dual admission in wisconsin: promoting access & retaining talented students
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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 [email protected]