The bachelor of science in professional studies, beginning fall semester 2024, is a degree completion program ideal for a variety of students. The major is designed for students who have completed a two-year technical associate degree or students who have completed a significant number of college credits and wish to complete a bachelor’s degree. Students in this program will select concentrations based on their areas of interest. UWEC's professional studies program is designed to build on your experience — providing the depth employers are looking for in critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills.

Students must have completed at least 30 credits to enter the program. Students with a completed Associate of Applied Science degree from a Wisconsin Technical College System institution can transfer up to 60 technical credits toward the Professional Studies major.

This program requires a total of 120 credits, including the liberal education core and 60 credits in the major. Students must complete at least one interdisciplinary concentration. A capstone course will integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in the program with the student's technical and/or professional experience to prepare for their post-graduation plans.

What concentrations can professional studies students select?

• Professional Communication
• Health and Wellbeing
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Natural and Physical Sciences
• Uniquely designed concentration to integrate existing coursework

You are a considered a reentry student if you attended UW-Eau Claire as a degree-seeking student in the past but did not earn a degree from UW-Eau Claire. (If you earned a degree from UW-Eau Claire and wish to obtain a second degree, view the second degree student information below.)

If you've taken one full term off, you don't need to reapply. If you have been away for two or more semesters and are ready to come back, check out the steps below to be a Blugold again!

What do I need to submit?

• Fill out a UW System application online - Please use the applicant statement as a way to communicate what you have been doing since you last attended UW-Eau Claire. On your application, list any courses you are currently enrolled in at another institution.
• You are exempt from the application fee.
• You are not required to submit your high school transcript.
• You are not required to submit your ACT/SAT scores.
• If you have attended or are attending one or more higher education institutions while you were away from UW-Eau Claire, please submit an official transcript from each institution you attended. Official transcripts should be sent electronically via secured transmission (not email) to UW-Eau Claire Admissions.

Note: If you have only been gone from UW-Eau Claire for one semester and do not need to reapply, you should still submit official transcripts from any higher education institutions you attended. Transfer work is critical and may affect academic progress, academic standing, financial aid eligibility, and graduation.

After you've been accepted

• Submit your final college transcript
• Register for classes 

Information for suspended students

Your application will be sent to the dean's office of the college you are hoping to enter. Please use the applicant statement to address the suspension and include any information you would like the dean's office to know when reviewing your application.

• 120 total credits (including up to 60 credits from Associate of Applied Science degree)
• Liberal Education requirements – minimum 36 credits
• Professional Studies Major – 60 credits
  • 2 12-credit concentrations in areas that support your technical education, experience, and career goals; or 1 24-credit uniquely designed concentration
  • A capstone course designed to build connection across your previous coursework and experience
  • Additional credits of your choice to reach 60 credits in the major
• 39 credits 300-level or above from across LE, the major, and electives
• 30 credits minimum from UW-Eau Claire
• 23 of final 30 credits from UW-Eau Claire
• 2.0 total GPA

If you have questions in the meantime, please email profstudies@uwec.edu.