Follow these steps to ensure your place in the upcoming class.
Step 1: Confirm your acceptance in PASS
- Log in to your PASS account to accept your admission.
- Direct Admit Wisconsin students accept their admission by completing the Direct Admit Wisconsin Form.
- This step ensures you receive important reminders throughout the year. There's no penalty if you later decide to change your plans.
Step 2: Reserve your room
- New freshman and sophomore students, except for those who are planning to commute from home, married, or a veteran, are required to live on campus.
- Visit Room Reservations to submit the residence life e-contract or the request for exemption.
Step 3: Apply for financial aid and scholarships
- Paying for college could include grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships.
- Apply for scholarships and note deadlines, as they may vary.
- File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa.
- The UW-Platteville school code is 003921.
- Consider student employment on campus.
Step 4: Sign up for New Student Experience
- The New Student Experience guides incoming students through their transition to UW-Platteville. Students meet with an advisor and register for fall classes, build connections, learn about resources, and get to know their campus!
- Log into your PASS account starting in February to sign up for the New Student Experience and to select your orientation date.
- You must accept your admission before you will be able to select a date to for your orientation.
Step 5: Take the UW System placement tests
- UW-Platteville requires all students to complete the Universities of Wisconsin Placement Tests in English and Math (Math A). The World Languages exam (offered for Spanish or German) is optional. The results of these tests will allow your academic advisor to help you enroll in the courses that you are most likely to succeed in.
- Placement Tests need to be completed no later than two weeks before your advising appointment during New Student Experience.
- Registration for the Universities of Wisconsin Placement Tests will be available starting in mid-March.
- For more information, see our Placement Testing page.
Step 6: Participate in New Student Experience
- Attend an on-campus orientation experience to build connections and learn about the resources available to you.
- Participate in Welcome Weekend when you arrive on campus in the fall.
Step 7: Send final transcripts
- An official copy of your final transcript must be sent to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.
- Submit Advanced Placement® and International Baccalaureate® test scores or other dual enrollment transcripts if applicable.
Step 8: Get ready for the semester to begin
- View the Academic Calendar to see when classes begin.
