DUAL CREDIT OP
Types of Dual Credit
Start College Now (SCN)
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Credit Advanced Standing In Person/Online Distance Learning Youth Apprenticeship
No cost for student
or school district No cost for student
or school district • No tuition or textbook
costs for student
(these costs are
paid by school district
with successful course
completion)* No tuition or textbook
costs for student (these
costs are paid by school
district with successful
course completion* • Cost of tuition,
textbooks and course
fees vary depending on
school district
Cost
Location
Instructor
Registration
Length
Grades and
Transcripts
College
Transfer
Potential
• Students may be
responsible for certain
fees such as
background checks for
some health or public
safety programs
Student’s high school Student’s high school Any NWTC location
or online Student’s high school Any NWTC location or
student’s high school
High school
instructor High school instructor NWTC faculty NWTC faculty High school instructor
or NWTC faculty
High school submits
student registration
information to NWTC High school submits
student transcript to NWTC Student registers
through SCN
registration, and/or high
school counselor and
NWTC career coach Student registers
through high
school counselor Youth Apprenticeship
contact assists student
with registration
Determined by
high school (typically
15-18 weeks) Determined by high school
(typically 15-18 weeks) Determined by NWTC
(typically 8-15 weeks) Determined by NWTC
(typically 8-15 weeks) Determined by NWTC
(typically 8-15 weeks)
• Final grade will be
listed on high
school and NWTC
transcripts • Final grade listed on high
school transcript • Final grade will be
listed on high school
and NWTC transcripts • Final grade will be
listed on high school
and NWTC transcripts • Final grade will be
listed on high school
and NWTC transcripts
• Student should earn
a “C” or better to help
maintain a 2.0 GPA
in college courses and
be eligible for federal
financial aid • Student should earn
a “C” or better to help
maintain a 2.0 GPA
in college courses and
be eligible for federal
financial aid • Student should earn
a “C” or better to help
maintain a 2.0 GPA
in college courses and
be eligible for federal
financial aid
• Credits may
transfer to
other colleges • Credits are transferrable
to all schools within the
Wisconsin Technical
College System • Credits may transfer
to other colleges • Credits may transfer
to other colleges • Credits may transfer
to other colleges
• Student must request
NWTC transcript
to be submitted to
other colleges for
consideration of
credit transfer • Student must request
NWTC transcript
to be submitted to
other colleges for
consideration of
credit transfer • Student must request
NWTC transcript
to be submitted to
other colleges for
consideration of
credit transfer
• If student earns a final
grade of “B” or better
• Student must earn
and is accepted to an
final grade of “C”
NWTC or other Wisconsin
or better to receive technical college
program, student will
college credit
receive advanced
standing status, earning
student opportunity to
skip an introductory
level course
• Student must
request NWTC
transcript to
be submitted to
other colleges for
consideration of
credit transfer
• Credits are rarely
recognized outside
of WTCS
*See your school district policy for more information.
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• Check with your Youth
Apprenticeship contact
for details on any
shared costs