Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from Youngstown 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.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FNLG 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 FNLG 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 21 FNLG and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 16 more FNLG courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FNLG, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINARchoose 1
General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities; Natural Science; Social Science (3 s.h. met in major with POL 1560 , select 1 more course); General Education Electives (3 s.h. met in major with HIST 1512 , select two more courses)
Economicschoose 1
Geography1 required
History1 required
Required Political Science Coursesall required
One additional Upper-level course in American Government
Political Thoughtall required
Upper-Division Courses15 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a total of 15 s.h. from the courses listed below. A minimum of 6 s.h. must be taken from International relations area and a minimum of 6 s.h. from the Comparative Politics area.
International Relationsall required
Comparative Politics (minimum 6 hours of the 15 above must be comparative politics)6 required · verify with the official sheet
Electives to meet 120 hours (if needed); Minor Requirements
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in FNLG. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at FNLG 3702
2 courses deep, ending at FNLG 1502
2 courses deep, ending at FNLG 1502F
2 courses deep, ending at FNLG 1502G
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Major Requirementschoose 1
Select 9 additional credits to define an area specialty. See the Coordinator of Politics and International Relations for details.; MINOR; Electives (Minimum 10 s.h.)
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General Education Requirementsall required
Any Gen Ed Math (Recommended MATH 2623 ); Art and Humanities (2 courses); Natural Science (2 courses, 1 with lab); Social Science (2 courses); General Education Electives; Any Gen Ed Course (3 s.h.); Any Gen Ed Course (3 s.h.); Any Gen Ed Course (3 s.h.)
Theatre Electives: Select 24 s.h. (21 s.h. must be 3700 or above)15 required
Select from THTR 2607 , THTR 2667 , THTR 2672, THTR 3707 , THTR 3761 , THTR 3762 , THTR 3763 , THTR 3765 , THTR 3766 , THTR 3769 , THTR 3771 , THTR 3772 , THTR 4870 , THTR 4880 , THTR 4893 , THTR 4899
Movement Elective1 required
Minor (12 s.h. total, 4 s.h. of which must by 2600 or above, 6 s.h. of which must be 3700 or above)12 required · verify with the official sheet
Electives to reach 120
1 course from1 required
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
All FNLG courses in the Youngstown State catalog
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