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Frequently Asked Questions
1. When does the Qualification Process take
place for transcripted credit instructors?
The qualification process takes place at the time you
are considering teaching a transcripted credit course;
preferably before the annual Spring Summit. To
start qualification, go to our NWTC.edu webpage and
search for Transcripted Credit. Click on Requirements
for Teaching Transcripted Credit. Read and complete
tasks required. Then complete the Qualification
Application and send a copy of your unofficial
graduate and undergraduate transcripts, as well as
your DPI licensures to [email protected]. You
only need to do this one time initially, but we will need
to qualify you for each course that you teach. Also, if
you have gained additional education/credentials since
your initial qualification, please forward this to
[email protected].
2. What other requirements are expected
of a transcripted credit instructor?
You are obligated to teach all NWTC competencies
of the course and utilize the same grading criteria.
Your attendance at the Spring Summit and work
with the NWTC faculty mentor is mandatory. Some
coursework will require additional training such as a
course enrollment or summer Train the Trainer. NWTC
mentors will review the syllabi requirement, curriculum,
resources, and any other training expectations for
you to duplicate the NWTC course at your high school.
You will also need to utilize the same resources,
including textbooks and lab assessment approval, to
deliver the course competencies. Please review the
Transcripted Credit Policy for more information.
3. What if my school runs on a semester,
yearlong, trimester or block schedule? Does
that change the enrollment process?
Students enrollment information and class start and
end dates must be submitted at least two weeks
before the start of the class or sooner. This allows
students and instructors to fully access and utilize
NWTC resources such as Blackboard. We realize
rosters may change throughout the process. Grades
are expected to be submitted in the blackboard
shell within 72 hours of class completion.
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4. Why are start/end dates so important?
We ask you to provide accurate start and end dates
for your transcripted credit courses to assist us in
keeping accurate records for grading purposes and
and allow Blackboard access in a timely manner.
NWTC will create one class per subject per teacher no
matter how many sections or periods the teacher is
teaching. In doing this, the teacher has one blackboard
shell with all transcripted credit students within it.
5. What is the best way to send enrollment
information? To whom should it be sent?
We are in the process of moving all of our transcripted
credit student enrollment to an automated process.
If you have not been onboarded into this new process,
you will be invited soon. This process involves the
school districts sending a csv flat file feed to a
secured location, which we then upload into our
student information system. This new process
improves the security and quality of data shared.
6. When do I send in my students’ grades?
When you have your student’s FINAL grade for
the class, enter it directly into the Blackboard
shell within 72 hours. You are required to enter
FINAL student grades into your Blackboard
shell in the PSGRADE column for the course.
7. What happens if students are
enrolled and then drop?
When you enter your FINAL grades into Blackboard,
enter a “W” for students who have withdrawn or
dropped a transcripted credit course. When NWTC
queries the FINAL grades for the transcripted
credit classes, credit will not be issued to students
who are identified as withdrawn/dropped “W”.
Students earning anything less than a “C” will
notice an audit grade of “AU” listed. This “AU”
grade will not count toward academic credentials
at NWTC and will not transfer outside of NWTC.