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2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Transfer Guides to UCM


We want to make the transition as smooth as possible. Work with our transfer coordinator as soon as you enroll at a community college. We will help you to make sure you are enrolling in the correct classes even before you are ready to transfer to UCM!

Use our transfer guides to your advantage!  UCM has a number of resources available to you to make your transition as easy as possible. Use our transfer guides along with our academic advisors and transfer coordinator to make sure you are enrolling in the right classes at your community college. Also, you can check our database of thousands of classes to check on an equivalency. Let us help make your transfer to UCM great!

These guides are based on the UCM 2020 Undergraduate Catalog and are subject to change. These guides are a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Time to degree completion and course sequencing will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on planned placement in math, reading, and writing. Refer to the UCM Undergraduate Catalog complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

Transfer guides are available for the following institutions:

Barton Community College - Great Bend, KS

East Central College - Union, MO

Garden City Community College - Garden City, KS

Johnson County Community College - Overland Park, KS

Labette Community College - Parsons, KS

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City, MO

Mineral Area College - Park Hills, MO

Missouri State University, West Plains - West Plains, MO

Moberly Area Community College - Moberly, MO

North Central Missouri College - Trenton, MO

Saint Charles Community College - Cottleville, MO

Saint Louis Community College - St. Louis, MO

State Fair Community College - Sedalia, MO

State Technical College of Missouri - Linn, MO

Three Rivers College - Poplar Bluff, MO

Barton Community College - Great Bend, KS

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Emergency Management to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Hazardous Materials Mgmt to BS  

East Central College - Union, MO

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Paramedic Tech to BS  

Music AA to BA  

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM  

Music: Jazz-Commercial Option AA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental Option AAT to BME  

Music Education: Vocal Option AAT to BME  

Garden City Community College - Garden City, KS

Criminal Justice and Criminology AS to BS  

Johnson County Community College - Overland Park, KS

For students who transfer from JCCC with a degree other than an AA, see course-by-course general education transfer information for JCCC here: General Education Articulations  

Accountancy AA to BSBA  

Agricultural Science AA to BS  

Big Data and Business Analytics AA to BSBA  

Biology AA to BS  

Chemistry AA to BS  

Computer Information Systems AA to BSBA  

Computer Science: Computer Networking Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Computer Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Data Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Game Development Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Software Development Option AA to BS  

Construction Management AAS to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AA to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS to BS  

Cybersecurity AA to BS  

Design and Drafting Technology AA to BS  

Dietetics AA to BS  

Digital Media Production AA to BS  

Economics AA to BSBA  

Elementary Education: Early Childhood, Birth-Grade 3 AA to BSE  

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AA to BSE  

English AA to BA  

Fashion: Textiles and Clothing in Business AAS Apparel Design & Tech to BS  

Fashion: Textiles and Clothing in Business AAS Fashion Merchandising to BS  

Finance AA to BSBA  

Health Studies AA to BS  

Information Technology AAS to BS  

Interior Design AAS to BFA  

Kinesiology AA to BS  

Management AA to BSBA  

Marketing AA to BSBA  

Medical Laboratory Science AA to BS  

Music AA to BA  

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM  

Music: Jazz-Commercial Option AA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental Option AA to BME  

Music Education: Vocal Option AA to BME  

Nursing AA to BS  

Professional Pilot AA to BS  

Psychology AA to BA  

Psychology AA to BS  

Public Relations AA to BS  

Radiologic Technology AA to BS  

Social Work AA to BSW  

Sport Management AA to BS  

More Coming Soon!

Labette Community College - Parsons, KS

Criminal Justice and Criminology AS to BS  

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City, MO

For students who transfer from MCC with a degree other than an AA or AAT, see course-by-course general education transfer information for MCC here: General Education Articulations  

Accountancy AA to BSBA  

Accountancy AAS Business Accounting Emphasis to BSBA  

Actuarial Science and Statistics AA to BS  

Agricultural Sciences AA to BS  

Anthropology AA to BS  

Art AA to BSE   

Aviation Management AA to BS  

Biology AA to BS   

Chemistry AA to BS  

Child and Family Development AA to BS   

Communication Studies AA to BS  

Computer Information Systems AA to BSBA  

Computer Science: Computer Networking Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Computer Networking Option AAS Computer Science & Info Systems: Software Development to BS  

Computer Science: Computer Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Data Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Game Development Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Software Development Option AAS Computer Science & Info Systems: Software Development to BS   

Construction Management AA to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AA to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AA to BS  

Cybersecurity AA to BS  

Cybersecurity AAS Computer Science & Info Systems: Software Development to BS  

Design and Drafting Technology AA to BS  

Digital Media Production AA to BS  

Economics AA to BSBA  

Elementary Education: Early Childhood, Birth-Grade 3 AAT to BSE  

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AAT to BSE   

Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise AA to BSBA   

Environmental Safety & Risk Management AAS Construction Management to BS  

Events Marketing and Management AA to BSBA  

Finance AA to BSBA  

Health Studies AA to BS  

History AA to BS  

Information Technology AAS Computer Science & Info Systems, Software Dev to BS  

Information Technology AAS Secure Systems Admin & Engineering to BS  

Management AA to BSBA   

Marketing AA to BSBA   

Mathematics AA to BS  

Medical Laboratory Science AA to BS  

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM  

Music: Jazz-Commercial Option AA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental AA to BME  

