Courses: Building Requisites
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Overview of course catalog requisites, including basic rules, commonly grouped courses (i.e. algebra, intro biology, chemistry), using grades in requisites, transfer equivalencies, limitations on enrollment, and other approved ways to state how ...- Group: Lumen and Guide
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Courses: Directed/Independent Study
Last updated on 2025-08-18
Policy on directed/independent study for undergraduates, including instruction guidelines, enrollment, plan of study, credits, and course numbers.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 1782
Courses: Student Group Guidelines for Requisites
Last updated on 2026-03-17
Provides information regarding when section-level and catalog-level requisites may use student groups for permissioning/access for student enrollment.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 706
Core General Education Designations
Last updated on 2026-08-05
Help for the core general education course designation section on the Lumen Course proposal form.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 3
- Total views: 823
Course Proposal Help: Course Content Information
Last updated on 2026-07-14
Course proposal sample syllabus requirements, course learning outcomes, credit hour policy, and regular and substantive interaction help for Lumen Courses.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 3
- Total views: 11597
Course Proposal Help: Basic Catalog Information
Last updated on 2026-07-14
Provides form help and academic structure guidance for the basic catalog information in the Lumen Courses proposal form. Includes the "durable" course content that can only be revised with a course proposal.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 7
- Total views: 4141
Course Proposal Help: Top of the Form
Last updated on 2025-09-03
Help for the top of the form inclusive of the proposal contact information and how to de-crosslist courses.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 2500
Course Proposal Help: Rationale for the Course
Last updated on 2025-08-19
How to address the questions in the rationale for the course section of the Lumen Courses proposal form.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 3285
Procedures: Course Designations
Last updated on 2026-08-04
A listing of available course designations. Provides an overview, the scope of the policy, criteria, and process to propose a new course designation. Also includes historical information on limited administrative and inactive designation.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 3
- Total views: 5939
Procedures: Ways to Earn Credit
Last updated on 2026-08-04
Procedures related to how credit can be earned at UW-Madison.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 3356
Procedures: Use of Pass/Fail Grading Option for Undergraduate Students
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Procedures on the use of the pass/fail grading option for undergraduates, including details on the grading option, student eligibility, and the process to request the pass/fail grading option.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 4
- Total views: 2903
Procedures: the Credit Hour
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Policy on the credit hour at UW-Madison, including definitions, guidance, and exclusions.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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Requirements for All UW-Madison Course Offerings
Last updated on 2026-08-03
A list of all the requirements for a course at UW-Madison, such as a syllabus, course learning outcomes, a qualified instructor, etc.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 1980
Academic Load and Load Exceptions [Campus login required]
Last updated on 2026-08-03
An overview of the rules and guidelines around academic load and academic load exceptions (program codes, courses)- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 0
- Total views: 459
Courses: Descriptions
Last updated on 2026-08-03
A single help doc for all guidance/policy on course descriptions.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 2
- Total views: 1484
Courses: Student Group Guidelines for Requisites
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Provides information regarding when section-level and catalog-level requisites may use student groups for permissioning/access for student enrollment.- Group: Lumen and Guide
- Views this week: 0
- Total views: 2021
Courses: Discontinuation of Obsolete Courses Process
Last updated on 2025-08-18
An annual review of course offering activity will be conducted by the Office of the Registrar (RO) and Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR), which includes identifying obsolete courses, allowing for retention or waiver requests, ...- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 5296
Procedures: Course Proposal Sample Syllabus Requirements
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Details on the course syllabus, including requirements for the sample syllabus to be included with all new Lumen course proposals.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 14310
Courses: Credit Hour and Regular and Substantive Interaction Guidance
Last updated on 2026-08-03
Guidance on what constitutes regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 14415
Procedures: Proposal Expiration Policy
Last updated on 2026-07-21
Procedures detailing when Lumen proposals are removed/shredded due to inactivity or lack of progression.- Group: Lumen and Guide
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- Total views: 1798
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