Additional School/College General Education Requirements

The links below connect to the Undergraduate Catalog and other online resources that offer explanations of the General Education Requirements within individual Schools and Colleges.  This list should not be relied upon as the only source of information about the requirements; as always, students should be proactive and should seek assistance from their advisers. 

• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS)
  • Minimum Degree Requirements -- these overlap with the university requirements to provide the foundation for those students who seek to earn a degree in CALS
  • Curriculum Sheets and Four-Year Plans -- this site contains outlines of the requirements for individual majors within CALS, whereas the "four-year plan" "will help you in sequencing your pre-requisite courses and requirements."  For CALS Office of Student Academic Affairs, go to http://www.cals.wisc.edu/students/currentStudents/. 

• School of Business
  • Prebusiness Requirements -- these extend the General Education Requirements, with additional requirements intended to provide adequate preparation for specific courses of study in the School of Business.  
  • The School of Business website includes a page on Advising Services in the School. 

• School of Education
  • The School of Education offers a wide variety of degrees and certificates.  The liberal studies/pre-professional requirements extend the campus General Education requirements in the areas of Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science.  For the most part, remaining aspects of the General Education requirements can be met by completing course work required in the professional part of any degree program.
  • Education Academic Services, B117 Education Building, is the School's undergraduate dean's office.  Student interested in an Education program should meet with an EAS advisor and may wish to consult the EAS website.
  • Visit the School of Education homepage for additional information about the School. 

• College of Engineering (COE)
  • The Undergraduate Catalog states that, "because engineering curricula are structured and require a large number of specific courses, it is particularly important that engineering students work closely with engineering advisers to monitor progress toward graduation."  Students in COE are therefore encouraged here to seek the advice of these advisors to ensure fulfillment of General Education and other COE requirements.  The College of Engineering page links to a number of resources for students, including their Office of Pre-Engineering, which provides advising services to students starting out in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. 

• School of Human Ecology
  • SoHE general education requirements reflect and slightly extend the campus-wide requirements. 
  • SoHE maintains a website, which includes links to the SoHE Office of Student Academic Affairs.

• College of Letters and Science The College of Letters and Science undergraduate breadth requirements exceed campus General Education Requirements.  Students who transfer to another UW-Madison school or college before completing the L&S breadth and ethnic studies may need to complete additional General Education Requirements.  The College of Letters and Science and the Schools associated with it allow students to develop the qualities of a liberally educated individual through studies that have both breadth and depth.     A significant addition to the basic General Education Requirements is the addition of a foreign language requirement.
• A B.A. and B.S. worksheet is available to help students understand the L&S requirements for both the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts (applicable if you matriculated BEFORE May 21, 2007).   
• There is a BABS (also known as BABS07) worksheet available, as well (applicable if you matriculated AFTER May 21, 2007, or have declared the BABS degree).
  • Advising:  Freshmen and sophomores in the College of Letters and Science are encouraged to contact an adviser through the office of Undergraduate Academic Services in 70 Bascom (262-5858, email). This office encompasses two components of a Letters & Science student's undergraduate career at the University of Wisconsin Madison: undergraduate academic advising (LSUAS) and academic policy referrals (add/drop a class, auditing, etc.). 70 Bascom should be viewed as a resource for Letters & Science students to help them from the beginning of their undergraduate career to their graduation day.
  • Students who have declared or who are considering declaring majors in L&S  are encouraged to meet with the primary adviser in the department they have chosen.   
  • Students who are undecided about a major may seek assistance from the Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS), 10 Ingraham Hall; phone 265-5460.  This is a campuswide advising service for undergraduate students who are undecided about a major and who want to explore the many academic opportunities on campus.
  • The College of Letters and Science contains several schools within it.  Three of those schools offer undergraduate degrees:
    • Information about the School of Journalism and Mass Communication is available in the Undergraduate Catalog as well as on the "J-School" homepage.
    • The Undergraduate Catalog listing for the School of Music provides a link to the school's homepage, where more detailed information can be found.
    • The School of Social Work listing in the Undergraduate Catalog links to the school's homepage.

• Medical School
  • The general degree requirements of two undergraduate majors offered in the Medical School extend the university-wide general education requirements.
  • The Medical School website offers information on how to access advising for the Physician Assistant program.  Information on the Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology program is also available.

• School of Nursing
  • Degree requirements within the School of Nursing include and extend the university-wide General Education Requirements.
  • The School of Nursing website contains contact information for undergraduates to get into touch with an advisor, who can help students understand academic requirements, changes in requirements, choose electives, and plan a balanced program.

• School of Pharmacy
  • BS-Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • Non-major curriculum graduation requirements of the BS-Pharmacology & Toxicology degree allow students to fulfill those General Education Requirements that are not fulfilled by pre-pharmacology/toxicology course requirements or by courses required in the pharmacology/toxicology major.
    • The School of Pharmacy  homepage contains links to information about the BS-Pharmacology & Toxicology program. Information on graduation requirements is available in the Undergraduate Catalog.
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
    • The General Education Requirements that apply to undergraduate programs do not apply to the Doctor of Pharmacy program, which is a professional program; however, certain of the admission and graduation requirements of the Doctor of Pharmacy program are the same as certain of the General Education Requirements.  Information on these admission and graduation requirements is available in the Undergraduate Catalog. 
    • The School of Pharmacy homepage contains links to information about the Pharm.D. program. Information on graduation requirements is available in the Undergraduate Catalog.