Badger Ready
Badger Ready supports adults and veterans who want to complete their degree at UW–Madison but face barriers to traditional transfer. If you have some college credit and have taken a break from school — or your GPA is holding you back — this program could be your next step.
- Adult students ages 25+
- Veterans of any age
Who we serve
- Evaluate academic history and transfer credits
- Provide financial aid and scholarship resources
- Advise students
- Help students develop individualized program plans
- Hold 1:1 monthly meetings with enrolled students
- Assess career goals
- Develop a tailored academic plan for transferring to college
What we do
Read Badger Ready stories
Q&A with award-winning returning adult students
From a childhood gift igniting a lifelong passion for science to witnessing the heroism of healthcare workers during a global pandemic, the journeys of Dora Aranda, Jennifer Halvorson, and Norman…
Reception celebrates 45 years of outstanding adult students
In 1981, the first Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award (OURASA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was presented to just one recipient, Sally Peterson, a civil water engineer and single…
Badger Ready students and staff celebrate 5th anniversary
Happy anniversary to the Badger Ready program, celebrating five years of increasing access to the university and welcoming returning adult students.
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