{"id":1149,"date":"2018-04-13T14:19:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:42:21","slug":"core42","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/core42\/","title":{"rendered":"CORE 42 General Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5px;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">General Education offered by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Mathematical Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Written and Oral Communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Natural Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Social &amp; Behavioral Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Humanities and Fine Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Missouri Western MOTR courses are identified within the course description in the university catalog and within the semester schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/missouriwestern.edu\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missouriwestern.edu\/schedule<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">MOTR courses from other Missouri schools can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/dhe.mo.gov\/core42.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dhe.mo.gov\/core42.php<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Non-Missouri transfer coursework will also have MOTR designations placed on them dependent on the equivalency determined during the initial transfer evaluation process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">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.\u00a0 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.missouriwestern.edu\/undergraduate\/university-information\/academic-standards-regulations\/baccalaureate-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general studies curriculum<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When CORE 42 general education courses have all been completed (and the last class in the curriculum was earned at Missouri Western), a \u201cGeneral Education Met\u201d statement will be placed on the student\u2019s MWSU transcript.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">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:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Transfer Evaluation Coordinator<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Admissions Office<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>tmillis@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>(816) 271-4307<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Further appeals may be made to the Admissions &amp; Graduation Committee through the Registrar\u2019s Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CORE 42 Additional Information and Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/05\/2026-2027-CORE42-Curriculum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026-2027 CORE42 Curriculum<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/08\/2026-2027-Core-42-Advising-Worksheet-Fillable-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026-2027 CORE42 Advising Worksheet (Fillable PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/05\/CBHE-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBHE Policy on Complaint Resolution<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dhe.mo.gov\/core42.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHEWD)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journeytocollege.mo.gov\/finish\/transfer-credit\/core-42\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri Journey to College<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Admissions Office at <strong><a href=\"tel:+18162714266\">(816) 271-4266<\/a><\/strong>, Eder Hall 101<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Registrar&#8217;s Office at <strong><a href=\"tel:+18162714211\">(816) 271-4211<\/a><\/strong>, Eder Hall 102<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79938,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions\/79938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}