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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
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Badger Ready helped Alex Smith finish his UW-Madison degree, continuing the lifelong learning vision of his grandfather, Howard Martin.
Bridge programs offer adults support for return to college
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Bridge programs like UW–Madison’s Badger Ready help adults with college credit but no degree return to school and complete their education.
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