This past year UW–Madison experienced tremendous growth in the number of students who requested and were approved for accommodations for exams in their courses. Although an overall increase in the number of students on campus may have partly contributed to this, there has been a multi-year trend of increasing numbers of students with disabilities seeking …
Recently the University Council tasked campus partners to evaluate their concern that students with less opportunity for external test credits in their high schools are systematically disadvantaged in the assignment of enrollment appointments and have less opportunity for enrollment in their preferred courses and at their preferred days/times. So, a group was formed and got …
The start of the fall semester brought a new policy to help students dealing with medical issues needing to take time away from the university. The new Medical Withdrawal Policy, approved by UW System in January 2021, was implemented at UW–Madison on September 1st. This new policy brings more transparency and visibility about medical withdrawals …
International students faced a number of challenges going into the fall 2021 semester. Many international students expressed concerns to International Student Services (ISS) related to the increase in COVID variant cases around the world, as well as concerns regarding access to vaccines, U.S. consulates, visa processing time, and flight cancellations. International students faced a number …
Like Fall 2020, the Office of the Registrar (RO) anticipated that Spring 2021 was going to look different. Many partners across campus – Academic Advising and Policy Leaders (AAPL), Academic Affairs Continuity Team (AACt), School/College Associate/Assistant Deans, Department Curricular and Enrollment Reps – worked with the RO to, yet again, help adjust for the semester …
October and November are busy months for the Office of the Registrar Student Services Team; preparing students for spring term enrollment. One of the first student-facing processes that prepares students for enrollment is the assignment of the Pre Enrollment Checklist (PEC) and the subsequent assignment of the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA) hold. Throughout the week …
The Data Reporting team from the RO is happy to announce that the new Summer 2020 Tableau Enrollment Report and Fall 2020 Preliminary Report are now available and published on our Enrollment Report webpage. The Data Reporting team from the RO is happy to announce that the new Summer 2020 Tableau Enrollment Report and Fall …
There are many moving parts and lots of questions surrounding this coming fall semester. But with the adversity of the pandemic there is also an opportunity to hear from and connect with those most affected by the change. The Office of the Registrar, along with partners in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and schools/colleges, took …
We are LIVE with virtual SOAR! The first week of SOAR began this past Monday and our incoming Badgers have begun the enrollment process. With the decision to move SOAR to a virtual delivery model it was imperative that students are provided the training and support resources to ensure that they successfully enroll in a …
UW–Madison’s Deferred Enrollment Process allows incoming freshmen—and in unique situations, transfer students—an opportunity to take up to one year away from education to become involved in unique experiences and opportunities. For example, we see many students interested in enrichment programs abroad, junior hockey commitments, military obligations, volunteering opportunities, or other non-credit programs for a “gap …