Music Education: Vocal AA to BME  

Physical Education: Elementary-Secondary (K-12) Certification AA to BS  

Political Science AA to BS  

Psychology AA to BA  

Public Relations AA to BS  

Radiologic Technology AA to BS  

Secondary Education: Agriculture Teacher Education AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Biology AAT to BSE  

Secondary Education: Business Teacher Education AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Chemistry AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Earth Science AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Engineering and Technology Teacher Education AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: English AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Family Consumer Sciences AAT to BSE  

Secondary Education: Mathematics AAT to BSE   

Secondary Education: Physics AAT to BSE  

Secondary Education: Social Studies AA to BSE   

Secondary Education: Speech Communication and Theatre AAT to BSE   

Social Work AA to BSW   

Sociology AA to BA  

Special Education AAT to BSE   

Speech-Language Pathology AA to BS  

Sport Management AA to BS  

Systems Engineering Technology AAS to BS  

Mineral Area College - Park Hills, MO

Criminal Justice and Criminology AAS Correctional Admin to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AAS Judicial Admin to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AAS Law Enforcement to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Paramedic Tech to BS  

Missouri State University, West Plains - West Plains, MO

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Computer Graphics & Programming to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Adv Fabrication Tech to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Adv Industrial Maintenance to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Adv Manufacturing Tech to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Alternative Energy to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: General Technology to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Information Tech to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Technology: Tech Management to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AS Pre-Engineering to BS  

Moberly Area Community College - Moberly, MO

Agricultural Science AA to BS  

Agricultural Science AAS Agriculture Tech to BS  

RN-BSN Nursing ADN to BS  

Secondary Education: Agriculture Teacher Education AAS to BSE  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Mechatronics to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Adv Manufacturing Tech to BS  

North Central Missouri College - Trenton, MO

Criminal Justice and Criminology AAS to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS to BS  

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AA to BSE  

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AAT to BSE  

Saint Charles Community College - Cottleville, MO

Criminal Justice and Criminology AA to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AAS Law Enforcement to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS to BS  

Music AA to BA  

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM  

Music: Jazz-Commercial Option AA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental Option AA to BME  

Music Education: Vocal Option AA to BME  

Saint Louis Community College - St. Louis, MO

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Paramedic Tech to BS  

Elementary Education: Early Childhood (Birth-Grade3) AAT to BSE  

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AAT to BSE  

Music AA to BA  

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM  

Music: Jazz-Commercial Option AA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental Option AA to BME  

Music Education: Vocal Option AA to BME  

State Fair Community College - Sedalia, MO

For students who transfer from SFCC with a degree other than an AA or AAT, see course-by-course general education transfer information for SFCC here: General Education Articulations   

Accountancy AA to BSBA  

Actuarial Science and Statistics AA to BS  

Agricultural Science AA to BS  

Agricultural Science AAS Agriculture: Agribusiness to BS  

Agricultural Science AAS Agriculture: Agronomy to BS  

Agricultural Science AAS Agriculture: Animal Science to BS  

Agricultural Science AAS Agriculture: Horticulture to BS  

Art AA to BSE  

Aviation Management AA to BS   

Biology AA to BS  

Chemistry AA to BS  

Child and Family Development AA to BS   

Communication Studies AA to BS   

Computer Information Systems AA to BSBA  

Computer Science: Computer Networking Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Computer Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Data Science Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Game Development Option AA to BS  

