ADVISING and CAREER CENTERUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside

GRADUATION 101

A quick guide to the basics of graduating

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DIVERSITY

GPA GEN-ED

MAJORDegree RequirementsFinish the puzzle to graduate

Think about Graduation like a puzzle. Each requirement is another piece of the puzzle. Finish the puzzle to

graduate.

DIVERSITY

GPA GEN-ED

MAJORMINIMUM OF 120 CREDITS

MINIMUM OF 36 UPPER LEVEL CREDITS

DIVERSITY

GPA GEN-ED

MAJOR

INFO LIT

COMPETENCIES

Foreign

Languag

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Each piece is a Graduation Requirement. Some pieces are more than just one thing and may require you to do several things to complete the

requirement.

COMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES

READING AND WRITING

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

ENGL101Composition and

Reading

MATH111College Algebra 1

(often needed for the sciences, graduate school, transferring. Not sure? Ask your advisor)

or

MATH102Survey of Mathematics

You will need to take both ENGL101 and MATH111 or 102 to complete the

Competencies requirement.

Entrance into Math and English is based on your

entrance placement/milestones.

(milestones are found on your DARS)

General EducationGen-Eds (36 credits)

HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL

SCIENCE

GEN-ED

NATURAL SCIENCE

12 CREDITS

From at least3

DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR PROGRAMS

12 CREDITS

FROM AT LEAST 3

DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR PROGRAMS

12 CREDITS

FROM AT LEAST 3

DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR PROGRAMS

You will need to take 36 credits of General Education classes. On your DARS you will be able to see the list of classes to choose from. There are 3

different categories of General Education, and they each follow the same rule. In EACH category you will need to take 12 credits (roughly 4 classes) from 3

different departments.

INFORMATION LITERACYINFO-LIT

INFO LIT

This is an online tutorial everyone needs to take within their first two years. Here is the hyperlink to get

started!

http://libguides.uwp.edu/infolit

DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT DV

1CLASS WITH THE (DV)

CLASSIFICATION

DIVERSIT

Y

Ethnic Diversity Courses (DV) can be found when you are looking through the Course Catalog. Many DV

classes can be found in the GEN-ED listings and will count for both a DV and GEN-ED. (DV) will always be in

the title of a (DV) class.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

All students must complete A second semester

OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Foreign

Language

There are 3 ways to take care of this requirement.1) Two years of the same language in high school with a grade of C or

better in the second year.

2) Complete a course at the 104(second semester) or above at UW-Parkside. You can take a placement test to try and place out of the first level.

3) Take 2 semesters at another approved university.

MAJOR

All students must complete AT LEAST 1 MAJOR

MAJOR

This is a big piece, each major has a different set of requirements. You can find the list of majors and their requirements in .PDF form here (

http://www.uwp.edu/academics).

For more help in this area you can work with your advisor! Minors and certificates are optional.

GRADE POINT AVERAGEGPA

All students must have a cumulative GPA of

2.0 to graduate

GPA

Most majors will require higher!

Now it’s time to learn how to read your DARS

Your DARS will help you keep track of which requirements you’ve completed and still

have left.

Go to back to D2L and go to the “How to read your DARS module”