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Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is designed to help freshmen fulfill their Undergraduate General Education Requirements.

Undergraduate General Education Requirement Designators

  • VLPA = Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts (Areas of Knowledge requirement)
  • I&S = Individuals & Societies (Areas of Knowledge requirement)
  • NW = The Natural World (Areas of Knowledge requirement)
  • QSR = Quantitative, Symbolic, or Formal Reasoning
  • C = English Composition

Courses marked C may be used for the English Composition requirement or the additional-writing (W-course) requirement, but not both; none may count for the Area of Knowledge requirements. Courses marked QSR may be used for both the QSR requirement and an Area of Knowledge requirement, if one is listed. Courses marked with more than one Areas of Knowledge designator (VLPA, I&S, and/or NW) may be used for any one of the areas indicated, but not for more than one.

Source: UW Course Catalog Glossaryexternal UW Web site

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