Catalog Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T W Z
About the Catalog
Academic and Career Student Services
Academic Calendar
Academic Enrichment and Honors Programs
Academic Programs Abroad
Academic Resources
Accounting (BUS)
Accreditation
Actuarial Science (BUS)
Adapted Physical Education
Admission
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB)
African Languages and Literature (LS)
African Studies (LS)
Afro-American Studies (LS)
Agricultural and Applied Economics (CALS)
Agricultural Business Management (ABM) (CALS)
Agri-Science Education (ED)
Agronomy (CALS)
Air Force ROTC–Aerospace Studies (ROTC)
American Indian Studies (LS)
Animal Sciences (CALS)
Anthropology (LS)
Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics (LS)
Archaeology (LS)
Art (ED)
Art Education (ED)
Art Education aesthetics
Art History (LS)
Asian American Studies (LS)
Asian Studies (LS)
Astronomy–Physics (LS)
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (LS)
Audit
Bacteriology (CALS)
Biochemistry (CALS)
Biochemistry (LS)
Biological Aspects of Conservation (LS)
Biological Systems Engineering (CALS)
Biological Systems Engineering (ENGR)
Biology (CALS)
Biology (ED)
Biology (LS)
Biology Core Curriculum (LS)
Biomedical Engineering (ENGR)
Botany (LS)
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (LS)
Celtic Studies (LS)
Changes to the 2011–2013 Undergraduate Catalog
Chemical Engineering (ENGR)
Chemistry (ED)
Chemistry (LS)
Chemistry Course (LS)
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (LS)
Chinese (ED)
Chinese (LS)
Chinese Professional Education (LS)
Civil Engineering (ENGR)
Class Standing
Classical Humanities (LS)
Classics (LS)
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Letters & Science (LS)
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Communication Arts (LS)
Communicative Disorders (ED)
Communicative Disorders (LS)
Community and Environmental Sociology (CALS)
Community and Nonprofit Leadership (SOHE)
Comparative Literature (LS)
Computer Engineering (ENGR)
Computer Sciences (LS)
Connections Program
Consumer Affairs (SOHE)
Consumer Science
Consumer Science (SOHE)
Counseling Psychology (ED)
Courses in Residence
Credit/No Credit Courses
Criminal Justice (LS)
Cross-College Advising Service
Curriculum and Instruction (ED)
Dairy Science (CALS)
Dance (ED)
Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
Degrees, Majors, and Certificate Programs (CALS)
Department of Mathematics Credit
Design Studies
Design Studies (SOHE)
Digital Studies (LS)
Division of Continuing Studies
Division of Student Life
Early Childhood/English as a Second Language
Earth Science (ED)
East Asian Languages and Literature (LS)
East Asian Studies (LS)
Economics (ED)
Economics (LS)
Education Transfer Students
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ED)
Educational Policy Studies (ED)
Educational Psychology (ED)
Electrical Engineering (ENGR)
Elementary Education (ED)
Engineering Mechanics (ENGR)
Engineering Physics (ENGR)
English (ED)
English (LS)
English Language Arts (ED)
Enrollment and Records
Entomology (CALS)
Entrance Requirements for Undergraduate Majors
Environmental Sciences (CALS)
Environmental Sciences (LS)
Environmental Studies (LS)
Environmental Studies (NELSON)
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Compliance Statement
European Studies (LS)
Failures
Family, Consumer and Community Education (ED)
Family, Consumer and Community Education (SOHE)
Field Experiences for Teacher Certification (ED)
Finance, Investment, and Banking (BUS)
Folklore (LS)
Food Science (CALS)
Forest Science (CALS)
French (ED)
French (LS)
French and Italian (LS)
Freshmen
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Gender and Women's Studies (LS)
General Education Requirements
General Information
Genetics (CALS)
Geography (ED)
Geography (LS)
Geological Engineering (ENGR)
Geology and Geophysics (LS)
Geoscience (LS)
German (ED)
German (LS)
German Ed Major/Minor
Global Cultures (LS)
Grading System
Graduating in Four Years
Health (Elementary Education students only) (ED)
Health (Secondary Education) (ED)
Hebrew (ED)
Hebrew and Semitic Studies (LS)
History (ED)
History (LS)
History and History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (LS)
