The Department of Public Instruction is committed to expanding opportunities for students to meet graduation requirements. In 2008, Wisconsin released information about establishing local science equivalency credit to technology and engineering courses as well as Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses.
Please feel free to contact Jake Mihm, DPI Technology and Engineering Consultant, at (608) 665-9254 if you have any questions about the equivalency credit process.
Informational Resources:
- State Superintendent's 2008 Statute Letter - State Superintendent's letter to district administrators announcing the availability for technology and engineering teachers/departments applying for science equivalency graduation credit.
- Technology Education and Science Task Force Report - The State Superintendent's technology and engineering task force report which summarizes the work that led to establishing a science equivalency credit option for technology and engineering courses.
- Approved Science Equivalency Schools and Courses - This document outlines all Wisconsin schools that have approved technology and engineering/science equivalency credit courses.
- UW System PLTW Approval Chart - UW-System/PLTW approval chart for for each campus in Wisconsin. This chart is a supplemental resource that accompanies the UW-System letter.
- Sample Technology Education/Science Crosswalk Template - Crosswalk Template for General Technology and Engineering/Science crosswalk in Word form should be used by districts to input local course curriculum. Previous sample crosswalk templates may be used until February 1, 2016. After this date, school districts must use this new crosswalk template which was updated to provide flexibility for districts to document standards that have been locally approved.
- Step-by-Step - Tech. Ed. to Science Equivalency - This is a step-by-step process districts can use to help guide them through the process of applying for science credit.
Applications:
- Tech. Ed. - Equivalency Course Application Form (PI-1803-TE) - Application form technology and engineering departments will use for non-PLTW courses when applying for science equivalency credit.
- Tech. Ed. - PLTW - Equivalency Course Application Form (PI-1803-TE PLTW) - Application form technology and engineering departments will use for PLTW courses when applying for science equivalency credit.
Sample Crosswalks:
- Badger High School Electronics Crosswalk - An example of Lake Geneva Badger High School Electronics science equivalency crosswalk document.
- PLTW - Biotechnical Engineering (BTE) Task Force Crosswalk - Project Lead the Way Biotechnical Engineering course crosswalk document which was part of the process the task force used to evaluate the course curriculum.
- PLTW - Principles of Engineering (POE) Task Force Crosswalk - Project Lead the Way Principles of Engineering course crosswalk document which was part of the process the task force used to evaluate the course curriculum.
- STEM Academy – Principles of Engineering Crosswalk - STEM Academy Principles of Engineering course crosswalk document.