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| Summer Access to Campus Facilities (Wiscard, Bus Pass, Gyms) |
New Visiting International Student Program |
| Financial Resources for School | |
Summer Enrollment Begins in AprilNewly admitted and continuing Special students can begin enrolling for summer courses Monday, April 9th via My UW. Log in to your My UW account now to locate the exact time of your enrollment and to check course availability and pre-requisities. For many classes (e.g. math, language, chemistry, and others) you must be cleared by the instructor or department via a computer permission before you can successfully add a course on My UW on April 9. You can add classes to your “Wish List” in your online My UW Student Center now. “Validate” your selected wish list courses to see if you will need an additional computer permission to enroll for the class. Contact departments now to discuss any enrollment requirements or restrictions. In some cases (language and math) you may need to take placement tests before you can be cleared to enroll. Admitted and continuing Senior and Regular Guest auditors enroll starting Tuesday, May 29th via My UW after a “permission” from the instructor is entered on the computer system. Pick up a Permission Assistance Form from Adult Career and Special Student Services or download a pdf version. Our Summer Schedule of Classes lists over 1000 courses offered for summer 2012, including a number of special programs. If learning a language is your goal, UW-Madison instructors will be teaching over 30 different languages this summer. Questions about your Special or Guest student status? Contact us at 608-263-6960, advising@dcs.wisc.edu; or see our website. UW Madison Continuing Studies also offers a wide range of noncredit courses including online courses in Art, Business, Communication, Music, Nursing, and other subjects for summer. Check out our new interactive catalog.
Summer Housing OptionsSpecial students are eligible for university housing, but there are a limited number of rooms available in UW-Madison dormitories during the summer. Please see the housing page for information and an application. Our interactive campus map can help you find housing locations on campus. If you need very short term accommodations follow this link. If you are interested in off-campus housing we encourage you to use our Campus Area Housing Listing Service. Many students sublet their apartments during the summer. Check out these local web pages to help you find sublet options. The Tenant Resource Center in Madison can assist you with your housing contract questions and problems.
Summer Access to Campus FacilitiesNewly Admitted Summer 2012 students and Continuing Fall 2012 Special and Guest StudentsSpecial students and Guest auditors who enroll for summer 2012 classes have different levels of access to campus facilities and services. All new summer Special and Guest students can obtain a free “Wiscard” photo ID on campus the day after you have enrolled for your summer class. A Wiscard is required to access libraries, recreational facilities and many computer labs. The Wiscard office is located in Union South (1308 West Dayton) and is open from 8:30 am to 5:00pm. Please see their website for further information about the Wiscard. If you are a Special student taking classes for credit, once you have your Wiscard you will be able to pick up your free bus pass at the beginning of your summer program. Your Wiscard will also provide you with free access to the recreational facilities. Senior and Guest auditors are not eligible for the bus pass. For Special and Guest students currently enrolled for the current spring 2012 semester and not planning on enrolling in a summer 2012 class, please read on for summer access information. Check your online My UW Student Center to see if you are a continuing Fall 2012 student. If you see a Fall 2012 enrollment term in your Student Center account, you will be able to access all libraries and computer labs over the summer for free. To access the recreational facilities over the summer, Special students will need to pay a $20 fee and guest and senior auditors will pay $50. See the Rec Sports site for details on how to pay this fee. If you are a one-term-only Special student and you do not see a Fall 2012 term in your My UW Student Center, you will not have access to the libraries, computers and recreational facilities over the summer. In some cases, however, you may be able to continue beyond one semester and enroll in the next semester. Contact our office if you have any questions about your status or to check if your situation would allow continuation: 608-263-6960, advising@dcs.wisc.edu or www.dcs.wisc.edu/info/current.htm.
Buying or Borrowing TextbooksOnce you’ve enrolled for classes and obtained the class syllabus you may need to purchase textbooks. In many cases you can see in advance which textbooks will be used in your class. Look for the textbook icon in your My UW Student Center. Most of your textbooks can be found at the University Book Store located in the State Street Mall. You can order your books online through the University Book Store and have them shipped to you before you arrive in Madison for the summer, or have them held for pick-up at 711 State Street. Here are a few other local bookshops close to campus which may also offer your textbooks: You may also check for materials at Google Books. Also, check to see if your course materials have been put on reserve within the UW library system or can be located within the Madison Public Library/Southcentral Wisconsin System. Many of your summer courses may be short and you may be able to borrow your book for the entire length of your class, thereby helping both your budget and the planet!
Online Political Science Courses with Priority Enrollment for Special StudentsSpecial students wait for UW-Madison’s degree students to enroll before they can begin adding classes for the semester. Here are three summer online classes in political science you can get into first based on your Special student standing! Political Science 359, Problems in American Foreign Policy taught by Professor Jon Pevehouse Political Science 371, International Political Economy taught by Professor Mark Copelovitch Political Science 377, Nuclear Weapons and World Politics taught by Professor Andrew Kydd Locate other credit summer online courses by searching by “mode of instruction” in the Schedule of Classes.
Free Summer University Forums Offered in EveningTake a free academic course (or two!) with UW-Madison professors addressing contemporary issues in a relaxed classroom setting this summer. Continuing Studies and its campus partners are proud to sponsor two free University Summer Forums open to the public. Both Forums meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings on campus from 7-9 pm. Beyond the Green Label: The Challenge of Defining Sustainability Masters of Disaster: Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Events The Forums are free to the public (registration is encouraged) but may also be taken for university credit by registered students who pay regular summer credit fees.
New Visiting International Student Program Welcomes Students from Around the WorldOne of UW-Madison’s strategic goals is to “prepare our students for a world that is diverse, global, and interconnected." In this spirit Continuing Studies with the support of the Provost’s Office has developed a new Visiting International Student Program (VISP) for students at all levels of study (undergraduate, graduate and dissertator) who wish to study on the campus for a short period of time before returning to their home institutions. Already this semester the program has welcomed visiting students from Brazil, Chile, China, India, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Our Brazilian visitors, part of the Science Without Borders Program, arrived in January during one of the few cold snaps this winter! The new VISP program will complement our existing programs in English as a Second Language Program as well as our formal exchange student programs.
Financial Resources for SchoolContinuing Education Grants are available to returning adult students with financial need who have been out of school five or more years and who enroll for UW-Madison credit on a less than half-time basis. Details and applications are available online or by calling 608-263-6960. The application deadline for the fall 2012 grant is July 1. See our Financial Resources webpage for links to other funding sources and to the Child Care Assistance Program.
Upcoming Workshops and OutreachTo register for career and educational workshops, see our workshops page, email advising@dcs.wisc.edu, or call 608-263-6960. Meet us in the Community: Adult and Student Services Outreach InitiativesOur office combines both an admitting office for Special and Guest students and free career advising services for the public. We bring these services to you through extended evening hours on Tuesdays (until 7:00 pm) and through outreach visits to local libraries and events. If you can’t reach us at one of these times, please call or email us at your convenience so we can help you explore your options: phone 608-263-6960, advising@dcs.wisc.edu.
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