To earn academic honors, full-time students must obtain at least a 3.75 grade point average in the College of Liberal Arts and Education and the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and at least a 3.5 GPA in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science.
Founded in 1866, UW-Platteville is in Southwest Wisconsin, fewer than 30 miles from both the Illinois and Iowa borders. With 8,900 undergraduate and graduate students, UW-Platteville is the fastest-growing comprehensive institution in the UW System. Students may choose from 41 majors, 76 minors and 17 pre-professional programs. The Distance Education program offers two undergraduate and six graduate programs.
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HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR
from Bettendorf, IA: Hannah Johnson, Early Childhood
from Davenport, IA: Ariel Schlue, Biology
from Moline, IL: David Frieden, Fine Arts - Theatre; Chelsea Levesque, Elementary Education; and Allison Wells, Biology
from Riverdale, IA: Stacy Clark, Elementary Education