Bachelor of Arts
Foundations of Inquiry Requirements -
Bachelor of Arts
Written Communication - 6 hours required
Accepted Courses:
EN110 College Composition I (ACT English Subscore of 24 or below)
EN111 College Composition II (Placement information: Students may place into EN111 with a grade of 'C' or better in EN110, an ACT English subscore of 25 or higher, or portfolio meeting requirements created by the English faculty. Students who earn placement in EN111 through the ACT or portfolio will be granted 3 credit hours for EN110.)
CORE 42 Written Communications courses
Oral Communication - 3 hours required
Accepted Courses:
CT101 Public Speaking
CORE 42 Oral Communications courses
Natural Science - 4 hours required
Accepted courses:
100- and 200-level science courses with a lab with the AS (Astronomy), BI (Biology), CH (Chemistry), ES (Environmental Science), GL (Geology), PH (Physics) and SC (Science) prefixes (excluding Special Problems courses). Students must have met all prerequisites for these courses.
CORE 42 Natural Science courses with labs
Mathematical Science - 3-5 hours required
Accepted courses:
MA courses numbered 103-299 are accepted with the exception of MA224, which may only be used for Early Childhood Education majors.
Placement is based on ACT Math Subscore or placement assessment. Students with an ACT Math Subscore of 19 or lower are placed into MA090. Students with scores of 20-21 place in MA103I or MA109I. Students with scores of 22 or above may take any eligible math course.
CORE 42 Mathematics course
Civics - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
HI117 Development of the United States I
HI118 Development of the United States II
PS101 Introduction to American National, State, and Local Government
CORE 42 Social & Behavioral Sciences Civics courses
Students who have completed American History or Government outside Missouri must take HI103 Introduction to Missouri Civics.
Social Science - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
100- and 200-level social sciences courses with the CJ (Criminal Justice), CT (Communication), EC (Economics), HI (History), PS (Political Science), PY (Psychology), and SO (Sociology) prefixes (excluding Special Problems courses and Internships)
CORE 42 Behavioral and Social Sciences. For CORE 42 compatibility, it is recommended at least one course is from a different discipline than the course fulfilling the Civics Requirement and that students take courses from at least two different disciplines.
Literature - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
EN222 Introduction to Literature
EN224 Topics/Movements in Literature
EN236 Young Adult Literature
EN238 Comics and Graphic Novels
CORE 42 Humanities & Fine Arts courses
Religious Studies - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
RL122 Religion and the Human Adventure
CORE 42 Humanities & Fine Arts courses with MOTR RELG100 designation
This is required of transfer students, including those with completed AA or CORE 42.
Humanities & Fine Arts - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
100- and 200-level courses with the AR (Art), EN (English), FL (Foreign Language), ML (Applied Music Lessons), MU (Music), PL (Philosophy), RL (Religion), SP (Spanish), and TA (Theatre Arts) prefixes (excluding Special Problems courses and Internships)
A maximum of three credit hours from lessons and ensembles may be counted toward the Humanities and Fine Arts requirement for either Foundations of Inquiry or Intellectual Discovery. Courses taken for zero credit hours will not count toward the Humanities and Fine Arts requirement.
CORE 42 Humanities & Fine Arts courses may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement.
First-Year Experience - 3 hours required
Accepted course:
CMU110 FYE Take Flight
CMU 110 is required of first-time freshmen who have not had a semester of study on a university campus and transfer students with fewer than 12 transferable credit hours earned. Transfer students with 12 or more transferable earned credits who have had a full-time semester of study on a university campus are exempt from the course. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the First Year Experience Course Director.
Intellectual Discovery Requirements
Bachelor of Arts
Upper-Division Writing - 3 hours required
Accepted courses:
EN305 Advanced Research Writing
EN306 Advanced Workplace Writing
EN350 Topics in Writing
Natural Science - 3-4 hours required
Accepted courses:
Science courses with or without a lab with the AS (Astronomy), BI (Biology), CH (Chemistry), ES (Environmental Science), GL (Geology), PH (Physics) and SC (Science) prefixes (excluding Special Problems courses). Students must have met all prerequisites for these courses.
CORE 42 Natural Science courses with or without labs
Humanities & Fine Arts - 6 hours required
Accepted courses:
Courses with the AR (Art), EN (English), FL (Foreign Language),
ML (Applied Music Lessons), MU (Music), PL (Philosophy), RL (Religion), SP (Spanish), and TA (Theatre Arts) prefixes (excluding Special Problems courses and Internships)
CORE 42 Humanities & Fine Arts courses may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement.