Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff, MO

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

A maximum of 84 credit hours will be accepted by Northwest from Three Rivers to be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Business Management 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

To ensure students have the necessary tools to begin study in the major area, the Department of Marketing and Management requires that students must meet certain requirements before enrolling in advanced coursework. Students making application to major in Business Management must achieve Advanced Standing. Failure to achieve Advanced Standing will prohibit the student from graduating with a degree granted by Northwest's Marketing and Management Department. Students are considered to have achieved Advanced Standing only when they have a cumulative 2.00 GPA or better AND a "C" or better in each of the five courses listed below:

NORTHWEST	THREE RIVERS EQUIVALENT
Math 17-114 General Statistics I	BUAD 230 Business Statistics
Math 17-118 College Algebra	MATH 163 College Algebra
Acct 51-201 Accounting I	ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting I
Econ 52-150 General Economics I	ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 52-151 General Economics II	ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics

 

Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff, MO The courses below should be taken at Three Rivers as part of the Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree
ENGL 111 College Writing		3 cr
ENGL 112 Advanced College Writing		3 cr
ENGL Literature Elective		3 cr
HPER 110 Lifetime Wellness		2 cr
GOVT 121 National and State Government		3 cr
IST 100 Computer Literacy		3 cr
MATH 163 College Algebra		3 cr
HIST 111 American History to 1877 or HIST 112 American History since 1877		3 cr
ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting I		3 cr
ACCT 122 Principles of Accounting II		3 cr
SPDR 110 Public Speaking		3 cr
ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics		3 cr
ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics		3 cr
BLAW 221 Legal Environment of Business		3 cr
BUED 203 Business Communications		3 cr
BUAD 230 Business Statistics		3 cr
Lab Science		5 cr
Natural Science Elective		3-5 cr
Business Elective		3 cr
Two humanities courses selected from the following: --HIST 121 World Civilization to the Renaissance --HIS 122 World Civilization Since the Renaissance --PHIL 200 Introduction to Philosophy --PHIL 233 Ethics --ARTS 123 History & Appreciation of Art --SPDR 120 History & Appreciation of Theatre --MUSC 123 History & Appreciation of Music		6 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree		64-66 cr

The courses below are required to fulfill the additional general education hours required for the BS in Business Management degree from Northwest. The courses may be taken at either institution. A maximum of 84 credit hours from Three Rivers will transfer to Northwest.
Three Rivers		Northwest
BMGT 215 Supervisory Development	3 cr	54-313 Management Process & Behavior	3 cr
MKTG 115 Principles of Marketing	3 cr	55-330 Principles of Marketing 3	3 cr
Business Electives as approved by TRCC	12 cr	Business Electives 12	12 cr
Total	18 cr	Total	18 cr

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
44-317 Management Information Systems	3 cr
51-408 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
52-354 Labor Economics	3 cr
53-324 Fundamentals of Business Finance	3 cr
54-314 Human Resource Management	3 cr
54-315 Production & Operations Management	3 cr
54-316 Organization Theory and Behavior	3 cr
54-318 Entrepreneurship	3 cr
54-413 Business and Society	3 cr
54-417 Organizational Policy & Decision Making	3 cr
55-331 Retailing	3 cr
55-332 Promotion	3 cr
55-438 International Business	3 cr
Advisor Approved Elective	3 cr
Total	42 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	124-126 cr

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

Three Rivers Community College contact information:
      Telephone: 877-TRY-TRCC
      Web site: http://www.trcc.edu/
      E-mail: sinman@trcc.edu