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The General Education Requirements

Information about the basic General Education Requirements as well as additional School/College requirements are listed in the "For Students" section of this website; lists of courses that fulfill Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, and Ethnic Studies requirements are available in this site's "Courselists" section. Other course attributes, or "breadth" designations, for Natural Science, Social Studies, Humanities are indicated in catalog and timetable entries. Please remember that while the Undergraduate Catalog includes breadth and general education designations in each department's course listings, semester-to-semester offerings vary.  Refer to the Timetable to confirm offerings each semester.

Background, Policies and Legislation 

Links to the history of the GERs at UW-Madison, faculty legislation, annual reports to the University Academic Planning Council.

Assessment in General Education 

Links to the UW-Madison Assessment Plan for General Education and to reports of many assessment and related projects.

For Faculty & Staff:  Resources for Advising & Instruction

Links to a few resources related to General Education.

Frequently Asked Questions

Covers many of the "Frequently Asked Questions" that appear on the Student FAQ, but from a faculty/staff perspective.
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