If you earned credits before you were admitted to UW-Platteville, you were notified if those credits transferred into UW-Platteville at the time of your admission. The guidelines for how Wisconsin technical school credits transfer into the UW-Platteville Business Administration program are written down in articulation (transfer) agreements.  Technical school transfer agreements have been changing more frequently in recent years.  These transfer agreements are useful to students now enrolled in other schools who plan to enroll with UW-Platteville in the future. UW-Platteville personnel rely on these agreements to decide whether and how to apply your previously earned credit to the current UW-Platteville degree requirements.  You may view the current technical school articulation or transfer agreements by visiting the UW-Platteville Registrar's web site at http://www.uwplatt.edu/registrar/agreements/index.html. 

The Distance Learning Center is unable to monitor hundreds of student files with technical school transcripts that were evaluated under an older agreement, which was once the prevailing standard in effect at the time of your admission.  If you were admitted in 1995, the articulation agreement could have changed several times up to the present, and your prior credit that did not transfer at your admission point might now be viewed as acceptable. 

I encourage you to screen your own transcripts in comparison with current transfer agreements to determine if previously earned credit could now be used to satisfy any of your remaining requirements.  Sound policy on academic records prevents us from photocopying your transcripts from other schools, so if you need details on previous course numbers and titles, you need to obtain them from the school's registrar.

When interpreting Wisconsin technical school transfer agreements, pay attention to several details.  First, make certain you are viewing information that pertains to UW-Platteville general education requirements or the Business Administration major requirements.  Each UW-Platteville academic department has the right to approve or deny course equivalency for their respective programs.  For example, Industrial Technology might accept a course as equivalent, whereas Business Administration might not approve it. 

Be sure to watch for date details also.  A course might be treated as an equivalent only if you completed it after a certain date (such as "retroactive until Spring 2000"). 

It is your responsibility to stay informed about procedures and policy that impact your educational planning. 

I hope this column and my advising interactions empower and energize you in a positive way toward your academic goals.  If you have any questions, please contact me. My email address is zugenbup@uwplatt.edu. My office phone number is 608-342-1886 or (toll-free) 1-800-362-5460.