{"id":22922,"date":"2026-06-15T12:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=22922"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:15:01","slug":"high-school-special-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/dual-enrollment\/high-school-special-program\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Special Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-high-school-special-program\">What is High School Special Program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>The High School Special Program allows students from any high school, including home-schooled students, to take UWM courses in person or online alongside other college students. Students and their families are responsible for the cost of regular tuition.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 uwm-l-offset--1\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">On This Page<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=22922&amp;preview=true#h-what-is-high-school-special-program\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>What is High School Special Program?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=22922&amp;preview=true#h-get-started\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Get Started<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=22922&amp;preview=true#h-apply-to-high-school-special-program-at-uwm\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Apply to High School Special Program at UWM<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=22922&amp;preview=true#h-contact-us\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-get-started\">Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Who is Eligible?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sophomore or higher with 3.0 GPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On track to graduate high school in four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><strong>Cos<\/strong>t<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The student\/family is responsible for 100% of tuition, fees and books. No financial aid is available to high school special students<br>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/finances\/finances\/estimating-your-costs\/tuition\/\">Tuition &amp; Fees schedule<\/a> for more information and deadlines. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Course Availability<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>All academic terms, including summer and winter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-apply-to-high-school-special-program-at-uwm\">Apply to High School Special Program at UWM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"uwm-c-list--sequence\">\n<li><div class=\"uwm-c-list--content-wrap\"><h2>Letter of Support from High School<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You must get your high school\u2019s approval to take the course. This can come from a school counselor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><div class=\"uwm-c-list--content-wrap\"><h2>Apply to UWM <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.wisconsin.edu\/\">Application to UWM<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students <strong>do not<\/strong> have to fill out the essay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><div class=\"uwm-c-list--content-wrap\"><h2>High School Transcript<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of the high school transcript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload transcript to UWM application or email to <a href=\"mailto:dual-enrollment@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual-enrollment@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><div class=\"uwm-c-list--content-wrap\"><h2>Application Timeline &amp; Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>After all application materials are received, students will receive an admissions decision in their student admission portal within about one week. Once admitted to the High School Special Program, students will receive individualized instructions from their advisor on how to enroll in classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-c-button--icon-right uwm-c-button--icon-arrow uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/?page_id=23160\" rel=\"\">Submit your High School Special Program Supporting Materials<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\"><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--title\">High School Special Program Application Submission Deadlines<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">UWM must receive Letter of Support from High School, UWM Application and High School Transcript by August 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0for the Fall and December 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0for the Spring.<br>Submit your documents online or email then to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dual-enrollment@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual-enrollment@uwm.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentsuccess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/672\/2026\/02\/Jordan-K-300-x-350.png\" alt=\"Jordan K\" class=\"wp-image-22773\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jordan Kellogg<br>Outreach Program Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:kellogg3@uwm.edu\">kellogg3@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-251-7865\">414-251-7865<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Mitchell Hall 173<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":30358,"featured_media":0,"parent":22824,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-22922","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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