# Hardest courses in Public Affairs and Public Policy | UW–Madison

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### departments

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| family                 | value                                  | label                                                        |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| breadth                | biological-science                     | Breadth - Biological Science                                 |
| breadth                | biological-science-or-social-science   | Breadth - Biological Science or Social Science               |
| breadth                | humanities                             | Breadth - Humanities                                         |
| breadth                | humanities-or-natural-science          | Breadth - Humanities or Natural Science                      |
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| breadth                | literature                             | Breadth - Literature                                         |
| breadth                | natural-science                        | Breadth - Natural Science                                    |
| breadth                | physical-science                       | Breadth - Physical Science                                   |
| breadth                | social-science                         | Breadth - Social Science                                     |
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| catalog-level          | advanced                               | Level - Advanced                                             |
| catalog-level          | elementary                             | Level - Elementary                                           |
| catalog-level          | intermediate                           | Level - Intermediate                                         |
| communication          | a                                      | Comm QR - Communication A                                    |
| communication          | b                                      | Comm QR - Communication B                                    |
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| core-gened             | mathematics-and-quantitative-reasoning | Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning            |
| core-gened             | natural-science-and-wellness           | Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness                      |
| core-gened             | natural-science-and-wellness-lab       | Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab                |
| core-gened             | social-and-behavioral-science          | Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science                     |
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| frgn-lang              | 3rd-semester-language                  | Frgn Lang - 3rd semester language                            |
| frgn-lang              | 4th-semester-language                  | Frgn Lang - 4th semester language                            |
| frgn-lang              | 5th-semester-language                  | Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language                          |
| graduate-credit        | yes                                    | Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement |
| honors                 | accelerated-honors                     | Honors - Accelerated Honors (!)                              |
| honors                 | honors-only-courses-h                  | Honors - Honors Only Courses (H)                             |
| honors                 | honors-optional                        | Honors - Honors Optional (%)                                 |
| liberal-arts           | l-and-s-liberal-arts-and-science       | L\&S Credit - L\&S Liberal Arts and Science                  |
| quantitative-reasoning | a                                      | Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning A                           |
| quantitative-reasoning | b                                      | Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning B                           |
| workplace              | workplace-experience                   | Workplace - Workplace Experience                             |

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