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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.

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NORTHWEST CORE - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Required - Choose Two Courses from Two Different areas

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
BUS1330 SURVEY OF ECONOMICS (3)	ECON 52130 SURVEY OF ECONOMICS (3)
BUS2930 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3)	ECON 52150 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3)
BUS2940 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3)	ECON 52151 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 52906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
EDU2320 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)	PSYC 08299 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
GEO1130 REGIONAL WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3)	GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
PSY1130 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I (3)	PSYC 08103 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
PSY1160 APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (3)	PSYC 08907 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
SOC1130 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (3)	SOC 35101 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (3)
SOC1230 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3)	SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
SOC1540 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)	SOC 35919 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (ANTHROPOLOGY)
SOC1620 HUMAN DIVERSITY (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - CIVICS

Required - Choose One History Course and One Political Science Course

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
HIS1230 AMERICAN HISTORY I (3)	HIST 33155 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (3)
HIS1240 AMERICAN HISTORY II (3)	HIST 33156 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 (3)
POS1180 AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS (3)	POLS 34102 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)

NORTHWEST CORE - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Required - Must take both courses

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
ENG1330 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (3)	ENGL 10111 COMPOSITION I: ACADEMIC LITERACIES (3)
ENG1340 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (3)	ENGL 10112 COMPOSITION II: WRITING AS ENGAGEMENT (3)

NORTHWEST CORE - ORAL COMMUNICATION

Required - Choose One

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
ENG1440 PUBLIC SPEAKING (3)	COM 29102 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3)
ENG1670 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS I (3)	COM 29335 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) COM 29903 ORAL COMMUNICATION NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - LIFE SCIENCE

Required - Choose One with Corresponding Lab

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
BIO1100 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (3)	BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3)
BIO1150 GENERAL BIOLOGY (5)	BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3) BIOL 04103 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
BIO1330 LOCAL FLORA (3)	BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIO1430 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (3)	BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIO1500 ESSENTIALS OF MICROBIOLOGY (3)	BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIO2112 GENERAL BOTANY (5)	BIOL 04112 GENERAL BOTANY (3) BIOL 04113 GENERAL BOTANY LABORATORY (1) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIO2122 GENERAL ZOOLOGY (5)	BIOL 04114 GENERAL ZOOLOGY (3) BIOL 04115 GENERAL ZOOLOGY LABORATORY (1) BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIO2540 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (5)	BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Required - Choose One with Corresponding Lab

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
PHS1130 PHYSICAL SCIENCE (5)	PHSC 40102 THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES (3) PHSC 40103 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY (1)
PHS1200 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY (3)	PHSC 40122 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY (3)
PHS1210 CHEMISTRY FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (5)	CHEM 24911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT CHEM 24918 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
PHS1250 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY (5)	CHEM 24112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (3) CHEM 24113 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
PHS1350 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (5)	CHEM 24114 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3) CHEM 24115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
PHS1400 EARTH SCIENCE (5)	GEOL 27114 GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE (3) GEOL 27115 GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE LABORATORY (1)
PHS1420 COLLEGE PHYSICS I (4)	PHYS 25110 GENERAL PHYSICS I (3) PHYS 25111 GENERAL PHYSICS I LABORATORY (1)
PHS1440 COLLEGE PHYSICS II (4)	PHYS 25112 GENERAL PHYSICS II (3) PHYS 25113 GENERAL PHYSICS II LABORATORY (1)
PHS2230 GENERAL PHYSICS I (4)	PHYS 25120 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS I (4) PHYS 25121 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS I LABORATORY (1)
PHS2410 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (5)	GEOL 27110 GENERAL GEOLOGY (3) GEOL 27111 GENERAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
PHS2420 EARTH SCIENCE I (3)	GEOL 27110 GENERAL GEOLOGY (3)

NORTHWEST CORE - MATHEMATICAL REASONING

Required - Choose One

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
BUS2430 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (3)	MATH 17114 GENERAL STATISTICS (3)
MAT1205 APPLICATIONS OF COLLEGE MATH (3)	MATH 17115 CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICS (3)
MAT1230 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)	MATH 17118 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (3)
MAT1240 QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3)	MATH 17116 MATHEMATICAL MODELING (3)
MAT1260 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (3)	MATH 17114 GENERAL STATISTICS (3)
MAT1270 PRECALC: ALGEBRAIC REASONING (3)	MATH 17118 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (3)
MAT1330 TRIGONOMETRY (3)	MATH 17119 TRIGONOMETRY (2) MATH 17912 MATHEMATICAL REASONING NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MAT1530 FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS (3)	MATH 17912 MATHEMATICAL REASONING NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MAT1650 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (5)	MATH 17120 CALCULUS I (4)

