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 Science in Biology or Chemistry degree the opportunity to 
complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology or Chemistry 
at Park.  Any MCCKC student who has earned an Associate in 
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 of Science 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 of Science 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 Science in Biology or Chemistry degree to the Bachelor 
of Science in Biology or Chemistry 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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