Spring 2026 Courses

The following courses are available to all UW-Madison Online students unless otherwise noted.  Please review the notes below each table before selecting and enrolling in courses.  It is important to note that courses offered through the College of Letters & Science are not visible when initially browsing in the Course Search & Enroll App. Instead, students can find and enroll in these courses by searching by class number in the Course Search & Enroll app.  The corresponding class numbers are listed below next to each course for quick access. Students can also find and enroll in courses offered through the Wisconsin School of Business by using the ‘OUD Reserved Section’ filter under Reserved Sections in the Course Search & Enroll app.

To determine which course(s) to enroll in and see how courses will meet degree requirements, please reference your individual Degree Audit Report (DARS) and consult your academic/career advisor.

campus on a spring day
Purple puff-ball-like onion flowers catch the rays of sunset in Allen Centennial Garden at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Althea Dotzour / UW–Madison)

The following courses are offered during the first 8-week session period (Session A). Instructional dates are Tuesday, January 20th through Friday, March 13th.

Spring 2026 Session A courses

Course Name Course Number Class Number Session Code Credits Fulfills
Workplace Writing and Comm* GEN BUS 360 68608 OAH 3 COMM-B
Excel Proficiency GEN BUS 106 66348 OAH 1
Human Resource Management M H R 305 68639 OAH 3
Cncpts for Bus and Pers Planning* ACCT I S 329 68660 OAH 3
Marketing Research* MARKETING 310 68634 OAH 3

*An asterisk (*) next to a course name indicates that there are prerequisites to taking that course. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.

**Double asterisks (**) next to a course name indicates that the course is limited to specific majors. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.

The following courses are offered during the second 8-week session period (Session B). Instructional dates are Monday, March 16th through Friday, May 8th.

*Please note that spring recess is March 28- April 5, 2026. Courses taken during this session will still be in progress during this time.

Spring 2026 Session B courses

Course Name Course Number Class Number Session Code Credits Fulfills
Personal and Prof Fndts in Business** GEN BUS 110 68698 OIH 1
Operations and Supply Chain Management OTM 300 68606 OIH 3
Introductory Managerial Accounting* ACCT I S 211 75429 OIH 3
Business Law GEN BUS 301 68633 OIH 3
Strategic Pricing* MARKETING 430 68635 OIH 3
Marketing Strategy* MARKETING 460 68636 OIH 3
Strategic Management* M H R 423 66349 OIH 3
Intermediate Data Analysis for Business* GEN BUS 207 67006 OIH 3
Natural Hazards and Disasters GEOSCI 140 74310 OIH 3 Physical science
Ethics in Business* PHILOS 243 75210 OIH 3 Humanities or Social science

*An asterisk (*) next to a course name indicates that there are prerequisites to taking that course. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.

**Double asterisks (**) next to a course name indicates that the course is limited to specific majors. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.

The following courses are offered during the full session period. Instructional dates are Tuesday, January 20th through Friday, May 1st.

Spring 2026 Full session courses

Course Name Course Number Class Number Session Code Credits
Consumer Insights* CNSR SCI 201 74957 OA1 3
Cnsr Design Strategies & Evaluation* CNSR SCI 555 68983 OA1 3
Consumer Behavior* CNSR SCI 657 67039 OA1 3
Consumer Analytics* CNSR SCI 301 59897 OA1 3
The Consumer and the Market* CNSR SCI 477 64934 OA1 3
SoHE Career & Leadership Dev INTER-HE 202 59829 OA1 1
Product Dev Strategies in Retailing* CNSR SCI 567 68985 OA1 3
Retail Financial Analysis* CNSR SCI 564 64645 OA1 3
Household Risk Management* CNSR SCI 665 68992 OA1 3
Advanced Consumer Finance* CNSR SCI 627 68986 OA1 3
Estate Planning for Financial Planners* CNSR SCI 635 67067 OA1 3
Financial Services Leadership Symposium CNSR SCI 251 67064 OA1 1

*An asterisk (*) next to a course name indicates that there are prerequisites to taking that course. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.

**Double asterisks (**) next to a course name indicates that the course is limited to specific majors. Reference the Course Search & Enroll app or the Guide to identify prerequisites.