UW System College Preparatory Course Requirements
The range of courses offered at today's high schools is designed to prepare students with differing interests and abilities for a wide variety of life-after-high-school options.
"College prep" courses are particularly appropriate for providing the academic background needed to succeed in a degree program at a college or university.
A college preparatory program helps develop competence in four primary areas - English, mathematics, social studies and natural science.
All University of Wisconsin System institutions require new freshmen to have completed a minimum of 17 high school credits. Thirteen of these credits must be "core college preparatory" from the following areas of study:
| English |
4 credits |
| Mathematics |
3 credits |
| Natural Science |
3 credits |
| Social Science / History |
3 credits |
| In addition to the "core college preparatory" credits identified, students need to complete a minimum of four elective credits as follows: |
| Electives |
An additional 4 credits may be chosen from any of the above areas, foreign language, fine arts, computer science and other academic areas. (Two years of a single foreign language are required for admission to UW-Eau Claire and UW-Madison, and strongly recommended at other UW System campuses.) Some University of Wisconsin System institutions may also accept vocational courses for a portion of these 4 elective credits. |
All students are encouraged to exceed the minimum number of college preparatory credits required for admission. Students who choose a rigorous high school curriculum (including senior year course work) are, in most cases, more successful in college. Strong academic preparation for college helps to ensure success.
Though all UW System campuses require a minimum of 17 college preparatory credits, campus-specific college preparatory course requirements provides more detailed information by campus.
Campus-Specific College Preparatory Course Requirements
Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Courses
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