Revised March 2012 ARTICULATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Associate Degree in Nursing to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing OVERVIEW: This articulation agreement is made and entered into by the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, hereinafter referred to as MUSSON, and Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, Missouri hereinafter referred to as MACC. By this agreement, MACC and MUSSON 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. PURPOSE: This agreement provides students who have earned an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at MU. Any MACC student who has earned an ADN degree as outlined below is guaranteed that MU will accept designated MACC credits, will apply such to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in a manner consistent with the treatment of generic MUSSON students. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER: MACC students maintaining 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 the articulated program at MU will be the same for transfer as for native students. MACC, upon request of students, will provide verification of completed courses to MU Sinclair School of Nursing. The transcript of students transferring from MACC will be evaluated by the MU Office of Admissions. Students are to have a cumulative GPA of 2.8. Transfer students from MACC will have access to financial aid and student services on the same basis as native students. MU will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to MACC transfer students as those applicable to native students at MU. 1
SECTION II: TRANSFER OF CREDIT A maximum of 94 hours will be accepted by MUSSON from MACC to be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Twenty-six (26) of the last 30 semester hours of credit must be completed at MU (residency requirement) to be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Transfer students from MACC, meeting the criteria listed below will be accepted into the RN/BSN Option at the MU, Sinclair School of Nursing. Criteria for Admittance to MU, Sinclair School of Nursing, RN/BSN Option Undergraduate Admissions to Mizzou. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended on file with the Admissions Office. A transcript review on file. Current licensure as an RN in the United States. Successful completion of all general education and prerequisite coursework. Minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale) for all college/university courses. Evidence of capacity to uphold the practice standards and ethical codes of the nursing profession. 2
SECTION III: PROGRAM PLAN Students falling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successful completion of the following requirements. MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Associate Degree in Nursing Freshman Year 1 st Semester 17 NUR 100 Medication Administration 1 NUR101 Fundamentals of Nursing 6 BIO 205 Human Anatomy 4 PSY 101 General Psychology 3 LAL 101 Composition I 3 Freshman Year 2 nd Semester 17 NUR 111 Mental Health Nursing 4 NUR 112 Adult Health Nursing I 6 BIO 209 Physiology 4 SPK 101 Public Speaking 3 Freshman Year Summer 7 MTH 140 College Algebra 3 NUR 204 Managing IV Therapies 1 LAL 102 Composition II 3 Sophomore Year 1 st Semester 18 PSY 205 Human Lifespan Development 3 BIO 206 Microbiology 4 NUR 206 Nursing Issues 3 NUR 210 Nursing of Women & Newborns 4 NUR 212 Child Health Nursing 4 Sophomore Year 2 nd Semester 16 SOC 101 Sociology 3 HST 105 or American History to 1865 or 3 PSC 105 Functions and Policies of American Government NUR 220 Adult Health Nursing II 10 Total AND Req. Credit Hours 75 3
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing Junior Year 1 st Semester 15 General Science* 6 Humanities* 6 Statistics* 3 Junior Year 2 nd Semester 6 N3100 Pharmacology** 3 NS2380 Nutrition** 3 Junior Year Summer 2 N3080 Nursing Communication & Computer Skills 2 Senior Year 1 st Semester 9 N3180 Role Transitions 3 N4950 Nursing Theory & Research 3 N4200 Nursing Ethics and Law 3 Senior Year 2 nd Semester 11 N4380 Health Assessment and Pathophysiology 4 N4930 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 5 N4400 Nursing Leadership and Management 2 Senior Year Summer 4 N4970 Nursing in Communities 4 Addt l BSN Req. Courses 21 Total UMC Required Credit Hours 26 Total Hours (completed BSN Degree) 122 *Courses may be completed at MACC or MU. See attached list of MACC/MU equivalencies **Credit may be obtained through challenge exams or MU course credit. 4
MACC/MU Equivalencies MACC Sciences Physical Sciences PHY 120 (Foundations of Chemistry) 5cr/hrs PHY 121 (General Chemistry I ) 5cr/hrs PHY 260 (Earth Science) 3cr/hrs PHY 262 (General Astronomy) 3cr/hrs Biological Sciences Biology 101 (Biology) BIO 105 (Introductory Conservation Biology) 3cr/hrs Biology 151 (Introductory Plant Biology)- 5cr/hrs Social Sciences SOC 215 (Social Deviance) 3 cr/hrs MU Sciences Physical Sciences Chemistry 1100 (Atoms and Molecules w/lab) Chemistry 1310 (General Chemistry) & Chemistry 1320 (General Chemistry II) Biological Sciences Biology 1010 (General Biology) & Biology 1020 (General Biology Lab) Biology 1200 (General Botany w/lab) Social Sciences Sociology 1650 (Social Deviance) GEO 101 (World Geography I)-3 cr/hrs Geography 1200 (Religions & Nations of the World I) GEO 102 (World Geography II-3 cr/hrs) Geography 1100 (Religions & Nations of the World II) Behavioral Sciences PSY 210 (Intro. to Social Psychology) 3cr/hrs Psychology 2310 (Social Psychology) PSY 215 (Health Psychology and Bio-Feedback) 3cr/hrs PSY 221 (Psychology of Personality Adjustment) 3cr/hrs MACC Math MTH 160 (Elementary Statistics) 3cr/hrs MU Math Stat 1300 (Elementary Statistics) MACC Humanities MU Humanities PHI 150 (Introduction to Philosophy) 3cr/hrs Philosophy 1000 (Intro. to Philosophy) PHI 152 (Introduction to Ethics) 3cr/hrs Philosophy 1100 (Intro. to Ethics) PHI 151 (Introduction to Logic) Philosophy 1200 (Logic) ART 101 (Art Survey & Appreciation I) 3cr/hrs & ART 102 (Art Survey & Appreciation II) 3cr/hrs Art History 1100 (Ancient Medieval Art) LAL 120 (Am. Literature Survey to 1870) 3cr/hrs English 2300 (Studies in American Literature) LAL 121 (Am. Literature Survey from 1870 to Present) 3cr/hrs English 2200 (Studies in British Literature) MUS 102 (Music Appreciation) 3cr/hrs Music 1310 (Masterpieces in Western Music) LAL 275 (Classical Mythology) 3cr/hrs Classical Humanities 1060 (Classical Mythology) 5
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 regular 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: Moberly Area Community College and the University of Missouri enter into this program articulation agreement leading from the Associate Degree in Nursing to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing at MU by the affixing of signatures of the chief executive officers of both institutions. Judith Fitzgerald Miller, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri DATE Brady J. Deaton President University of Missouri DATE Evelyn E. Jorgenson, Ph.D. President Moberly Area Community College DATE 6