PPORTUNITIES
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 three-
year cycle began in August 2019 and runs through
June 2022. School Districts can submit requests for
curriculum review mid cycle. Please reach out to
[email protected] 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 TECH NOW 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 student 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 TECH NOW 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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