After MATH 2204
Gateway: MATH 2204
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ESM coursework.
Generated from Virginia Tech’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 ESM 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 100 ESM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 41 more ESM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ESM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education (ALCE)1 required
Biomedical Engineering (BMES)1 required
Study Abroad1 required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MATH 2204
Gateway: MATH 2214
The deepest prerequisite chains in ESM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at ESM 3444
6 courses deep, ending at ESM 4246
6 courses deep, ending at ESM 4304
6 courses deep, ending at ESM 4444
Chemistry (CHEM)1 required
Education, Curriculum & Instruction (EDCI)1 required
Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)1 required
Engineering Education (EngE)1 required
Nuclear Engineering and Science (NSEG)all required
Residential Environments and Design (RED)1 required
Electiveschoose 1
Programming Elective; ISE Technical Electives; Select nine credits from the following:; Engineering Science Elective; Technical Electives
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Pathways to General Educationchoose 1
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; 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 Practice in Design and the Arts; Sele
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Elective Courseschoose 1
Many of these courses have prerequisites. These prerequisites are enforced. The availability of seats in some courses will vary.; Select four classes from the lists below to reach at least 15 credit hours total for Electives. You can select from within or across themes.; Biomedical Theme; Environmental Theme
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Free Electives4 required · verify with the official sheet
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Select six credit hours in Pathway 1f; Select three credit hours in Pathway 1a; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select six credit hours in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Select six credit hours in Pathway 3; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Compu
All ESM courses in the Virginia Tech catalog
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