Fulfilling UW Degree Requirements Course Number Number of Credits General Education Requirements ASL 103 5 Foreign Language ASTR 101 5 Natural World; Quantitative and Symbolic ... ASTR 150 5 Natural World; Quantitative and Symbolic ... ATM S 111 5 Natural World; Individuals & Societies 32 more rows ...
The UW operates on a quarter system and awards quarter credit. To convert quarter credits to semester credits, multiply by 0.67. Thus, a student who earned 10 quarter credits would be awarded 6.7 semester credits. Some courses are offered on a credit/no credit (CR/NC) basis. Credit/no credit classes can’t be taken for a regular grade.
The UW credits earned through UWHS transfer successfully to many other colleges and universities, both public and private, in the state of Washington and around the country. Studies and surveys consistently indicate that most students can successfully transfer credits earned through UWHS.
Two credits of study are required in world languages. If taken in high school, the two credits must be devoted to a single language, and applicants must progress through a second-year level course. International applicants who entered the U.S. education system prior to the eighth grade must satisfy the world languages requirement.
One semester credit hour is defined as a weekly minimum of 1 hour in class (or other required educational meetings like labs, studios, etc.) plus 2 hours of out-of-class work. Formally, therefore, a 4-credit course should require 4 classroom hours and 8 hours of out-of-class hours each week in a fifteen week term.
Typically, full time students take 12 - 18 credits per quarter. If you complete 15 credits a quarter, and complete three quarters each year (autumn, winter, and spring), in four years you will have 180 credits, the minimum number required for graduation. 15 credits is just an average.
Credit points are a basic measure of study load. Each subject is usually worth three credit points and a normal full-time study load for one year is 24 credit points (eight subjects).
Most courses are worth 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent). Most programs require 120 units for completion, this works out to 20 full-course equivalents.
Quarters: Students generally attend a single class one hour per day, five dyas a week, or two classes, 2.5 hours per week to earn 5 credits.
Credit limits Until the first day of class (that is, Period 3), you can register for only 19 credits. After that you can add additional credits up to a maximum of 30 credits per quarter. The UW offers some credit courses on a "self-sustaining" basis, which means that the course is not covered by your regular tuition.
An A- in a 3-credit course earns 3×3.7=11.1 points.)
Most college and university courses are three semester credit hours (SCH) or 45-48 contact hours, so they usually meet for three hours per week over a 15-week semester.
To pass a bachelor degree, you normally require between 360 - 480 credit points, however double degrees will require more. If you are studying full-time, you are completing between 45 - 60 credit points per semester. You can find out the credit point value of your units by checking the handbook.
Overall Units Bachelor's degrees require between 120 and 130 semester units, or between 180 and 195 quarter units.
While the majority of college students in the United States used to take between four and five years to earn the 120 credits required to graduate with their bachelor's degree, it has since become more common for undergraduates to take six years to finish [1, 2]. There are many factors that can affect that timeline.
Undergraduate students are considered full-time when they register in nine units or more per term for the fall and winter terms, and six units or more during the spring/summer terms.
The UW operates on a quarter system and awards quarter credit. To convert quarter credits to semester credits, multiply by 0.67. Thus, a student who earned 10 quarter credits would be awarded 6.7 semester credits.
A grade of at least 2.7 is required for courses to meet UW Graduate School requirements. Numerical grades may be considered equivalent to letter grades as follows: A. 4.0–3.9. C. 2.1–1.9.
An official UW transcript is established when you register for your first credit course, and all future credit course activity is recorded on this permanent record of academic work at the UW. The grades earned in courses taken during Summer Sesssions are factored into your overall grade point average if you later apply for and are accepted as a degree-seeking student at the UW.
Grades reported in the range of 0.6–0.0 will be converted to 0.0. A grade of at least 2.7 is required for courses to meet UW Graduate School requirements.
Credit/no credit classes can’t be taken for a regular grade. The instructor assigns a grade of either CR or NC, neither of which is calculated into your grade point average. Whether or not you receive credit, the course and the grade (CR or NC) are recorded on the transcript.
Until the first day of class (that is, Period 3), you can register for only 19 credits. After that you can add additional credits up to a maximum of 30 credits per quarter. The UW offers some credit courses on a "self-sustaining" basis, which means that the course is not covered by your regular tuition.
