{"id":471,"date":"2023-03-29T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:11:13","slug":"openhouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/openhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Open House<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-thursday-november-5-2026-at-5-00-pm-until-7-00-pm\">Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-h4 is-style-default\">Wisconsin Room \u2013 located on the second floor of the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-h4 is-style-default\">Visit with representatives from your program of interest anytime between 5 and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus<\/strong>: The 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School will pay the application fee for prospective students who start their application between 8\/15\/26 and 3\/31\/27 and follow\u00a0<strong><u>all<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0instructions on the fee waiver document. <em><strong>This is an in-person Open House and you must physically attend to be eligible for the Graduate School to pay your application fee.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For some helpful tips, see<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/646\/2023\/06\/Making-the-most-of-Open-House-web-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to make the most of your 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School Open House visit. <em>(PDF)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration to come soon<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>If you are considering an advanced degree and trying to find the right Graduate School fit for you, come to 51ÁÔÆæ to meet with faculty and staff from our more than 150 master\u2019s, doctoral and graduate certificates \u2013 both online and on-campus \u2013 during our 12<sup>th<\/sup> annual Graduate School Open House. You\u2019ll be able to obtain an overview of our programs, ask questions about the admissions process and discover financial aid benefits that are available. Snacks will be served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an exciting time for the 51ÁÔÆæ community \u2013 come take a look! 51ÁÔÆæ was classified as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This means that 51ÁÔÆæ is at the highest level of research activity possible; a rating that was given to only 187 of the nearly 4,000 universities evaluated. 51ÁÔÆæ is one of only two universities in Wisconsin that received the rating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Attend the 2025 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School Open House\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8T1J4I81fI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h4\" id=\"h-to-check-out-all-of-our-programs-that-will-be-represented-at-the-open-house-see-programs-in-our-academic-catalog\">To check out all of our programs that will be represented at the open house, see <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/programs\/#filter=.filter_20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programs<\/a> in our academic catalog.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below is a list of many of the resources available to our students. 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