Follow the steps on the admitted transfer checklist (and the additional checklist items for international students, if applicable): https://admissions.wisc.edu/admitted-transfer-checklist/

To continue towards graduation requirements in your program, you must satisfy progression requirements. Submission of the transfer progression request form initiates a review process to determine whether you have satisfied the progression requirements before transfer, or whether you will need to satisfy progression requirements after transfer according to the College of Engineering Official Regulations (Regulations 3-7) in order to remain in your selected engineering program.

You must activate your NetID prior to accessing the transfer progression request form, found here. Your progression request is due by NOON on June 1 (for fall admission) or January 1 (for spring admission). The transfer progression request form requires you to confirm your intention to progress in the engineering program listed on your admissions letter from the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.* The College of Engineering will review the essay(s) you had submitted to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment to help the progression committee understand more about who you are and what you hope to accomplish as an engineering student in their department. The transfer progression request form includes an optional essay where you can choose to add any additional information you’d like the College of Engineering’s progression committee to know about you.

*Note: You must begin in the major to which you have been offered admission by the Office of Admissions and Recruitment, and you must follow the curriculum effective at the time of your admission into the degree-granting program. At the point of transfer, you may only submit a request to be considered for progression into the engineering program to which you have been offered admission. Do not select a different major on the transfer progression request form. If your engineering interests change after you meet progression in your selected program, there is a process for applying to another engineering program. However, switching cannot be guaranteed and might be unlikely for competitive programs with more limited capacity. For students wanting to switch between engineering departments after meeting progression, the progression GPA requirements are advisory only.

Optional Essay (100 words maximum): The College of Engineering has access to the essay(s) you submitted in your transfer application to UW-Madison. Here you may include anything else that you feel would be important for the College of Engineering’s progression review committee to consider. This may include: how and why you selected your engineering program, specific interests, recent experiences you’ve had after submitting your application to the university, extenuating circumstances that have impacted your academic record, etc.

Optional Essay Tips:
• You do not need to repeat information you’ve already shared in the transfer application you submitted to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.
• Your response should not exceed the word count.
• Compose your essay in a word-processing program to take advantage of spelling and grammar tools.
• Once you are satisfied with your essay, save it in plain text and paste it into the space provided on the transfer progression request form. Proofread once more for content or formatting errors.
• You may enter and exit the form before officially submitting it. Just to be safe: If you compose your essays on the form, avoid losing anything by copying and saving the text before exiting.

If you have courses in progress, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment requires that you must maintain your current course enrollment and grades or your admission for the upcoming semester may be cancelled. Correspondingly, to ensure a successful transition to engineering studies, the COE requires a minimum 3.0 term GPA prior to transfer, with no grades below a C (2.0 on 4.0 scale).
If you have any concerns, email both onwisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu and ugtransfer@engr.wisc.edu .

1) Email your unofficial transcript to the COE: ugtransfer@engr.wisc.edu. You must do this to be considered for satisfying the progression requirements for your selected engineering program before transfer. Deadline: NOON on June 1 (for fall admission) or January 1 (for spring admission). Please notify ugtransfer@engr.wisc.edu if your final grades are not available until after the deadline (for example, if you are transferring from a quarter system school or an international university with a different academic calendar).
2) Send a final official transcript to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment, and be prepared to self-report your final grades if prompted.

For students transferring into any of COE’s 14 degree-granting engineering programs, the approval process for meeting progression requirements prior to transfer is selective. To make the progression determination, the progression committee for your particular engineering program uses a holistic review process to consider your academic course preparation (including breadth and depth of subjects, rigor of course work, and pattern and trend of grades), final grades for the most recent term, the optional essay in the supplemental transfer progression request form, and the original admission application materials you had submitted to the university.

In late-June (for fall admission) or late-January (for spring admission), the COE will contact you by email to confirm that you will begin in your selected program. The email will also indicate your progression status in that program. The progression decision will be one of the following:
• (A) You have satisfied the progression requirements before transfer. You will begin in your selected program knowing that you may continue in the program having to meet only the graduation requirements.
• (B) You must now satisfy the progression requirements after transfer. You will still begin in your selected program, and you will take courses that fulfill the progression requirements and engineering degree requirements, including available courses in your department. However, to continue in the program, you must satisfy first year progression requirements within your first two semesters on campus (“in residence”) at UW-Madison. As a transfer student, you are not required to take Introduction to Engineering; however, you will take courses that fulfill progression requirements and your engineering degree requirements, including available engineering courses in your intended major. You should also take time to develop a parallel plan by exploring the variety of engineering programs and other majors on campus.

All new students must attend the Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) program. At Transfer SOAR you will meet with engineering staff and peer advisors to discuss your interests, transfer credits, and engineering program. You will receive your transfer credit evaluation and a degree audit report that shows how your transfer credits fulfill curriculum requirements. You will register for courses that will help you make progress towards degree requirements. You will learn about academic and career resources in COE and across campus.

If you attend SOAR before progression decisions are released and your progression request is later approved, you can consult with your advisor after SOAR to adapt your schedule if needed. You will likely need to make few changes to your schedule, if any. Your advisor’s name will appear on your MyUW Student Center after SOAR. For best success, make an advising appointment early in your first semester and again before registering for future semesters. You can continue to discuss your interests, course options and curricula, your academic progress, and resources that best fit your needs. If you have any concerns or accomplishments to share, contact your advisor immediately.

As you work toward completing your degree requirements, you should be aware of the College's Regulations, particularly as they relate to minimum credit load (Regulation 11), academic standing (Regulations 35-39), and graduation requirements (Regulations 42-43). Visit the College of Engineering Regulations for more information.

Again, congratulations on your admission! We look forward to meeting and welcoming all of our incoming transfer students at the Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) program.
If you have questions before then, please email ugtransfer@engr.wisc.edu.