Prerequisites. Many UW courses have prerequisites. Prerequisites are courses that must be completed before the course in question. Any prerequisites are listed in the Course Descriptions. Courses requiring prerequisites are indicated with the word "Prerequisites" in the title line in the Time Schedule.
105-credit (5 quarter) rule. You are expected to declare a major by the time you have earned 105 credits and completed 5 quarters. If you have not done so, a hold will be placed on your registration. This hold can be cleared in one of two ways: 1) by declaring your major, or 2) receiving a premajor extension.
If you owe money to the UW for tuition, late registration fees, etc., your registration will usually be blocked until the situation is resolved. Return your library materials to remove holds due to library fines. Some departments will block your registration if you have neglected to return a lab key or other equipment.
When you try to register for a course, the system checks to see if you have completed the prerequisite or have it in progress. If the system can't locate the prerequisite in your record , it won't allow you to register for the course.
Effective fall quarter 2016, the Allen School offers a Data Science option for Computer Science majors.
The following links provide all the information required to: (1) determine your core and elective elective options, (2) see yearly capstone course offerings, (3) plan a pathway towards a specific specialization, and (4) help in determining your future course planning:
NOTE that the Allen School keeps complete archives of prior year degree requirements if needed by alumni or potential employers.
The UW credits earned through UWHS transfer successfully to many other colleges and universities, both public and private, in the state of Washington and around the country.
The University of Connecticut’s Credit Transfer Database is a resource if you want to explore potential transfer of credit earned through programs like UWHS. The database is in no way an official determination nor a guarantee of successful credit transfer.
If you’re thinking of applying to the UW, taking courses through UWHS is one way to demonstrate your ability to successfully engage in college-level coursework.
CADRs are admission requirements. Therefore, they must be satisfactorily completed before the first quarter of enrollment at the UW. We know you have many questions about how unanticipated changes to your schedule as a result of COVID-19 school modifications will affect your admission to the UW.
If made up through college coursework, three quarter credits (two semester credits), chose n from any of the six subject areas, satisfy this requirement.
In general, you must attain, at minimum, a passing grade (including D) to satisfy a CADR. A grade of “pass” in a “pass/not pass” will also count. However, the UW recommends that CADR courses be completed with a letter or numerical grade.
In general, at the college level, five credits on a quarter system (or three credits on a semester system) equals one high school credit. Usually, one CADR credit represents content covered in a full year course.
A course in trigonometry. The course must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Mathematics courses with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite (except statistics courses). This includes any higher-level math courses, such as elementary functions, calculus and beyond.
A minimum of three credits of science, including two years of lab science, are required. If taken in high school, at least one of the two credits must be in biology, chemistry or physics. Students typically take this full credit course in two successive high school semesters.
If taken in high school, coursework is required in history or any of the social sciences, e.g., anthropology, contemporary world problems, economics, geography, government, political science, psychology, sociology. Religion courses, consumer economics, student government or community service will not count towards the requirement.
The University’s satisfactory progress policy requires students to complete their undergraduate degree programs within 30 credits beyond the minimum required for the degree. Because most degrees require 180 credits, students generally must complete their programs by the time they earn 210 credits.
Transfer extension credit is limited to 45 quarter credits.
Freshman: For a student who first matriculates at the University on a freshman application the satisfactory progress policy is enforced after a student has completed 12 academic-year quarters, not including summer quarters, at the University.
The number of credits associated with each course can be found at guide.wisc.edu/courses.
Depending on the number of credits associated with the given course, faculty and instructors should select one of the options provided below to describe how the course meets the credit hour policy standard. Choose the option that best fits the course, and modify if needed.
Students may take this course for 3 or 4 credits.
The U.S. tax code offers tax credits and deductions to reduce the federal income tax burden for students or those paying the costs of a student’s higher education . Tax credits directly reduce the amount of income tax owed, while deductions reduce a person’s taxable income.
Late Registration Fee. If you register on or after the first day of the quarter, you’ll pay a nonrefundable $25 late fee in addition to the registration fee. Some academic departments require that non-degree students wait to be registered until after the first day of the quarter, when the $25 late fee is assessed.
Some credit courses may have additional fees, such as lab fees, that are charged by departments and billed separately by the University. See "Tuition Statement" on MyUW for fee totals. Many courses require textbooks, software or other course materials. The cost of these materials is extra.
You may be eligible to claim tuition and related expenses as a tax credit under the Lifetime Learning Credit program. For more information, see the Lifetime Learning Credit page on the IRS website.