NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY



NORTHWEST CORE GUIDE
Different majors require directed Northwest Core courses, meaning they are required for a specific major’s general education core.

Common areas to check for are math, life science, physical science, and social/behavioral sciences, although other areas may have directed requirement as well. For example, Educational Psychology is required for all education majors, so general psychology will count as elective credit.

Please seek advisement or consult the academic catalog for proper course selection.

Some Northwest Core groups have courses that can count in multiple areas. Please note that a course may have more than one Northwest equivalency. Transfer Services will use the equivalency that is in the best interest of the student, but the course may not transfer as more than one course.


Northwest Core - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Required - Choose Two Courses from Two Different Areas - Education majors must take Educational Psychology
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ANT 110 INTRODUCTION CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
SOC 35919 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (ANTHROPOLOGY)
  
ANT 111 INTRODUCTION PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHAEOLOGY (3) SOC 35108 GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)   
CRJ 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3) POLS 34906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
ECO 101 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 52150 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3)   
ECO 102 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 52151 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3)
ECON 52906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
EDU 241 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 08299 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
GRY 101 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3)
GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
  
PSY 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 08103 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
PSY 222 PERSONAL & SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT (3) PSYC 08907 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PSY 250 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3) PSYC 08333 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
PSYC 08907 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
PSY 251 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 08907 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
SOC 101 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 35101 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (3)   
SOC 211 HUMAN RELATIONS (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
SOC 212 MARRIAGE & FAMILY (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
SOC 214 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
Northwest Core - Civics
Required - Choose One History Course and One Political Science Course
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HST 101 U.S. HISTORY TO 1865 (3) HIST 33155 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (3)   
HST 102 US HISTORY 1865-1945 (3) HIST 33156 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 (3)   
PSC 102 US GOVERNMENT I: NATIONAL & STATE (3) POLS 34102 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
Northwest Core - Written Communication
Required - Choose One Comp I course and One Comp II course
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ENG 101 ENGLISH COMP I (3) ENGL 10111 COMPOSITION I: ACADEMIC LITERACIES (3)   
ENG 102 ENGLISH COMP II (3) ENGL 10112 COMPOSITION II: WRITING AS ENGAGEMENT (3)   
ENG 104 TECHNICAL WRITING (3) ENGL 10315 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING (3)   
ENG 114 HONORS ENGLISH COMP I (3) ENGL 10111 COMPOSITION I: ACADEMIC LITERACIES (3)   
ENG 115 HONORS ENGLISH COMP II (3) ENGL 10112 COMPOSITION II: WRITING AS ENGAGEMENT (3)   
Northwest Core - Oral Communication
Required - Choose One Course
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COM 101 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3) COM 29102 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3)   
COM 110 PUBLIC SPEAKING (3) COM 29102 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3)   
Northwest Core - Life Science
Required - Choose one course with a corresponding Lab
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BIO 101 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SCIENCE (3) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
BIO 110 GENERAL ECOLOGY (4) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
BIO 111 GENERAL BIOLOGY LECTURE & LAB (5) BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 04103 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
  
BIO 121 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE & LAB (5) BIOL 04106 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 04107 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
  
BIO 151 INTRODUCTION HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE & LAB (4) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
BIO 206 HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I LECTURE & LAB (4) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
BIT 101 INTRO TO BIOTECHNOLOGY LEC AND LAB (3) BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 04103 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
  
Northwest Core - Physical Science
Required - Choose One course with corresponding Lab
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CHM 100 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC CHEMISTRY (3) CHEM 24911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CHM 105 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY LECTURE & LAB (5) CHEM 24112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 24113 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
  
CHM 111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE & LAB (5) CHEM 24114 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3)
CHEM 24115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
  
EVR 103 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (3) GEOL 27911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
GEO 101 INTRO PHYS GEO LEC (3) GEOL 27110 GENERAL GEOLOGY (3)   
GEO 102 INTRO PHYS GEO LAB (2) GEOL 27111 GENERAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (1)   
PHY 110 SURVEY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE & LAB (5) PHSC 40102 THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES: INTEGRATED APPROACH (3)
PHSC 40103 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY: INTEGRATING INQUIRY (1)
  
PHY 111 COLLEGE PHYSICS I LECTURE (3) PHSC 40911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHY 112 COLLEGE PHYSICS I LAB (2) PHSC 40918 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
Northwest Core - Mathematical Reasoning
Required - Choose One
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BUS 210 BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS (3) MATH 17114 GENERAL STATISTICS (3)   
MTH 140 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS (3) MATH 17115 CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICS (3)
MATH 17116 MATHEMATICAL MODELING (3)
  
