North Central Missouri College
Trenton, Missouri

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

North Central Missouri College
Trenton, Missouri

The following courses will be accepted from North Central Missouri College:

EN 101 English I 3 cr
EN 102 English II 3 cr
EN 175 Speech Communication 3 cr
MT 122 College Algebra 3 cr
Social Science Requirement:
PL216 National Government or HI103 American History to Civil War
&
EC252 Microeconomics
&
EC253 Macroeconomics
9 cr
Life Sciences:
BI100 General Biology
or
BI101 General Botany
or
BI103 General Zoology
5 cr
Physical Sciences:
ES106 Physical Geology (4)
or
CH107 Intro to Chemistry (4)
or
CH110 Chemistry I (5)
or
PS108 Introduction to Physics (4)
or
PS185 College Physics I (5)
4-5 cr
BT160 Microcomputer Applications 3 cr
PE105 Health Education 2 cr
Physical Education Activity 1 cr
Major Field Requirements--Choose any six:
AC136 Elementary Accounting I (3)
AC137 Elementary Accounting II (3)
BT130 Business Communications (3)
BA150 Principles of Management (3)
BA154 Principles of Marketing (3)
BA221 Business Law I (3)
MT125 Elementary Statistics (3)
18 cr
STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM THREE OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES:
Literature Requirement:
EN252 World Literature
EN261 American Literature before 1865
EN262 American Literature after 1865
3 cr
Humanities/Cultural Studies:Humanities:
HU110 Pre-Renaissance
HU111 Humanities: Renaissance to Present
HI101 Western Civilization to 1700
HI102 Western Civilization since 1700
3 cr
Fine Arts Requirement:
AR104 Art Appreciation
MU109 Music Appreciation
TH111Introduction to Theatre
3 cr
Foreign Language/Philosophy:
FL100 Elementary Spanish I
FL101 Elementary Spanish II
PH101 Ethics
PH102 Introduction to Philosophy
RL101 Introduction to Religion
3 cr
Total Hours for Associate of Arts Degree 63-64 cr


If the courses below were not taken as part of the Associate of Arts degree they must be taken to fulfill the additional hours required for the BS in Business Management degree from Northwest These courses may be taken at either North Central Missouri College or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from North Central Missouri College will transfer to Northwest.
NCMC Northwest
AC136 Elementary Accounting I
3 cr 51-201 Accounting I
3 cr
AC127 Elementary Accounting II 3 cr 51-202 Accounting II 3 cr
BT130 Business Communications 3 cr 54-310 Managerial Communications 3 cr
BA150 Principles of Management 3 cr 54-313 Principles of Management 3 cr
BA154 Principles of Marketing 3 cr 55-330 Principles of Marketing 3 cr
BA221 Business Law I 3 cr 53-311 Business Law I 3 cr
MT125 Elementary Statistics 3 cr 17-114 General Statistics I 3 cr
EC252 Microeconomics 3 cr 52-151 General Economics II 3 cr
EC253 Macroeconomics 3 cr 52-150 General Economics I 3 cr


Special Instructions:
A Bachelor of Science degree at Northwest Missouri State University requires 124 credit hours to graduate. In order to meet the requirement, an additional 6-7 hours of elective coursework preapproved by the Northwest Admissions Office must be completed to satisfy the graduation requirement. These 6-7 hours may be taken at either North Central Missouri College or at Northwest Missouri State University. However, only 84 credit hours will be transferred from North Central toward the BS degree.
54-316 Organizational Behavior and Theory* 3 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 and Operations Management* 3 cr
54-318 Entrepreneurship* 3 cr
54-413 Business and Society* 3 cr
54-417 Organizational Policy and Decision Making* 3 cr
55-331 Retailing* 3 cr
55-332 Promotion* 3 cr
55-438 International Business* 3 cr
Total 39 cr

*Available online through Northwest

TOTAL HOURS FOR BACCALAUREATE: 124 Credit Hours
Minimum Required Hours For Baccalaureate - 124


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

North Central Missouri College contact information:
      Telephone:
800-880-6180
      Web site: http://www.ncmc.cc.mo.us/
      E-mail:   kkrohn@mail.ncmc.cc.mo.us


Information about campus-based BS in Business Management degree program
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