Academic policies & forms

Graduate student policies

The UWL Graduate Catalog contains most of the academic policies that pertain to graduate students at UWL. For program specific policies, contact your Graduate Program Director.

Forms

Graduate & Extended Learning is happy to answer any of your questions about graduate policies. Additionally, see forms below if you need to switch programs, or to request a time extension for completion of your graduate program.

Changes in student or enrollment status

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Individuals who wish to re-enter a graduate program after time away should consult with their graduate program director.

To re-enter your graduate program, you will submit an application at https://apply.wisconsin.edu. There is not a special application for re-entry, so apply as though you are a new graduate student. You do not need to pay the application fee, even though you will be prompted to pay it. You can skip that section or select “pay later.” If you do pay the fee, the Admissions office can request a refund when you readmission is processed.

Re-entry applicants do not need to resubmit transcripts or other documents that were submitted as part of your initial admission to UWL. If you took classes somewhere else during your absence from UWL, we need an official transcript from that institution.

Assuming you do not have any holds/negative service indicators on your student account, Admissions can readmit you as soon as your application is received, with the approval of your graduate program director.

If you do have certain holds/negative service indicators (usually Cashier Office, Student Life Office, or Deans Office) Admissions will send you correspondence that will direct you to resolve those holds. Once this is taken care of, you can be readmitted.

If you will be taking more than 7 years to complete your degree (10 for the Ed.D. in SAA), you will also need to complete an appeal for time extension.