After MATH 221
Gateway: MATH 221
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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 CHEM coursework.
Generated from University of Wisconsin-Madison’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 CHEM 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 45 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 59 more CHEM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CHEM, 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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Additional Laboratory Workchoose 3
Advanced Non-laboratory Courseworkchoose 5
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Statisticschoose 1
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Mathematics and Statisticschoose 1
This major requires calculus. Prerequisites may need to taken before enrollment in calculus.; Complete the following:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MATH 221
Gateway: CHEM 103
The deepest prerequisite chains in CHEM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at CHEM 564
6 courses deep, ending at CHEM 342
6 courses deep, ending at CHEM 562
4 courses deep, ending at CHEM 327
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Biology Foundationchoose 1
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Biochemistrychoose 1
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Microbiology Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Microbiology Core (all required):; Except where noted, all Microbiology Core courses are offered every fall and spring semester.; Microbiology Capstone (required):; Microbiology Electives; Complete at least 6 credits; at least 3 credits must come from Set A. Not all elective courses are offered every semester.; Set A:; Set B:
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Biochemistrychoose 1
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Dairy Science Core2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Introductory Biology; Fundamental Biological Sciences
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Integrated Food Product Elective
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Genetics1 required
Animal Sciences Core2 required · verify with the official sheet
A course cannot be used for credit in both the Core and Depth within major sections.
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Ecology, Conservation, and the Environment2 required · verify with the official sheet
Food, Health and Human Well-being2 required · verify with the official sheet
Landscape Horticulture2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pest Managementall required
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Plant Biology2 required · verify with the official sheet
Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology2 required · verify with the official sheet
Public Policy and Environmental Ethics2 required · verify with the official sheet
Soil Scienceall required
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Weather and Climate Changeall required
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All CHEM courses in the UW–Madison catalog
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