General Education offered by 含羞草社区 consists of a common core of curriculum offerings necessary to equip students for successful and fulfilled lives as educated and active citizens. Effective Fall 2021 General Studies offered by MWSU is based on the common core of curriculum that was established through Missouri Senate Bill 997, the Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum Act (Sections 178.785-789 RSMo). This curriculum, called CORE 42, is designed for students to obtain the basic competencies of Valuing, Managing Information, Communicating, and Higher-Order Thinking. CORE 42 is completed through a minimum of 42-semester hours distributed across courses in five knowledge areas.
- Mathematical Sciences
- Written and Oral Communication
- Natural Sciences
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Humanities and Fine Arts
General studies courses approved by the state from Missouri schools are designated with a Missouri Transfer (MOTR) course number. This guarantees a one-to-one transfer among all Missouri public institutions of higher education.
- Missouri Western MOTR courses are identified within the course description in the university catalog and within the semester schedule .
- MOTR courses from other Missouri schools can be found at
- Non-Missouri transfer coursework will also have MOTR designations placed on them dependent on the equivalency determined during the initial transfer evaluation process.
- Missouri Western also has some identified courses that do not have a MOTR course number, but will count as a Missouri Western general studies course.聽 The courses will not, however, count within CORE 42 at another Missouri institution unless the student completes the entire general education curriculum at Missouri Western. These specific courses are notated in within the .
When CORE 42 general education courses have all been completed (and the last class in the curriculum was earned at Missouri Western), a 鈥淕eneral Education Met鈥� statement will be placed on the student鈥檚 MWSU transcript.
Missouri Western will make every effort to apply transfer courses appropriately within the CORE 42 Knowledge Areas. Students who have questions about transfer coursework as applied to their general education curriculum should contact:
Transfer Evaluation Coordinator
Admissions Office
tmillis@missouriwestern.edu
(816) 271-4307
Further appeals may be made to the Admissions & Graduation Committee through the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
CORE 42 Additional Information and Resources
Admissions Office at (816) 271-4266, Eder Hall 101
Registrar’s Office at (816) 271-4211, Eder Hall 102