# Easiest courses in Zoology | UW–Madison

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| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| 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                  |
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| quantitative-reasoning | b                                      | Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning B                           |
| workplace              | workplace-experience                   | Workplace - Workplace Experience                             |

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