Universities of Wisconsin students will have an easier time transferring general education credits from one campus to another after the Board of Regents approved a new core general education policy this week.
Beginning in September, up to 12 courses and 36 credit hours will be standardized across UW’s 13 campuses. Each campus can set its own policies to fit into the guidelines.
The core classes will be in six broad categories: mathematics and quantitative reasoning, communication and literacy, social and behavioral sciences, humanities and arts, natural science and wellness, and civics and perspectives…