After COMM 1016
Gateway: COMM 1016
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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 COMM coursework.
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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 COMM 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 9 COMM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more COMM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on COMM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Degree Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Pathways to General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Select six credits in Pathway 4; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Select six additional credits in Pathway 5a and/or Pathway 5f such that at least three credits are in Pa
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Required Political Science Courses; Required Political Science Core Elective Courses; Select nine hours of courses in Political Science, six of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level; Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: COMM 1016
The deepest prerequisite chains in COMM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at COMM 2024
2 courses deep, ending at COMM 5014
Track Areas with Remaining Required Courses9 required
Outdoor Recreation Management and Tourism Track1 required
Outdoor Recreation Management and Tourism Restricted Electives
Environmental Education and Outreach Track1 required
Environmental Education and Outreach Restricted Electives
Free Electives (Select Free Electives to total 120 credits)14 required · verify with the official sheet
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Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Completion of FREC 3524 fulfills Pathway 1a; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select an additional three credits in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Select an additional three credits in Pathw
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Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Subtotal; Human Development Electives; Select three of the following (at least two must be at the 3000 or 4000 level):; Content Electives; Select two of the following specific courses or courses from HD 1XXX, HD 2XXX, HD 3XXX, NEUR 2XXX, NEUR 3XXX, SOC 2XXX, SOC 3XXX, SOC 4XXX, WGS 2XXX, WGS 3XXX, and/or WGS 4XXX content courses. Enrollment is subject to space available and prerequisites completed
Pathways to General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select six credits in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Select six credits in Pathway 4; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Select six additional credits in Pathway 5a and/or Pathway 5f such that
Environmental Data Science Major Requirementschoose 1
Data Science Requirements; Subtotal; Programming Requirement; Advanced Data Science Skills Requirement; Applications Requirement; Select two of the following:; Natural Science Requirements; Complete all of the following:; Subtotal
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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 three additional credits in Pathway 3; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Pathways Concept 6 - C
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Global Environmental Issues Restricted Elective; Law Restricted Elective
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Select one of the following3 required · verify with the official sheet
Urban Environments Restricted Elective
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Water Restricted Elective
Select one of the following1 required · verify with the official sheet
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Free Electives8 required
Pathways to General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (9 credits required); Select three credits in Pathway 1a (3 credits); Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities (6 credits required); Select three credits in Pathway 2 (3 credits); Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences (6 credits required); Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (6 credits required); Pathways Concept
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Cognate Electivechoose 1
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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; Select six credits of lecture in Pathway 4; Select two credits of lab in Pathway 4; Pathways Conc
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HTM Electives; Choose three - 9 credit hours:; Global Marketplace; Subtotal
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Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select six hours in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Select six hours in Pathway 4; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts; Pathway
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Computer Programming; Secondary Teaching Practicum; Subtotal
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Free Electives6 required · verify with the official sheet
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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 2; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Select six credits in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking; Pa
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Meteorology; Mapping and GIS; Math and Statistics; Human Systems; Field Experience; Subtotal
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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; The meteorology major covers this area with completion of GEOG 1004 and 1014 .; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computationa
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Packaging Engineering; Subtotal; Packaging Applications; Subtotal; Sustainability; Subtotal; Chemical and Physical Sciences; Subtotal; Specialized Packaging Topic; Select 2 from the following:; Packaging Experiential Learning; XXXX 3954 Study Abroad; XXXX 4954 Study Abroad; Subtotal
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Political Science Major Courses; Advanced Theory and Practice in Political Science; Subtotal
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