Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA

This agreement between Iowa Western Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate of Arts in Business Administration-University Transfer degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Iowa Western student who has earned an Associate of Arts in Business Administration-University Transfer 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 Iowa Western 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

Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA The courses below should be taken at Iowa Western as part of the Associate of Arts in Business Administration-University Transfer degree
ENGL 111 College Writing ENG101A English Composition I	3 cr
ENG102A English Composition II	3 cr
SPC111A Public Speaking	3 cr
MAT154A College Algebra	3 cr
MAT236A Statistics	3 cr
ECN225A Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr
ECN226A Principles of Microeconomics	3 cr
BUS131A Introduction to Business	3 cr
ACC121A Principles of Accounting I	3 cr
ACC122A Principles of Accounting II	3 cr
CSC141A Microcomputer Applications or CSC160AComputer App. & Analysis in Bus.	3 cr
RTM155A Principles of Marketing	3 cr
BUS134A Business Communications	3 cr
MGT145A Principles of Management	3 cr
HIS107A American History to 1877 or HIS108A American History Since 1877	3 cr
POL144A American National Government	3 cr
Two of the following, including one lab: --BIO126A Principles of Biology (4) --CHM110A Principles of Chemistry (4) --PSC130A Physical Geology (3) --PHY230A General Physics I (4)	7-8 cr
Physical Education - One of the following: --PED107A -110A --PED112A, 113A, 115A, 117A --PED120A, 122A, 123A, 125A	1 cr
Three Humanities Electives: --HIS109A Western Civ. to 1650 --HIS110A Western Civ. since 1650 --LIT215A American Literature I --LIT216A American Literature II --PHL281A Intro to Philosophy --PHL282A Intro to Ethics --ART101A Art Appreciation --DRA122A Introduction to Theatre --MUS131A Music Appreciation	9 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	65-66 cr

The following courses are required to fulfill the additional hours required for the BS in Business Management degree from Northwest. These courses may be taken at either Iowa Western or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from Iowa Western will transfer to Northwest.
Iowa Western		Northwest
BUS231A Business Law I	3 cr	53-311 Business Law I	3 cr
Approved Electives	15 cr	Approved Electives	15 cr
Total	18 cr	Total	18 cr

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
4-201 Missouri Politics	1 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 & 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	40 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	123-124 cr
Total Minimum for Baccalaureate: 124 hours

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

Iowa Western Community College contact information:
      Telephone: (712) 325-3200
      Web site: http://www.iwcc.cc.ia.us/
      E-mail: admissions@iwcc.cc.ia.us