Kirkwood Community College

This agreement between Kirkwood Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate of Science in Accounting degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Northwest. Any Kirkwood student who has earned an Associate of 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 Kirkwood 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

Kirkwood Community College The courses below should be taken at Kirkwood as part of the Associate of Science in Accounting degree
AD144U Employment Seminar	1 cr
AO101T Principles of Accounting I	4 cr
AO102T Principles of Accounting II	4 cr
AO103T Cost Accounting	4 cr
AO104T Intermediate Accounting I	4 cr
AO105T Intermediate Accounting II	4 cr
AO107T Income Tax	4 cr
AO113T Accounting Spreadsheets	4 cr
CC113T Composition I	3 cr
CC114T Composition II	3 cr
CC130T Fundamentals of Communication	3 cr
DG102T Introduction to Micros and DP	3 cr
EO120T Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr
EO130T Principles of Microeconomics	3 cr
LA160T Business Law I	3 cr
MT118T College Algebra	3 cr
MT125T Fundamentals of Statistics	4 cr
Select two humanities and/or history/cultures electives from the list below: --AR100T Art Appreciation --AR105T Art History: Ancient to 1400 --MC100T Music Appreciation --PN101T Introduction to Philosophy --PN109T Introduction to Ethics --HI100T Ancient Mediterranean World --LR203-207T Forms of Literature --DM110T Introduction to Theatre	6 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	63 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 Kirkwood or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from Kirkwood will transfer to Northwest.
Kirkwood			Northwest
MR101T Principles of Marketing	3 cr		55-330 Principles of Marketing*	3 cr
OF104U Business Communications	3 cr		54-310 Managerial Communication*	3 cr
AD102T Introduction to Management	3 cr		54-313 Management Process and Behavior*	3 cr
PO100T American Government	3 cr		34-102 Intro American Gov. & Politics*	3 cr
2 Science courses from below and 1 lab: 7 cr
--BI100T College Biology for Non-Majors (3) --ES110/111T Intro. Geology (3) & Lab (1) --CN100/101T Intro. to Chemistry (3) & Lab (1) --PA100T Introductory Physics (3)			--04-102/103 General Biology* (3) & Lab* (1) --27-114/115 General Earth Science (3) & Lab (1) --24-112/113 General Chemistry* (3) & Lab* (1) --25-110/111 General Physics* (3) & Lab* (1)

*Courses not available online through Northwest

The following course is 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.
51-308 Accounting Information Systems	3 cr
Total	22 cr
The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
One additional humanities course from below: --13-102 Art Appreciation (3) --19-201 The Enjoyment of Music (3) --39-171 Introduction to Philosophy (3) --39-274 Introduction to Ethics (3) --43-101 Theatre Appreciation (3)	3 cr
33-155 America-A Historical Survey 3	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 Minimum Semester Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	125 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

Kirkwood Community College contact information:
      Telephone: 800-363-2220
      Web site:  http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/index.html
      Link to course descriptions:
          http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/catalog/index.html
      E-mail:  davidball@kirkwood.cc.ia.us