
Badger Ready
The Badger Ready program is a pathway to degree completion for those facing barriers to transfer admission at UW–Madison. Typical candidates:
- have some college credit but no degree
- are aged 25+ or a veteran of any age
- have a break in education of two or more years
- have a GPA that is currently a barrier to transfer admission
- have proven success in a nonacademic area of life
Learn more about our program and if it might be a fit for you.
Read Badger Ready Stories

Happy anniversary to the Badger Ready program, celebrating five years of increasing access to the university and welcoming returning adult students.

Jason Glomp plans to use his degree in political science and certificate in public policy to support workers, labor unions and nonprofits.

Adult students who left college can prove their academic abilities in the new University of Wisconsin-Madison program.
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