ARTICULATION AGREEMENT

for transfer of credits between

The University of Wisconsin-Superior Bachelor of Science in Social Work Degree

and the

Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (MRCTC) Associate of Arts Degree

(with emphases in either human services or chemical dependency)

Effective Dates: January 2012-December 2017 Review Date: June 2017

Introduction and Rationale:

The University of Wisconsin-Superior maintains an educational partnership with MRCTC to provide opportunities for students to enter bachelor’s degree completion programs. In the interest of fostering cooperation between our institutions, and to better serve the transfer of students from MRCTC to the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the faculty and administration of our institutions have established this articulation agreement.

This Agreement specifies the transfer of credit from the MRCTC Associate of Arts Degree named above to the UW-S Bachelor’s Degree named above in recognition that the MRCTC program prepares students for the admission to this Bachelor’s degree program. The underlying assumption for this Agreement is that MRCTC provides a foundation of coursework and the University provides the upper-level courses required within the Bachelor’s degree program.

MRCTC Program / UW-Superior Program /
Course # / Course title / Cr / Course # / Course title / Cr. granted /
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES are satisfied by the AA degree from MRCTC.

MRCTC students who successfully complete the MRCTC Associate of Arts degree named above and wishing to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Superior will be awarded the following credits toward a Bachelor of Science Social Work Degree.

MAJOR COURSES - Basic
HSER 1231 / Introduction to Human Services / 4 / SO W 121 / Introduction to Social Work / 4
MAJOR COURSES –REQUIRED NON-SOCIAL WORK
STAT 2551
and
2552 / Statistics I
and
Statistics II / 4
3 / MATH 130 / Elementary Statistics / 3
SOC 1558 / Human Relations / 3 / SOCI 273 / Race and Ethnicity / 3
MAJOR COURSES –Inter-Intra Personal Determinants of Human Behavior
(Need one)
PSYC 2551 / General Psychology / 4 / PSYC 101 / Introduction to Psychology / 4
SOC 1555 / Introduction to Sociology / 3 / SOCI 101 / Introduction to Sociology / 3
MAJOR COURSE—Biological Determinants of Human Behavior
(Need one)
BIOL 1515 / Biology of Women / 3 / BIOL 189 / Biology Elective / 3
BIOL 1545 / Human Biology I / 4 / BIOL 115 / Human Biology / 4
MAJOR COURSE –Systemic Determinants of Human Behavior
(Need one)
ECON 1555 / Survey of Economics / 3 / ECON 235 / Economics in Society / 3
ECON 1557 / Principles of Economics: macro / 3 / ECON 251 / Principles of Macro Economics / 3
HLTH 1455 / Personal and Community Health / 3 / HHP 189 / Health and Human Performance Elective / 3
SOC 1565 / Social Problems / SOCI 200 / Social Problems / 3
SOCIAL WORK ELECTIVES
(Need one)
HSER 1232
and
2234 / Helping Process
and
Crisis Intervention / 3
3 / SO W 329 / Crisis Intervention / 3
CDEP 1261
and
1255 / Chemical Dependency Theories
and
Psychology of Addiction / 3
3 / SO W 350 / Introduction to Addiction and Recovery / 3
WRITING REQUIREMENT
(Need one: Must be in addition to two introductory writing courses)
ENGL 1532 / Technical Writing / 3 / WRIT 189 / Writing Elective / 3
BUS 1657 / Business Communications / 3 / WRIT 209 / Business and Professional Writing / 3

Requirements and Considerations:

Students from MRCTC must have completed the above-named program with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.3/4.0 for consideration for transfer under the terms of this document.

Students who have completed the Associate of Arts Degree at MRCTC as stipulated in the MRCTC/UW-Superior Articulation Agreement of April 5, 2008, will have fulfilled all UW-Superior lower division general education requirements. UW-Superior general education non-western and diversity requirements must still be completed; the diversity requirement may be completed by taking either SO W386 or Soci 273; the non-Western requirement selection will be decided with the academic advisor.

Sixty-four to sixty-five (64-65) total credits are required to complete the Social Work Comprehensive Major for the bachelor’s degree named above.

A minimum of 25 credits from the MRCTC program named above may be transferred in and used toward this major as listed above.

Elective courses taken at MRCTC which are not listed in this agreement will be reviewed by the faculty of the UW-Superior degree program named above on a case by case basis.

Students are required to apply to be accepted into the Social Work Major by filing an application with an academic advisor before entering SO W 340 Methods of Practice I, and SO W 341 Methods of Practice II, and SO W 344 HBSE I. In addition to submitting the application, students must demonstrate suitability and capacity to enter the profession of social work according to Admission/Continuation Competencies listed in the "Social Work Student Handbook” and meet with a Review Committee as a part of the admission process.

Students must maintain a 2.5/4.0 grade point average in upper division courses and are required to complete a final internship and capstone senior research project to be eligible for the bachelor’s degree named above.

In order to be awarded a degree from UW-Superior, students are required to earn:

·  120 total credits to complete the bachelor’s degree named above

·  at least 30 credits at UW-Superior

·  at least 36 credits in upper-division courses (300-400 level), and

·  their final 12 credits at UW-Superior.

Conditions:

The terms of this articulation agreement apply only for the purposes of entry to the Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. MRCTC students seeking admission to other degree programs offered at UW-Superior may transfer to the University only those credits recognized under the current UW System-Transfer Guidelines as documented on the Transfer Information System web site at http://www.uwsa.edu/tis/.

This agreement is limited to University requirements for completion of a Bachelor’s degree only. Students seeking certification for licensure in particular fields must complete any additional requirements for such certification.

Agreement Contact Persons:

University of Wisconsin-Superior

Elizabeth Blue, Chair, Human Behavior, Justice and Diversity Dept. email phone

Mesabi Range Community and Technical College System

Mary Kay Riendeau, Faculty, Human Services Program email phone

Approvals:

UW-Superior Faculty Senate Action Item #______passed on ______

Date

______

Chancellor, UW-Superior Chief Academic Officer, MRCTC

Date: ______Date: ______

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October 31, 2013