Three Rivers Community College Three Rivers, MO

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

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:

NORTHWEST	Three Rivers EQUIVALENT
Math 17-114 General Statistics I	BUAD 230 Elementary Statistics
Math 17-118 College Algebra	MATH 163 College Algebra
Acct 51-201 Accounting I	ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting I
Econ 52-150 General Economics I	ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 52-151 General Economics II	ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics

 

Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff, MO The courses below should be taken at Three Rivers as part of the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management degree
BUED 110 Business Mathematics	3 cr
BMGT 105 Career Management	3 cr
BMGT 108 Human Relations	3 cr
MKTG 118 Retail Merchandising	3 cr
ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting I	3 cr
MKTG 115 Principles of Marketing	3 cr
MKTG 119 Advertising	3 cr
MKTG 128 Salesmanship	3 cr
ACT 122 Principles of Accounting II	3 cr
ENGL 105Technical Writing OR ENG 111 College Writing	3 cr
IST 100 Computer Literacy	3 cr
BMGT 215 Supervisory Development	3 cr
BMGT 228 Financial Management	3 cr
BLAW 221 Legal Env of Business	3 cr
MKTG 297 Internship	6 cr
BMGT 296 Management Applications	3 cr
GOVT 121 National & State Government	3 cr
ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics	3 cr
SPDR 110 Public Speaking	3 cr
General Education Elective*	3 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree	63 cr
*As Composition 111 and 112 (ENGL 111 and 112 at Three Rivers) are graduation requirements at Northwest, students are encouraged to select ENGL 111 during their A.A.S.

The following courses are required to fulfill the additional hours required for the BS in Business Management degree from Northwest. These courses may be taken at either Three Rivers Community College or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from Three Rivers Community College will transfer to Northwest.
Three Rivers		Northwest
ENGL 111 College Writing (if not above)	3 cr	10-111 Composition	3 cr
ENGL 112 Advanced College Writing	3 cr	10-112 Composition	3 cr
AGRI 120 Plant Science OR BIOL 101 General Biology OR BIOL 111 General Botany OR BIOL 121 General Zoology	4-5 cr	03-130 Plant Science OR 04-102/103 General Biology & Lab OR 04-112/113 General Botany & Lab OR 04-114/115 General Zoology & Lab	4 cr
MATH 161 College Algebra**	3 cr	17-118 College Algebra	3 cr
ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 cr	52-150 General Economics I	3 cr
BUED 203 Business Communications	3 cr	54-310 Managerial Communications	3 cr
BUAD 230 Business Statistics	3 cr	17-114 General Statistics	3 cr
TOTAL	22-23 cr	TOTAL	22 cr
** College Algebra MUST be taken at Northwest Missouri State University if ENGL 111 was not taken as part of the A.A.S. degree.

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.
33-155 American Historical Survey*	3 cr
27-114/115 General Earth Science and Lab*	4 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
54-316 Organizational Theory and Behavior*	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
Humanities Courses* (6 hours if student took a Humanities to satisfy elective credit at Three Rivers, if not take 9 hours.)	6-9 cr
17-118 College Algebra* (if student took ENGL 111 after the A.A.S. degree)	3 cr
55-438 International Business*	3 cr
Total	46-49 cr
Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree	131-135 cr
Minimum Required Hours For Baccalaureate - 124 (The "Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree" may be reduced with advisement from Three Rivers advisor.) *Northwest online courses

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

Three Rivers Community College contact information:
      Telephone: 877-TRY-TRCC
      Web site: http://www.trcc.cc.mo.us/
      E-mail: sinman@trcc.cc.mo.us