ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE of KANSAS CITY
AND PARK UNIVERSITY

OVERVIEW:
This formal program articulation agreement is made and entered 
into by Park University, hereinafter referred to as Park, and 
Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City, hereinafter referred 
to as MCCKC.  By this agreement MCCKC and Park 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 
in Applied Science in Graphic Design degree the opportunity 
to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design at Park.  
Any MCCKC student who has earned an Associate in Applied Science 
is guaranteed that Park will accept designated freshman and 
sophomore education credits and all general education credits and 
will apply such to the Bachelor degree in a manner consistent with 
the treatment of native students.

CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER:

Section I:  Admissions and Matriculation
MCCKC students maintaining continuous enrollment under this 
agreement will be afforded the same treatment and protection 
as native Park students enrolled under a specific catalog.  

Criteria for acceptance into Park will be the same for transfer 
as for native students.

MCCKC, upon request of students, will provide verification 
of completed courses to Park through its Office of Admissions 
and Records.  The transcript of students transferring from 
MCCKC will be evaluated by the Registrar’s Office at Park.

Transfer students from MCCKC will have access to financial 
aid, scholarships, and student services on the same basis 
as native students.

Minimum grade of “C” in all courses must be maintained to 
qualify for transfer under this articulation agreement.  
Completion of the residency requirement: 30 hours of earned 
and graded college hours at Park.  At least 15 of these 30 hours 
must be in the major core.  A minor is required for the Bachelor 
of Arts degree; some may be discipline specific as noted in the major.

Park will apply the same academic progress and graduation 
standards to MCCKC transfer students as those applicable to 
native students at Park.


Section II:  Transfer of Credit
A maximum of 75 credit hours will be accepted by Park from MCCKC 
to be applied to the Bachelor degree.

Transfer students from MCCKC, upon acceptance into the appropriate 
program at Park, will have junior standing at Park.


Section III:  Program Plan
While a course-by-course equivalence was used in the development 
of this plan, this agreement presumes that the general education 
core requirements at MCCKC meet all freshmen and sophomore level 
university studies requirements of Park.  Students falling under 
this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successfully 
completing the prescribed requirements.


TERMS of AGREEMENT:											 

This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 
2010-2011 and remains in force unless changed in writing by 
mutual agreement to 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:

The Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri 
and Park University hereby enter into this program articulation 
agreement leading from the Associate in Applied Science in Graphic 
Design degree to the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design degree by 
the affixing of signatures of the chief executive officers of both 
institutions.

___________________________				______________
Mark James								Date
Chancellor
Metropolitan Community College of
Kansas City, Missouri

______________________________				______________
Thimios Zaharopoulos, Ph.D.							Date
Interim Provost								  
Park University							

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