Transfer students are a significant portion of UWM’s student body. UWM enrolls the greatest number and percentage of transfer students of any UW System institution. In the 2003-04 academic year 1,659 transfer students enrolled at UWM; of these students, 28 percent transferred from other four-year UW-System schools, 22 percent transferred from the two-year UW Colleges, 18 percent transferred from Wisconsin Technical Colleges (primarily from Milwaukee Area Technical College), with the remainder transferring in from outside of the UW System.
UWM’s transfer student enrollments reflect several strategies to enhance access for students seeking to complete degrees at UWM. These include:
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Degree and general education requirements that recognize and credit work students do prior to transferring to UWM. As examples, students transferring with a UW System associate degree do not need to take additional credits to meet UWM’s general education requirements. This will soon be the case for students transferring with an associate of arts or science degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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Several degree programs and courses are offered in the evenings and online, enabling working students to complete degrees while working and raising families.
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UWM programs have in place 36 articulation agreements with programs offered in the Wisconsin Technical College System.
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The UWM College Connection enables students enrolled at two-year UW Colleges or three of the Wisconsin Technical Colleges to complete a UWM degree without ever needing to come to Milwaukee. Over 300 students state-wide are enrolled in the UWM College Connection. Since the program’s beginning in 2000-2001, 87 students have earned UWM degrees.
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The Office of Adult and Returning Student Services (OARSS) provides a contact source of advising and consultation for transfer students. The office sponsors transfer student orientations and other events.
