1. The Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the Cooperative Masters of Science Degree Program in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis between the University of Wisconsin- Madison and the University of UW-Whitewater on February 5, 1982. The cooperative program provides the opportunity for educators in the central regions of Wisconsin to obtain a Master of Science degree, with certification (Principal, Director of Instruction, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services) in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All required coursework with the exception of the Director of Special Education and Pupil Services certification will be offered on Whitewater campus. Director of Special Education and Pupil Services certification will require completion of two UW- Madison classes not offered on the UW- Whitewater campus.

2. UW-MADISON COORDINATORUW-WHITEWATER COORDINATOR Shari Smith Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Room 253-B Education Building 1000 Bascom Mall Madison, WI 53706-1326 608-263-2701 ssmith@education.wisc.edu ssmith@education.wisc.edu Dr. Richard Mason Department of Curriculum & Instruction 800 W. Main St. Whitewater, WI 53190 262-472-4891 masonr@uww.edu masonr@uww.edu

3. HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS Students in the UW-Madison/UW-Whitewater Cooperative Program can complete their entire program by attending courses on the UW- Whitewater campus only. Each fall and spring semester, UW-Madison teaches one class on the UW-Whitewater campus. UW-Whitewater offers cooperative program courses each fall, spring and summer. Students can enroll in as many or a few courses as they desire each term. A minimum of 15 credits of the program are UW-Madison courses. The remaining courses are UW-Whitewater courses. Students also have the option of completing the UW-Madison course equivalent any of the UW-Whitewater course requirement s on the UW-Madison campus.

4. APPLYING FOR ADMISSION APPLICATION IS MADE TO BOTH UW-WHITEWATER AND UW-MADISON 1) Apply to UW-Whitewater as a special, non-degree seeking student via the Graduate School at UW-Whitewater. Check with UW- Whitewater Graduate School http://www.uww.edu/gradstudies/ to determine their admission process. http://www.uww.edu/gradstudies/ 2) Apply for admission to UW- Madison as a degree seeking student. Click for information for applying for admission at UW- Madison. applying for admission

5. NOT YET ADMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AT UW-MADISON BUT WANT TO TAKE CLASSES BEFORE BEING ADMITTED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT CONSIDER ENROLLING AS A SPECIAL STUDENT AT UW-MADISON http://elpa.education.wisc.edu/elpa/admissions/special-student-status-admission UW-Madison will accept up to six credits of UW-Madison course work completed as a special student at UW-Madison, however, cooperative program students need to be aware of the minimum graduate credit requirement imposed by the UW-Madison Graduate School. Cooperative program students are required to complete a minimum of 15 graduate level credits of UW- Madison course work as part of the 30 credits required at UW-Madison for a Master’s degree. Should you want to begin taking UW-Madison courses before being officially admitted as a graduate student, you can do so, however, if a student does not meet the 15 graduate credit requirement above, but has completed special student credits, the department can petition the Graduate School to convert up to 6 credits to graduate credits. You would then pay the different between special student and graduate credits.

6. WHEN TO APPLY TO UW-Madison Admission to the program is considered three times a year. When considering which application deadline is appropriate, keep in mind you need admission as a graduate student at UW-Madison for the semester you intend on enrolling in UW-Madison classes, whether they be UW-Madison classes taught on the UW-Whitewater or UW-Madison campus. December 1 summer or fall admission July 1 fall admission November 1 spring admission

7. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OPTIONS Master’s Degree K12 Certification Principal Director of Instruction (requires one additional UW-Madison course) Director of Special Education and Pupil Services (requires two additional UW-Madison courses) PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS http://elpa.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/MSDegreeRequirements/uw-whitewater-cooperative-program COURSE ROTATION http://elpa.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/MSDegreeRequirements/uw-whitewater-cooperative-program UW-MADISON TIMETABLE INFORMATION http://elpa.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/timetable

8. Office of Student Financial Aid http://www.finaid.wisc.edu/ Financial aid is granted by UW-Madison as UW-Madison is the degree granting university. To be eligible for financial aid students must be enrolled at least half-time. Half-time enrollment is 4 credits. Students do not need to be enrolled in a UW-Madison class to seek financial aid, however, if not enrolled in 4 credits of UW-Madison course work, need to verify their UW-Whitewater enrollment via a consortium agreement.

9. LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION UW-Whitewater Cooperative Program Webpage http://www.uww.edu/gradstudies/edleadership/ UW-Whitewater Homepage http://www.uww.edu/ UW-Whitewater Tuition https://uwwcost.uww.edu/ UW-Madison Tuition http://registrar.wisc.edu/tuition_&_fees.htm