DARS/Advisors - Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement Credit on DARS

How dual enrollment and Advanced Placement credit appear on DARS with Core GenEd

Overview

For first-year students whose first term of enrollment at UW-Madison is Summer 2026 or later, dual enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), and similar test credits may be used to satisfy Core General Education (Core GenEd) requirements if applicable.

Students whose first term of enrollment at UW-Madison or any institution of higher education is prior to Summer 2026 are not subject to Core GenEd requirements. As a result, dual enrollment and AP credits for those students will not carry Core GenEd designations, and the Core GenEd requirement will not appear on their DARS audit.

Example - Student with dual enrollment credit:

Catalog Year: 20271, Fall 2026

AltCatYr 1: 20271, Fall 2026

AltCatYr 9 (Core GenEd Catalog Year): 20263, Summer 2026

This first-year student entered UW-Madison in Fall 2026 and brought in the following dual enrollment coursework:

  • GEN BUS X10 taken Fall 2025
  • STAT301 taken Fall 2025
  • LEGAL STX14 taken Spring 2025
  • PSYCH 202 taken Fall 2024

Student with dual enrollment credits

Notes:

  • The Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning Core GenEd category is satisfied by the student’s placement test score and the four credits of STAT 301
  • PSYCH 202 carries the Social & Behavioral Science (SBS) Core GenEd designation and satisfies the category

DARS Core GenEd Requirement - Dual enrollment credits satisfy requirements where applicable

Example - Student with Advanced Placement credit:

Catalog Year: 20263, Summer 2026

AltCatYr 1: 20263, Summer 2026

AltCatYr 9 (Core GenEd Catalog Year): 20263, Summer 2026

 

This first-year student entered UW-Madison in Summer 2026 and brought in Advanced Placement credit:

  • ENGL X25 carries the Communication & Literacy designation
  • HISTORY X13 carries the Humanities & Arts designation
  • MATH 114 carries the Math & Quantitative Reasoning designation
  • MATH 221 carries the Math & Quantitative Reasoning designation
  • POLI SCI 104 carries the Social & Behavioral Science designation
  • PSYCH 202 carries the Social & Behavioral Science designation
  • ZOOLOGY 151 carries the Natural Science & Wellness + Lab designation and satisfies the laboratory component of the requirement

Student with Advanced Placement credit

Advanced Placement credits shown at top of DARS:

Area for Advanced Standing Credits at the top of the DARS report

Notes:

  • Thirty-one total credits of AP coursework apply to the Core GenEd requirement
  • The laboratory requirement of the Natural Science + Wellness Lab category is satisfied, but one more credit of NSW coursework is needed
  • The remaining NSW credit may come from either a laboratory (NSWL) or non-laboratory NSW course

    DARS Core GenEd Requirement - Advanced Placement credits satisfy requirements where applicable

    Starting Spring 2027 and Later:

    Beginning in Spring 2027, Core GenEd designations on transfer and test credits will vary based on the institution where the course was taken.

    Dual Enrollment Credit

    First-year students

    • Dual enrollment coursework from a non-UW institution will receive UW-Madison Core GenEd designations
    • Dual enrollment coursework from another Universities of Wisconsin institution earned Summer 2026 or after will retain the Core GenEd designation assigned by the sending UW institution

     Transfer students

    • Students transferring from a non-UW institution will receive UW-Madison Core GenEd designations on eligible dual enrollment coursework
    • Student transferring from another UW institution will retain the Core GenEd designation assigned by the sending UW institution
    • Note, only students whose Core GenEd Catalog Year is 20263 or after will be subject to Core GenEd Requirements

    Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

    First-year students

    • Advanced Placement credits awarded directly by UW-Madison will receive UW-Madison Core GenEd designations, where applicable

     Transfer students

    • Students transferring from a non-UW institution will receive UW-Madison Core GenEd designations on eligible AP credit
    • Students transferring from another UW institution will retain the Core GenEd designations assigned by the originating UW institution

     

    *Note - Core General Education designations may change as Core General Education is implemented across the Universities of Wisconsin System. The screenshots and examples in the KB document are current as of July 2026*

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    Keywords:
    dars, DARS, transfer 
    Doc ID:
    162072
    Owned by:
    Makenzie R. in Office of the Registrar
    Created:
    2026-06-19
    Updated:
    2026-07-09
    Sites:
    Office of the Registrar