TRANSFER & ARTICULATION AGREEMENT Between METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Veterinary Technology AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI in COLUMBIA Online Bachelor of General Studies Degree Completion Program (BGS) with Components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science and Behavioral Science OR American Studies OVERVIEW: This articulation agreement is made and entered into by the University of Missouri (MU) College of Arts and Science and the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Kansas City, Missouri hereinafter referred to as MCC. By this agreement, MCC and the University of Missouri express a shared commitment to increasing opportunities for student access to and success in higher education. By clarifying transfer policies and procedures which assure articulation between programs, the institutions seek to assist students in making a seamless transfer from the associate to the baccalaureate degree through online learning technologies. PURPOSE: This agreement provides students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Veterinary Technology from MCC the opportunity to complete an online Bachelor of General Studies Degree (BGS) with components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science and Behavioral Science OR American Studies. Any MCC student who has earned an AAS Degree as outlined below is guaranteed that MU will accept designated MCC credits, and will apply such to this online Bachelor of General Studies Degree plan in a manner consistent with the treatment of generic or native MU students. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER: Transfer students from MCC who maintain continuous enrollment under this agreement will be afforded the same treatment and protections as MU native students enrolled under a specific catalog. Criteria for acceptance into this online articulated Degree plan at MU will be the same for transfer as for native students. Upon official request by prospective students, MCC will provide verification of completed courses and Degree requirements to MU College of Arts and Science, which awards the BGS, and also collaborates with the MU College of Veterinary Medicine on the Veterinary Biomedical Science courses. The transcript of students transferring from MCC will be evaluated by the MU Office of Admissions. Students are to have a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.5. The cumulative transfer GPA will include grades from all colleges and universities attended. Transfer students from MCC will have access to financial aid and student services on the same basis as native students. MU federal financial aid will not apply until the applicant is accepted by MU as a degree-seeking student. MU will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to MCC transfer students as those applicable to native students at MU. This transfer agreement is limited to the online Bachelor of General Studies degree completion program with components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science and Behavioral Science OR American Studies. The prerequisites for the MU Veterinary Biomedical Technology courses require the graduation from a professionally accredited Associate Degree program in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Assistant, Veterinary Technician or other equivalent title. 1
Transfer students from the MCC AAS Degree program in Veterinary Technology into the MU Bachelor of General Studies Degree will not necessarily meet the requirements to apply for entrance into the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Degree program. If seeking a DVM degree becomes a goal of the student, special guidance from the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Office must be sought to ensure meeting academic and non-academic criteria to apply for admissions. SECTION II: TRANSFER OF CREDIT A maximum of 87 semester credit hours will be accepted by the MU College of Arts and Science from MCC to be applied to the Bachelor of General Studies with components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science and Behavioral Science OR American Studies. Thirty (0) of the last 6 semester hours of credit must be completed through On-Line or Face-to-Face instructional delivery at MU (residency requirement) to be applied to the Bachelor of General Studies Degree. Transfer students from MCC, with an earned AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program meeting the criteria listed below will be accepted into the AAS/BGS degree completion program serviced by the MU College of Arts and Science. For the purposes of the MU Bachelors of General Studies Degree, MCC transfer students with an earned AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program will be required to complete three () components of the BGS major called: (1) Veterinary Technology (all MCC transfer courses), (2) Veterinary Biomedical Science (9 credit hours of MCC transfer VETT prefix Veterinary Technology courses and 9 credit hours of MU 000+ level BIOMED courses) and () Behavioral Science OR American Studies (all MU courses from the agreement list below or credit hours of transfer and 12 credit hours of MU 000+ level courses). Criteria for Admittance to MU, College of Arts and Science, and the Online BGS Degree Completion program with Components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science, and Behavioral Science or American Studies. Undergraduate Applications for Admissions to MU. