Southeastern Community College West Burlington, Iowa

This agreement between Southeastern Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate of Science in Small Business Entrepreneurship Career Option degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Southeastern Community College student who has earned an Associate of Science in Small Business Entrepreneurship Career Option degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore business administration credit hours, general education credits required for the AS degree, plus any freshman and sophomore general education hours required by Northwest beyond the AS 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 Southeastern Community 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

Southeastern Community College West Burlington, Iowa The courses below should be taken at Southeastern Community College as part of the Associate of Science in Small Business Entrepreneurship Career Option degree
EN: 101 English Composition I	3 cr
EN: 102 English Composition II	3 cr
BU: 143 Principles of Leadership	3 cr
BU: 144 Introduction to Computers	3 cr
BU: 152A Computerized Acctng for Sm. Bus.	2 cr
BU: 157 Free Enterprise Seminar	1 cr
BU: 176 Financial Accounting or BU: 159A Principles of Accounting I and BU: 160A Principles of Accounting II *Accounting I and II required at Northwest	3 cr 4 cr 4 cr
BU: 162 Marketing	3 cr
BU: 166 Principles of Management	3 cr
BU: 177 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
BU: 185A Economics I - Macro	3 cr
BU: 186A Economics II - Micro	3 cr
BU: 195 Business Law I	3 cr
SE: 101 Fundamentals of Speech	3 cr
Math Elective *Suggested: MA: 110 Statistics for Business & Social Sciences (Statistics required at Northwest)	3 cr
PS: 101 General Psychology or SO: 101 Introduction to Sociology	3 cr
Total	45-50 cr
Business Electives	9 cr
*BU: 115 Business Communications	3 cr
BU: 140A Introduction to Business	3 cr
BU: 141 Business Ethics	3 cr
BU: 155 Special Topics in Business	2-4 cr
*BU: 156 Principles of Finance	3 cr
BU: 158 Introduction to E-Commerce	3 cr
BU: 169 Management and Society	3 cr
BU: 196 Business Law II	3 cr
Two Humanities Electives	6 cr
AR: 101A Art History I	3 cr
AR: 103 Art Appreciation	3 cr
MU: 101 Music Appreciation I	3 cr
SE: 110 Introduction to Theatre	3 cr
PI: 101 Introduction to Philosophy	3 cr
PI: 102 Ethics	3 cr
HI: 101 History of World Civilization I	3 cr
EN: 174 Introduction to Literature	3 cr
Science Requirement	3 cr
SC: 103C Intro. to Earth Science or SC: 101A Physical Science - Chemistry	3 cr
Total	18 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	63-68 cr

*Suggested Business Electives - Required Courses at Northwest

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 Southeastern Community College will transfer to Northwest.
Southeastern Community College	Northwest
If the following five courses have not been taken during years 1 and 2 at Southeastern, then they must be completed.
BU: 115 Business Communications (3) BU: 156 Principles of Finance (3) BU: 159A Principles of Accounting I (4) BU: 160A Principles of Accounting II (4) MA: 110 Statistics for Business & Social Sciences (3)	54-310 Managerial Communication (3)* 53-324 Fundamentals of Business Finance (3) 51-201 Accounting I (3)* 51-202 Accounting II (3)* 17-114 General Statistics I (3)*
Additional Humanities from the Humanities Electives listed above 3 cr
One Science from below, includes lab 4-5 cr
SC:116 Principles of Biology I (4)	04-102/3 General Biology(3) & Lab (1)*
SC:163 General Physics I (5)	25-110/1 General Physics (3) & Lab (1)*
Social and Behavioral Science 3 cr
PO:102 National Government (3)	34-102 Introduction to American Government and Politics (3)*
Total 27-28 cr	Total 22 cr

*Course not available online

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
17-118 College Algebra	3 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
54-314 Human Resource Management	3 cr
54-315 Production and Operations Management	3 cr
54-316 Organizational Theory and Behavior	3 cr
54-318 Entrepreneurship	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 hours minimum)	125-136 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

Southeastern Community College contact information:
      Telephone: (319) 752-2731, ext. 8261
      Web site:  http://www.iowacconline.org/IndivColleges/SECC.htm
      E-mail:   cchrisman@secc.cc.ia.us