Admission Policies: High School Students & ECCP Program

Concurrent high school/UWL enrollment and Early College Credit Program

UWL offers enrollment options to high school students who wish to pursue university course work while completing their studies in high school. Special admission is granted only to those highly qualified applicants who demonstrate that they can benefit from entrance into college.

Early College Credit Program (2017 Wisconsin Act 59) stipulates that high school students at public and private high schools in Wisconsin can earn college credit through the Early College Credit Program. A student selected for the program may be permitted to enroll at UW-La Crosse to take one or more courses for which the student may earn high school credit, post-secondary credit, or both. Payment of tuition and fees is determined by the high school. Cost is 1/3 of regular tuition and fees.

Registration for courses as a high school student is subject to course, program, and institutional enrollment limits.

Admission requirements

All applications receive a comprehensive review.

  1. Admission consideration for high school juniors and seniors will be primarily based on:
    1. Rigor of high school coursework
    2. High school class rank and/or high school grade point average
    3. Completion of appropriate preparatory high school coursework for college courses
  2. High school sophomores with exceptional academic preparation may be considered for admission.
  3. Due to enrollment limitations, specific criteria for admission will be determined by the Admissions Office each semester.

Application procedures

  1. Submit a Universities of Wisconsin application. Students apply as a "special non-degree" student. The application fee is not required.
  2. Submit an official high school transcript and, if applicable, ACT/SAT scores. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution(s) or through an electronic secure document sending services. Transcripts that are marked "Issued to Student" or that are hand delivered by a student will not be accepted unless the transcript remains sealed in the original envelope from the issuing institution(s).
  3. Submit completed forms for the applicable college credit program to the Admissions Office via email to admissions@uwlax.edu:
    1.  Early College Credit Program and High School Special Agreement Form.
    2.  Concurrent Enrollment Student Information Sheet.
  4. UW Placement Test scores and AP Test scores (if applicable) must be submitted for math, world languages, English, computer science, some economics, and some science courses prior to registration.