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended on file with the Admissions Office. A transcript review on file at MU. Official transcript verifying coursework and earned AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program from MCC. Transferred MAT 120 College Algebra ( credits) from MCC (or equivalency from another accredited college/university), which is equivalent to MU s MATH 1100 College Algebra () with minimum C- grade or higher. Transferred ENGL 102 English Composition and Reading II ( credits) from MCC (or equivalency from another accredited college/university), which is equivalent to MU s ENG 1000 English Exposition and Argumentation () with minimum C- grade or higher. Transfer students from MCC will also be required to transfer the first course ENGL 101 English Composition and Reading I ( credits) from MCC as satisfying the pre-requisite course to ENG 102. ENGL 101 English Composition and Reading I will transfer as a general elective toward MU s BGS Degree. Transfer from MCC with a minimum cumulative transfer grade-point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for all designated prerequisite, general education and technical coursework required in the AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program (as laid-out below) and shall not include remedial/developmental designated courses.) 2
SECTION III: PROGRAM PLAN Students falling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successful completion of the following requirements. METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kansas City, MO Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Veterinary Technology Sem. Cr. Hrs. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ENGL 101 English Composition & Reading I ENGL 102 English Composition & Reading II MAT 120* College Algebra SPDR 100 Fundamentals of Speech HIST 120 United Stated History to 1865 () OR HIST 121 United States History Since 1865 () OR POLS 15 Introduction to Political Science () OR POLS 16 Introduction to American National Politics () OR POLS 17 Introduction to State and Local Politics () BIO 106 General Zoology 5 BIOL 208 Microbiology 5 CHEM 105 Introductory Chemistry 5 CSIS 115 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications Two MCC general education courses required by this MU BGS degree plan: PHIL 100 ** Introduction to Philosophy PSY 140** General Psychology Total MCC General Education Requirements 9 VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS (MU s BGS Component: Veterinary Technology) VETT 100 Introduction to Veterinary Technology 2 VETT 101 Principles of Animal Science I VETT 108 Clinical Mathematics for Veterinary Technicians 1 VETT 110 Principles of Animal Science II VETT 111 Sanitation and Animal Care 2 VETT 200 Veterinary Hospital Technology I VETT 201 Clinical Pathology Techniques 4 VETT 202 Veterinary Anatomy 5 VETT 20 Laboratory Animal Technology 2 VETT 209 Equine Medicine and Management VETT 210 Veterinary Hospital Technology II VETT 211 Clinical pathology Techniques II 5 VETT 212 Large Animal Technology 4 VETT 21 Radiology and Electronic Procedures 2 VETT 214 Veterinary Technician Preceptorship 6 Total MCC Specific Program Requirements 48 Total MCC Transfer Coursework 87
* MAT 120 College Algebra is not required in the MCC AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program; however these two courses are required to be taken at MCC for University of Missouri admission to the Bachelor of General Studies Degree (BGS) with components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science, and Behavioral Science OR American Studies, and to also satisfy MU math general education requirements. **While not necessarily required in the MCC AAS Degree in Veterinary Technology program, MU requires that transfer students to this specific online MU Bachelor of General Studies Degree plan complete MCC s PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy () as a MCC general education course (PHIL). This decision will satisfy three () credit hours of the Humanities general education requirements of the Bachelor of General Studies Degree at MU. MU also requires PSYCH 140 General Psychology (), a behavioral science general education course to be taken at MCC before transferring to MU. 4
