ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
for transfer of credits between
Nicolet Area Technical College
Individualized Technical Skills Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS)
and
University of Wisconsin-Superior Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science/Arts Degree
Effective Dates: January 2013 - December 2016
Review Date: June 2016
Introduction and Rationale:
The University of Wisconsin-Superior maintains an educational partnership with the Wisconsin
Technical Colleges to provide opportunities for students to enter bachelor’s degree completion
programs. In the interest of fostering cooperation between our institutions, and to better serve
the transfer of students from Wisconsin Technical Colleges to the University of WisconsinSuperior, the faculty and administration of our institutions have established this articulation
agreement.
This Agreement specifies the transfer of credit from Nicolet Area Technical College (Nicolet
College) to the UW-Superior Bachelor’s Degree named above in recognition that Nicolet College
prepares students for admission to this Bachelor’s degree program. The underlying assumption
for this Agreement is that the technical college provides a foundation of coursework, accesses
the rigor of continuing education courses to credit course (continuing education to credit), and
also applies sound practices of assessing credit for prior learning, and the University provides
the upper-level courses required within the Bachelor’s degree program.
Nicolet College students who have obtained an Individualized Technical Skills Associate of
Applied Science Degree and wish to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Superior will could
be awarded a maximum of 72 credits which consist of general education courses, liberal arts
courses identified in the University of Wisconsin System Transfer Information System (TIS), and
a maximum of 24 specialized technical studies credits which will could be applied as elective
and/or emphasis credits toward a Bachelor’s of Science or Arts degree in Interdisciplinary
Studies.
Additionally, Nicolet College students who have obtained an Individualized Technical Skills
Associate of Applied Science Degree may further petition request the University of WisconsinSuperior for the award acceptance of credits that were not transferable as outlined above.
Requirements:
All UW-Superior general education core and knowledge category requirements not met by
transfer credits must be completed.
A minimum of 30 credits must be earned at UW-Superior as well as a minimum of 36 upper
division credits in order to be awarded a bachelor’s degree from UW-Superior.
Students must maintain earn a 2.0/4.0 grade point average in upper division courses to be
eligible for the bachelor’s degree named above.
Conditions:
The terms of this articulation agreement apply only for the purposes of entry to the Bachelor of
Science or Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Nicolet College students seeking admission to other degree programs offered at UW-Superior
may transfer to the University only those credits recognized under the current UW SystemTransfer Guidelines as documented on the Transfer Information System web site at
http://www.uwsa.edu/tis/.
This agreement is limited to University requirements for completion of a Bachelor’s degree only.
Students seeking certification for licensure in particular fields must complete any additional
requirements for such certification.
Agreement Contact Persons:
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Peter D. Nordgren____________________________pnordgre@uwsuper.edu___715-394-8475
Associate Dean for Distance Learning and Continuing Education
email
phone
Nicolet Area Technical College
Ronald P. Skallerud __________________ __rskallerud@nicoletcollege.edu
Executive Dean, Economic Development and Security
715-365-4644
email
phone
Approvals:
______________________________________
_________________________________
Chair, Faculty Senate, UW-Superior
Executive Dean, Nicolet Area Technical College
______________________________________
_________________________________
Provost, UW-Superior
Chief Academic Officer, Nicolet Area Technical College
______________________________________
_________________________________
Chancellor, UW-Superior
President, Nicolet Area Technical College
Date: ________________
Date: ________________