Do you want to be considered an A+ student?
- Have you had your final high school transcript with
the A+ seal sent to Missouri Western?
- Have you completed your FAFSA and had it sent to
Missouri Western? If you are having difficulty, please
contact Missouri Western's Financial Aid office at
816.271.4361.
- Reminder: A+ pays for an associate degree.
Therefore, to use A+, a student must plan to obtain an
associate degree in one of the following four majors:
- Criminal Justice
- Legal Assistant
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Please go to the Missouri Western homepage, click on
A-Z Search, click on M, then Major/Minor Forms;
Or click on this link:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/registrar/forms.asp
- Scroll down to Biology, then A.A.S. Physical
Therapist Assistant, and/or
- Scroll down to Criminal Justice, then A.S.
Criminal Justice, or A.S. Legal Assistant, and/or
- Scroll down to Engineering Technology, then
A.A.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- A+ students have to declare a major in one
of the four associate degree programs.
- A+ students need to select at least 4 (12
cr. hrs.) classes on one of these major forms.
To see a description of the classes, please go to the
Missouri Western homepage, click on A-Z Search, click on
C, then click on Catalog;
Or click on this link:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/catalog/
- To see a description of criminal justice or
legal assistant classes, go to the select area,
scroll down to criminal justice, and then search. As
you scroll down, you will see a short description of
the criminal justice and legal assistant classes.
- If you know your ACT subscores:
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ENGLISH: |
| English subscore < 19,
must enroll in ENG 100 |
To challenge your
English placement, students can take the Writing
Placement Exam during the New Student Registration
Program |
| English subscore 19-25,
can enroll in ENG 104 |
For further information
on challenge options, please call the English
Department at 816.271.4310 |
| English subscore 26 or
higher, can enroll in ENG 112 |
Once you complete this
course, you will receive 6 hours of composition
credit, which fulfills the English composition
requirement for general studies for 4 yr. degree
programs |
|
MATH: |
| Math subscore < 20,
must enroll in MAT 081 |
To challenge your
math placement, please call the Developmental Math
Department at 816.271.4400
|
| If math subscore is 20 or higher, you can enroll in a
general studies math course. |
|
| MAT 110 -
Contemporary Problem Solving is recommended for the
following majors: Art, Criminal Justice, English,
History, Music, Physical Education and Speech
Communication. (NOTE: Students may elect to take
either MAT 112 or MAT 116 in place of MAT 110.) |
MAT 112 Finite
Mathematics is recommended for the following majors:
Business, Economics, Elementary Education, History,
Nursing, Political Science, Psychology and Speech
Research |
| MAT 116
College Algebra is recommended for the following
majors: Biology, Business, Computer Information
Systems, Elementary Education, Engineering
Technology, History, Physical Education, Physical
Therapy, Psychology, Social Work and Speech Research |
MAT 130 Pre-Calculus is
recommended for Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering
Technology and Mathematics |
|
READING: |
| Reading subscore < 19, must enroll in RDG
095 |
Students are
required to take a placement test during the New Student
Registration Program |
| Reading subscore 19 or
higher, no reading course is required |
For further information on the reading placement test,
please call the English Department at 816.271.4310 |
For more information on the A+ program, do the following:
- Missouri Western homepage
- A-Z Search
- S, Student Affairs
- The blue block Student Academic Support Services
- Advising & A+ Programs
- A+ Student Advisement
- Guidelines for Applying for A+ Eligible programs
Or click on this link:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/advising/Aplus.pdf
For questions about the A+ program, please contact Rosalie
Guyer at 816.271.5993 or George Hammer at 816.271.5992. |
