Department paths

ALS at Virginia Tech

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Courses: 60
Prereq links: 40
Depth: 4 tiers
Feeder courses: 21

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

ALS 2204Sustainable Food Systems

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

1. ALS 2204Sustainable Food Systems
2. ALS 4204Concepts in Community Food Systems

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ALS coursework.

All ALS courses in the Virginia Tech catalog

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Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ALS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Biological Sciences MajorBS3 ALS courses · ~8 total

Biological Sciences Major in the Planner

Degree Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Subtotal

BIOL 1115 BIOL 1116 BIOL 2004 BIOL 2134 BIOL 2704 BIOL 2804 CHEM 1035 CHEM 1036

Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Subtotal

BIOL 1004 CHEM 1045 CHEM 1046 CHEM 2535 CHEM 2536 CHEM 2545 CHEM 2546 PHYS 2205

Elective Courseschoose 1

Select 22 credits of Biological Sciences electives.; b. Select at least three linked or inclusive laboratory courses from the list below (two must be BIOL or cross listed courses). Note: courses used to complete this requirement also count as Biological Sciences elective credits (section c).; Linked Lab Courses; Inclusive Lab Courses; c. Select at least 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level from th

1 course from1 required

BIOL 2304

1 course from1 required

BIOL 2504

1 course from1 required

BIOL 2604

All ofall required

Pathways to General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet

Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Select three credits in Pathway 1a; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select six credits in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Select six credits in Pathway 3; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and P

BIOL 1105 BIOL 1106 ENGL 1105 ENGL 1106 MATH 1025 MATH 1026 STAT 3615

Official requirement sheet

Environmental Horticulture MajorBS3 ALS courses · ~14 total

Environmental Horticulture Major in the Planner

Plant Science Degree Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Subtotal

ALCE 3624 ALCE 3634 ALS 1234

Ecological Restoration MajorBS2 ALS courses · ~12 total

Ecological Restoration Major in the Planner

Degree Core Requirementschoose 1

Subtotal

Choose 1choose 1