After ENGL 1551
Gateway: ENGL 1551
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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.
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Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ENGL coursework.
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 ENGL 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 82 ENGL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 80 more ENGL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ENGL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Professional Writing Concentration2 required · verify with the official sheet
First Year Requirement-Student Success2 required · verify with the official sheet
General Education Requirements; Natural Science (NS) 7 s.h.; Select 2 lecture courses + 1 lab class; Arts & Humanities (6 s.h.); Social and Behavioral Sciences; General Education Electives (9 s.h.)
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CORE COMPETENCIES; Mathematics: 1 course; KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS; Select two (2) total courses from the following domains:; Arts and Humanities; Natural Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences; TOTAL: 5 courses
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: ENGL 1551
Gateway: ENGL 3700
Gateway: ENGL 3755
Gateway: ENGL 3711
The deepest prerequisite chains in ENGL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at ENGL 3765
5 courses deep, ending at ENGL 4857
4 courses deep, ending at ENGL 4859
2 courses deep, ending at ENGL 1551H
PRECLINICAL CURRICULUM1 required
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General Education Requirementsall required
Any Gen Ed Math (Recommended MATH 2623 ); Arts and Humanities (6 s.h. Met by THTR 1560 and THTR 1590 in major); Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (7 s.h.); Social Science (6 s.h.); General Education Electives (9 s.h.); Any Gen Ed Course; Any Gen Ed Course
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Preclinical Experienceall required
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Student Teaching Curriculumall required
Without Licensure Option1 required
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Journalism Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students will select from Option A: Broadcast or Option B: Editorial or Option C: Content Production15 required
Option A: BROADCASTall required
JOURNALISM ELECTIVES (9 SH) Take 3 additional JOUR courses, 2 (6 SH) must be upper-level (3700-5800)
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Option B: EDITORIALall required
Select 2 writing classes from JOUR 3716 , JOUR 3717 , JOUR 3731L , JOUR 3757 , JOUR 3759 , JOUR 3769; Take 3 additional JOUR elective courses for a total of 9 SH, 6 hours of which must be 3700-5800 level.
Option C: Content Production1 required · verify with the official sheet
Pick 8 courses from the following. Four of the 8 must be JOUR classes.; JOUR 2605 : Journalism as Literature, JOUR 3716 : Feature Writing, JOUR 3717 : Editorial and Option Writing, JOUR 3723 : Adv. Journalism Editing and Design, JOUR 3759 : Sports Journalism, JOUR 3757 : Public Relations Writing, JOUR 3761 : New Media Journalism, JOUR 3769 : Sports Information, JOUR 3790 : Documentary Storytelling
SENIOR CAPSTONE1 required
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General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Select 1 course 3 sh.); Natural Sciences (select 2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.); Social Science (Select 1 course 3 s.h.); Social Science (3 s.h. satisfied by ANTH 1500 -required for the major); General Education Electives (Select 3 courses 9 s.h.)
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two electives from each of the three subfields (Archaeology, Biological, and Cultural) - no more than two electives below 3700+; Archaeology Subfield; Biological Anthropology Subfield; Cultural Anthropology Subfield
Minor15 required
Electives15 required
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Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 s.h.)1 required
Social and Behavioral Sciences (select 1 course)
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Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities; Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.); Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 s.h.); General Education Electives (9 s.h.); Any 3 Gen Ed Courses
Concentration area (min 6 hours within the same area)6 required · verify with the official sheet
Data Engineering Concentration; Multimedia & Web Concentration; Networking Concentration; Security Concentration; Software Development Concentration
Departmental Upper-Division Electives1 required
Select at least 9 additional semester hours of upper division Information Technology or CSIS courses. CSCI or CIS courses numbered 3000 and above with advisor approval, and up to 3 semester hours of STEM 4890 may also be used toward the 9 upper-division hours.
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Select 2 courses from 2 of the domains: AH, SBS, and NS (one must include a lab)
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All ENGL courses in the Youngstown State catalog
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