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The Guide: Explore Majors & Certificates

Providing Structure to Your L&S Story

Sample Guide Menu:

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What Is the Guide All About?

Think of the Guide as UW-Madison’s official academic rule book and catalog. It is the master list of every degree, major, certificate, and course offered at UW–Madison. Updated every year, the Guide is an up-to-date authority on graduation requirements and academic policies.

Explore majors and certificates in the Guide

What Will You Learn?

Requirements

Find detailed course requirements for:

Degrees
Majors
Certificates

4-year plans

Every major in the Guide includes a sample “Four-Year Plan.” Remember, these are samples – your plan will be unique to you!

declaration info

Learn how to declare your major under the “How to Get In” tab of your major’s Guide page.

major Advising info

Find contact information for major advisors under the “Advising and Careers” tab.

At a Glance

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