AGREEMENT FOR
TRANSFER BETWEEN
Vermilion Community College
AND THE
University of Wisconsin - Superior
I. Vermilion Community College, Ely, Minnesota, is an independent campus in the Minnesota State System. Vermilion Community College is part of the Arrowhead Community College System. 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 Vermilion Community College to the University of Wisconsin-Superior, hereby enter into this articulation agreement. 9;
II. The following articles delineate the understanding between Vermilion Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
A. Students will be encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts or Science degree at Vermilion 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 UW-Superior 1996-98 catalog and the 1995-97 Vermilion Community College catalog.
1.Completion of English 105 and 106 at Vermilion Community College which is equivalent to UW-Superior’s English 101 and 102. (If student will be seeking Teacher certification, a grade of C or better is required).
2.Completion of Math 116 or a higher level math course at Vermilion Community College which is equivalent to UW-Superior’s Math 104.
3.Completion of Speech 110 at Vermilion 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 or Science degrees except non-college parallel technical program
B. Students who graduated from Vermilion 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.
C. Transferring Vermilion 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 or Science degree at Vermilion Community College excluding non-transferrable technical programs.
D .Representatives of Vermilion Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior will explore the development of program to program articulation agreements including Associate of Arts or 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.