Example A
Background:
Jane Doe came to Nicolet as an individual who has been working for a Casino’s Human Resources department as an assistant HR
director for the past 10 years. She has received several non-credit training courses and is a high school graduate. She approached
Nicolet College as she is interested in moving up to the Human Resources Director’s position in the future, or find another
management opportunity within her Tribes Tribal Government. Jane met with an advisor and it was determined that she could
advance stand into the two classes highlighted in yellow. She was then placed in the Tribal Management and the Small Business
Accounting Certificates. Once she completed the two certificate programs she decided she would like to receive an associate
degree, but did not want to enroll in a new program. Her advisor recommended she think about completing an Individualized
Technical Studies degree (ITS AAS). It was explained that all of her course work would count toward the completion of the
degree. Jane liked the idea but did not wish to take further occupational core courses. The advisor recommend several general
educational courses to assist Jane if she ever wished to continue to a bachelor’s degree. The advisor explained the benefits of the
IDS degree offered by UW-Superior and Jane felt this was the best option for her educational plan. The advisor had Jane take
courses which would meet many of the general education requirements for UW-Superior (equivalent transfer course at UWSuperior are listed in blue). Jane also spoke to an academic advisor from UW-Superior prior to making her decision.
Through the articulation agreement between Nicolet College’s ITS AAS and UW-Superior’s IDS Jane was able to transfer the
following credits to UW-Superior:
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24 occupational level credits
48 General Education Requirement courses
72 Total Credits
Discipline
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
Course #
102-140
102-141
102-142
101-151
101-152
101-112
103-101
103-126
103-155
101-101
102-115
804-220
809-215
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
809-285
801-219
801-223
801-198
803-243
801-231
809-166
ITS AAS
809-122
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
ITS AAS
809-251
806-229
806-114
810-207
815-201
Course Title
Fundamentals of Tribal Management
Advanced Tribal Management
Tribal Supervisory Management
Accounting Principles 1
Accounting Principles 2
Payroll Accounting
Computer Literacy-MS Windows
MS Excel, Beginning
Quickbooks, Basics
Office Accounting
Human Resource Management
Intermediate Algebra (Algebra I Math 130)
World Regional Geography (World Regional Geography GEOG
100)
Native North American Cultures (Race and Ethnicity SOCI 273)
English Composition I (Freshman English I ENGL 101)
English Composition II (Freshman English II ENGL 102)
Speech (Introduction to Communications COMM 110)
Modern Europe (Cont Europe 1800 to 2000 Ce HIST 231)
English Literature (British Literature I ENGL 211)
Intro to Ethics: Theory & App (Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL 211)
Intro to American Government (American National Government
POLS 150)
Intro to Psychology (Introduction to Psychology PSYC 101)
Environmental Issues (Environmental Science BIOL 100)
General Biology (Concepts in Biology BIOL 123)
Motion Picture Appreciation (Film and Culture COMM 104)
Art Appreciation (Introduction to Art ART 101)
Credits
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
Grade
AS
B
AB+
A
C+
B
B
B
B
AS
B+
C+
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
B+
C+
BC
C
BC+
3
B
3
4
4
3
3
AC+
C
C+
C
Example B
Background:
John Doe has worked for a local manufacture for the past 25 years and has now been let go as the company has gone out of
business. John enters a non-credit certificate program through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding. The courses are
developed to credit rigor and have been documented in a Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS). John finds that the
new skills he has learned are not enough for him to get employed due to the large amount of competition. John decides he wants
to obtain a degree, but does not like any of the program options available at Nicolet College. He meets with an advisor and it is
determined he can obtain 3 credits for the non-credit certificate he completed and has enough work and life experience to
advance stand into an additional 9 credits. The advisor developed an ITS AAS program plan with John with the option of later
taking advantage of the IDS degree articulation with UW-Superior. The degree includes an additional 14 credits of occupational
associate degree level course and 39 credits of general education courses which align with courses that satisfy some of the
general education requirements at UW-Superior. Once John graduates from Nicolet College, he plans on developing an IDS
degree plan with UW-Superior. John will be able to transfer the 65 credits he will obtain from the ITS AAS to the UW-Superior
IDS degree.