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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-10-01 | - |
| 2027-01-01 | - |
| 2027-10-01 | - |
Program Overview
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Pre-College Programs
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers a range of pre-college programs designed to enhance academic skills and expose students to different career and college options.
Middle School Programs
The university provides several programs for middle school students, including:
- Middle School Programs Overview
- Mini-Courses Pre-College Campus Tours
- Planning for the Future Academic Year
- Planning for the Future Summer Camp
- Quest Project
- Mini-Courses Saturday Academy
- Mini-Courses Summer Exploration Camp
High School Programs
The university also offers programs for high school students, including:
- High School Programs Overview
- Mini-Courses ACT Prep
- Mini-Courses ACT Test Taking Experience
- Mini-Courses Panther Prep
- Future Success Program
- Mini-Courses Go Out and Learn Something (GOALS)
- Quest Project
- Upward Bound
- Upward Bound Math & Science
Adult Programs
Additionally, the university provides programs for adults, including:
- Adult Programs Overview
- Veterans Upward Bound
Saturday Academy
The Mini-Courses Saturday Academy Program is an enrichment program for middle school students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades that meets for six Saturdays. The program aims to enhance academic skills and expose students to different career and college options.
Program Details
- The program is limited to 75 students each semester.
- Each semester, students participate in a total of nine different classes that reinforce skills in one or more of the following subject areas: math, reading, English, science, STEM, computers, foreign language, arts, and/or career-related classes.
- Curriculum reinforces basic skills and competencies through various hands-on activities in and out of the classroom, group projects, classroom instructions, and/or presentations.
Program Dates
- Fall Registration opens mid-August.
- Spring Registration opens mid-November.
- The program schedule includes:
- Fall 2025:
- October 18, 2025: College Conversations, First Aid/CPR, & Southeast Asian Culture (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- October 25, 2025: College Conversations, First Aid/CPR, & Southeast Asian Culture (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- November 8, 2025: Health Approaches, Fashionation, & Sports/Entertainment (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- November 15, 2025: Health Approaches, Fashionation, & Sports/Entertainment (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- November 22, 2025: Building a Business, Art AWE (Artists working in Education), & Life Skills (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- December 6, 2025: Building a Business, Art AWE (Artists working in Education), & Life Skills (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- Spring 2026:
- January 24, 2026: Forensic Science, Writing Workshop, & Career Exploration (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- January 31, 2026: Forensic Science, Writing Workshop, & Career Exploration (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- February 14, 2026: Social Justice, STEM Topics, & Mathematics (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- February 21, 2026: Social Justice, STEM Topics, & Mathematics (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- February 28, 2026: College Conversations, Oneida Language, & Comedy/Improv (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- March 7, 2026: College Conversations, Oneida Language, & Comedy/Improv (9:00 am 12:30 pm)
- Fall 2025:
Eligibility
There is no grade point average requirement to be eligible for Saturday Academy. Students must be in grades 6-8.
Policies and Fees
- The cost for Saturday Academy is $130.00 per semester.
- DPI Precollege Scholarships are available for students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
- Payments can be made by cash or check/money order (made payable to UW-Milwaukee Mini-Course Program) by mail. Credit card/over the phone payments are not available.