Master of Science in Project Management
Admission Requirements
Those seeking admission to the Master of Science in
Project Management program must have earned a
bachelor's degree from a nationally or regionally
accredited institution recognized by the Council for
Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). International
degrees will be evaluated on an individual basis.
To be eligible for admission in full standing, a
student must have an overall undergraduate grade point
average of 2.75 or above, or 2.90 on the last 60
credits from the degree-granting institution.
You have the choice of applying as a Matriculated
Student or enrolling as a Special Student. If you have
questions, you may contact the Distance Learning
Center to discuss the following two choices:
- Matriculated Student
- Special Student
Matriculated Students:
Students
seeking admission as a Matriculated Student must do the following:
- Use the University of Wisconsin-System Electronic Application for Graduate Admission.
- or, request an application via e-mail, mail, fax, or phone by contacting:
- Distance Learning Center
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- 1 University Plaza
- Platteville, WI 53818-3099
- (800) 362-5460 or (608) 342-1468
- FAX: (608) 342-1071
- disted@uwplatt.edu
Provide to the Distance Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 Univerity Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818-3099) the following:
- The completed Application for Graduate
Admission (or you may choose to apply online
by using the UW System Electronic Application for
Graduate Admission).
- Application fee.
- Official* transcript from the
institution granting the undergraduate degree.
(To be Official, the copy of your transcript
must be sent directly from the institution
that you request it from to the institution
that you specify.)
- Detailed resume.
- If you are requesting transfer credits
for the graduate degree, you must also provide
official*
transcript(s) from the institution(s) where
the credits were earned.
NOTE: You must request that
official* transcripts be mailed
directly from the Registrar's office at the
institution(s) attended to the Distance Learning
Center, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818-3099.
Unofficial transcripts received directly from a
student are not acceptable.
Students may be contacted on an individual basis for
additional information to support their admission.
Students who do not qualify for admission in full
standing may be admitted on a trial enrollment,
justified by the admitting department and approved by
the dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
After you have been admitted to the program, an
advisor will contact you. Once you have consulted with
your advisor, you may register for courses through
the
registration form.
Students are allowed
seven years from the
formal date of admission into the graduate program to
complete degree requirements; extensions may be
granted for extenuating circumstances.
Special Students
Students who have earned a bachelor's degree from a
nationally or regionally accredited institution
recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) may register as Special Students.
Special students receive full academic credit for
credit courses taken while they are on Special Student
status. The Special Student may later be considered
for admission into a degree program if a 3.00 grade
point average has been maintained in all
graduate-level work and all other admission
requirements are met. With the program area's
approval, a Special Student may transfer up to 12
credits earned at the University of
Wisconsin-Platteville into a degree program. All
graduate-level work will be included in computing the
student's academic average.
Special Students may go directly to
registration
to register for courses.
International Students
In addition to filing the standard application for
admission with official transcripts translated in
English, international students must submit a copy of
their Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
score to the Distance Learning Center. International
students must earn minimum scores of 500 or equivalent
on the TOEFL. Students may request a waiver of the
TOEFL requirement by submitting an acceptable
justification for the waiver.
If you have additional questions, please contact:
- William Haskins, Program Coordinator
E-mail: projectmgmt@uwplatt.edu
FAX: (608) 342-1466
Phone: (608) 342-1961
Financial Aid
-
Special Students are not eligible to receive financial aid.
Matriculated Students may qualify for federal and/or
state financial aid in the form of loans. Financial aid for
graduate online courses is only available on a reimbursement
basis at this time. You are required to pay for your tuition,
fees, and course materials, and then you will be reimbursed by
financial aid, if you are eligible to receive it.
The area of financial aid is complex and requires a great deal
of specialized knowledge and information. For this reason, it
is very important to direct all of your questions to the
Financial Aid Office. Be sure to indicate that you are taking
classes online in all of your communications with the Financial
Aid Office.
Students applying for financial aid (loans) through the
UW-Platteville Financial Aid Office must complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Your contact
person at UW-Platteville for financial aid questions is:
Sheila Trotter, Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Phone: (608) 342-1836
E-mail: trotter@uwplatt.edu
Financial Aid Office's Web Site: http://www.uwplatt.edu/finaid
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