Building the department map…
Building the department map…
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.
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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate WRIT coursework.
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 WRIT 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 4 WRIT and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 1 more WRIT course have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on WRIT, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Progr
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Progr
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; BCOM Electives ( BCOM 205 and BCOM 208 recommended); SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectiv
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSW/L); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); SPDP: Student Professional Development Program (SPDP) workshop completion recommended by the end of the 1st year, 2nd semeste
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSW/L); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP : Student Professional Development Pro
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Progr
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Program (SPDP) workshop completion recommended by the end of the 1st year, 2nd semester—but no later than the end of the 3rd se
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSW/L); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Communication & Literacy (CL); SPDP: Student Professional Development Program (SPDP) workshop completion recomme
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SECOND SEMESTER; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); SOME TIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; SPDP: Student Professional Development Program (SPDP) workshop completion recommended by the end of the 1st year, 2nd semester—but no later than the end of the 3rd semester or 45 credits earned.; Study Away: Students have options:
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; Foreign Lang 101: Foreign Language; SECOND SEMESTER; Foreign Lang 102:Foreign Language; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); SPDP: Student Professional Development
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Progr
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
FIRST YEAR; FIRST SEMESTER; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST YEAR; SOMETIME IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR; CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness (NSW); CGER Option: Natural Sciences & Wellness with Lab (NSWL); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Humanities & Arts (HA); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); CGER Option: Civics & Perspectives (CP); SPDP: Student Professional Development Progr
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in WRIT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at WRIT 102
2 courses deep, ending at WRIT 116
All WRIT courses in the UW-Eau Claire catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under WRIT yet.
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