CORE General Education Requirements HomepageGeneral Education provides the foundation of a university education, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to facilitate intellectual and personal growth, pursue advanced studies, and address challenges ranging from the local to the global. Every General Education course is required to meet specific student learning outcomes.
A thorough description of the CORE General Education Requirements and information about placement in Written Communication and Quantitative Literacy can be found in the most recent UWSP catalog.
Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning
(MQR)
| 1 course | 3 credits
| Select any course in the Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning category
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Communication & Literacy:
Written Communication
(CL-WC)
| 3 courses | 9 credits | ENGL 101 & 102 (6 credits) + Critical Thinking (3 credits)
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Communication & Literacy:
Critical Thinking
(CL-CT)
| 3 courses | 9 credits
| Placement into ENGL 150 (3 credits) + Two Critical Thinking courses (6 credits)
Placement in ENGL 150 due to AP English testing already have ENGL 101 transcribed and fulfilled.
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Social & Behavioral Science:
Social Science
(SBS-S)
| 1 course | 3 credits
| 3 Social Science credits
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Social & Behavioral Science:
Historical Perspectives
(SBS-HP)
| 1 course | 3 credits
| 3 History credits |
Humanities
(HA-H)
| 1 course | 3 credits
| 3 Humanities credits
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Arts
(HA-A)
| 1 course | 3 credits
| 3 Arts credits
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Natural Science & Wellness:
Natural Science
(NSWL-NS)
| 1 - 2 courses | 4 credits
| 4 or more credits in Natural Science courses
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Natural Science & Wellness:
Wellness
(NSW-W)
| 1 - 2 courses | 4 credits
| 3 credit Natural Science course plus a 1 credit Wellness course
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Civics & Perspectives
(CP-CP)
| 2 courses | 6 credits
| Select any two courses in the Civics and Perspectives category
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