Graduate Admission

Thank you for your interest in the graduate programs at UW-La Crosse. Because graduate admission is a shared responsibility between the Admissions Office and academic departments, we encourage you to visit the website of the graduate program to which you seek admission. UW-L is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and has several programs with national accreditation.

To apply as a degree-seeking student to a UW-L graduate program, complete the UW System online application. All graduate students applying to a degree program must submit a nonrefundable $56 application fee, as well as all official transcripts, undergraduate and graduate, to the UW-L Admissions Office from any post-secondary institution attended. If you attended UW-L, you do not need to submit official transcripts from UW-L; however, you will need to submit official transcripts from any other post-secondary institutions attended. Your application, application fee, and official transcripts can be sent to:

Graduate Admissions
Cleary Center
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601

To qualify for unconditional admission to graduate study, you must have:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
• An overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.85 on a 4.00 scale, or
  an average of at least 3.00 in the last half of all undergraduate work, or
  an average of at least 3.00 for no less than 12 semester credits of graduate study at another accredited graduate school (not applicable to the MBA Program).
• Departmental or school/college approval to enter the graduate program chosen.
• Satisfactory scores in all tests required by established program, department or college policy.

For more information, including the graduate catalog, please visit the Office of University Graduate Studies website.