Building the department map…
Building the department map…
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 RELS coursework.
Generated from Western Kentucky University’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 RELS 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 10 RELS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 45 more RELS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on RELS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
World Religions1 required
Religious Traditions, Comparative Approaches, and Restricted Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select six courses from the following:
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two courses from the following:; Any RELS course not already counted toward the major.
Senior Seminar1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in RELS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at RELS 200
2 courses deep, ending at RELS 153
2 courses deep, ending at RELS 155
2 courses deep, ending at RELS 319
Language (6 Hours)choose 1
Senior Seminar1 required
All RELS courses in the WKU 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 RELS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under RELS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
RELS does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the WKU campus feed.