Courses Completed by Bachelor's Degree Recipients
| Last Updated |
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| 12/21/2024 |
| Description |
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The number and percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who completed UW-Madison courses is shown by major, school/college, admit type, tuition residency and semester type (when the course was taken). |
| Report URL |
| https://tableau.wisconsin.edu/views/CoursesCompletedbyBachelorsDegreeRecipients/HomePage?:iid=1&:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y#3 |
| Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization) |
| https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/reports/33024/versions/76300 |
| Data Domain(s) |
| Student Record |
| Access Restrictions |
| UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) |
| Data Source Information |
| InfoAccess |
| Update Schedule |
| Annually around October after previous year degrees are mostly complete. |
| Responsible Office |
| Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research |
| Important Notes |
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The population includes students who earned bachelors degrees from UW-Madison during the five academic years displayed whose degrees were posted by the time of the data extract. Only courses offered by and completed at UW-Madison are included. Credits/courses transferred from other institutions, earned through study abroad, or earned through departmental exam, Advanced Placement, CLEP, or International Baccalaureate exams are not included. Courses are displayed by subject and catalog number. In the case of crosslisted courses, the first subject alphabetically is used. For example, Biology/Botany/Zoology 151 is shown as Biology 151. |
Definitions
| Name | Functional Definition | Data Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Year (Su,Fa,Sp) | An academic year consists of sequential summer, fall, and spring terms. For example, the 2021-22 academic years includes summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022. |
Academic Planning |
| Biological Science Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as biological science and are therefore eligible to satisfy biological science credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Catalog Number | A code associated with a course in the course catalog. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Communications Part A Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as lower level communication and are therefore eligible to satisfy the first of two general education communication requirements for communication. | Academic Planning |
| Communications Part B Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as higher level communication and are therefore eligible to satisfy the second of two general education communication requirements for communication. | Academic Planning |
| Course Attribute | Characteristics of courses that determine how courses count towards degree requirements or are used in official reports and tabulations. | Academic Planning |
| Ethnic Studies Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as ethnic studies and are therefore eligible to satisfy the general education requirement for ethnic studies. | Academic Planning |
| Foreign Language Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as foreign language (non-English) and are therefore eligible to satisfy foreign language credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Humanities Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as humanities and are therefore eligible to satisfy humanities credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Literature Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as literature and are therefore eligible to satisfy literature credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Matriculation Admit Type | The admissions status of the student in the academic career matriculation term. For example, FYR/First Year Student (applies to UGRD careers only), NEW/New to career (does not apply to UGRD careers), RAD/Readmitted to career, RET/Re-admitted with transfer work (applies to UGRD careers only), TRF/Transfer (does not apply to Grad and Special students). |
Academic Planning, Student Record |
| Natural Science Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as natural science and are therefore eligible to satisfy natural science credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Physical Science Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as physical science and are therefore eligible to satisfy physical science credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Quantitative Reasoning Part A Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as lower level quantitative reasoning and are therefore eligible to satisfy the first of two general education requirements for quantitative reasoning. | Academic Planning |
| Quantitative Reasoning Part B Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as higher level quantitative reasoning and are therefore eligible to satisfy the second of two general education requirements for quantitative reasoning. | Academic Planning |
| School/College of Academic Plan | Indicates the school/college that has ownership of the academic plan. |
Academic Planning, Student Record |
| Social Science Course | Courses that have been approved through governance as social science and are therefore eligible to satisfy social science credit requirements. | Academic Planning |
| Tuition Residency | The residency status of a student for tuition purposes. Some non-resident students from Minnesota ("Minnesota Compact" students) pay tuition based on a legal agreement between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |