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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CEMS coursework.
Generated from University of Vermont’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 CEMS 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 2 CEMS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 17 more CEMS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CEMS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
First Year Requirements - 6-7 Creditsall required
Sophomore Year Requirements - 6 Credits2 required · verify with the official sheet
Choose 1 of the following 3-credit courses each semester:
PLHC Students in CALS - 3 Credits1 required
and 1 additional credit in ALE 2995 , ALE 3995 , ASCI 2995 , ASCI 3995 , BIOC 2995 , BIOC 3995 , CDAE 2993 , CDAE 2995 , CDAE 3500 , CDAE 3991 , CDAE 3993 , CDAE 3995 , ENSC 2995 , ENSC 3995 , ENSC 3996 , ENVS 3995 , MMG 2995 , MMG 3995 , NFS 2995 , NFS 3995 , PBIO 2995 , PBIO 3995
PLHC Students in CAS - 4-6 Credits1 required
and 1 additional credit in HCOL 3881 (a binding agreement with a faculty member for enriched course work in one 2000+-level 3-credit course taught by that faculty member), or 3 credits in HCOL 3882 , or 3 credits in HCOL 3883
PLHC Students in CESS - 3 Credits1 required
PLHC Students in CEMS - 2 Creditsall required
PLHC Students in CNHS - 6 Creditsall required
PLHC Students in GSB - 3 Credits1 required
PLHC Students in CALS - 6 Credits1 required
6 credits in ALE 2995 , ALE 3995 , ASCI 2995 , ASCI 3995 , ASCI 3990 , BIOC 2995 , BIOC 3995 , CDAE 2993 , CDAE 3500 , CDAE 3993 , CDAE 3991 , CDAE 2995 , CDAE 3995 , ENSC 2995 , ENSC 3995 , ENSC 3996 , ENVS 4500, MMG 2995 , MMG 3995 , NFS 2995 , NFS 3995 , PBIO 2995 , PBIO 3995
PLHC Students in CAS - 6 Credits1 required
and 6 credits in ANTH 4996 , ARTH 4996 , ARTS 4996 , BIOC 4996 , BIOL 4996 , CAS 4996 , CHEM 4996 , CHIN 4996 , CLAS 4996 , CS 4996 , DNCE 4996 , ECON 4996 , ENGL 4996 , ENVS 4996 , FTS 4996 , FREN 4996 , GSWS 4996 , GEOG 4996 , GEOL 4996 , GERM 4996 , GRK 4996 , GRS 4996 , HSOC 4996 , HST 4996 , ITAL 4996 , JAPN 4996 , LAT 4996 , LING 4996 , MATH 4996 , MU 4996 , NSCI 4996 , PHIL 4996 , PHYS 4996
PLHC Students in CESS - 6 Credits1 required
PLHC Students in CEMS - 6 credits1 required
6 credits in BME 2996 , CEE 2996 , CS 4996 , EE 2996 , MATH 4996 , ME 2996 , PHYS 4996 , STAT 3996; or 3 credits in BME 2991 , BME 2995 , BME 3995 , CEE 2991 , CEE 2995 , CEE 3995 , CEMS 2991 , CS 2991 , CS 2995 , CS 3995 , EE 2995 , EE 3995 , MATH 2991 , MATH 2995 , MATH 3995 , ME 2991 , ME 2995 , ME 3995 , PHYS 2995 , PHYS 3995 , PHYS 4995 , STAT 2991 , STAT 2995 , STAT 3995; and 3 credits in BM
PLHC Students in CNHS - 3 Credits1 required
PLHC Students in GSB - 6 Credits1 required
PLHC Students in RSENR - 6 Credits1 required
6 credits in ENSC 3996 , ENVS 4996 , FOR 3996 , NR 3996 , PRT 3996 , WFB 3996
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CEMS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at CEMS 2020
All CEMS courses in the UVM catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for CEMS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CEMS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CEMS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UVM campus feed.