Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS

This agreement between Kansas City Kansas Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate in Applied Science in General Business degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Kansas City Kansas Community College student who has earned an Associate in Applied Science in General Business degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore business administration 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 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 KCKCC 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," "AU" 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

KCKCC Kansas City, KS The courses below should be taken at KCKCC as part of the Associate in Applied Science in General Business degree
General Education Requirements
EN 101 Composition I	3 cr
EN 102 Composition II	3 cr
HD 101 Strategies for Academic Excellence	2 cr
PS 101 Psychology	3 cr
SP 151 Public Speaking	3 cr
MA 115 Statistics	3 cr
Humanities--One humanities course from the following list of courses: HI 115 World Civilization I (3) HI 116 World Civilization II (3) PH 103 Introduction to Philosophy (3) PH 206 Ethics (3) FA 101 Art Exploration (3) EN 104 Introduction to Literature (3) TH 101 Exploration of Theatre (3) MU 101 Music Appreciation (3)	3 cr
Total	20 cr
Business Courses
BU 101 Accounting I	3 cr
BU 102 Accounting II	3 cr
BU 104 Small Business Management	3 cr
BU 110 Business Math	3 cr
BU 111 Microcomputer Business Software	3 cr
BU 203 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
BU 204 Business Law I	3 cr
BU 206 Business Law II	3 cr
BU 210 Introduction to Business	3 cr
BU 211 Business Communications	3 cr
BU 280 Human Resource Management	3 cr
DP 174 Computer Concepts/Application	3 cr
SO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr
Psychology Elective	3 cr
Total	42 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	62 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 KCKCC will transfer to Northwest.
Two science courses, including one lab: 7-10 cr
KCKCC		Northwest
BI 121 General Biology (5) CH 109 General Chemistry (5) SC 231 General Physics (5)		04-102/103 General Biology (3) Lab (1)* 24-112/113 General Chemistry (3) Lab (1)* 27-114/115 Earth Science (3) Lab (1) 25-110/111 General Physics (3) Lab (1)*
Additional required courses: 15-17 cr
KCKCC		Northwest
BU 113 Marketing (3)		55-330 Principles of Marketing (3)*
BU 286 Principles of Management (3)		54-313 Management Process and Behavior (3)*
MA 105 College Algebra (5)		17-118 College Algebra (3)
PO 111 American Government (3)		34-102 Introdiction to American Government and Politics (3)*
SO 202 Principles of Microeconomics (3)		52-151 General Economics II (3)*

*Course not available online

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
Two additional humanities courses from below: 39-171 Introduction to Philosophy (3) 39-274 Introduction to Ethics (3) 13-102 Art Appreciation (3) 43-101 Theatre Appreciation (3) 19-201 The Enjoyment of Music (3)	6 cr
33-155 America-A Historical Survey	3 cr
34-201 Missouri Politics	1 cr
44-317 Management Information Systems	3 cr
52-354 Labor Economics	3 cr
53-324 Fundamentals of Business Finance	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 Org. Policy and Decision Making	3 cr
55-331 Retailing	3 cr
55-332 Promotion	3 cr
55-438 International Business	3 cr
Total	40 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	124 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

KCKCC contact information:
      Telephone: 913-596-9669
      Web site:  http://www.kckcc.cc.ks.us/online/index.htm
      E-mail:   areach@toto.net