Kansas City Kansas Community College

This agreement between Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate in Applied Science in Accounting degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Northwest. Any KCKCC student who has earned an Associate in Applied Science in Accounting 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 84 credit hours will be accepted by Northwest from KCKCC 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

Kansas City Kansas Community College

The courses below should be taken at KCKCC as part of the Associate in Applied Science in Accounting 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
Accounting Requirements
BU 101 Accounting I
3 cr
BU 102 Accounting II
3 cr
BU 110 Business Math
3 cr
BU 111 Microcomputer Business Software
3 cr
BU 164 Income Tax Procedures
3 cr
BU 203 Managerial Accounting
3 cr
BU 204 Business Law I
3 cr
BU 206 Business Law II
3 cr
BU 209 Computerized Accounting
3 cr
BU 210 Introduction to Business
3 cr
BU 211 Business Communications
3 cr
SO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
3 cr
SO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
3 cr
Business Elective
3 cr
Total
42 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree
62 cr


The following courses are required to fulfill the additional hours required for the BS in Accounting degree from Northwest. These courses may be taken at either KCKCC or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from KCKCC will transfer to Northwest.
One additional humanities course: 3 cr
KCKCC Northwest

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)

26-102 Western Civilization I (3)*
26-103 Western Civilization II (3)*
39-171 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
39-274 Introduction to Ethics (3)
13-102 Art Appreciation (3)
10-220 Introduction to Literature (3)*
43-101 Theatre Appreciation (3)
19-201 The Enjoyment of Music (3)
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: 12-14 cr
KCKCC Northwest

BU 113 Marketing (3)
BU 286 Principles of Management (3)
MA 105 College Algebra (5)
PO 111 American Government (3)

55-330 Principles of Marketing (3)*
54-313 Management Process and Behavior (3)*
17-118 College Algebra (3)
34-102 Introduction to American Government and Politics (3)*
*Courses not available online

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.
51-301 Cost Accounting
3 cr
51-306 Intermediate Accounting I
3 cr
51-308 Accounting Information Systems 3 cr
Total
9 cr
 
The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.

One additional humanities course 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)

3 cr
33-155 America-A Historical Survey 3 cr
34-201 Missouri Politics
1 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
40 cr
Total Semester Hours for Baccalaureate Degree
133-138 cr
Minimum Required Hours for Baccalaureate 124 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

KCKCC contact information:
      Telephone:
913-596-9669

      Web site:  http://www.kckcc.cc.ks.us/online/index.htm
      E-mail:   areach@toto.net


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