Each year, we update the Student Handbook and make it available to each student. The handbook contains helpful information related to academic standards and campus policies, campus programs, rules and regulations, activities, organizations, and services. It is an official document of the university and contains many of the details not found in this bulletin.
All students are subject to the rules and standards as they are presented in the handbook.
Semester Credit UW-Stout expresses credit in semester hours. One credit represents the satisfactory completion of the work of one meeting a week for a period of one semester. A course having five meetings a week will usually give five semester hours of credit. In order to receive a degree, you must not only gain the required number of credits in the program you are pursuing, but also must attain a certain standard of scholarship. You may be able to receive credit by demonstrating your competence through examination.