“COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL”

PARTNERSHIPS with UW SYSTEM

As part of the School District of New Berlin’s continuous improvement efforts, we are offering partnerships with UW Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh and UW Waukesha, to provide college level coursework in support of high demand career clusters.

Providing additional options will deepen our student’s understanding of the practical application of what they are learning and help provide a focus for their post-secondary plans. The State of Wisconsin has asked high schools to continue to strengthen the alignment between secondary and post-secondary education. This minimizes the need for students to repeat coursework. A strong alignment keeps some form of post-secondary education attainable for all students given its importance in the current economy.   

The following courses have been added. Successful completion would provide students with both high school credit and college credit through the UW System of Colleges. 

UW Milwaukee

ARCHITECTURE

07233DE

An introductory course about architecture and architectural making. 2D and 3D form and space tested through the theoretical, pragmatic, and contextual issues that influence architecture. This course will be online. Students will receive UW Credit if they receive a grade of B or better. This is an online course that will be on a UW transcript. The course is typically held 1st semester.

High school credits:  0.75

UWS credits:

UW Oshkosh

SPANISH V

06314

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español V! Welcome to Spanish V! This year students will study the culture of Argentina and refine their Spanish skills in a full-immersion setting via the three modes of communication – presentational (formal writing and speaking), interpersonal (informal writing and speaking), and interpretive (listening, reading). By the end of Spanish V, students will be able to read authentic texts, comprehend authentic films/video clips, write and speak in a variety of tenses and participate in discussions and debates (in Spanish). Students will exhibit mastery of all forms of the subjunctive. ¡Mira vos!

Students can choose to take Spanish V for high school credit only or as a dual enrollment course, earning high school and college credit through UW Oshkosh.

High school credits: 1.0

UWS credits: The dual enrollment option involves an additional fee (in 2015-16 the cost was $450 to get the UW Oshkosh 5 credit course and possible 11 retroactive credits).

UW Waukesha

CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 3

03341
(MATH 223)

This UW dual enrollment course is a continuation of Calculus BC (2nd semester Calculus). Topics mastered in this course include: analytic geometry of three
dimensions, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integration, and introduction to differential equations. This course is intended for students in the sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering, or for other students who want preparation for higher level math courses or courses in allied fields. This is a UW course, so the grade will be on our transcript as well as the UW transcript.

High school credits:  1.0

UWS credits:  4 college credits

LINEAR MATH

03352
(MATH 224)

This UW dual enrollment course is an Introduction to linear algebra, vector spaces, matrices, linear transformations and eigenvalues. Ordinary differential equations and linear systems of differential equations. Laplace transforms.

High school credits:  1.0

UWS credits:  4 college credits

HEREDITY

07232DE

This college course is designed to expose students to current advances in genetics and their bearing on the life sciences. Instruction will engage students through demonstration, discussion, field trips, and lecture-based instruction. The successful Heredity student will be able to apply the principles of heredity to plant, animal, and human inheritance. This course counts as an introductory level biology class in the University of Wisconsin System. Students who successfully complete the class will earn three (3) college credits that will be indicated on a UW transcript.

High school credits:  0.75

UWS credits:  3 college credits

INTRO TO ACCOUNTING

07231DE

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles, terminology, techniques, and applications of accounting. This includes books, accounts and financial statements for retailing and wholesaling concerns along with the treatment and presentation of proprietorship, partnership and corporate accounts. This is a required course for all business majors in the University of Wisconsin System. This course is put on a UW transcript.

High school credits:  1.0

UWS credits:  4 college credits

EDUCATION - Future Teachers Program

UWS EDU 201 - Concepts, Issues, and Field Experience in Education

The purpose of this course is to provide you with an introduction to the teaching profession as well as an overview of the competencies and skills required to be a successful educator. Read more about this course here

High school credits:  0.75

UWS credits:  3 college credits

UW Colleges

ENGLISH 102 (ONLINE)

In English 102, students develop critical reading, writing, and research skills to prepare them for intermediate and upper-division college coursework. Reading and writing assignments focus primarily on writing about research-based academic texts through argumentation, analysis, and synthesis. Students independently locate the majority of the texts that they read and write about as part of a larger research process in which they learn to identify, analyze, and assess scholarly research material. This course has frequent peer interaction through reading discussions and writing workshops.

High school credits: 0.75

UWS credits: 3 college credits

These classes offer certain benefits in comparison to Advanced Placement coursework in that credit is awarded based on completion of the class vs. the need to take an additional AP exam. In addition, you can determine up front how your credits will transfer to a variety of colleges by using the following site. http://tis.uwsa.edu/.

Please contact your counselor ASAP if your student is interested in taking one of these courses to determine alignment with post-secondary plans and to determine if your schedule can be changed to accommodate.  Please note, these are collegiate level classes taught by college professors.  Expectations for these classes are set by the professor teaching the class rather than by the School District of New Berlin.