AGREEMENT FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
AND THE
University of Wisconsin - Superior
I. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was created as a branch campus of Mesabi Community College (which is a part of the Arrowhead Community College System). Currently Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is an independent campus in the Minnesota State System and a land grant tribal college. Its original accreditation as part of the Arrowhead Community College System was approved by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The University of Wisconsin System has granted permission for the University of Wisconsin-Superior to continue all aspects of the existing relationship. In the interest of fostering cooperation between our institutions, to better serve the transfer of students from Fond du Lac and Community College to the University of Wisconsin-Superior, hereby enter into this articulation agreement.
II. The following articles delineate the understanding between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
A.Students will be encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts degree at Fond du Lac Tribal Community College which will fulfill the UW-Superior lower division general education requirements as long as campus specific stipulations are met. Those stipulations are expressed in terms of the 1996-98 UW-Superior catalog and the 1995-97 Fond du Lac Community College catalog in effect in 1995-96.
1.Completion with a C or better grade in English 111 or 112 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College which is equivalent to UW-Superior’s English 101 and 102. (If the student will be seeking teacher certification grade of C or better is required).
2.Completion of Math 117 or a higher level math course at Fond du Lac Tribal Community College which is equivalent to UW-Superior’s Math 104 or higher level course.
3.Completion of Speech 101 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, which is equivalent to UW-Superior’s Communication Arts 110. (If the student will be seeking teacher certification, a grade of C or better is required.)
4.The general agreement refers to all Associate of Arts degrees except non-college parallel technical programs.
B.Students who graduated from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in the spring term of 1996 or before are subject to the provisions of the articulation and joint admission agreement between the Arrowhead Community Colleges and the University of Wisconsin - Superior. Students who graduate after July 1, 1995 are subject to this articulation agreement between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the University of Wisconsin - Superior.
C. Transferring Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College students will be treated as though they had been at UW-Superior as freshman and will be given the same priorities and advantages as residential students providing they have met the Associate of Arts degree at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College excluding non-transferrable technical programs.
D. Representatives of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior will explore the development of program to program articulation agreements including Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees.
E.Both institutions agree to monitor the progress of the agreement, evaluate its effectiveness, and make suggestions to modify this agreement.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1997.