We take pride in what we do at UW-La Crosse. The Office of Multicultural Student Services offers several programs to help students increase their success rate at UW-La Crosse. Programs to prepare students academically, before and during their time at UW-La Crosse, are the main activities of our office. The following programs are offered to help students achieve their goals. The Academic Summer Institute is an eight-week summer bridge program to prepare incoming freshman for college level work and to introduce them to campus living.
Graduates earn six-semester hours of college credit.
Participants receive tutoring help, assessment of academic progress, help with planning first semester academic schedules, and an introduction to helpful campus resources. The early intervention program directs the Office of Multicultural Student Services staff members to interact with all freshmen, especially high risk freshmen. This proactive approach helps staff members to become aware of the students' situations, and to inform and encourage the students to use the aid that is available on campus. Primarily through phone calls, these freshmen are informed of the services of OMSS, and have the opportunity to have questions answered. After freshmen, new transfers, probationary students, and those requesting tutoring are called.