UW-Madison offers more than 160 graduate programs. Some of these programs do not accept applications for admission but do award degrees. This policy defines when master’s level programs may award degrees to students in programs with closed admission, and this policy provides parameters for changes to the application/admission status of programs.
All academic units that award master’s degrees.
A master’s level degree/major program that does not accept applications for admission is often associated with a Ph.D. program of the same name. Master’s degrees in these programs may be awarded:
Governance must review any changes to the application/admission status of a master’s level degree/major. The program faculty must prepare a proposal in Lumen Programs.
The non-admitting status is noted in the Student Information System (SIS) with an attribute of "Masters plan permanently non-admitting”. In cases where the master’s program has named options, the attribute will be associated with the named option that serves as the non-admitting master’s program for the PhD.
02-19-2020, 02-27-2023