High School Student Application Process

Items to be Completed by Applicant

Note: For a more efficient application process, please apply to Project Success prior to applying to UWO.

You should not apply to Project Success until at least the summer going into your senior year (after your junior year grades are posted) in high school. Your application will not be considered complete until the following items have been received at our office.

Handwritten letter about you and your interest in the program (see Suggested Outline below)
Completed application form: download a pdf version of the Project Success Application here.
A copy of your most recent documentation (see Documentation of Disability below)
A copy of your high school transcript complete through junior year (do not send report cards or other similar documents)
A copy of your senior year scheduled for the whole year (both first and second semester must be included)
A copy of your ACT/SAT score report. (Recommended, but not required)

Once we receive the above materials, each candidate’s application is reviewed for eligibility using the documentation of disability.

After it is determined that the student’s documentation supports legibility for Project Success support, we send the ACT/SAT results (recommended but not required), transcripts, and senior year schedule to the UWO Admissions office to determine the student’s admission status. An Admissions office counselor evaluates the transcript and places it into one of three categories:

Full Admittance: the student would be admitted to UWO regardless of whether or not they are entering the Project Success Program.
Summer/ Conditional Admittance: the student had all the units (see list below) for entrance, but did not meet University class rank and/or ACT/SAT requirements and can come in through successful completion of the Project Success Summer program
Deny, this is generally caused by a lack of one or more required high school course units, such as completion of or current registration in Algebra II and/or a cumulative high school grade point average of less than 2.00.

Handwritten Letter Suggestions

A suggested outline for the letter is:

Introduce yourself
Share how you heard about Project Success/UWO
Explain why you are interested in the Project Success Program

The handwritten letter is an important part of the application process. We like to receive letters that are unedited and handwritten by the student, not typed. If you choose to email the application materials to Project Success, please remember to include the letter as a scanned attachment also.

Documentation of Disability

When you submit your application, you must supply documentation of your disability. The documentation should be dated within the past three years. If you are still in high school, you should request a re-evaluation in your junior or senior year. Note: a recent IEP alone is not sufficient documentation of a disability. If you do not have recent documentation, or if you have any questions regarding the documentation guidelines, please call the Project Success office.

This documentation will also be submitted to the Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources (CADR) to plan and approve each student’s UWO Accommodation plan. Additional documentation guidelines can be found here:

Application to UW Oshkosh

Application to UWO

Students accepted to the Project Success program must also apply to the University through the UWO Admissions office. The application is available online at apply.wisconsin.edu.

The current minimum requirements for entry into UWO as a Project Success student are:

English: 4 years
Algebra, Geometry and Algebra 2: 3 years
Natural Sciences: 3 years
Social Sciences: 3 years
Academic Electives: 4 years
Minimum 2.0 cumulative high school GPA

Please direct specific questions to the Admissions Office at (920) 424-3164.

If you do not meet the UWO admissions requirements for class rank and/or ACT/SAT, you will be required to take the Project Success Summer transition program the summer before your first semester at UWO. Enrollment for that fall semester is dependent upon the successful completion of the summer program.

Students who are applying to the Project Success program should indicate this in their applicant statement on their application to the University. The address and phone number of the Admissions office is:

UW Oshkosh Admissions Office

P.O. Box 2423

UW Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI 54903-2423

(920) 424-0202

Note: Please send all documentation of disability directly to the Project Success Office, not Admissions.