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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 FREN coursework.
Generated from Virginia Commonwealth University’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 FREN 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 18 FREN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 4 more FREN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FREN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Major requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
• Major core requirements; • Additional major requirements; • Major electives; Select FREN courses (400 level or higher); may include up to three credits of FRLG 493
Ancillary requirementschoose 1
Experiential fine arts (course offered by the School of the Arts); • Experiential learning; Major-specific service-learning course; Study abroad program; Internship ( FRLG 493 , INTL 493 , WRLD 493 or other preapproved internship opportunities); • Foreign language through the 102 level (by course or placement)
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: FREN 202
Gateway: FREN 301
The deepest prerequisite chains in FREN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at FREN 491
6 courses deep, ending at FREN 492
All FREN courses in the VCU catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for FREN yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under FREN yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
FREN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the VCU campus feed.