Guidelines for Assignment of CDR Course Level
The UW-System Central Data Request (CDR) requires a course level code be assigned to each course indicating the intended degree of complexity or expected level of comprehension of the course section. These are UW-Madison's guidelines for assignment of CDR course level.
The following guidelines are used in the assignment of a CDR Course Level. Courses may contain the elements listed in the guidelines, but are not required to meet all elements to receive the corresponding CDR level assignment.
CDR Level
| Guidelines |
1. Remedial
| - Course number less than 100
- Does not carry degree credit at UW-Madison
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2. Undergraduate, basic
| - Audience is undergraduate students
- Course number less than 700
- No prerequisites
- L&S level E
- No Grad Attribute
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3. Undergraduate, advanced
| - Audience is undergraduate students
- Course number less than 700
- Prerequisites include a course numbered less than 700
- L&S level I or A
- Undergraduate research courses (e.g. 289, 299, 681, 682, 691, 692, 699)
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4. Graduate, basic
| - Audience is graduate students
- Course number 700 or greater
- Prerequisites include graduate standing
- Capstone certificate courses
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5. Graduate, advanced
| - Audience is graduate students
- Course number 700 or greater
- Prerequisites include graduate standing or a course numbered 700 or greater
- Graduate Seminars, journal clubs, research or reading courses (e.g. 990, 999)
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6. Preponderant enrollment is professional
| - Audience is clinical doctorate students (e.g. AudD, DNP, DPT, DVM, JD, MD, PharmD)
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