Southwestern Community College

This agreement between Southwestern Community College and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Southwestern student who has earned an Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore business administration credit hours, general education credits required for the AA degree, plus any freshman and sophomore general education hours required by Northwest beyond the AA 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 Southwestern 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" are not transferable. For information about credits earned through AP, IB, CLEP and dual enrollment programs, please contact the Northwest Admissions office.

Southwestern Community College The courses below should be taken at Southwestern as part of the Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree
400:110 English Composition I		3 cr
400:111 English Composition II		3 cr
900:180 College Algebra and Trigonometry		5 cr
444:210 Speech		3 cr
Humanities		8 cr
Science		4 cr
Social Science		8 cr
340:220 Economics I (Macro)*		3 cr
340:221 Economics II (Micro)		3 cr
300:112 Accounting Principles I		4 cr
300:113 Accounting Principles II		4 cr
320:240 Business Law I		3 cr
320:241 Business Law II		3 cr
320:235 Business Statistics or 900:130 Introduction to Statistics		3 cr
Physical Education		2 cr
Electives		3 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree		62 cr
Econ 340:220 at Southwestern or 52-150 at Northwest will be accepted as Social Science credit.

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 Southwestern will transfer to Northwest.
Southwestern		Northwest
540:210 National Government	3 cr	34-102 Introduction to American Government and Politics	3 cr
320:200 Business Communications	3 cr	54-310 Managerial Communications	3 cr
320:245 Marketing	3 cr	55-330 Principles of Marketing	3 cr
320:255 Principles of Management	3 cr	54-313 Management Process and Behavior	3 cr
Electives	10 cr
Total	22 cr

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
General Education Requirements
34-201 Missouri Politics*	1 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
44-317 Management Information Systems	3 cr
54-314 Human Resource Management	3 cr
54-316 Organizational Theory and Behavior	3 cr
51-408 Managerial Accounting	3 cr
54-413 Business and Society	3 cr
Two of the following: 52-354 Labor Economics (3) or 54-318 Entrepreneurship (3) or 54-320 Negotiations (3)	6 cr
Advisor Approved Business Electives	6 cr
Total	40 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	124 cr
*Not required if student completes 34-102 at Northwest

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

Southwestern Community College contact information:
      Telephone: 641-782-7081
      Web site:  http://www.swcc.cc.ia.us/
      E-mail:  admissions@swcc.cc.ia.us