Direct Admission
Direct Admit Wisconsin is an initiative by the Universities of Wisconsin to proactively offer admission to qualifying high school students in between their junior and senior years of high school. Direct admission removes the traditional application process and instead uses data provided by the high school to admit students to universities.
Enable Feature in PowerSchool
To participate in Direct Admission schools must have prior approval from the Universities of Wisconsin. Approved schools must enable the feature using the following steps:
District Management > District Setup > School Info > Select School > Select ‘Yes’ School has been approved and will participate in Direct Admission.
Public Schools should download the State Courses (Data and Reporting > Data Exchange > State Courses)
Choice Schools should download all 2024-25 courses from the Department of Public Instruction. Update all the High School Mathematics courses with the appropriate Roster Code from the .xlsx. See Roster Course Code. See Defining District Courses.
Direct Admission Reporting
Select the school year in which the student will be a senior (i.e. 24-25).
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Length | Used in These Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of FERPA Consent | This is the date the school received FERPA consent. | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]FERPA_Consent_Date | Date | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Stored GPA | This is the student’s stored GPA (display only). | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]Stored_GPA | Numeric | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Stored Tier | This is the student’s stored Tier (display only). | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]Stored_Tier | Numeric | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Override for Student Tier | If applicable enter the student tier override. | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]Override_Tier | Numeric | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Override for Student GPA | If applicable enter the student GPA override. | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]Override_GPA | Numeric | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Submit for Direct Admission | Indicates whether the student should be included for Direct Admission. Options are: Y = Yes N = No | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]DA_Include_YN | 1 | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
Student is on Track for Graduation | Indicates the student is on track from graduation. Option are: Y = Yes N = No When blank or No a student's Tier will not be generated or stored. | [S_STU_DirectAdmit_X]On_Track_Grad_YN | 1 | Student Academic Review for Direct Admission |
