Dual Admission in Wisconsin:Promoting Access & Retaining

Talented Students

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Annette McDaniel

Institute for the Study of Transfer Students January 22, 2009

Program Context

• Frosh enrollment pressure– 25,000+ applications– 53% acceptance rate

• Turning away talented students

• More capacity at junior level

Goals

• Increase access to 4-year degree• Keep talented students in state• Improve system efficiencies• Decrease flagship enrollment

pressures• Increase freshman enrollment at

partner campuses

Program Description

• Dual Admission• Invitation Only

– Students from postponed decision list

– Opt-in

• UW-Madison Privileges

Partner Campuses

• 2001, piloted with 4 campuses• Incremental expansion

– 13 UW Colleges (2-yr campuses)– 3 WI Technical Colleges– College of Menominee Nation

• New in Fall 2009– 5, 4-year Campuses

Partner Campuses

Program Requirements

• 54 credits• General

Education Courses

• 2.0 GPA

Administrative Structure

• Full-time Director at UW-Madison

• Advisory Committee• Point person/advisor at

partner campuses

Benefits

• Welcoming option for applicants• Improves System efficiencies• Affirms quality of partner

campuses• Decreases education costs for

students• Allows more students to graduate

from flagship campus

Challenges

• Low participation rate• Administrative difficulties• Tracking student progress• Competition for enrollment• Myths about transfer students

Contact Information

UW-Madison Connections Programwww.connections.wisc.edu

Annette McDanielamcdaniel@dcs.wisc.edu608-890-1649