Exit Form
This is for current Intensive English Program Students
If you are a current UWM Undergraduate or Graduate international student , please contact the International student and scholar student office (ISSS).
Complete this form if you plan to exit the Intensive English Program for any of the following reasons:
- Starting academic study at UWM
- Transfer to another Intensive English Program or another university
- Returning to your home country
- Exiting the program for any other reason (i.e. for non-F1 students or U.S. residents)
If you have any questions about this form, please email the ELA office at el-academy@uwm.edu.
Transfer Out
This is for current Intensive English Program Students
If you are a current UWM Undergraduate or Graduate international student , please contact the International student and scholar student office (ISSS).
To Transfer from UWM to another university
If a student wishes to transfer out of the UWM ELA after attending for at least one Session, they must complete these steps:
- Complete the ELA Exit Form
- Submit a welcome letter from the new school
- Pay any remaining balance on PAWS account
- If you are leaving mid-semester of a semester-long program, you must schedule an appointment with the immigration advisor for an exit interview and pay the $300 withdrawal fee.
- The $300 withdrawal fee will be charged on PAWS account.
To contact the immigration advisor, please contact Assistant Director, Lynn Washatko Uhyrek, at washatk3@uwm.edu.
To Transfer from UWM to another university without attending a full session
If a student transfers out of the program before attending classes that student must complete the following steps:
- Email us at el-academy@uwm.edu and notify us of their intention to exit the program
- Complete the ELA Exit Form
- Provide home address in the United States
- Submit a welcome letter from the new school
- Pay the $300 withdrawal fee
- The $300 withdrawal fee will be charged on PAWS account.
- Please see the Bursar’s Office website for information on how to pay.
- The $300 withdrawal fee will be charged on PAWS account.
Students have 30 days from entering the United States to transfer to a new school and begin classes.