DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
Transcripted Credit
Courses are delivered at the high school , duplicating NWTC competencies , curriculum , assessments and resources . Students can earn dual credit at the secondary and post-secondary levels but must earn a “ C ” or better for the transcripted course to become part of the student ’ s official college record . High school instructors are trained and mentored by NWTC faculty . Transcripted credit agreements are transferable to other Wisconsin technical colleges and may transfer to four-year universities .
Advanced Standing
Advanced Standing Courses are taught by high school teachers using high school curriculum determined to be a close match to an NWTC course . A student must earn a “ B ” or better to receive advanced standing and be a matriculated Wisconsin Technical College System ( WTCS ) program student and enrolled in coursework to claim the credit ( s ). Advanced standing courses may earn a student the opportunity to skip an introductory level course in their program and advance to the next level . Advanced Standing agreements are transferable to all schools within the WTCS .
Advanced Standing agreements are on a three-year cycle . All NWTC school districts will be notified in August of the year prior to the cycle so that they can meet the high school curriculum deadlines . NWTC ’ s threeyear cycle began in August 2019 and runs through June 2022 . School Districts can submit requests for curriculum review mid cycle . Please reach out to wendy . challis @ nwtc . edu to request the paperwork for submission , along with your high school curriculum . Once NWTC faculty review this information , we can let you know if we can engage into an agreement .
Start College Now
Start College Now allows qualified high school juniors and seniors to take post-secondary ( college-level ) classes at NWTC . District school boards determine approval of Start College Now coursework if a comparable course is not offered within the student ’ s school district .
A student can work with his or her high school counselor to select coursework to be reviewed by the student ’ s district school board . Students that successfully complete coursework will receive both high school and post-secondary credit . In our K-12 partnerships and the building of career pathways , districts have identified large cohorts of students that might be interested in NWTC coursework not available at the high school due to limitations with workload , resources , etc .
NWTC has viewed this as an opportunity to offer coursework to both the high school students and / or community members . Through work with the K-12 Relations team , these courses can be established at the high school setting , taught by NWTC faculty , if the proper lab , resources , and minimum enrollment are met . NWTC will try to best accommodate the high school and NWTC faculty instructor that might be available to instruct the course . Start College Now programming is an additional dual credit method that can enhance a schools ’ career pathway development .
Youth Apprenticeship
Youth Apprenticeship allows high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to enroll in occupational course work , and at the same time , practice skills and competencies learned on the job , with a mentor as an on-site teacher . Students attend industry-related courses offered at NWTC and have the potential of being placed at a jobsite related to their youth apprenticeship program area . Students are paid for the time they spend on the job . The Youth Apprenticeship program is coordinated by different consortiums and its availability differs by school district .
In our K-12 partnerships and the building of career pathways , districts have identified career pathways that are offered through dual credit . Districts have an opportunity to work with NWTC and their Youth Apprenticeship Consortium managers to create school to work experiences for the students . This provides a combination of high school dual credit offerings , NWTC coursework , and real world experiences .
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