Welcome to Letters & Science (L&S) Undergraduate Academic Deans’ Services!

The College of Letters & Science Academic Deans’ Services (ADS) works with advisors, instructors, and other campus partners to support L&S undergraduates throughout their academic career.  If you are an L&S student who has been encouraged by your academic advisor or instructor to speak with a dean, this means contacting a member of the ADS team, not the Dean of the College of Letters & Science.   

We can work with L&S students with a number of issues, but some of the most common ones are 

  • Withdrawing from the term 
  • Dropping a course after the deadline has passed 
  • Credit overload requests 
  • Tuition waivers for UW-Independent Learning courses 
  • Understanding impact of probation and suspension 
  • Readmission following suspension 
  • Resolving issues affecting degree conferral 
  • Reviewing requests for pass/fail grading or auditing a course 
  • Processing degree program changes 

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FIND A FORM

  • Policies and Forms 
  • Information and tools pertaining to academic status, degree requirements, graduation, enrollment, grading, and applying for exceptions of various kinds.  

EMAIL US

  • We reply to emails between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) 
  • Please include your 10-digit UW-Madison campus ID number  

CALL US

  • Phone: (608) 262-0617, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm  
  • Dean on Call availability for quick student questions: 
    • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Monday through Friday, excluding holidays)  

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

  • Appointments are available in-person or by Zoom 
  • Phone: (608) 262-0617  
  • Please make sure you include your 10-digit UW-Madison campus ID number  

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

101 Ingraham Hall 
1155 Observatory Drive 
Madison, WI  53706-1319 
Tel.: (608) 262-0617 
Fax: (608) 262-5093 
Email: lsdeans@saa.ls.wisc.edu 

HOURS OF OPERATION

  • Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
  • Closed every Wednesday from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm for staff meetings. 
  • Closed on the following legal holidays:  
    • Thursday, November 27, 2025
    • Wednesday, December 24, 2025
    • Thursday, December 25, 2025
    • Wednesday, December 31, 2025
    • Thursday, January 1, 2026
    • Monday, January 19, 2026
    • Monday, May 25, 2026