An Extensive List of Academic Support and Resources
Below is a compendium of useful links from Advising to Course Deadlines to Support Programs to UHS’s many services. I hope you find this substantial compilation helpful! If there are other links you think should be included please send suggestions to Tony Jacob.
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Academic Advising
Undergraduate Advising
- Advising 101
- College Roadmap
- Enrollment Resources
- Find An Advisor-Current Students
- GPA Calculator
- Academic Support: Tutoring/Learning Support
Other Advising Resources
- Adult Career and Special Student
- Center for Pre-Health Advising
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Advising
- College of Engineering Academic Advising
- College of Letters and Science Academic Advising Services (AAS)
- Cross College Advising Service (CCAS)
- International Student Services (ISS)
- School of Business Admissions Advising
- School of Education Academic Advising
- School of Nursing Advisors
- School of Pharmacy Advising for Pre-Pharmacy and Pharm D Students
- Undergraduate Guide (formerly Undergraduate Catalog)
Admissions
Calendar and Events
Campus Climate
- Campus Climate
- Creating Community (Office of Diversity)
- Division of Diversity, Equity, and Education Achievement (DDEEA; “the Division”)
- Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (formerly LGBT Campus Center)
- Inclusion Education
- Reporting Bias (online form)
- Reporting Campus Incident including Sexual Assault (online form)
- Reporting Hazing (online form)
- Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion (Wei) Laboratory
Majors and Courses
- Canvas (part of Learn@UW)
- Course Change Request (instructions to change to audit, honors, P/F, section, etc.)
- Course Dates and Deadlines
- Course Guide
- Course Search and Enroll (Schedule of Classes)
Public Course Search and Enroll (Schedule of Classes) - DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System)
- Degree Planner
- Exploring Majors
Certificates listing
Majors listing
Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
Schools and Colleges
Honors Programs
- Registrar (Office of the Registrar)
- Student Center navigation
- Transcripts
- Undergraduate Guide (formerly Undergraduate Catalog)
Divison of Student Life
Financial Aid
Jobs and Career Services
Campus Jobs and Listings
- Student Jobs (browse Job Listings)
Campus Career Services
- College of Ag and Life Sciences Career Services
Co-op and Internships || Resources - College of Engineering Career Services
Appointments || Co-op and Internships || Resources - Success Works (College of Letters & Science)
Appointments || Career and Internship Fair || Handshake || Internships || Tips & Tools
Inter-LS 210: Career Development, Taking Initiative
Career Closet (free professional clothing for eligible students!) - School of Business Career and Internships
Advising || Career Events || Job & Internship Search - School of Education Career Services
Appointments || Fairs and Events || Services - School of Human Ecology Career Development
- School of Nursing Career Advising
Appointments - School of Pharmacy Career Development Services
Libraries
Miscellaneous
Purchases and Technology
- G Suite (formerly Google Apps)
- IT (Information Technology)
- MyUW
- Office 365
- Software Training
- University Bookstore
- UW Box (login to UW Box)
- UW Doodle
- UW KnowledgeBase (KB)
Student Support Programs
- Center for Academic Excellence (CAE)
- Center for Educational Opportunities (CeO)
- Mercile J Lee Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp Scholars Program (CS and PK)
- Division of Diversity, Equity, and Education Achievement (DDEEA; “the Division”)
- First Wave (Office of Multicultural Arts Initiative)
- International Student Services (ISS)
- Multicultural Student Center (MSC)
- Office of Child Care and Family Resources
- “The Open Seat” (Food Pantry for Students)
Request a Food Box - PEOPLE Program (Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Experience)
- Posse Program
- Veteran Services
Student Organizations (selected)
- Advocates for Diverse Abilities
- AHANA Pre-Health Society
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
- American Indian Student and Cultural Center (AISCC)
- Asian American Student Union (AASU)
- Associated Students of Madison (ASM)
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- Campus Women’s Center
- Center for Leadership and Involvement (CFLI) (includes Student Orgs)
- DREAMers of Wisconsin
- Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (formerly LGBT Campus Center)
- Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS)
- Hmong American Student Association (HASA)
- Lao and Cambodian Student Association
- Latinx Student Union
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- The Pride Society (TPS) (formerly the Ten Percent Society)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Student Orgs
- Student Veterans of America (SVA)
- Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
- Wisconsin Black Engineering Student Society (WBESS)
- Wunk Sheek
Transportation Services
Campus Transportation Services
- Accessible Transportation Options
- Bicycle Commuting
- Campus bus routes (free!)
- Carshare
- Interactive campus map (bus routes)
- Madison Metro (city bus service) (Mobile Apps)
- Paratransit Service (free!)
- SAFEwalk (free!)
- Student Parking on Campus
- Visitor Parking
Off-Campus Services and Resources
Airports
- Dane County Regional Airport (Madison)
- Midway International Airport (Chicago)
- Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee)
- O’Hare International Airport (Chicago)
Bicycles
Busses
Cabs
Trains
University Health Services
University Health Services (UHS)
- 24-hour Crisis Services (608-265-5600, option 9 or call 9-1-1)
- Appointments (608-265-5600)
- Costs and Billing
- Immunizations (flu shots – free!)
- Individual Counseling
- McBurney Disability Resource Center
- Mental Health Services (608-265-5600; option 9; 24 hours)
- Medical Services
- Silver Cloud
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
- UWell
- Wellness
Violence Prevention (608-265-5600, option 3)
Reporting Incidents
- Reporting Bias (online form)
- Reporting Campus Incident including Sexual Assault (online form)
- Reporting Hazing (online form)
Off-Campus Resources
- Deaf Unity (608-466-2881 text helpline; not part of UHS)
- Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAiS) (608-251-4445; not part of UHS)
- Freedom, Inc. (608-630-8901; not part of UHS; 2030 S. Park St., Madison)
- Rape Crisis Center (608-251-7273; not part of UHS; 2801 Coho St., #301, Madison)
- UNIDOS Against Doemstic Violence (800-510-9195; not part of UHS)
- UnityPoint Forensic Nurse Examiners Program (FNEP) (608-417-5916; not part of UHS; formerly SANE-Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner; 202 S. Park St., Madison; use Emergency Entrance)