How dual credit is claimed and applied
Dual Credit course agreements between NWTC and high schools result in savings of time and money
to
high school students and parents. See below for clarification between forms of dual credit.
Transcripted Credit
Student Costs
No cost to student
Advanced Standing
Start College Now (SCN)/
Youth Apprenticeship (YA) **
No cost to student NWTC course tuition and textbooks
coordinated by school district
and/or YA Consortium (check with
your consortium at
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/
YouthApprenticeship/)
District Costs Course is cost neutral with
no tuition costs to student
or school district Course is cost neutral with
no tuition costs to student
or school district NWTC course tuition and textbooks
coordinated by school district
and/or YA Consortium (check with
your consortium at
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/
YouthApprenticeship/)
Where Is the
Course Offered? At students’
high school At students’ high school At students’ high school or at
NWTC campus
Who is Your
Instructor? High school instructor High school instructor NWTC faculty
Student Course
Registration High school submits student
registration & grade
information for the specific
course completed No student registration
form, information captured
from submitted high school
transcript Students self-register for Start
College Now through orientation
and/or high school counselor.
Youth Apprenticeship Consortium
Coordinator assists with
registration.
Grade
Requirements A final grade of ‘C’ or better
must be earned to receive
college credit A final grade of ‘B’ or better
A final grade of ‘A-F’ is
must be earned to receive
documented on student transcript.
college credit
Course Posting NWTC transcript generated
upon successful completion
of course NWTC credit awarded after
the student is admitted to
academic credential and
enrolled at NWTC or WTCS The NWTC transcript can be
submitted to other colleges
for consideration of credit
transfer Only credit for the course
is awarded on the NWTC
transcript. No grade is
The NWTC transcript can be
recorded. The student has
submitted to other colleges for
fulfilled the requirement
consideration of credit transfer
for the NWTC course. Credits
rarely recognized outside
of WTCS.
Transcript and
Transfer
NWTC transcript generated upon
successful completion of course
How to obtain NWTC transcripts—To request official transcripts, please visit the below website.
Please allow at least two weeks for NWTC to process grades submitted by your high school. To verify that
your grade(s) posted prior to requesting transcripts, please visit your my.nwtc.edu portal to view grades
posted. Visit —nwtc.edu/TranscriptRequest
** Includes Distance Learning
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