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.

Northwest Core – Social & Behavioral Sciences
Required - Choose 2 courses from two different disciplines. For example - one economics and one geography course; one psychology and one sociology course. Education majors must complete Educational Psychology.
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ECN 101 MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 52150 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3)   
ECN 102 MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 52151 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3)
ECON 52906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
EDU 245 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 08299 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
GEO 101 WORLD GEOGRAPHY I (3) GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3)
GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
  
GEO 102 WORLD GEOGRAPHY II (3) GEOG 32906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
GEOG 32916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
HST 215 AMERICA IN VIETNAM (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
HST 220 AMERICA ON SCREEN I (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
HST 221 AMERICA ON SCREEN II (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PSY 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 08103 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)   
PSY 205 HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT (3) PSYC 08333 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
PSYC 08907 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
SOC 101 SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 35101 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (3)   
SOC 105 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE (3) SOC 35440 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (3)
SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
SOC 150 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS (3) POLS 34205 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3)
SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
SOC 160 INTRODUCTION TO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
SOC 170 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS, PROBATION, AND PAROLE SYSTEMS (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
SOC205 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 35906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
Northwest Core - CIVICS
Required - Choose one political science and one history course.
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HST 105 AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 (3) HIST 33155 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (3)   
HST 105H AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 HONORS (3) HIST 33155 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (3)   
HST 106 AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865 (3) HIST 33156 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 (3)   
HST 106H AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865 HONORS (3) HIST 33156 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 (3)   
PSC 103 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (5) POLS 34102 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
PSC 105 FUNCTIONS AND POLICIES OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (3) POLS 34102 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (3)   
Northwest Core - Written Communication
Both required - two written composition courses.
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LAL 101 COMPOSITION I (3) ENGL 10111 COMPOSITION I: ACADEMIC LITERACIES (3)   
LAL 102 COMPOSITION II (3) ENGL 10112 COMPOSITION II: WRITING AS ENGAGEMENT (3)   
Northwest Core - Oral Communication
Required.
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SPK 101 PUBLIC SPEAKING I (3) COM 29102 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3)   
Northwest Core – Life Sciences
Required - Choose one course with a lab.
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BIO 101 BIOLOGY (5) BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 04103 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
  
BIO 105 INTRODUCTORY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (3) BIOL 04102 GENERAL BIOLOGY (3)   
BIO 150 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
  
BIO 151 INTRODUCTORY PLANT BIOLOGY (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
  
BIO 205 HUMAN ANATOMY (4) BIOL 04236 ANATOMY ALLIED HEALTH (4)
BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
BIO 209 PHYSIOLOGY (4) BIOL 04238 PHYSIOLOGY ALLIED HEALTH (4)
BIOL 04911 LIFE SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
BIOL 04918 LIFE SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
Northwest Core – Physical Sciences
Required - Choose one course with a lab.
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PHY 101 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE (5) PHSC 40102 THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES (3)
PHSC 40103 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 120 FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY (5) CHEM 24112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 24113 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 121 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (5) CHEM 24114 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3)
CHEM 24115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 122 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (5) CHEM 24116 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4)
CHEM 24117 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 125 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS (5) PHYS 25911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
PHYS 25918 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
PHY 162 GENERAL ASTRONOMY (3) PHSC 40122 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY (3)   
PHY 163 GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 27110 GENERAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 27111 GENERAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 164 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE (3) GEOL 27911 PHYSICAL SCIENCE LECTURE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHY 181 GENERAL PHYSICS I (5) PHYS 25110 GENERAL PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 25111 GENERAL PHYSICS I LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 182 GENERAL PHYSICS II (5) PHYS 25112 GENERAL PHYSICS II (3)
PHYS 25113 GENERAL PHYSICS II LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY 201 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (5) PHYS 25120 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS I (4)
PHYS 25121 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS I LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY140 SOIL SCIENCE (4) GEOL 27114 GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE (3)
GEOL 27115 GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE LABORATORY (1)
  