MTH 150 STATISTICS (3) MATH 17114 GENERAL STATISTICS (3)   
MTH 170 PRE-CALCULUS A (3) MATH 17118 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (3)   
MTH 180 SURVEY CALCULUS (3) MATH 17912 MATHEMATICAL REASONING NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
MTH 190 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS I (5) MATH 17120 CALCULUS I (4)   
Northwest Core - Literature
Required - Choose One Course
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ENG 124 WORLD LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 125 WORLD LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 10226 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 144 FICTION (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 145 WORLD FICTION (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 146 LITERATURE OF SCIENCE FICTION (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 147 ART OF THE NOVEL (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 148 FICTION INTO FILM (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 149 CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 210 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNING-1784 (3) ENGL 10245 ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 211 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE: ROMANT-PRESENT (3) ENGL 10246 ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICS TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 214 WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 215 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 216 LATINO/LATINA LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 217 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 221 SURVEY AMERICAN LITERATURE: COL-1865 (3) ENGL 10233 AMERICAN LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 222 SURVEY AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865-PRESENT (3) ENGL 10234 AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 231 LITERATURE OF MYSTERY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 232 LITERATURE OF FANTASY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
Northwest Core - Humanities
Required - Choose One course from two different areas
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ANT 110 INTRODUCTION CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
SOC 35919 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (ANTHROPOLOGY)
  
CIV 201 EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION I (3) HUM 26102 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I: THE ANCIENT WORLD TO 1500 (3)   
CIV 202 EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION II (3) HUM 26103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II: 1500 TO THE PRESENT (3)   
CIV 211 LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (3) HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CIV 212 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (3) HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CIV 215 JAPANESE CIVILIZATION (3) HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CIV 216 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION TO 1800 (3) HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CIV 217 EAST ASIAN CIVILAZATION SINCE 1800 (3) HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 124 WORLD LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 125 WORLD LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 10226 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 145 WORLD FICTION (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 149 CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 210 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNING-1784 (3) ENGL 10245 ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 211 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE: ROMANT-PRESENT (3) ENGL 10246 ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICS TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 214 WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 215 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 216 LATINO/LATINA LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 221 SURVEY AMERICAN LITERATURE: COL-1865 (3) ENGL 10233 AMERICAN LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 222 SURVEY AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865-PRESENT (3) ENGL 10234 AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ENG 241 CREATIVE WRITING (3) ENGL 10910 FINE ARTS EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
GRY 101 WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3)
GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
  
MCM 104 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES (3) MMED 20221 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM STUDY (3)   
MCM 206 DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
MUS 151 WORLD MUSIC (3) MUS 19280 WORLD MUSIC (3)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
PHL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 39171 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3)   
PHL 111 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC (3) PHIL 39909 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHL 121 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 39909 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHL 203 ETHICS (3) PHIL 39275 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3)   
PSC 201 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
POLS 34421 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (3)
  
REL 103 WORLD RELIGIONS (3) HUM 26162 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS (3)   
SPN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4) LANG 14141 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE I (3)   
SPN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (4) LANG 14142 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE II (3)   
Northwest Core - Fine Arts
Required - Choose One Course
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ART 101 ART APPRECIATION (3) ART 13102 ART APPRECIATION (3)   
ART 115 ART HISTORY I (3) ART 13109 SURVEY OF ART I: PREHISTORY THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART (3)   
ART 116 ART HISTORY II (3) ART 13111 SURVEY OF ART II: RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT (3)   
ART 128 DRAWING I (3) ART 13120 DRAWING (3)
ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
ART 131 FIGURE DRAWING I (3) ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
ENG 241 CREATIVE WRITING (3) ENGL 10910 FINE ARTS EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
MUE 105 COLLEGE CHOIR I (1) MUS 19112 UNIVERSITY CHORALE (1)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUE 115 COLLEGE BAND I (1) MUS 19115 SYMPHONIC BAND (1)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUE 121 JAZZ BAND I (1) MUS 19115 SYMPHONIC BAND (1)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUS 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC (3) MUS 19103 FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY (2)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUS 101 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) MUS 19201 THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC (3)   
MUS 151 WORLD MUSIC (3) MUS 19280 WORLD MUSIC (3)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUS 152 MUSIC APPRECIATION: AGE OF ROCK & ROLL (3) MUS 19222 AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (3)   
MUS 155 JAZZ APPRECIATION (3) MUS 19202 JAZZ APPRECIATION (3)   
MUS 171 MUSIC HISTORY FROM 1800 (3) MUS 19387 MUSIC LITERATURE: ROMANTIC THROUGH THE PRESENT (3)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUS 172 MUSIC HISTORY TO 1800 (3) MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)   
THE 101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3) THEA 43101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3)   
Northwest Core - Digital Literacy
Required - Choose One Course
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CIS 101 MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS (3) CSIS 44915 DIGITAL LITERACY NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
CIS 110 TECHNICAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY (3) CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)   
CIS 121 FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3) CSIS 44915 DIGITAL LITERACY NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
EDU 128 TECHNOLOGY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD (3) EDCI 62130 EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY (3)   
EDU 203 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (3) EDCI 62130 EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY (3)
EDUC 61145 INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (3)
  
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