Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SYSB 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 SYSB 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 SYSB and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 4 more SYSB courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SYSB, 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
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Restricted Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 3 of the following courses. At least 6 credit hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level; at least 3 credit hours must be at the 4000 level.; Subtotal
Pathways to General Education2 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 hours in Pathway 2; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences; Select six hours in Pathway 3; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences; Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Think
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: SYSB 2034
The deepest prerequisite chains in SYSB. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at SYSB 4066
4 courses deep, ending at SYSB 3036
All SYSB courses in the Virginia Tech catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for SYSB yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under SYSB yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
SYSB does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Virginia Tech campus feed.