Admission Requirements
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a new freshman admissions policy for students entering University of Wisconsin System campuses. Students who plan to enter as new freshmen will be considered for admission using an individualized, comprehensive review process. The comprehensive review process will be effective for new freshmen who plan to begin enrollment in the fall 2008 and after.
To be considered for admission as degree seeking candidates, applicants must submit the University of Wisconsin System Application, the required application fee, official transcripts from high school (or the equivalent). In addition, all applicants under 21 years of age on September 1 of the academic year in which they plan to enroll must also submit ACT or SAT scores.
Freshman applicants must demonstrate they are prepared to do satisfactory academic work and, as members of the campus community, will benefit from and enrich the educational environment and the quality of UW-Parkside. Academic factors will continue to be of primary importance in the comprehensive review. These factors include, but are not limited to, the quality and rigor of the high school course work, grade point average, class rank, and trend in grades. ACT/SAT scores will be used to provide additional insight about an applicant’s academic qualifications.
In addition to the academic background and qualifications of applicants, nonacademic factors will also be considered. These factors may include but are not limited to, student experiences, work experience, leadership qualities, motivation, community service, special talents, status as a veteran of the U.S. military, whether the applicant is socio-economically disadvantaged, and whether the applicant is a member of a historically underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
Since there are no longer specific requirements to guarantee admission, and in an effort to help students plan their academic future, students likely to be admitted will rank in the upper 50th percentile of their high school class or have a minimum ACT composite score of 20 (or SAT equivalent) and complete the academic units listed below. Applicants who do not meet the “likely to be admitted” minimums are still encouraged to apply.
New Freshmen must complete a minimum of 17 high school units with the following distribution:
| Academic Subjects | Units |
| English/Speech | 4 (3 units must be composition and/or literature) |
| Mathematics | 3 (must be algebra and higher or equivalent) |
| Natural Science | 3 (including one lab science) |
| Social Science | 3 |
| Additional Electives | 4 (from the above areas, foreign language and/or fine arts and computer science) |
* While foreign language is not a requirement for admission
to UW-Parkside, students who have not completed two
years of one foreign language in high school (with a minimum
average grade of C in year two) will be required to
complete foreign language at the college level. See the
foreign language requirement in the Programs and Policies
section of the catalog for further information.
