Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
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.
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 CSD 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 CSD 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 25 CSD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 more CSD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CSD, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
FUNDAMENTAL COURSES. At least 22 credits.choose 1
BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; CHEMISTRY.; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following:; CALCULUS. Choose 1 of the following:
1 course from1 required
All ofall required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
FOUNDATION COURSES. At least 15 credits.2 required · verify with the official sheet
Choose 1 of the following:; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICS.; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:
SENIOR CAPSTONE. 3 credits.1 required
ELECTIVES. At least 9 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
CATEGORY A: Behavioral/Cognitive. 1 additional course/3 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3100 to 3249; CSD 2010 , CSD 3480 , CSD 3620; CATEGORY B: Cellular/Molecular. 1 additional course/3-4 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3250 to 3299; ( BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505 ), BIOL 3510 , BIOL 3500 , BIOL 3530 , NSCI 3220 , NSCI 3230 , NSCI 3250 , NSCI 3500 , NSCI 3610 , PHRM 3010 , PHRM 3
FUNDAMENTAL COURSES. At least 21 credits.choose 1
BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following:; CHEMISTRY.; CALCULUS I. Choose 1 of the following:; CALCULUS II: Choose 1 of the following:
1 course from1 required
All ofall required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CSD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at CSD 3720
3 courses deep, ending at CSD 3260
2 courses deep, ending at CSD 2220
2 courses deep, ending at CSD 3200
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
FOUNDATION COURSES. At least 20 credits.choose 1
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICS.; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All ofall required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
SENIOR CAPSTONE. 3 credits.1 required
ELECTIVES. At least 18 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
CATEGORY A: Behavioral/Cognitive. 2 additional courses/6-8 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3100 to 3249; CSD 2010 , CSD 3480 , CSD 3620; CATEGORY B: Cellular/Molecular. 2 additional courses/6-8 credits from the following:; ( BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505 ), BIOL 3510 , BIOL 3500 , BIOL 3530 , NSCI 3220 , NSCI 3230 , NSCI 3250 , NSCI 3500 , NSCI 3610 , PHRM 3010 , PHRM 3900; PSYS numbered 3250
All CSD courses in the UVM catalog
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