Three Rivers Community College

This agreement between Three Rivers Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate in Applied Science in Accounting Technology degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Northwest. Any Three Rivers student who has earned an Associate in Applied Science in Accounting Technology degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore accounting credit hours, general education credits required for the AAS degree, plus any freshman and sophomore general education hours required by Northwest beyond the AAS degree. Northwest will apply such credit hours to the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree in a manner consistent with the treatment of all Northwest students.

A maximum of 84credit hours will be accepted by Northwest from Three Rivers Community College to be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree. Courses that are developmental (less than 100 level courses) are not transferable toward a baccalaureate degree. Only academic courses with passing letter grades (A, B, C, D) will be accepted for graduation requirements; courses with grades of "F" are not transferable. For information about credits earned through AP, IB, CLEP and dual enrollment programs, please contact the Northwest Admissions office.

Advanced Standing Requirement

In order to graduate with a major in accounting, a minimum grade of "C" is required in each of the courses listed below, and in Accounting I and Accounting II.
Acct 51-301 Cost Accounting
Acct 51-303 Tax Accounting I
Acct 51-304 Tax Accounting II
Acct 51-306 Intermediate Accounting I
Acct 51-307 Intermediate Accounting II
Acct 51-308 Accounting Information Systems
Acct 51-401 Intermediate Accounting III
Acct 51-403 Advanced Accounting
Acct 51-404 Auditing
Fin 53-312 Business Law II

Three Rivers Community College The courses below should be taken at Three Rivers Community College as part of the Associate in Applied Science in Accounting Technology degree
ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting I	3 cr
ACCT 122 Principles of Accounting II	3 cr
ACCT 217 Accounting Information Systems	3 cr
ACCT 225 Intermediate Accounting I	3 cr
ACCT 226 Intermediate Accounting II	3 cr
ACCT 237 Income Tax Accounting	3 cr
ACCT 258 Cost Accounting	3 cr
ACCT 297 Internship	6 cr
BLAW 221 Legal Environment of Business	3 cr
BUAD 120 Introduction to Business	3 cr
ENGL 111 College Writing	3 cr
ENGL 112 Advanced College Writing	3 cr
BUED 110 Business Mathematics	3 cr
BUED 121 Keyboarding Applications 1	3 cr
BUED 203 Business Communications	3 cr
ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr
GOVT 121 National and State Government	3 cr
IST 100 Computer Literacy	3 cr
IST 268 Spreadsheet Applications	3 cr
SPDR 110 Public Speaking	3 cr
Elective	3 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	66 cr

The courses below are required to fulfill the additional general education hours required for the BS in Accounting degree from Northwest. The courses may be taken at either institution
Three Rivers Community College		Northwest
MATH 163 College Algebra	3 cr	17-118 College Algebra*	3 cr
One Humanities Course: 3 cr
HIST 121 World Civilization to the Renaissance (3 cr) or HIS 122 World Civilization Since the Renaissance (3 cr) or PHIL 200 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr) or PHIL 233 Ethics (3 cr) or ARTS 123 History & Appreciation of Art (3 cr) or SPDR 120 History & Appreciation of Theatre (3 cr) or MUSC 123 History & Appreciation of Music (3 cr)		26-102 Western Civilization I (3 cr) or 26-103 Western Civilization II (3 cr) or 39-171 Introduction to Philosophy* (3 cr) or 39-274 Introduction to Ethics* (3 cr) or 13-102 Art Appreciation* (3 cr) or 43-101 Theatre Appreciation* (3 cr) or 19-201 The Enjoyment of Music* (3 cr)
Two Science Courses, including 1 lab: 8-10 cr One from each area…
Life Sciences
BIOL 100 Survey of Biology (3 cr) or BIOL 101 General Biology (5 cr)		04-102/103 General Biology (3 cr) Lab(1 cr)
Physical Sciences (one course)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I (5 cr) or BIOL 102 Environmental Science (5 cr) or PHYS 100 Survey of Physics (3 cr) or PHYS 101 Physical Science (5 cr) or PHYS 211 General Physics I (5 cr)		24-112/113 General Chemistry (3 cr) Lab(1 cr) or 27-114/115 General Earth Science (3 cr) Lab(1 cr)* or 25-110 General Physics (3 cr) or 40-102/103 The Physical Sciences (3 cr) Lab (1 cr) or 25-110/111 General Physics (3 cr) Lab(1 cr)
Other Required Courses:
MKTG 115 Principles of Marketing	3 cr	55-330 Principles of Marketing	3 cr
BMGT 215 Supervisory Development	3 cr	54-313 Management Process & Behavior	3 cr
BUAD 230 Business Statistics	3 cr	17-114 General Statistics I	3 cr
ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics	3 cr	52-151 General Economics II*	3 cr
Total: 26-28 cr

The following courses must be taken at Northwest.
Two Humanities Courses: 39-171 Introduction to Philosophy* 39-274 Introduction to Ethics* 13-102 Art Appreciation* 43-101 Theatre Appreciation* 19-201 The Enjoyment of Music*	6 cr
33-155 America-A Historical Survey*	3 cr
44-317 Management Information Systems*	3 cr
51-304 Tax Accounting II*	3 cr
51-307 Intermediate Accounting II*	3 cr
51-401 Intermediate Accounting III*	3 cr
51-403 Advanced Accounting*	3 cr
51-404 Auditing*	3 cr
53-312 Business Law II*	3 cr
53-324 Fundamentals of Business Finance*	3 cr
54-315 Production and Operations Management*	3 cr
54-417 Organizational Policy and Decision Making*	3 cr
55-438 International Business*	3 cr
Total	42 cr
Total Semester Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	134-136 cr

For more information about Northwest's BS in Accounting degree, contact:
      Telephone: 660-562-1562
      Web site:  http://NorthwestOnline.org
      E-mail:   admissions@nwmissouri.edu

Three Rivers Community College contact information:
      Telephone: (573) 840-9675
      Web site:  http://www.trcc.cc.mo.us/
      E-mail:   sinman@trcc.cc.mo.us