The purpose of the ethnic diversity requirement is to familiarize students with and sensitize them to differences among diverse ethnic groups. In accordance with UW System policy, students graduating from UW-Parkside are required, as part of their 120 credits, to complete a minimum of one 3-credit course dealing with issues of race and ethnicity within the United States. Courses which meet the ethnic diversity requirement may also count toward fulfillment of general education, major, or minor requirements. Courses which meet the ethnic diversity requirement are designated (DV) in the course schedule each semester.
| Subject | Course Number |
Course Title |
| COMM | 107 | COMMUNICATION & HUMAN CONDITION (DV) |
| COMM | 363 | COMM/ETHNICITY(DV) |
| COMM | 370 | COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (DV) |
| CRMJ | 365 | RACE, CRIME AND LAW (DV) |
| ENGL | 267 | LITERATURE OF DIVERSITY (DV) |
| ENGL | 367 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN ETHNIC LITERATURE (DV) |
| ETHN | 120 | ASTRONOMY NON-WESTRN CLTR (DV) |
| ETHN | 201 | INTRO TO ETHNIC STUDIES (DV) |
| ETHN | 208 | MULTICULTURL THEATRE IN AMERICA (DV) |
| ETHN | 243 | LATINAS/OS IN U.S. (DV) |
| ETHN | 302 | RACE/ETHNICITY: USA 1890 TO PRESENT (DV) |
| ETHN | 315 | DIVERSITY LAW: TRIBAL NATIONS (DV) |
| ETHN | 316 | DIVERSITY LAW: AFRICAN AMERICANS (DV) |
| ETHN | 320 | UNDERSTNDG WHITE PRIVILEGE(DV) |
| ETHN | 326 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC (DV) |
| ETHN | 333 | CNTMP AMER IMMIGRATN (DV) |
| ETHN | 337 | AFRICAN-AMER HISTORY (DV) |
| ETHN | 360 | CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES (DV) |
| ETHN | 363 | COMM/ETHNICITY (DV) |
| GEOG | 101 | GEOGRAPHY OFAMERERICAN ETHNICITY AND RACE (DV) |
| HIST | 301 | RACE/ETHNICITY: USA 1492-1890 (DV) |
| HIST | 302 | RACE/ETHNICITY: USA 1890-PRESENT (DV) |
| HIST | 333 | CONTEMPORARY AMERERICAN IMMIGRATN (DV) |
| HIST | 335 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (DV) |
| HIST | 337 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY (DV) |
| HUMA | 103 | DIVERSITY IN THE U.S. (DV) |
| MUS | 206 | JAZZ APPRECIATION (DV) |
| MUS | 207 | JAZZ HISTORY (DV) |
| MUS | 326 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC (DV) |
| PHYS | 120 | ASTRONOMY NON-WESTRN CULTURE (DV) |
| POLS | 316 | DIV LAW: AFRICAN AMER (DV) |
| PSYC | 307 | CROSS CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY (DV) |
| SOCA | 206 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS (DV) |
| SOCA | 227 | NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS (DV) |
| SOCA | 243 | LATINAS/OS IN U.S. (DV) |
| SOCA | 323 | INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN AMERERICA (DV) |
| SOCA | 324 | AFRICAN-AMER STUDIES (DV) |
| SOCA | 325 | COMPARATIVE RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS(DV) |
| SOCA | 360 | CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES (DV) |
| SOCA | 365 | RACE, CRIME AND LAW (DV) |
| TEDU | 370 | SCHOOLS IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY (DV) |
| TEDU | 703 | MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION (DV) |
| THEA | 208 | MULTICULTURL THEATRE IN AMERERICA (DV) |