Youth Options and High School Special Students

Steps to Register

1. Apply

   Please note, you must reapply for each term you wish to enroll. If you have not yet applied for the current term, click Apply.

2. Registration

   • UW Colleges Online staff will process your registration based on the information indicated on either the Youth Options PI 8700A form, or the UWC Online HSS application. (Please note: High School Special/Youth Options Program students will be required to take the UW System English and mathematics placement tests prior to registration in English and/or mathematics courses and for courses that require certain levels of English and mathematics as prerequisites.)
   • Students will be notified by email when their registration has been entered and given instructions regarding payment if required, accessing UWC email account, purchasing textbooks, etc.

3. After Registration

   • Review the Class Orientation section once you are guaranteed a seat in an Online course. It is critical that you go over this material before the first day of class. It includes information regarding textbooks, UWC email, technology requirements, etc.

4. Paying Tuition

   (High school special students are often responsible for payment on their own.)

   • Your seat in the course is not secure and your registration is not complete until your online tuition is paid in full.
   • Failure to meet this requirement will result in your removal from your course(s) when a course is full or at the close of registration.
   • The $60 administrative fee is non-refundable after the last day of online registration.
   • You will not receive an invoice; tuition must be paid online.
   • Please follow the online payment instructions.
     • Sign in to PRISM
     • Click Self Service > Student Center > Make a Payment.
     • Follow the on screen instructions.
     • Note additional charge for credit card option. MasterCard or Discover accepted.