L&S Guide Editing

College of Letters & Science policy, guidelines, and resources for Lumen proposers and Guide editors.

This website provides policy information, guidelines, and recommended practices for Guide Editors, Lumen Program Approvers, and College Reviewers of Letters & Science undergraduate academic programs.

Guide combines two kinds of content: governed content that has formal levels of approval (like a major’s official requirements) and nongoverned content (like the description of the major). This site provides a page of information for each section, found through the menus above or linked in the table below.

Governed content is edited through Lumen Proposals (my.wisc.edu/Lumen).

Nongoverned content is edited through next-guide.wisc.edu.

Sections in
the Undergraduate Guide		 Content type Jump to this section’s information page on this website
Overview nongoverned information
How to Get in governed information
Requirements governed information
Learning Outcomes governed information
Four-Year Plan governed information
Advising and Careers nongoverned information
Resources and Scholarships nongoverned; optional information
Wisconsin Experience nongoverned; optional information
program image nongoverned information
Contact Information nongoverned information

Need access to Lumen and Guide editing?

Access is managed at the campus level, based on job roles and with the approval of the department/unit chair or dean. Read this KnowledgeBase document: kb.wisc.edu/78747

This Tableau visualization shows everyone with a Lumen or Guide editing role in the College of Letters & Science.

Form to request editing access for Lumen Programs, Courses, or Structures

Form to request editing access to next-guide.wisc.edu for nongoverned content

Notify the Office of the Registrar to remove someone from a Guide role: guideeditor@office365.wisc.edu.