Future undergraduate students
Transfer admission to a degree-granting program
On-Campus Transfer
UW-Madison students who are not currently in another school or college on campus and who would like to transfer into a degree-granting program in the College of Engineering.
• Qualifying and applying for an undergraduate engineering program
Off-Campus Transfers
Within the University of Wisconsin System
Students currently attending a university within the University of Wisconsin System wishing to transfer to the UW-Madison, College of Engineering.
Transfer admission information:
• College of Engineering transfer admission requirements
• UW-Madison transfer admission requirements
• UW transfer information system
Outside the University of Wisconsin System
Students currently attending any university outside the University of Wisconsin System who want to transfer to the UW-Madison College of Engineering.
Transfer admission information:
• Tips for Transfer Students (Booklet)
• UW-Madison transfer admission requirements
Returning Adults/Second Degree
Returning Adult Students
The transfer admission coordinator in the Engineering General Resources office can advise adults who are returning to formal education or who are considering a career change to engineering. The UW-Madison Adult and Student Services Center is another source of information.
Second Degree Students
Students who have a prior undergraduate degree and seek admission to UW-Madison College of Engineering (COE) should apply as transfer students. Like all transfer students, second-degree applicants must be immediately admissible to their intended COE degree program; they cannot be admitted to the COE with a pre-departmental or undecided classification. Similarly, second-degree applicants must meet two sets of expectations: UW-Madison transfer admission requirements (#1 below) and additional transfer admission requirements set by the COE (#2 below). Second-degree applicants must also meet a third set of expectations (#3 below) and are considered only for fall semester entry.
• Second-degree requirements, application process, and admission (Fall semester only)
International Transfers
Documents and links especially for students entering UW-Madison College of Engineering who are not U.S. citizens.
College of Engineering transfer admission requirements
UW-Madison international student admission
International student financial support and documentation
• UW-Madison International Student Services
This UW-Madison website summarizes resources available to global students.
• Information for international students arriving in the U.S.
The College of Engineering International Engineering Studies and Programs website summarizes resources available to global students in engineering and guidelines for new students.
• UW-Madison International Academic Programs, Exchange Student Handbook
This College of Engineering website summarizes resources available to global students in engineering.