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Associate of Arts for Transfer to UAFS BS in Organizational Leadership

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About This Degree

This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Arts (AA) degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Arkansas at Ft. Smith (UAFS) to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership.

This degree requires a total of 120 semester credit hours, including at least 40 upper-level credit hours completed at UAFS. NPC students may transfer 75 hours of lower-level courses to UAFS.

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NPC Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Lyons (Jennifer.Lyons@np.edu) 501.760.4256

Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

NPU Transfer Resources: • Transfer 101 • Transfer Checklists • Transfer FAQ

NPC-to-UAFS Pre-Graduation Transfer Degree Checklist

NPC-to-UAFS Post-Graduation Transfer Degree Checklist

UAFS Admissions Requirements
Students must have a 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative GPA on all previous coursework to be eligible for admission to UAFS.

General Education Core - 41 Credit Hours

ORT 1000 - Student LMS Training 0 Credits
ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits
ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION - 9 CREDIT HOURS
ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
SPCH 1103 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking* 3 Credits
MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits
MATH 1213 - Quantitative Literacy* 3 Credits
LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
BIOL 1114 - General Biology* 4 Credits
BIOL 2224 - Anatomy & Physiology I* 4 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
CHEM 1104 - Chemistry For Non-Majors* 4 Credits
CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits
ESCI 1104 - Earth Science* 4 Credits
GEOL 1104 - Physical Geology* 4 Credits
PHYS 1114 - Physical Science* 4 Credits
FINE ARTS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
ENG 2393 - Creative Writing* 3 Credits
MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits
Note: If you choose Introduction to Philosophy as your NPC Fine Arts option, you must choose one of the other three choices as part of your additional UAFS hours to meet the UAFS Fine Arts requirement.
HUMANITIES - 3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2233 - American Literature II* 3 Credits
ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits
HISTORY/GOVERNMENT - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits

General Education Courses continued

SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 CREDIT HOURS
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
Select two courses not previously chosen
ANTH 1113 - General Anthropology* 3 Credits
HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
POLS 1123 - American State And Local Government* 3 Credits
SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits
SOC 2203 - Social Problems* 3 Credits
Note: Only one Economics course will transfer from NPC to UAFS in the total amount of hours accepted by UAFS
ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits

NPC Requirements - 13-14 Credit Hours

ORT 1202 - College Seminar 2 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
CIS 1013 - Information Systems 3 Credits
CIS 1023 - Introduction to Computing* 3 Credits
FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select two of the following courses:
SPAN 1103 - Beginning Spanish I* 3 Credits
SPAN 1113 - Beginning Spanish II* 3 Credits
SPAN 2113 - Intermediate Spanish I* 3 Credits
SPAN 2123 - Intermediate Spanish II* 3 Credits
FREN 1103 - Beginning French I* 3 Credits
FREN 1113 - Beginning French II* 3 Credits

Physical Education & Directed Electives - 8 Credit Hours: Option 1

PE 1102 - Life Fitness Concepts 2 Credits
DIRECTED ELECTIVES
These courses have been specifically chosen for their relevance to this degree, however other courses may be chosen from the ACTS Transfer Course List.

Select two of the following courses:
BUS 1223 - Human Resource Management 3 Credits
BUS 2203 - Business Law** 3 Credits
ACT 1003 - Basic Accounting 3 Credits

Physical Education & Directed Electives - 8 Credit Hours: Option 2

PE 1113 - Health And Safety* 3 Credits
DIRECTED ELECTIVES
These courses have been specifically chosen for their relevance to this degree, however other courses may be chosen from the ACTS Transfer Course List.

Select one of the following courses:
BUS 1223 - Human Resource Management 3 Credits
BUS 2203 - Business Law** 3 Credits
Select from the following options:
PE 1102 - Life Fitness Concepts 2 Credits
OR
MUS 1451 - National Park College Singers I 1 Credits
MUS 1461 - National Park College Singers II 1 Credits
OR Two 1-hour PE courses
OR MUS 1451 and One 1-hour PE course

60 Total Program Hours

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Additional Hours

Contact your Academic Advisor for assistance

UAFS recognizes 57 of 60 NPC credit hours from this Associate of Arts degree.

UAFS will also accept 18 additional hours from courses listed below taken at NPC for a maximum of 75 transferable hours. These courses may also be taken at UAFS (campus or online, if available).

Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1133 - Trigonometry* 3 Credits
MATH 1293 - Introduction To Statistics* 3 Credits
MATH 2214 - Calculus I* 4 Credits
BUS 2123 - Business Statistics** 3 Credits
BUS 2213 - Business Calculus 3 Credits
Select five of the following courses:
ANTH 1113 - General Anthropology* 3 Credits
ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2233 - American Literature II* 3 Credits
ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits
HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits
PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
POLS 1123 - American State And Local Government* 3 Credits
SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits
SOC 2203 - Social Problems* 3 Credits
SPAN 1103 - Beginning Spanish I* 3 Credits
Note: If you chose an economics course as one of your NPC Social Science options, do not choose the other economics course in this section. Only one Economics course will transfer from NPC to UAFS in the total amount of hours accepted by UAFS.
ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits
Note: If you chose Introduction to Philosophy as your NPC Fine Arts option, you must choose one of the other three choices as part of your additional UAFS hours to meet the UAFS Fine Arts requirement
ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
ENG 2393 - Creative Writing* 3 Credits
MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
Note: NPC online courses with a lab component may require up to two on-campus meetings for labs. The lab component for all UAFS online courses is only offered on campus.
BIOL 1114 - General Biology* 4 Credits
BIOL 2224 - Anatomy & Physiology I* 4 Credits
CHEM 1104 - Chemistry For Non-Majors* 4 Credits
CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits
ESCI 1104 - Earth Science* 4 Credits
GEOL 1104 - Physical Geology* 4 Credits
PHYS 1114 - Physical Science* 4 Credits
PHYS 1124 - Astronomy* 4 Credits
PHYS 1204 - General Physics I* 4 Credits

Remaining Courses to be completed at UAFS

The NPC Honors Program

The NPC Honors Program is accepting applications.
Learn more about the NPC Honors Program.