College Academic Distribution Requirements or ‘CADRs’ reflect the minimum number of credits required in core six subject areas that students must earn to be eligible for routine admission consideration by four-year public baccalaureate institutions. Students admitted to the Robinson Center do not complete high school, so most do not have these CADRs completed prior to enrolling at UW.  Robinson Center students are required to complete CADRs but are allowed to do so through college-level coursework after they are admitted. Robinson Center students must complete all CADR requirements before the end of their second year and prior to declaring a major at UW.*

UW Academy students will enter UW with the CADRs they completed during their 2 years of high school.  Transition School students will enter UW with the CADRs they completed during their TS year (English, Science, Math, Social Science). 

All RC students should consult with the RC Adviser to plan CADR fulfilling courses on a timeline consistent with UW’s expectations for when students should declare a major (Academic Satisfactory Progress). Students can read more about the types of courses that fulfill CADRs at the college level here. The RC Scholars CADR Approved Class List can be found here. If you have any questions, please communicate with us as early as possible to ensure you have an established plan to satisfy all CADR requirements. 

Please email advisingrcs@uw.edu if you need access to your CADRS sheet. 

*Students can apply into UW majors at any time, as long as they meet the necessary major prerequisites, but are not permitted to be decalred into the major formally unil CADRS are completed.