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!