Computer Science: Software Development Option AA to BS  

Criminal Justice and Criminology AA to BS  

Crisis and Disaster Management AA to BS  

Cybersecurity AA to BS  

Design and Drafting Technology AA to BS  

Design and Drafting Technology AAS Engineering Design Tech to BS  

Digital Media Production AA to BS  

Economics AA to BSBA  

Elementary Education: Early Childhood Birth-Grade 3 AA to BSE   

Elementary Education: Early Childhood Birth-Grade 3 AAT to BSE   

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AA to BSE   

Elementary Education: Grades 1-6 AAT to BSE   

English AA to BA   

Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise AA to BSBA  

Events Marketing & Management AA to BSBA  

Finance AA to BSBA  

Health Studies AA to BS  

History AA to BA  

History AA to BS  

Information Technology AAS Computer and Network Admin to BS  

Information Technology AAS Computer Info Systems, Web Dev to BS  

International Studies AA to BA   

Kinesiology AA to BS  

Management AA to BSBA  

Marketing AA to BSBA  

Mathematics AA to BS   

Medical Laboratory Science AA to BS  

Middle School-Junior High School AA to BSE  

Modern Languages: Language and Culture Option AA to BA  

Modern Languages: Professional Applications Option AA to BA  

Modern Languages: Teacher Education Option AA to BA  

Music AA to BA   

Music: Instrumental Option AA to BM   

Music: Instrumental Option AFA to BM  

Music: Jazz Commercial Option AA to BM   

Music: Jazz Commercial Option AFA to BM  

Music: Music Technology Option AA to BM   

Music: Music Technology Option AFA to BM  

Music: Piano Option AA to BM   

Music: Piano Option AFA to BM  

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AA to BM   

Music: Piano Pedagogy Option AFA to BM  

Music: Vocal Option AA to BM   

Music: Vocal Option AFA to BM  

Music Education: Instrumental Option AA to BME   

Music Education: Vocal Option AA to BME   

Musical Theatre AA to BFA  

Musical Theatre AFA to BFA  

Nursing: Generic Option AA to BS  

Nursing: RN-BS Nursing Option AA to BS   

Occupational Safety: Environmental Management Option AA to BS  

Occupational Safety: Occupational Health Management Option AA to BS  

Occupational Safety: Safety Management Option AA to BS  

Physical Education, Elementary-Secondary Certification AA to BS   

Political Science AA to BA   

Political Science AA to BS   

Psychology AA to BA  

Psychology AA to BS   

Public Relations AA to BS   

Radiologic Technology AA to BS  

Secondary Education: Agriculture Teacher Education AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Biology AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Business Teacher Education AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Chemistry AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Earth Science AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Engineering and Technology AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: English AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Family Consumer Sciences AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Mathematics AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Physics AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Social Studies AA to BSE  

Secondary Education: Speech Communication and Theatre AA to BSE  

Social Work AA to BSW  

Special Education AAT to BSE  

Speech-Language Pathology AA to BS   

Sport Management AA to BS   

Studio Art AFA to BFA  

Theatre AA to BA  

Theatre AA to BFA  

Theatre AFA to BFA  

State Technical College of Missouri - Linn, MO

Design and Drafting Technology AAS to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Civil Engineering to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Drafting & Design Engineering Tech to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Heating, Ventilation, & A/C Tech to BS  

Engineering Technology: Management Option AAS Precision Machining Tech to BS  

Three Rivers College - Poplar Bluff, MO

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Fire Science to BS   

Crisis and Disaster Management AAS Paramedic to BS   

Public Relations AA to BS   

Important Transfer Information:

Students who hold an Associate in Arts Degree, an Associate of Arts in Teaching degree, or have met the Missouri 42-hour General Education Core (CORE42) requirements are considered to have fulfilled all UCM General Education requirements, except specific general educations classes required by the major.  Lists of General Education Requirements can be found on The General Education Program page of this catalog.

Upper-level credit is coursework completed at the 3000 and 4000 level. Hours earned as SC or CR credit (AP/CLEP/IB/military credits/work experience/prior learning) do not count towards upper-level credit. Transfer credit will retain the leveling as designated by the original granting institution regardless of whether a UCM equivalent’s leveling is different. All courses taken at a two-year college and any 1000/2000 level courses taken at a four-year institution will not be applicable toward upper-level hour (3000/4000 level) requirements, even if these courses are articulated to upper-level UCM courses or used as substitutions for upper-level UCM courses.

Candidates for a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of:

  • 120 total semester hours
  • 30 total semester hours of upper-level credit
  • 12 upper-level hours must be in the major subject

Residence requirements establish a minimum number of credit hours which must be earned from UCM. Online courses and courses which are offered off campus but through UCM do count towards residence hours. Hours earned as SC or CR credit (AP/CLEP/IB/military credits/work experience) do not count towards residence hours.

A candidate for any bachelor’s degree must have earned the following minimum hours in residence at UCM:

  • 30 hours overall
  • 20 upper-level hours (3000/4000 level courses)
  • 15 hours in the major
  • 9 upper-level hours in the major
  • 9 hours in the minor (if applicable)
  • 1 upper-level hour in the minor (if applicable)
  • the last 12 semester hours or any hours during the final semester required for the degree

Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination Requirement (State Law Requirement, Section 170.013)

Missouri state law requirement, Section 170.013 goes into effect Fall 2019 for students pursuing a degree at any public Missouri institution and requires that all students shall successfully pass an examination on the provisions and principles of American civics with a score of seventy percent or greater as a condition of graduation. The subject matter of the 50 question, multiple-choice test includes the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other areas of government and American history. Students may fulfill this requirement by passing an exam offered in Blackboard or by providing proof on an official transcript of having passed the exam at another Missouri higher education institution. This test is offered online, at no cost.  Students are encourage to take and pass the test during their first semester at UCM.  The test may be taken any number of times until a passing score of at least 70 percent is earned.  When the test is passed the requirement will show as fulfilled on the Central Degree Audit and a notation will be added to the student’s transcript.  Students who have not passed the exam by the time they have reached 60 credit hours will have a hold on their account and be prevented from enrolling in future coursework until the exam is successfully passed.  Questions about the content of the test may be referred to the School of Social Sciences and Languages (Wood 203, 660-543-8840). Testing information can be obtained by calling the Testing Center at 660-543-4919.