General Education

General Education Requirements at your Transfer College

General education requirements are the “core” courses needed to graduate from a college. (They may also be called "breadth" or "degree" or "graduation" requirements, depending on the college.) The purpose of these courses is to ensure each student has a well-rounded education. General education requirements typically include courses in English, foreign language, humanities, math, science, and social sciences.

You should research what your general education requirements at your transfer college are, so you know what courses to take at Madison College. Each college has its own set of general education requirements that may vary by major and degree. You can often find courses that fulfill both your general education requirements AND requirements for your major.

Below are links to the general education requirements at UW System colleges, as well as other colleges in Wisconsin and Minnesota. If your college is not on this list, check collegeboard.org or CollegeNet.Com for college catalogs and websites.

If you need assistance finding general education requirements, please contact an advisor at Madison College's Academic Advising Services office. Advisors at your transfer college are also a good resource.

University of Wisconsin System Schools

UW-Eau Claire

UW-Green Bay

UW-La Crosse

UW-Madison

UW-Milwaukee

UW-Oshkosh

UW-Parkside

UW-Platteville

UW-River Falls

UW- Stevens Point

UW-Stout

UW-Superior

UW-Whitewater Catalog listing of general education requirements

UW-Whitewater Transfer guides for Madison College to Whitewater

Other Wisconsin & Minnesota Colleges

Cardinal Stritch University (Madison) Click on catalog: undergraduate and go to pg. 47 of catalog for general education requirements for bachelor’s degree.

Carroll University (Waukesha)

Concordia University (Wisconsin) refer to each individual program

Edgewood College (Madison)

Lakeland College (Madison)

Lawrence University (Appleton)

Marquette University (Milwaukee)

Ripon College (Ripon) Click on "Academic Policies" and go to pg. 19- "Graduation Requirements"

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis) Click on “Liberal Education Requirements”

Upper Iowa University (Madison)

Viterbo University (La Crosse)