After HD 2434
Gateway: HD 2434
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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.
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Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HD 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 HD 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 23 HD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 57 more HD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HD, 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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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
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Introductory Requirements; Foundations of Psychology; Select two of the following:; 4000-Level Lecture Course with Co-Requisite One-Credit Laboratory; Development Lecture/Lab; Cognition and Learning Lecture/Lab; Biological Lecture/Lab; Interpersonal Psychology Lecture/Lab; Industrial/Organizational and Workplace Psychology Lecture Lab; Psychology Special Topics Senior Seminar; Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at HD 3254
3 courses deep, ending at HD 3434
2 courses deep, ending at HD 3014
2 courses deep, ending at HD 4324
Pathways to General Education2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Electives within Psychology; Select three of the following (9 credits, at least 3 credits must be at the 4000 level):; Developmental and Focus; Cognition and Learning Focus; Biological Focus; Interpersonal Focus; Industrial/Organizational and Workplace Psychology Focus; Clinical Focus; Other Electives; First Year Experience; Science Requirement for Psychology; Exploring Data; Exploring Humanity; S
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See relevant pages in Psychology Student Handbook for further information; 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 in
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All HD courses in the Virginia Tech catalog
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