Required programs

All first-year students at UW–Madison are required to take 4 online programs: “Free Expression at UW–Madison,” “Decisions: Alcohol and Drug Awareness,”U Got This!,”and “GetWIse.”


Descriptions and links to programs

Free Expression at UW–Madison

Free Expression at UW–Madison covers civil discourse, academic freedom, offensive speech, and protest in the context of First Amendment rights as a campus community member. 

A large crowd with protest signs.
Bascom Hall with flowers in the foreground and a Bucky banner hanging from the building.

Decisions, GetWIse, and U Got This!

Decisions, GetWIse, and U Got This! are additional required programs for first-year students, managed by University Health Services.