Advising-Special Students

Special Students

This diverse group of students may include midcareer professionals seeking certification for a changing technology, community members seeking courses for personal fulfillment, high school students taking classes not offered at a high school, guests and auditors. Special students may be admitted as enrollment management goals permit. Special students are considered non-degree-seeking.

Youth Options Students

The Youth Options program allows all public high school juniors and seniors who meet certain requirements to take postsecondary courses at a Wisconsin technical college or institution of higher education. See the website for the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for detailed information about YOP, including PDF links to the brochure, application form, a timeline, and list of FAQs. 

  • To be admitted as a Youth Options student, simply indicate that status on the UW System Application for Admission form. You do not need to indicate a major, take the ACT or SAT or pay the application fee. You must gain the approval of your parents and your high school.

  • When completing your Youth Options Program Plan and Report form use our General Education list to select several courses you would consider taking. As a Youth Options/Special student you have last priority in registration so the more options you have for classes the greater the likelihood of finding an open seat in something. Also, realize the time of day when open classes meet may or may not fit within your high school schedule.

  • General Education courses are not the only type you may take. Use the Course Descriptions section of the University Bulletin to determine the nature of study in all courses, and whether there are pre-requisites, which you must meet. Think about and list courses you would like to take, do not think about what courses will be open.

  • Registration in English and math courses will depend upon your UW System Placement Test results. Check the System Testing website for regional test dates and UW-Stout's Counseling Center website for residual test dates.

  • Students enrolling in the Fall will be invited to register in August. Students enrolling in the Spring will be invited to register in January.

  • When you receive your approved Youth Options Program Plan and Report form from your school, send a copy to the Advisement Center, 11 Bowman Hall, Menomonie, WI 54751, attention: Celene Frey, Advisor.

  • You may monitor course offerings and enrollments by using Access Stout. Instructions for the Class Search process are linked here.

  • You are not eligible for financial aid.

  • You must rank in the top 50 percent of your high school class or have an ACT composite score of 22 or better, or SAT of 1030.

Auditors - Auditing a Class


  • Student completes Special Student Application.
  • No additional documentation is required (e.g. no application fee, no transcripts, no test scores, no major)

  • Once admitted, students will be assisted by the Advisement Center staff (715-232-1465, Bowman Hall, Room 11) for registration. 
  • Classes are on a space available basis after degree seeking students are served.
  • It is the responsibility of the student to receive prior approval from the instructor to audit the class.
  • A class search can be done on the UW-Stout website:  on the home page, 'click' Class Search at the top of the page; this logs one in as guest user.
  • Instructions for how to search for classes is available on-line at http://www.uwstout.edu/regrec/upload/SearchForClasses.pdf.
  • Using a UW-Stout Program Card (a.k.a. Add/Drop card) student requests instructor to write "Permission to Audit" and sign name in the Instructor Signature Box area. Signed card is then taken for processing to the Registration & Records Office, room 109 Bowman Hall, 715/232-2121.
  • Once registered, students need to have their photo taken for a Stout ID card in the Campus Card Office, Room 110 Merle Price Commons, 715-232-2887
  • Students are able to use rented textbooks but are not eligible for laptops.

  • Auditors must attend class but taking quizzes and examinations is optional.

  • Courses that are audited do not award credit; therefore cannot be used for graduation requirements.

  •  A course which is audited may not be repeated for a grade or credit.

 

Tuition and Fees

  • Wisconsin residents will be charged approximately 30 percent of the normal per credit academic fee.Verification of residency is required.

  • Non-Wisconsin residents will be charged approximately 50 percent of the normal per credit academic fee.

  • Any special costs for course instruction, other than normal tuition, will be assessed to auditors.

  • To qualify for audit fees, non-degree seeking students cannot take any graded courses during a semester in which courses are audited.

  • Student bills are calculated at the full fee rate then manually adjusted by Student Business Services.

 

Over Age 60 Auditing Students

  • Senior auditors (Wisconsin residents age 60 or older) must be 60 years old or older by the start of class. Verification of residency and age are required.

  • Senior auditors only pay for textbooks rental and special course fees if applicable. 

 

Full UW-Stout Official Policy is on-line at http://www.uwstout.edu/regrec/ , scroll down to Auditing Classes and Credit/No-Credit Option

 

Advising for Special Students

After admission to UW-Stout, any questions about registering as a special student may be directed to Celene Frey, Advisor for Undergraduate Specials, 11 Bowman Hall, 715/232-1465, freyc@uwstout.edu.