER Option: CL course (non-CLW WRIT course)
Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (MQR, 4 credits, 1 course)1 required
Civics & Perspectives (CP, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: CP courses
Humanities & Arts (HA, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: HA courses
Communication & Literacy (CL, 8 credits, 2 courses, including CLW course)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need 2nd CGER Option: CL course (non-CLW WRIT course)
Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (MQR, 4 credits, 1 course)1 required
Civics & Perspectives (CP, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: CP courses
1 course from1 required
Humanities & Arts (HA, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: HA courses
Communication & Literacy (CL, 8 credits, 2 courses, including CLW course)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need 2nd CGER Option: CL course (non-CLW WRIT course)
Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (MQR, 4 credits, 1 course)1 required
Civics & Perspectives (CP, 6 credits, 2 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Need two CGER Option: CP courses
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SECOND YEARchoose 1
First Semester; Second Semester; CGER Course Option; TOTAL SECOND YEAR
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THIRD YEARchoose 1
First Semester; Second Semester; 300 or 400-level HIST course; TOTAL THIRD YEAR
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FOURTH YEARall required
First Semester; 300 or 400-level GEOG course; 300 or 400-level HIST course; Elective; Second Semester; TOTAL FOURTH YEAR
All PSYC courses in the UW-Eau Claire catalog
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