Transfer Guide MCC AA to UCM BS Agricultural Sciences

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Metropolitan Community College

The below courses are required for Agricultural Science majors and can be fulfilled at MCC as part of the AA requirements. If the below courses are not taken at MCC they must be complete at UCM. The full list of MCC AA requirements can be found in the MCC Catalog.

Students who transfer to UCM with a completed Associate in Arts degree will be considered to have met all general education requirements except for those specificaly required by the major (see UCM General Education Requirements section below, if applicable).

AA General Education Requirements: 42 Semester Hours

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech (3) OR COMM 102 Fundamentals of Human Communication (3) transfers as COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3)
CHEM 105 Introductory Chemistry for Health Science (5) OR CHEM 107 Preparatory General Chemistry (5) transfers as CHEM 1104 - Introduction to the Sciences: Chemistry GE (4: 4 lecture, 0 lab)
ECON 210 Macroeconomics (3) transfers as ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3)
ECON 211 Microeconomics (3) transfers as ECON 1011 - Principles of Microeconomics GE (3)
MATH 120 College Algebra (3) transfers as MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3)

AA Elective Options: 18 Semester Hours

VETT 101 Veterinary Technician I (4) transfers as AGRI 1420 - Introduction to Animal Science (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
AGRI 222 Horticulture (4) transfers as AGRI 1600 - Introduction to Horticulture Science GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
AGRI 200 Global Agriculture (3) transfers as AGRI 2130 - Global Agriculture GE (3)
AGRI 220 Soil Science (3) transfers as AGRI 2330 - Introduction to Soil Science (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
BUSN 270 Legal Environment of Business (3) transfers as BLAW 2720 - Legal Environment of Business (3) (required for Area 1)
The combination of ACCT 101 Accounting Principles I (3) AND ACCT 102 Accounting Principles II (3) transfers as ACCT 1101 - Foundations of Financial Reporting (3) (required for Area 1)
OR
ACCT 100 Introduction to Accounting (3) transfers as ACCT 2100 - Survey of Accounting (3) (required for Area 1)

Minimum Total Hours Required for MCC AA: 60 Hours

UCM BS Agricultural Science

The below list of courses represents the requirements a student will have left to complete after transferring to UCM with an Associate in Arts degree. Any courses listed above not taken at MCC must be completed as part of BS requirements.

Major Requirements: 45-51 Semester Hours

Core: 27 Semester Hours

Elect One of the 4 Areas: 18-24 Semester Hours

Area 1 - Agribusiness Management: 21 Semester Hours

Area 2 - Animal Science: 18 Semester Hours

Area 3 - Agronomy: 24 Semester Hours

Area 4 - Horticultural Science: 24 Semester Hours

General Education Requirements: 2 Semester Hours

The following course is required for this major and should be taken at UCM.

LIS 1600 - University Library and Research Skills GE (2)

Free Choice Electives: 7-13 Semester Hours

Free choice elective hours may vary depending on transfer coursework and course selection at UCM.

Students must take at least 30 upper-level (3000/4000) hours to graduate. Courses taken at MCC that articulate to upper-level UCM courses do not count towards upper-level hours.

Minimum Total Hours Required for BS: 120 Semester Hours

This guide is based on the UCM 2021 Undergraduate Catalog and is subject to change. This guide is 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. See the current UCM Undergraduate Catalog and MCC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

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