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November 8, 2005 NWTC, UWGB approve plan to ease student transfers By Kelly McBride
The General Studies Transfer Certificate will allow students who start at NWTC to transfer a 32-credit core of courses, allowing them to qualify for sophomore status at UWGB.
It's an agreement that will take the confusion out of credit transfer between the two institutions, thus making the process more seamless, said UWGB Provost Sue Hammersmith.
"A student won't be in the position of taking a lot of courses, and coming over here and being told those will just count as electives," Hammersmith said. "When NWTC surveys its incoming freshmen, about 20 percent of them are entering NWTC with the intention of transferring to UWGB."
Students start at NWTC with the intention of transferring for a variety of reasons, Hammersmith said. For example, they may not have gotten into their four-year college of choice, or they may feel less intimidated in a technical college setting.
Several area officials, Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, UW System Regent Judy Crain and Green Bay School District Superintendent Daniel Nerad showed up to a Monday ceremony cementing the partnership.
A solid higher education system benefits an entire area, not just post-secondary learners, said Sandra Duckett, NWTC's Vice President of College Advancement.
"We all have to look beyond ourselves," Duckett said, "to say 'what is good for our customer? And what is good for business and industry and our communities?'"
Partnerships between higher ed institutions likely will become more common in the future, Hammersmith said, "and also probably more flexible for students who don't come in directly from high school and study full-time for four years. There's a lot of people who are working adults, and people from different paths."
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