NORTHWEST CORE - LITERATURE

Required - Choose One

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
ENG1570 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE/PROSE/POETRY (3)	ENGL 10220 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3)
ENG2120 LITERARY MASTERPIECES I (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2330 ENGLISH LITERATURE I (3)	ENGL 10245 ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2340 ENGLISH LITERATURE II (3)	ENGL 10246 ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICS TO THE PRESENT (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2430 AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3)	ENGL 10233 AMERICAN LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2440 AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3)	ENGL 10234 AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2460 READINGS IN SHORT FICTION (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2492 WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE1200 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: DRAMA (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - HUMANISTIC STUDIES

Required - Choose two from two different areas

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
ART1490 HISTORY OF ART I (3)	ART 13109 SURVEY OF ART I: PREHISTORY THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1500 HISTORY OF ART II (3)	ART 13111 SURVEY OF ART II: RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1510 HISTORY OF ART III (3)	ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1530 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES (3)	HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
COM1060 INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA (3)	MMED 20221 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM STUDY (3)
DAN1020 DANCE APPRECIATION (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG1360 CREATIVE WRITING (3)	ENGL 10910 FINE ARTS EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2120 LITERARY MASTERPIECES I (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2330 ENGLISH LITERATURE I (3)	ENGL 10245 ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2340 ENGLISH LITERATURE II (3)	ENGL 10246 ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICS TO THE PRESENT (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2492 WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2500 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE (3)	ENGL 10224 MULTIETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES (3)
ENG2530 YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2560 CREATIVE NONFICTION LITERATURE (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG2580 POETRY AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (3)	ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
GEO1130 REGIONAL WORLD GEOGRAPHY (3)	GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3) GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
HIS1100 WORLD CIVILIZATION I (3)	HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
HIS1130 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I (3)	HUM 26102 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I: THE ANCIENT WORLD TO 1500 (3)
HIS1140 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II (3)	HUM 26103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II: 1500 TO THE PRESENT (3)
HIS1190 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY (3)	HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
HIS1520 WORLD CIVILIZATION II (3)	HUM 26909 HUMANITIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1060 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH CARE WORK (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1170 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (3)	LANG 14131 FRENCH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE I (3)
MFL1270 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (3)	LANG 14132 FRENCH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE II (3)
MFL1290 CULTURE OF FRENCH SPEAKING WORLD (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1370 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)	LANG 14141 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE I (3)
MFL1470 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)	LANG 14142 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE II (3)
MFL1550 GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1660 ELEMENTARY CHINESE I (4)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1700 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1720 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL1740 INTRODUCTION TO DEAF CULTURE (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MFL2390 EUROPEAN/LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE (3)	LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MSC1801 APPRECIATION OF MUSIC (3)	MUS 19201 THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC (3) MUS 19916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
PHI1400 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3)	PHIL 39171 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3)
PHI1410 COMPARATIVE RELIGION (3)	HUM 26162 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS (3)
PHI1420 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3)	PHIL 39275 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3)
SOC1600 ETHNICITY/CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN AMERICA (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
SOC1620 HUMAN DIVERSITY (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2120 WORLD DRAMA (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2140 THEATRE HISTORY I (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2200 THEATRE HISTORY II (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - FINE ARTS

Required - Choose One

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
ART1130 DRAWING I (3)	ART 13120 DRAWING (3) ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1490 HISTORY OF ART I (3)	ART 13109 SURVEY OF ART I: PREHISTORY THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1500 HISTORY OF ART II (3)	ART 13111 SURVEY OF ART II: RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT (3) CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ART1510 HISTORY OF ART III (3)	ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
COM1060 INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA (3)	MMED 20221 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM STUDY (3)
DAN1020 DANCE APPRECIATION (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
ENG1360 CREATIVE WRITING (3)	ENGL 10910 FINE ARTS EQUIVALENT ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MSC1801 APPRECIATION OF MUSIC (3)	MUS 19201 THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC (3) MUS 19916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
MSC1811 APPRECIATION OF JAZZ (3)	MUS 19202 JAZZ APPRECIATION (3)
MSC1821 HISTORY AND FORM OF ROCK MUSIC (3)	MUS 19222 AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (3)
MSC1861 ANALYZING POP/ROCK MUSIC LYRICS (3)	MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE1000 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE (3)	THEA 43101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3)
THE1040 BEGINNING ACTING (3)	THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE1080 CHILDREN'S THEATRE (CREATIVE DRAMA) (3)	THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE1120 STAGECRAFT (3)	THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2020 SCRIPT ANALYSIS (3)	THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2060 PLAYWRITING (3)	THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2120 WORLD DRAMA (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2140 THEATRE HISTORY I (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
THE2200 THEATRE HISTORY II (3)	CORE 90916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT

NORTHWEST CORE - DIGITAL LITERACY

Required - Choose One

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE	NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	Note?	Begin	End
CIS1050 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS (3)	CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
CIS2000 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS (3)	CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
EDU2200 TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS (3)	EDCI 62130 EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY (3)

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