Area designator codes for MyMadison - search by Gen Ed Requirement

Students can search for General Education courses by requirement within each area from the General Education Program Planner. To accomplish this in MyMadison, please do the following:

1. Under "Search for Classes," scroll down to the “Additional Search Criteria” link, and click the arrow next to it to expand this section.

2. In the "Course Keyword" field, type in the search code from the list below that corresponds with the area requirement you'd like to look for.  


General Education Requirement

Search Code

Critical Thinking

 C1CT

Human Communication

 C1HC

Writing

 C1W

Human Questions and Contexts

 C2HQC

Visual and Performing Arts

 C2VPA

Literature

 C2L

Quantitative Reasoning

 C3QR

Physical Principles

 C3PP

Natural Systems

 C3NS

Lab

 C3L

The American Experience

 C4AE

The Global Experience  

 C4GE

Wellness Domain

 C5W

Sociocultural Domain

 C5SD


To find sections of General Education courses with the Equity Tag, please do the following:

1. Under "Search for Classes," scroll down to the “Additional Search Criteria” link, and click the arrow next to it to expand this section.

2. Next to the "Course Attribute" field, select the arrow for the dropdown menu and choose "GenEd Equity Tag." You can also search in the "Course Attribute" field for the General Education requirements listed above!

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