PHY160 EARTH SCIENCE (3) GEOL 27114 GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE (3)   
Northwest Core - Mathematical Reasoning
Required - choose one. Check the Northwest catalog to see which math course is required for your major.
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MTH 138 FINITE MATHEMATICS (3) MATH 17116 MATHEMATICAL MODELING (3)   
MTH 141 CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE MATHEMATICS (3) MATH 17912 MATHEMATICAL REASONING NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
MTH 150 PRECALCULUS (5) MATH 17117 PRECALCULUS (5)   
MTH 160 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (3) MATH 17114 GENERAL STATISTICS (3)   
MTH 201 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS I (5) MATH 17120 CALCULUS I (4)   
MTH140 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (3) MATH 17118 PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA (3)   
MTH142 QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3) MATH 17116 MATHEMATICAL MODELING (3)   
Northwest Core – Literature
Required - Choose one.
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LAL 120 AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY TO 1870 (3) ENGL 10233 AMERICAN LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 121 AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY FROM 1870 TO PRESENT (3) ENGL 10234 AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 125 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 130 LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL 150 ENGLISH LITERATURE SURVEY TO 1750 (3) ENGL 10245 ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 151 ENGLISH LITERATURE SURVEY FROM 1750 TO PRESENT (3) ENGL 10246 ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICS TO THE PRESENT (3)
ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 153 INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10220 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3)   
LAL 210 A SURVEY OF WESTERN LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 211 A SURVEY OF WESTERN LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 222 MASTERPIECES (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL 250 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHORT STORY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL 251 SCIENCE FICTION (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL 252 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL 275 CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
LAL255 WOMEN'S LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT   
Northwest Core - Humanistic Studies
Required - Choose Two Courses from Two Different Areas
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FLN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH (5) LANG 14141 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE I (3)   
FLN 102 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (5) LANG 14142 SPANISH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE II (3)   
FLN 111 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (5) LANG 14131 FRENCH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE I (3)   
FLN 112 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (5) LANG 14132 FRENCH: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE II (3)   
FLN 121 ELEMENTARY ARABIC (5) LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
FLN 122 INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (5) LANG 14916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
GEO 101 WORLD GEOGRAPHY I (3) GEOG 32101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY (3)
GEOG 32102 PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)
  
GEO 102 WORLD GEOGRAPHY II (3) GEOG 32906 SOCIAL SCIENCE NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
GEOG 32916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
GLS 201 GLOBAL STUDIES SEMINAR (3) INCO 77916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES EQUIVALENT   
HST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I (3) HUM 26102 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I: THE ANCIENT WORLD TO 1500 (3)   
HST 102 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II (3) HUM 26103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II: 1500 TO THE PRESENT (3)   
HST 150 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I (3) INCO 77916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES EQUIVALENT   
HST 151 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II (3) INCO 77916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES EQUIVALENT   
LAL 125 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 210 A SURVEY OF WESTERN LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
LAL 211 A SURVEY OF WESTERN LITERATURE II (3) ENGL 10908 LITERATURE CORE EQUIVALENT
ENGL 10916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
MUS 205 WORLD MUSIC (3) MUS 19280 WORLD MUSIC (3)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
PHI 150 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 39171 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3)   
PHI 151 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC (3) PHIL 39909 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHI 152 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3) PHIL 39275 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3)   
PHI 153 BIOETHICS (3) PHIL 39276 BIOMEDICAL ETHICS (3)   
PHI 155 INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE (3) PHIL 39909 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHI 157 WAR, PEACE, AND RELIGION (3) PHIL 39909 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
PHI 251 RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (3) HUM 26162 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS (3)   
PSC 150 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3) POLS 34421 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (3)
POLS 34916 HUMANISTIC STUDIES NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
Northwest Core – Fine Arts
Required - Choose one.
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ART 101 ART SURVEY AND APPRECIATION I (3) ART 13102 ART APPRECIATION (3)
ART 13109 SURVEY OF ART I: PREHISTORY THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART (3)
  
ART 102 ART SURVEY AND APPRECIATION II (3) ART 13111 SURVEY OF ART II: RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT (3)   
ART110 DRAWING AND COMPOSITION I (3) ART 13120 DRAWING (3)
ART 13910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
DRM 115 CULTURAL STUDIES IN THEATER (3) THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
DRM 120 THEATER APPRECIATION (3) THEA 43101 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3)   
DRM150 ACTING I (3) THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
DRM165 STAGE MAKEUP (1) THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
DRM215 DIRECTING (3) THEA 43910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT   
MUS 102 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) MUS 19201 THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC (3)   
MUS 103 HISTORY OF ROCK N ROLL (3) MUS 19222 AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (3)   
MUS 105 MUSIC OF AMERICA (3) MUS 19202 JAZZ APPRECIATION (3)   
MUS 205 WORLD MUSIC (3) MUS 19280 WORLD MUSIC (3)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT
  
MUS101 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC (3) MUS 19103 FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY (2)
MUS 19910 FINE ARTS NORTHWEST CORE EQUIVALENT (1 to 3)
  
MUS130 MACC SINGERS (1) MUS 19112 UNIVERSITY CHORALE (1)   
MUS137 COMMUNITY BAND (1) MUS 19115 SYMPHONIC BAND (1)   
Northwest Core - Digital LIteracy
Required - Choose One
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BOA 263 BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS (3) CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)   
CIT 101 COMPUTER ESSENTIALS (3) CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)   
CIT 102 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3) CSIS 44130 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)   
EDU 235 TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS (3) EDCI 62130 EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY (3)   
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