satisfy prerequisites or graduation requirements or applied toward financial benefits. Audit fees are the same as regular class cost.
Students may audit most levels of classes( Associate Degree, Technical Diploma, or Vocational) at the College. Exceptions include: Community Service( 60 level) and designated open-entry, self-paced or online classes which include Online( NET), or Self-Paced( SP).
The College reserves the right to determine certain classes as inappropriate for audit and / or limit the number of auditing students per class.
Audit Requirements:
1. Audit fees are due at the time of registration. 2. Wisconsin Statute 38.24( 4m) provides a program fee exemption if all the following requirements are met:
• Student is age 60 or older on the day the class starts or first date of attendance, whichever is later.
• Student is a resident of Wisconsin or is covered under a reciprocity agreement with another state.
• Space is available in the class.
• Exemption is for the program fee portion of class tuition only. Student is responsible for material, activity and other miscellaneous class fees.
Student may not change from audit to credit status or from credit to audit status at any time after enrollment.
Enrolling in Flexible Ways of Learning Flexible Ways of Learning at NWTC include online, blended, accelerated, web conferencing, and self-paced classes. Learners are able to enroll into all of these ways of learning unless a student fails, withdraws, or is a noshow three times total during four consecutive terms. If this occurs, the learner is required to meet with an academic advisor / counselor before enrolling in additional flexible ways of learning. The academic advisor / counselor will review the success of previous classes and provide advising regarding future enrollment opportunities. During this time, students will still be able to enroll into classes delivered in other ways of learning.
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT( FERPA)
FERPA – Federal Government Access to a Northeast Wisconsin Technical College student’ s educational record is governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974( FERPA) and in conjunction with the Wisconsin Technical College System and Wisconsin Statutes.
FERPA is a law which protects the educational records of students. A student’ s official educational records are all paper and electronic records kept about the student which relate to being a student. Under FERPA, students have the right to access or deny access to their records. In compliance with these laws, the College annually notifies students of their rights regarding student information.
FERPA applies when a student is in attendance at NWTC. Attendance is defined as officially registered for one class and that class has started.
A student’ s official education record is confidential and shall not be released to anyone except the student( Under FERPA, parents are third parties, with no rights to the record.) Except under the following conditions:
• A Release of Student Records form duly signed by the student or a parent / legal guardian, is received and on file with the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Student Records Department. This form can be obtained at any NWTC campus or regional center in the registration office.
• A request for specific information is received from a court or in compliance with judicial order pursuant to any lawfully issued subpoena. Only the specific information will be provided.
• Under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official includes a person employed by NWTC in an administrative, supervisory, academic, institutional research, or support staff position( including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee. A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of NWTC who performs an institutional service of function for which the school would