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 MCC.  By this agreement MCC 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 of Arts or Associate of Science the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science at Park.  Any MCC student who has earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science and adheres to the guidelines within this agreement 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 in a manner consistent with the treatment of native Park students.

CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER:

Section I:  Admissions and Matriculation
MCC 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.

MCC, 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 MCC will be evaluated by the Registrar’s Office 
at Park.

Transfer students from MCC 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: 24 hours of earned and graded college hours at Park.  At 
least 12 of these 24 hours must be in the major core.  

Park will apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to PCC 
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 MCC to be 
applied to the Bachelor of Science.

Transfer students from MCC, upon acceptance into 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 MCC meet all freshman and sophomore level university studies requirements 
of Park.  Students falling under this program articulation agreement will 
be responsible for successfully completing the requirements set forth in 
the prescribed degree plans.

TERMS of AGREEMENT: This agreement is made and entered into in the 
academic year 2005-2006 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.
  

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