University of Wisconsin–Madison

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.