If you have been admitted to the criminal justice program and have received your enrollment packet in the mail, you should do the following to register for courses:
Wait for an advisor to contact you to discuss your credit requirements, answer any questions you have, and determine which courses you will be registering for during this time frame. You and your advisor can discuss your plans to take print-based or online courses.
To register for online courses:
You should go to the registration site and complete the registration form. You may pay
online with your credit card, request to be billed, or use financial aid to pay for your
online courses. The registration site is open approximately 2 months before the beginning
of each semester.
To register for print-based courses:
Ask your advisor to prepare your registration form and send it to the Distance Learning
Center for processing. A contract enrollment plan, which lists your courses, will be sent
to you with your billing statement. Once you return your payment for the courses, you will
receive the course manual and textbook order forms. You may begin working on your courses
as soon as you receive your textbooks.
A special student is an individual who has not applied for and been admitted to a degree program. Special students are individuals who are taking courses for personal enhancement, are trying to earn a certificate or diploma rather than a degree, are planning to transfer courses to another institution, or want to start a course or two while waiting for the admission process to be completed. Special students are not assigned to work with an academic advisor; instead, they receive academic guidance from the UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center staff.
Special students are allowed to enroll in a maximum of 12 credits before they are required to apply for admission into a degree program. If they wish to take more than 12 credits of course work as special students, they must obtain a waiver from the coordinator of the Undergraduate Criminal Justice program.
Special students do not need to complete or send any documents other than the Application for Undergraduate Admission before registering in any of the university's distance learning courses. Special students are encouraged to speak to a staff member in the UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center before registering.
As a special student, you must understand that:
The UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center staff recommend that you speak to someone in the Center before you enroll as a special student to discuss whether the special student option is right for you.
If you are interested in enrolling in an online course as a special student, you must register online at http://www.uwplatt.edu/disted/general/newinstructions.htm. Follow the instructions to register for the online course(s) in which you are interested.
After your residency has been determined, you will receive an enrollment form and billing statement. Once you have submitted your enrollment form with payment, you will be sent your course materials.
Complete and print the Application for Undergraduate Admission. Mail it to the UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center. Be sure to indicate which course(s) you would like to take on the application. Alternatively, you may complete and submit the application form electronically at https://apply.wisconsin.edu. IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION, YOU MUST INDICATE THAT YOU ARE APPLYING TO THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM AND LIST THE COURSES IN WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENROLL.
It is important that you understand online courses are offered on a rotating basis and not all online courses are available every semester. For a tentatative long-term course rotation, click on Course Descriptions & Availability on the menu at left.