Re-entry students
- Costs and financial aid
- Discover options that make attending UW-L affordable.
- Credit by exam
- Students can earn academic credit via the Advanced Placement Program (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB) exams and department credit by exam.
- Apply online
- Use the University of Wisconsin System electronic application to apply online.
Re-entry
If you voluntarily interrupted your university work while in good academic standing, you may be granted re-entry status by submitting an application to the Records and Registration Office, if the re-entry enrollment quota is not already filled. It is advantageous to apply early in order to be approved to register as soon as possible. If you have been out of school voluntarily for a year or more, or involuntarily for any amount of time, you will be subject to the requirements of the catalog currently in effect. If you have been gone voluntarily for one semester, you remain under your "old" catalog. Students granted re-entry status who were on scholastic probation or other conditional status, at the time of last attendance at UW-L, retain such status as a condition of re-entry.
If you have attended another institution(s) after leaving UW-L, have official transcripts of your academic record(s) mailed directly from the issuing institutions(s) to the UW-L Records and Registration Office at the time that you apply for re-entry. Transcripts that are marked "Issued to Student" or that are hand delivered by a student will not be accepted.
Eligibility for re-entry is based upon previous work at this university; however, to re-enroll, you must be eligible to return to the institution last attended. Re-entry transfers must meet the same GPA guidelines for admission as other transfer students.
Re-admission
If you desire re-admission after having been declared ineligible to continue for scholastic or other reasons, you must apply to the dean of the UW-L school or college in which you were last enrolled. Students declared ineligible to continue must follow catalog requirements in effect at the time of re-admission. It is advantageous to apply for re-admission early in order to facilitate registration in a timely manner. The appropriate dean will apprise the university Records and Registration Office of the students eligible for re-admission. During times of controlled or limited enrollment, preference will be given to students re-entering in good standing.