WAICU-WTCS Course Credit Transfer Agreement (CCTA)
To assist students in pursuing their academic and career goals, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) has developed a course-to-course agreement with the 16 Wisconsin Technical Colleges. This will ensure a smooth transfer process for Wisconsin Technical College students who wish to continue their education at a participating Wisconsin private, nonprofit college or university.
The following private colleges and universities currently participate in this agreement:
Alverno College
Bellin College
Carroll University
Carthage College
Concordia University Wisconsin
Edgewood College
Herzing University
Lakeland University
Marian University
Marquette University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Mount Mary University
Northland College
St. Norbert College
Viterbo University
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Private college and university participants must accept the WTCS courses for direct transfer credit, when offered, not elective credit. If the private college or university’s curriculum does not offer a WTCS course listed in the agreement, that course may transfer in as an elective. Information on specific course exceptions can be found here. The courses will satisfy general education or general degree requirements when applicable. In some cases, the course will transfer to a specific major. Students are responsible for confirming that these courses transfer to their intended major.
The following courses are included in the CCTA:
| WTCS Course Name/Number | Course Code * |
| Introduction to Psychology | 809-198 |
| Introduction to Sociology | 809-196 |
| Written Communication *OR*
English Composition 1 *OR* Technical Reporting (see exceptions) |
801-195
801-136 801-197 |
| Introduction to American Government | 809-122 |
| Speech | 801-198 |
| Economics *OR*
Macroeconomics *OR* Microeconomics (see exceptions) |
809-195
809-144 809-143 |
| General Chemistry | 806-134 |
| General Biology *OR*
Medical Terminology (see exceptions) |
806-114
501-101 |
| General Physics 1 | 806-154 |
| College Algebra & Trig with Applications | 804-197 |
| Introductory Statistics | 804-189 |
| Introduction to Ethics: Theory and Application | 809-166 |
| Developmental Psychology | 809-188 |
| Abnormal Psychology | 809-159 |
| *Note: Some WTCS districts use course numbering that includes the prefix “10-” i.e. 10-809-198 | |
WAICU-WTCS Course Credit Transfer Agreement Notes and Exceptions
In some cases, exceptions to direct transfer credit or course substitutions may exist at a participating WAICU-member college or university due to individual college and university requirements.
Either WTCS course Written Communication 801-195 *OR* English Composition I 801-136 will be accepted by WAICU-member participants. Bellin College will accept WTCS course Technical Reporting 801-197 in place of either of these two courses. Given their curriculum, Carthage College accepts all courses in the agreement with the exception of WTCS Written Communication or English Composition I. St. Norbert College will accept either course; WTCS students must have a grade of B or better. WTCS students are responsible for confirming this information with the appropriate WAICU-member transfer liaison.
Bellin College: Given the institution’s specialized curriculum, the WTCS courses Introduction to American Government (809-122), Introduction to Sociology (809-196) and Abnormal Psychology (809-154) meet a Social Science Requirement that is accepted as direct transfer credit in the following Bellin College programs: Nursing, Radiologic Science, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and Radiation Therapy. WTCS Introduction to Statistics (804-189) credits will be accepted as course transfer credits in the Nursing program or Radiation Therapy program and will transfer as elective credit for all other students. WTCS General Physics I (806-154) credits will be accepted as course transfer in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program and will transfer as elective for all other students.
Carroll University, Herzing University, and Wisconsin Lutheran College will accept transfer credit from WTCS courses Microeconomics 809-143 or Macroeconomics 809-144 in place of WTCS Economics 809-195.
Carroll University will accept transfer credit for WTCS course Medical Terminology 501-101 in place of WTCS General Biology 806-114
Carroll University: For WTCS course General Chemistry 806-134 to transfer into the Carroll University Nursing program, grades of B- or higher are required.
Herzing University (HU): WTCS courses General Chemistry, General Biology, or General Physics I may substitute for HU Environmental Science SC 270 (Environmental Literacy) which is a Natural Science requirement for all of their BS programs, with the exception of Nursing. Herzing University offers two separate courses as equivalents to WTCS Intro to Ethics 809-166: HU 140 Cultural Diversity or HU 240 Introduction to Humanities. WTCS Developmental Psychology will be accepted as course transfer in the HU Nursing program and can substitute for HU Introduction to Psychology in all other programs.
Marquette University: WTCS Developmental Psychology credits will be accepted as course transfer in a Nursing program and will transfer as an elective for all other students.
Milwaukee School of Engineering: Given the institution’s specialized general education curriculum, MSOE accepts all courses in the agreement with the exception of WTCS Intro to Ethics 809-166.
St. Norbert College: WTCS General Biology (806-114) meets the college’s requirement that students take a Physical and Natural World course as part of the curriculum requirements for a degree.