DUAL CREDIT RESOURCE GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview of Dual Credit and TECHNOW Partnerships…............................. 3
How Dual Credit is Claimed and Applied........................................................... 4
Multiple Delivery Modes.......................................................................................... 5
TECH NOW Relationship Development & Initiation
of Dual Credit Agreements............................................................................... 5
High School Transcripted Credit Policy............................................................ 6
Faculty Credentials, Qualifications, Orientation and Training..................7
Higher Learning Commission and Dual Credit
Teacher Requirements.........................................................................................7
Requirements to Teach Transcripted Credit Coursework.................... 8
Long-Term Substitute Teachers of Transcripted
Credit Courses....................................................................................................... 8
Annual Curriculum Sharing Event: NWTC/K-12
Spring Summit........................................................................................................ 9
K-12 Train the Trainer Courses........................................................................ 9
Logistics and Deadlines with Initiating Transcripted
Credit Agreements..............................................................................................10
Frequently Asked Questions (NWTC Transcribed Credit)..................10
K-12 Transcribed Credit – Annual Delivery Schedule...................................11
Transcribed Credit Teacher Checklist..............................................................12
Curriculum Standards and Expectations for
Student Learning Outcomes.......................................................................... .13
Recommended Text for High School Course Description Guides.....13
Related Costs/Expenses of Transcribed Credit......................................13
Sharing Transcripted Credit Between Districts.......................................14
Offering NWTC Transcripted Credit Courses
via Distance Education Networks............................................................14
Transcripted Credit Quality Assurance Program....................................14
Accommodations For Students with Disabilities
in Dual Credit Courses.......................................................................................16
Academic Integrity, Syllabus and Grading................................................. 17
Access to Learning Resources.............................................................................18
NWTC Library Resources..................................................................................18
NWTC Blackboard Overview....................................................................20-21
Continued Connection with NWTC Faculty & Staff.....................................21
Institutional Monitoring, Oversight and Transparency.........................21
Use of Transcripted Credits............................................................................21
Career Coaches....................................................................................................21
Initiating Advanced Standing Agreements.................................................... 22
Pathways to Success.............................................................................................. 22
Establishing Start College Now Agreements................................................23
Connecting Youth Apprenticeship Consortiums with TECHNOW......... 23
NWTC K-12 Relations Contacts...........................................................................24
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