Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, South Carolina

This agreement between Florence-Darlington Technical College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate of Business--Small Business Management degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Florence-Darlington student who has earned an Associate of Business--Small Business Management degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore business administration credit hours, general education credits required for the Associate of Business 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 Florence-Darlington 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:

Math 17-114 General Statistics I
Math 17-118 College Algebra
Acct 51-201 Accounting I
Econ 52-150 General Economics I
Econ 52-151 General Economics II

Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, South Carolina The courses below should be taken at Florence-Darlington as part of the Associate of Business--Small Business Management degree
ECO 210 Macroeconomics	3 cr
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics	3 cr
ENG 101 English Composition 1	3 cr
SPC 205 Public Speaking	3 cr
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3 cr
BUS 123 Business Law I	3 cr
MKT 101 Marketing	3 cr
MGT 101 Principles of Management	3 cr
ACC 111 Accounting Concepts	3 cr
CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications	3 cr
ACC 112 Organizational Accounting	3 cr
ECO 211 Microeconomics	3 cr
MGT 120 Small Business Management	3 cr
MGT 280 Executive Development	3 cr
ACC 124 Individual Tax Procedures	3 cr
MGT 121 Small Business Operations	3 cr
MKT 250 Consumer Behavior	3 cr
ACC 240 Computerized Accounting	3 cr
MKT 240 Advertising	3 cr
BUS 268 Special Products in Business	3 cr
BUS 250 Intro to International Business	3 cr
ACC 115 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
Total Hours for Associate of Business Degree	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 Florence-Darlington will transfer to Northwest.
Florence-Darlington		Northwest
ENG 102 English Composition II	3 cr	10-111 Composition	3 cr
PSC 210 American Government	3 cr	34-102 Intro to American Government	3 cr
BIO 101 Biological Science I	4 cr	04-102/103, 04-112/113, 04-114/115, 03-130 Life Science Requirement (choose from courses listed above)	4 cr
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I	3 cr	51-201 Accounting I	3 cr
ACC 102 Accounting Principles II	3 cr	51-202 Accounting II	3 cr
MAT 120 ORBUS 240 Probability and StatisticsORBusiness Statistics	3 cr	17-114 General Statistics	3 cr
Total	19 cr	Total	19 cr
The following courses are required and may be completed through an accredited institution and credits transferred to Northwest, or completed on campus at Northwest. Courses taken at another institution must have prior Northwest advisor approval.
54-310 Managerial Communication			3 cr

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
33-155 American Historical Survey	3 cr
34-201 Missouri Politics	1 cr
17-118 College Algebra	3 cr
Humanities Course	3 cr
Fine Arts course	3 cr
27-114/115 Earth Science and Lab	4 cr
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 and Operations Management	3 cr
54-316 Organizational Theory and Behavior	3 cr
54-413 Business and Society	3 cr
54-417 Organizational Policy and Decision Making	3 cr
Total	44 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	132 cr
Minimum required hours for Baccalaureate--124 credits

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

Florence-Darlington Technical College contact information:
      Telephone: (800) 228-5745
      Web site: http://www.flo.tec.sc.us/
      Online web site: http://www.flo.tec.sc.us/AcademicPrograms/OnlineCollege/default.aspm       E-mail: admissions@fdtc.edu