FAQs

1. Go to canvas.wisc.edu and sign in with your NetID and password.
2. Select the ‘Courses’ tab.
3. Click on Our Wisconsin Spring 2025 to access the course.
4. Read the instructions and select the “launch Our Wisconsin” button to open the course in a new window.
5. On the registration page you may be asked for additional information to complete the creation of your account. You will not need to create an additional username or password.
6. You may log in and out of the course at the end of each section if you would like to take breaks. Section ends are marked with a “Next” button.

Important: Do not log out until you click the “Next” button or you will have to repeat the previous section.

• To log back into your account, access Our Wisconsin from Canvas and follow steps 2-4.

All incoming, degree-seeking, undergraduate students, including first-year and transfer students, must complete the online Our Wisconsin program. Other student groups and organizations will have the opportunity to engage in the Our Wisconsin online program and in-person programming as well.

The online Our Wisconsin program is comprised of two parts. Part 1 will take approximately 60-90 minutes, while Part 2 will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The module contains several activities and concepts that may be new or require reflection. We suggest that students take breaks between sections and complete the program over a period of time that allows for reflection and processing. The program will automatically save your place in the module.

Students will have until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 to complete Part 1 of the course. Part 2 will be automatically available in the module 45 days after you complete Part 1. You may complete Part 2 then or anytime until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 6th, 2025.

The Our Wisconsin program is required for all incoming, degree-seeking undergraduate students, including both first-year and transfer students. Failure to complete the Our Wisconsin program will result in a hold on your academic record and prevent timely registration the following semester.

Students can reach out to ourwisc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu at any time with questions or concerns.

Incoming degree-seeking undergraduate first-year and transfer students will be auto-enrolled to the Our Wisconsin course in Canvas, which will track students’ progress and completion of the course.

Beginning in the Fall 2020 semester the Our Wisconsin program is now an online module that is mandatory for incoming degree-seeking undergraduate students-including first-year and transfer students. If you are not an incoming degree-seeking undergraduate student then you do not have to complete the new Our Wisconsin program.

Yes, learners who are not incoming undergraduate first-year and transfer students can still participate in the Our Wisconsin program. Please reach out to ourwisc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu to inquire about having your group go through the course.

There are three other trainings required for all incoming first-year and transfer students. AlcoholEDU and UGotThis! are both run by University Health Services (UHS).

More information about each of these programs can be found here:

• AlcoholEDU – https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/substance-abuse-prevention/alcoholedu/
• U Got This! – https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/violence-prevention/ugotthis/
• Free Expression – https://free-expression.wisc.edu/resources-policies-initiatives/free-expression-module-and-resources/#:~:text=The%20Free%20Expression%20at%20UW,as%20a%20campus%20community%20member.

If you are having rouble logging in to Canvas with your NetID, try these steps or call the DoIt Help Desk at 608-264-HELP.

If you experience difficulty with Our Wisconsin, try the following:

• Use an alternate browser.
• Refresh the screen two to three times from within the course.
• Close all browser windows, and try logging into the course again.

If you continue to experience technical difficulties, the Our Wisconsin Online Technical Support Center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Email us at ourwisc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu and start the course as soon as possible.

For information regarding the accessibility and usability of Our Wisconsin, to report an accessibility or usability barrier, or to request assistance, please contact ourwisc@studentaffairs.wisc.edu. Please see Diversity & Inclusion Training Accessibility & Usability Information (Students) KB for details.