UW-Madison will see a surge of new students this fall in an alternative enrollment program designed to relieve pressure on the freshman class and give applicants what they want – at least eventually.
The initiative, known as the Connections program, offers qualified students the opportunity to be dual-enrolled. That means they are considered to be UW-Madison students from the start – with certain campus privileges like student rates on games and concerts – but they must complete the first two years of general education courses elsewhere before coming to campus for classes starting their junior year.