High school students have several options to enroll in Universities of Wisconsin courses while still in high school, also known as dual credit or dual enrollment. Campus-specific programs offer UW college courses in high schools (CCIHS), taught by university-approved instructors. The Early College Credit Program (ECCP) allows Wisconsin high school students to take courses at UW System, tribal, or private, nonprofit Wisconsin higher education institutions. And, academically talented 11th and 12th graders can apply directly to UW universities as a special student. Information about high school students taking UW courses is shown below.
In addition to enrolling in UW courses (shown below), high school students can earn college credit by examination through Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate coursework offered at some high schools or through other opportunities offered at UW universities. High school students interested in Wisconsin Technical College System courses can enroll through Transcripted Credit or Start College Now programs.
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High school students taking uw courses
High school students are identified in the UW Central Data Request (CDR) with student classification of ‘N’, high school, or ‘O’, high school – Early College Credit Program, and by enrollment in College Course in High School course sections. High school students who enrolled during more than one term or at more than one campus of the same UW university in the same academic year are counted once (annual unduplicated headcount).
UW campuses
In 2018-19, UW universities were restructured to align individual two-year campuses with nearby four-year campuses. Enrollments prior to 2018-19 have been retroactively attributed to the current university structure. Students who were exclusively enrolled in the former UW Colleges Online division are reported separately through 2017-18. UW-Platteville Richland enrolled students through 2022-23 before closing in fall 2023.
student characteristics
Race/ethnicity is self-reported by the individual in one or more of the following categories: African American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino(a), Southeast Asian, Other Asian American, White, and International. The category of Hispanic/Latino(a) includes students identifying as Hispanic/Latino(a) alone or in combination with other race/ethnicities. Individuals who are non-resident aliens (temporary U.S. visa holders) are categorized as International. Individuals who are not International and do not report a race or ethnicity are categorized as Unknown.
Data on Wisconsin public high school seniors (grade 12) is from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). DPI does not record the race-ethnicity of Wisconsin private school graduates. The DPI data do not distinguish among Asian American groups or identify international students.
