Metropolitan Community Colleges Kansas City, Missouri

This agreement between Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC) 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 MCC 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 MCC 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

MCC The courses below should be taken at MCC as part of the Associate in Applied Science in Accounting degree
General Education Requirements
ENGL 101 Composition and Reading I	3 cr
ENGL 102 Composition and Reading II	3 cr
SPDR 100 Fundamentals of Speech	3 cr
Students must complete one of the following courses: HIST 120 American History I or HIST 121 American History II or POLS 135 Introduction to Political Science or POLS 136 Introduction to American National Politics or POLS 137 Introduction to State and Local Politics or SOSC 151 Foundations of Social Sciences II	3 cr
Total	12 cr
Program Specific Requirements
MATH 100 Mathematics for Business or MATH 110 Intermediate Algebra or MATH 120 College Algebra	3 cr
CSIS 115 Intro to Microcomputer Applications (or equivalent CSIS course)	3 cr
BSAD 101 Accounting Principles I	3 cr
BSAD 102 Accounting II	3 cr
BSAD 254 Business Law I or BSAD 255 Business Law II or BSAD 270 Legal Environment of Business	3 cr
BSAD155 Acct. Problems - Spreadsheet	3 cr
BSAD 202 Intermediate Accounting I	3 cr
BSAD 153 Gen Ledger Acct. Systems	3 cr
BSAD 151 Personal Finance or ECON 210 Principles of Economics I	3 cr
BSAD 220 Business Letters and Reports or BSAD 178 Business Communications	3 cr
BSAD 201 Cost Accounting or BSAD 154 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
BSAD 204 Business Management or BSAD 109 Principles of Supervision	3 cr
BSAD 240 Acct. Capstone Course	3 cr
BSAD 252 Individual Income Tax	3 cr
BSAD 256 Accounting Internship	3 cr
Total	45 cr
Program Electives:	9 cr
The following two courses should be included within the 9 credits: BSAD 205 Marketing* 3 cr ECON 211 Principles of Economics II* 3 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	66 cr
*Required for Baccalaureate degree

The courses below are required to fulfill the additional general education hours required for the BS in Accounting degree from Northwest. The courses may be taken at either institution
MCC		Northwest
MATH 115 Statistics	3 cr	17-114 General Statistics I	3 cr
Two Science Courses, including 1 lab:	10 cr	Two Science Courses, including 1 lab:	7-8 cr
BIOL 101 General Biology & Lab 5 cr CHEM 105 Introductory Chemistry & Lab 5 cr PHYS 101 Introductory Physics & Lab		04-102/103 General Biology* 3 cr Lab* 1 cr 24-112/113 General Chemistry* 3 cr Lab* 1 cr 27-114/115 General Earth Science 3 cr Lab 1 cr 25-110-111 General Physics* 3 cr Lab* 1 cr
Total	13 cr	Total	10-11 cr
The following elective courses are required courses at Northwest and will need to be taken if not taken in the first two years at MCC:
HIST 120 American History I	3 cr	33-155 America - A Historical Survey	3 cr
POLS 136 Intro to American Natl Politics	3 cr	34-102 Intro to American Govt. and Politics*	3 cr
MATH 120 College Algebra	3 cr	17-118 College Algebra	3 cr
BSAD 201 Cost Accounting	3 cr	51-301 Cost Accounting*	3 cr
BSAD 254 Business Law I	3 cr	53-311 Business Law I*	3 cr
ECON 210 Principles of Economics I	3 cr	52-150 General Economics I	3 cr
BSAD 204 Business Management	3 cr	54-313 Management Process & Behavior*	3 cr
BSAD 205 Marketing	3 cr	55-330 Principles of Marketing*	3 cr
ECON 211 Principles of Economics II	3 cr	52-151 General Economics II	3 cr
Total	27 cr	Total	27 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.
51-303 Tax Accounting I			3 cr
51-308 Accounting Information Systems			3 cr
Total			6 cr

*Courses not available online through Northwest

The following courses must be taken at Northwest.
Three Humanities courses: 39-171 Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr 39-274 Introduction to Ethics 3 cr 13-102 Art Appreciation 3 cr 43-101 Theatre Appreciation 3 cr 19-201 The Enjoyment of Music 3 cr	9 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	149-152 cr
A minimum of 15 accounting credits must be completed at Northwest.

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

MCC contact information:
      Telephone: 816-655-6181
      Web site:  http://www.distance.kcmetro.cc.mo.us
      E-mail:   holman@blueriver.cc.mo.us