History of Science (LS)
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (LS)
Horticulture (CALS)
Human Development and Family Studies (SOHE)
Human Development and Family Studies (SOHE)
Incompletes
Individual Major (CALS)
Individual Major (ED)
Individual Major (LS)
Individual Major (SOHE)
Industrial Engineering (ENGR)
Information Systems (BUS)
Institute for Biology Education (ICBE)
Integrated Liberal Studies (LS)
Integrated Studies in Science, Engineering and Society (LS)
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology (SOHE)
Interior Design (SOHE)
International Business (BUS)
International Students
International Studies (LS)
Italian (ED)
Italian (LS)
Japanese (ED)
Japanese (LS)
Japanese Professional Communication (LS)
Jewish Studies (LS)
Journalism (LS)
Kinesiology (ED)
Kinesiology: AT Major
Kinesiology: Athletic Training Option (ED)
Kinesiology: Exercise and Movement Science Option (ED)
Kinesiology: PE Major (ED)
Kinesiology: Physical Education Option (ED)
Landscape Architecture (CALS)
Languages and Cultures of Asia (LS)
Latin (ED)
Latin (LS)
Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LS)
Legal Studies (LS)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies (LS)
Liberal Studies 1996 Non-certification
Library and Information Studies (LS)
Life Sciences Communication (CALS)
Linguistics (LS)
Literature in Translation (LS)
Majors
Management and Human Resources (BUS)
MANNRS
Marketing (BUS)
Material Culture Studies (LS)
Materials Science and Engineering (ENGR)
Mathematics (LS)
Mechanical Engineering (ENGR)
Medical Microbiology and Immunology (LS)
Medieval Studies (LS)
Microbiology (CALS)
Microbiology (LS)
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence/Content-Focused Minor
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence/English as a Second Language
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence/Special Education
Middle East Studies (LS)
Military Science–Army ROTC (ROTC)
Military Training Programs
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (CALS)
Molecular Biology (LS)
Music (ED)
Music (LS)
Natural Science (ED)
Naval Science (ENGR)
Naval Science (ROTC)
Nondegree University Special and Guest Students
Nuclear Engineering (ENGR)
Nursing
Nutritional Sciences (CALS)
Operations and Technology Management (BUS)
Pass/Fail
Pathways Student Academic Services (LS)
Personal Finance (SOHE)
Philosophy (LS)
Phonics Requirement
Photo ID Service Cards
Physics (ED)
Physics (LS)
Placement Tests
Plant Pathology (CALS)
Polish (ED)
Polish (LS)
Political Science (ED)
Political Science (LS)
Portuguese (LS)
Poultry Science
Poultry Science (CALS)
Pre-Pharmacology/Toxicology Course Requirements and Major Curricluum
Pre-professional Study
Psychology (LS)
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics (BUS)
Reentering Students
Regulations and Requirements (NUR)
Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (ED)
Religious Studies (LS)
Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
Residence for Tuition Purposes
Retailing (SOHE)
Retroactive Language Credit
Risk Management and Insurance (BUS)
Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities
Russian (ED)
Russian (LS)
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (LS)
Scandinavian Studies (LS)
School of Education
School of Human Ecology
School of Medicine and Public Health
School of Pharmacy
School of Veterinary Medicine
Schools, Colleges, and Programs
Slavic Languages (LS)
Social Studies (ED)
Social Welfare (LS)
Social Work (LS)
Sociology (ED)
Sociology (LS)
Soil Science (CALS)
South Asian Studies (LS)
Southeast Asian Studies (LS)
Spanish (ED)
Spanish (LS)
Spanish and Portuguese (LS)
Special Education (ED)
Statistics (LS)
Student Privacy Rights (FERPA)
Study Abroad Students
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (LS)
Textile and Apparel Design (SOHE)
Textile and Apparel Design Major
Theatre and Drama (ED)
Theatre and Drama (LS)
Transfer Students
Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate Application Deadlines
Undergraduate Study at UW–Madison
Undergraduate Study in Nursing (NUR)
Urban and Regional Planning (CALS)
Urban and Regional Planning (LS)
Wildlife Ecology (CALS)
Wisconsin School of Business
Zoology (LS)