Admissions

Platteville has a variety of majors and minor that it offers. If one is undecided as to what they want to go into there are advisers that are there to help you figure it out.

Definitely ask as many questions as you can think of if you come for a campus tour. If you know someone already on campus, maybe ask to shadow them for a day to really experience campus.

Consider Platteville for your future college studies! They are one of two schools in Wisconsin that have cadavers, so of you are interested in the medical or criminal justice field, this school is a great choice! Platteville's leading programs are; Engineering, Criminal Justice, and Agriculture. UW Platteville even has its own farm for agriculture studies!

Get a good look at the General Education requirements and if decided, the requirements for you major. That way you won't waste any time or money taking classes you don't need. Also, don't feel like you need a major right away, seeing as your first semester or two can easily be filled with gen eds. The admission criteria isn't too difficult, but you should still try your best on grades, ACT scores, admission essays, etc because it can determine some scholarships for you.

if you want to attend here, make sure you have your basic knowledge of the classes you will attend, especially chemistry and biology, because the higher classes expect you to be coming in with the basic understanding.

Make sure to apply early for scholarships very early, otherwise even a transcript with a 4.0 won't be rewarded. Do it while applying for the school.

if you are planning on being a engineer or studying criminal justice this would be a great school for that they also have a good criminal justice classes were you do hands on things.