Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

This agreement between Ozarks Technical Community College (Ozarks) and Northwest Missouri State University provides students who have earned an AAS Business and Marketing degree the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Northwest. Any Ozarks student who has earned an AAS Business and Marketing degree is guaranteed that Northwest will accept designated freshman and sophomore business 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 Ozarks 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:

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

Ozarks Technical Community College

The courses below should be taken at Ozarks as part of the AAS Business and Marketing degree

BUS110 Principles of Business 3 cr
BUS130 Principles of Marketing 3 cr
BUS140 Business Communications 3 cr
BUS150 Principles of Management 3 cr
BUS200 Leadership 3 cr
BUS285 Occupational Seminar 1 cr
BUS290 Co-op Ed/Intern/Related Elective 3 cr
ACC220 Principles of Accounting I 4 cr
ACC225 Managerial Accounting 4 cr
CIT101 Microcomputer Applications 3 cr
Communication Elective:
ENG102 Composition II
or
COM105 Public Speaking
3 cr
ECO270 Principles of Economics I 3 cr
ENG101 Composition I 3 cr
HLT101 Lifetime Wellness 2 cr
PLS101 American Government & Politics 3 cr
Mathematics Elective:
MAT130 College Algebra
MAT210 Statistical Methods
3 cr
SCIENCE ELECTIVE, recommend:
BIO100 Life Science
BIO105 Environmental Science
BIO140 Human Anatomy
4 cr
RELATED ELECTIVES recommend:
BUS120 Retailing
BUS160 Business Law
MAT College Algebra/Statistical Methods
ECO275 Principles of Economics II
12 cr
Total Hours for Associate Degree 63 cr


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 Ozarks Technical Community College or Northwest. A maximum of 84 credit hours from Ozarks Technical Community College will transfer to Northwest.
Ozarks Technical Community College Northwest
Science from the following:
PHY100 Introduction to Astronomy
PHY101 Physical Science
PHY110 Introduction to Geology
4 cr Science from the following:
40-122/123 Descriptive Astronomy and Lab
40-102/103 The Physical Sciences and Lab
27-110/111 General Geology and Lab
4 cr
HST120 Discovery to Reconstruction
or
HST130 Reconstruction through WWII
3 cr 33-905 American History Requirement
or
33-905 American History Requirement
3 cr
Course not taken above:
ENG102 Composition II
or
COM105 Public Speaking
3 cr 10-112 Composition II
or
29-102 Fund. of Oral Communication
3 cr
Electives from BUS, BST, CIT, ACC, or PSY 9 cr General Electives 9 cr
Total 19 cr Total 19 cr
*Available online through Northwest

The following major related courses must be taken at Northwest.

39-171 Introduction to Philosophy

3 cr
Two courses from the following:
13-102 Art Appreciation*
19-201 The Enjoyment of Music*
43-101 Theatre Appreciation*
6 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 & 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
54-314 Human Resource Management* 3 cr
55-332 Promotion* 3 cr
55-438 International Business* 3 cr
Total 45 cr

Total Hours for Baccalaureate Degree
Minimum Required Hours For Baccalaureate – 124

127 cr

*Available online through 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

Ozarks contact information:
      Telephone:
316-321-BCCC

      Web site:  http://www.otc.edu/

     
Link to course descriptions:

          http://www.otc.edu/webcourses/index.htm

      E-mail: lansdowt@otc.edu


Information about campus-based BS in Business Management degree program
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