Building the department map…
Building the department map…
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 PSVP 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 PSVP 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 6 PSVP and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 5 more PSVP courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PSVP, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
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Major Requirementsall required
Take in order listed; Subtotal
Elective Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 12 credits of the following with a minimum of 6 credits at the 4000-level:; Subtotal
Pathways to General Educationall required
All students must fulfill the requirements of the Pathways for General Education Curriculum. Check the Undergraduate Course Catalog & Academic Policies for prerequisites; Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse; Select three credits in Pathway 1a; Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities; Select six hours in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Select six hours
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PSVP. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at PSVP 4104
2 courses deep, ending at PSVP 4224
All PSVP courses in the Virginia Tech catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for PSVP yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under PSVP yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
PSVP does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Virginia Tech campus feed.