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI in COLUMBIA Online Bachelor of General Studies Degree (BGS) With Components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science And Behavioral Science Mathematics Reasoning (general education.) Writing Intensive Humanities (general education) Behavioral Science (2000+level) (general education) Behavioral Science (A&S component) Sem. MU COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS Cr. Hrs. ESC PS 4170 Introduction to Applied Statistics () POL SC 4120 Politics and the Media (writing intensive) () AND SOCIOL 10 Social Psychology (writing intensive) ()) PHIL 1150 Introductory Bioethics () PSYCH 2220 Drugs and Behavior (in development) () OR PSYCH 2510 Survey of Abnormal Psychology () Choose four (4) courses from : 12 PSYCH 40 Social Development in Childhood () PSYCH 510 Introduction to Clinical Psychology () (in development) PSYCH 80 Health Psychology () PSYCH 870 Sleep and Sleep Disorders () PSYCH 4540 Emotional Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (in development) () PSYCH 480 Psychology of Women () Total MU General Education and College of Arts and Science Requirements 27 MU VETERINARY BIOMEDICAL REQUIREMENTS MU s BGS Component: Veterinary Biomedical Science Complete any 9 or 10 credit hours from the following 9-10 000+ level courses BIOMED 000 Specialty Careers for Veterinary Technicians (1) BIOMED 100 Biomedical Pathophysiology () BIOMED 200 Comparative Hematology () BIOMED 219 Elements of Comparative Anatomy () BIOMED 20 Comparative Microscopic Anatomy () BIOMED 26 Comparative Pharmacology () BIOMED 4200 Veterinary Public Health & Community Practice () BIOMED 4500 Equine Critical Care and Nursing () Total MU Veterinary Biomedical Science Requirements 9-10 TOTAL MU HOURS 6 Total MCC Transfer Hours 87 TOTAL MU BGS DEGREE HOURS 12-124 5
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI in COLUMBIA Online Bachelors of General Studies Degree (BGS) With Components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science And American Studies Sem. MU COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS Cr. Hrs. Mathematics Reasoning ESC PS 4170 Introduction to Applied Statistics (math reasoning) Writing Intensive SOCIOL 10 Social Psychology (writing intensive) POL SC 4120 Politics and the Media (writing intensive) (see below) Humanities REL ST 740 Religion and Film (general education) Social Science GEOG 2550 Introduction to the Humanized Earth (2000+level general education American Studies Complete all five (5) courses for 15 credit hours 15 (A&S component) SOCIOL 2200 Social Inequalities () POL SC 4120 Politics and the Media, (writing intensive) () POL SC 4150 The American Presidency () ENGL 10 Survey of American Literature () SOCIOL 420 The Family () (in development) Total MU General Education and College of Arts and Science Requirements 27 MU VETERINARY BIOMEDICAL REQUIREMENTS MU s BGS Component: Veterinary Biomedical Science Complete any 9 or 10 credit hours from the following courses 9-10 BIOMED 000 Specialty Careers for Veterinary Technician (1) BIOMED 100 Biomedical Pathophysiology () BIOMED 200 Comparative Hematology () BIOMED 219 Elements of Comparative Anatomy BIOMED 20 Comparative Microscopic Anatomy () BIOMED 26 Comparative Pharmacology () BIOMED 4200 Veterinary Public Health & Community Practice () BIOMED 4500 Equine Critical Care and Nursing () 9-10 TOTAL MU HOURS 6 Total MCC Transfer Hours 87 TOTAL MU BGS DEGREE HOURS 12-124 General studies students must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit with a minimum 2.0 MU GPA in all courses taken in each component; a 2.0 minimum cumulative UM GPA; a 2.0 minimum MU GPA in all courses taken in the final 60 hours; a 2.0 minimum MU GPA in all courses taken in the final 0 hours. Grades of D are not acceptable in component area courses. 6
TERMS OF AGREEMENT: This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 2011-2012 and remains in force unless changed in writing by mutual agreement of both parties. The agreement may be amended at any time with the approval of both parties and is subject to annual review to assure currency with the respective degree requirements. Should either party desire to discontinue this agreement, advance notification of two years will be required. SIGNATURES: The Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (MCC) and the University of Missouri in Columbia enter into this program articulation agreement leading from the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Veterinary Technology (AAS) and transferring into the MU Bachelor of General Studies Degree with components in Veterinary Technology, Veterinary Biomedical Science and Behavioral Science OR American Studies by the affixing of signatures of the chief executive officers of both institutions. Michael O Brien Dean, College of Arts and Science University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri DATE Brady J. Deaton, PhD. Chancellor University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri DATE Mark S. James Chancellor Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri DATE 7