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The Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Program
The Youth Apprenticeship (YA) program was authorized in 1991 by Wisconsin Assembly Bill 91 Act 39 and serves as the cornerstone of Wisconsin's School to Work System. The Youth Apprenticeship program is aligned with the three primary components of the Federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act, which requires participating State systems to include school-based learning, work-based learning and connecting activities.
There are currently 22 programs available. Students in Wisconsin public and private high schools who have achieved junior level and meet other YA criteria are afforded an opportunity to pursue a two-year elective program that combines academic and technical classroom instruction with mentored on-the-job learning.
Each UW System institution has evaluated YA programs in Biotechnology, Engineering, Finance, Health Services, and Printing to determine if the curriculum will help a student meet college preparatory credit requirements for admission. The tables that follow identify how each campus will award high school credit for each of these programs.
YA Biotechnology Program
YA Engineering Program
YA Finance Program
YA Health Services Program
YA Printing Program
| Biotechnology |
| Campus |
Elective Credits |
Academic Credits |
| UW Colleges |
1 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Eau Claire |
1 Science |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Green Bay |
1 Science
2 Other
(Two electives must be chosen from the Core College Preparatory areas or foreign language. Two may be "other", that is, from the Core College Preparatory areas, fine arts, computer science and other academic or vocational areas.)
|
1 Natural Science |
| UW-La Crosse |
3 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Madison |
1 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Milwaukee |
1 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Oshkosh |
None |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Parkside |
1 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Platteville |
None |
2 Natural Science (Remaining natural science units/credits must be in 9th grade general science, biology, chemistry, physics, earth science or other approved natural science courses (excluding biotechnology).) |
| UW-River Falls |
2 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Stevens Point |
4 |
2 Natural Science (Remaining natural science units/credits must be in 9th grade general science, biology, chemistry, physics, earth science or other approved natural science courses (excluding biotechnology.) |
| UW-Stout |
None |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Superior |
None |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Whitewater |
3 |
1 Natural Science |
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| Engineering |
| Campus |
Elective Credits |
Academic Credits |
| UW Colleges |
2 |
None |
| UW-Eau Claire |
.5 Science |
None |
| UW-Green Bay |
2 Other
(Two electives must be chosen from the Core College Preparatory areas or foreign language. Two may be "other", that is, from the previous areas, fine arts, computer science and other academic or vocational areas.)
|
1 Natural Science |
| UW-La Crosse |
3 |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Madison |
1 |
None |
| UW-Milwaukee |
2 |
None |
| UW-Oshkosh |
1 |
None |
| UW-Parkside |
2 |
None |
| UW-Platteville |
2 |
None |
| UW-River Falls |
2 |
None |
| UW-Stevens Point |
4 |
None |
| UW-Stout |
2 |
None |
| UW-Superior |
None |
1 Natural Science |
| UW-Whitewater |
3 |
1 Natural Science |
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| Finance |
| Campus |
Elective Credits |
Academic Credits |
| UW Colleges |
2 |
None |
| UW-Eau Claire |
None |
None |
| UW-Green Bay |
2 Other
(Two electives must be chosen from the Core College Preparatory areas or foreign language. Two may be "other", that is, from the previous areas, fine arts, computer science and other academic or vocational areas.)
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1 Social Science |
| UW-La Crosse |
3 |
1 Social Science |
| UW-Madison |
1 |
None |
| UW-Milwaukee |
2 |
None |
| UW-Oshkosh |
1 |
None |
| UW-Parkside |
1 |
1 Social Science |
| UW-Platteville |
2 |
None |
| UW-River Falls |
2 |
None |
| UW-Stevens Point |
3
(Remaining elective units/credits must be in course(s) from the Core College Preparatory areas, foreign language, fine arts or computer science.)
|
None |
| UW-Stout |
2 |
None |
| UW-Superior |
1
(Contact the institution for additional information.)
|
None |
| UW-Whitewater |
2 |
None |
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| Health Services |
| Campus |
Elective Credits |
Academic Credits |
| UW Colleges |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Eau Claire |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Green Bay |
2
One science elective applied towards the two academic elective credit requirement and one "other" elective to be applied toward the 2 credit "other elective" requirement. |
0 |
| UW-La Crosse |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Madison |
1 |
0 |
| UW-Milwaukee |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Oshkosh |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Parkside |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Platteville |
2 |
0 |
| UW-River Falls |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Stevens Point |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Stout |
1
In addition, students could receive college credit for their high school Youth Apprenticeship experience. The program director needs to discuss the nature of the experience with the student to determine if it is equivalent to one or more professional courses in the program. The student will then be required to "test out" of these course using established departmental procedures for credit by exam. If the student successfully passes the "test out" the course will be documented on the student's UW-Stout transcript. |
0 |
| UW-Superior |
2 |
0 |
| UW-Whitewater |
2 |
0 |
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| Printing |
| Campus |
Elective Credits |
Academic Credits |
| UW Colleges |
2 |
None |
| UW-Eau Claire |
.5 Art |
None |
| UW-Green Bay |
2 Other
(Two electives must be chosen from the Core College Preparatory areas or foreign language. Two may be "other", that is, from the previous areas, fine arts, computer science and other academic or vocational areas.)
|
None |
| UW-La Crosse |
None |
None |
| UW-Madison |
None |
None |
| UW-Milwaukee |
2 |
None |
| UW-Oshkosh |
1 |
None |
| UW-Parkside |
2 |
None |
| UW-Platteville |
2
(Contact institution for additional information.)
|
None |
| UW-River Falls |
2 |
None |
| UW-Stevens Point |
2
(Remaining elective units/credits must be in course(s) from the Core College Preparatory areas, foreign language, fine arts or computer science.)
|
None |
| UW-Stout |
2
(Contact institution for additional information.)
|
None |
| UW-Superior |
1 |
None |
| UW-Whitewater |
2 |
None |
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