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 CS coursework.
Generated from Wichita State 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 CS 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 58 CS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 20 more CS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete all courses in Group R excluding MATH 613; Select an additional higher level programming language course; Select four of the following with at least three in computer science (CS)
General Education (34-35 credit hours)all required
Select courses to meet General Education requirements; General Education courses that will also meet Program Requirements
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete all courses in Group R excluding MATH 613; Plus two courses from the following list which must include MATH 646; Plus two computer courses from the following list; Plus two statistics courses from the following list
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: CS 211
Gateway: CS 311
Gateway: CS 664
Gateway: CS 400
The deepest prerequisite chains in CS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
7 courses deep, ending at CS 727
6 courses deep, ending at CS 599
6 courses deep, ending at CS 672
6 courses deep, ending at CS 785
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Major Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Technical Electives; Select 18 credit hours. At least 9 out of the 18 credit hours must be from the College of Engineering. Up to 2 credit hours of co-op can be used as nondepartmental technical electives.; HLS 470A-Z
All CS courses in the Wichita State 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 CS yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CS yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
Computer Science does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Wichita State campus feed.