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Interpreting the Course Equivalency Tables

TABLE EXAMPLE

Community College Course UW Equivalency Meets UW Requirements? Effective Date
ENGL 101 (5) ENGL 131 (5) [C]
ENGL 105 (3) T C 231 (3) AUT Qtr. 1991

KEY TO EXAMPLE

Column 1 (Community College Course)
lists specific details about the course from the community or technical college, including course prefix, course number, and the number of credits (in parentheses) for which the course is offered. The prefixes are those used at the community or technical college.

Column 2 (UW Equivalency)
indicates the equivalent UW course prefix and number for the course listed in Column 1. This is how the course transfers to the UW from the community or technical college.

Column 3 (Meets UW Requirements?)
indicates how courses satisfy UW general education requirements. If the column is blank, the course does not satisfy any requirements.

Column 4 (Effective Date)
indicates the effective date for this equivalency. The table that follows includes explanations of effective dates:

Description Examples Explanation
Space is blank.   There are no date parameters for the course.
Quarter and year are specified. AUT Qtr. 1994 The equivalency takes effect beginning with Autumn quarter 1994. This equivalency is not valid before that date. The same course number may be listed immediately below, marked with the > symbol to indicate “no longer offered” and with a different effective date.
A range of dates is given. (a) Prior to AUT Qtr. 1991 (a) The course equivalency is effective only if taken before, and not including, Autumn quarter 1991.
  (b) AUT Qtr. 1988 thru SUM Qtr. 1992 (b) The equivalency is effective only from Autumn quarter 1988 through Summer quarter 1992. The course number may be listed more than once, but with different equivalencies and effective dates.
  (c) AUT Qtr. 1995, and AUT Qtr. 1988 thru SUM Qtr. 1990 (c) The equivalency is effective from Autumn quarter 1988 through Summer quarter 1990 and again beginning with Autumn quarter 1995. To put it another way, the equivalency is not effective from Autumn quarter 1990 through Summer quarter 1995, nor before Autumn quarter 1988.

More than 20,000 courses from Washington community and technical colleges are listed in the Equivalency Guide.

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