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CORE 42 Offerings


Missouri Transfer CORE 42 General Education  

CORE 42 Matrix    

 

The Missouri Department of Higher Education is making transferring from East Central College to any Missouri public college or university easier by identifying a common set of general education courses known as CORE 42.

CORE 42 is a block of at least 42 credit hours that will transfer as equivalent credit at all public colleges and universities in Missouri. The CORE42 curriculum streamlines the transfer of college credit and reduces the need to retake courses already completed at another institution. More than 2,000 courses are included in the state curriculum.

The framework for Missouri’s CORE 42 is designed for students to obtain the basic competencies of Valuing, Managing Information, Communicating, and Higher-Order Thinking through the completion of at least 42-semester hours distributed across the broad Knowledge Areas of Communications, Humanities & Fine Arts, Natural & Mathematical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Students obtain the competencies through completion of the CORE 42 in its entirety.

Each Knowledge Area requires a minimum number of credit hours with the understanding that a total of 42 hours must be met.  Additional CORE 42 classes may be required to reach the 42 hour minimum.

 

Knowledge Areas:

Written Communication- 6 Credit Hours

Oral Communication- 3 Credit Hours

Natural Sciences - 7 Credit Hours Including one Lab Component

Mathematical Sciences- 3 Credit Hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences- 9 Credit Hours

Humanities and Fine Arts- 9 Credit Hours

 

Below are the East Central College cources approved as Missouri CORE 42 guaranteed transfer courses.

Written Communication

ENG 101 - English Comp I  

ENG 102 - English Comp II  

ENG 104 - Technical Writing  

ENG 114 - Honors English Comp I  

ENG 115 - Honors English Comp II  

 

Oral Communication- 3 Credit Hours

COM 101 - Oral Communications  

COM 110 - Public Speaking  

 

Natural Sciences - 7 Credit Hours minimum from at least two disciplines, including one Lab Component

Astronomy

PHY 102 - Introduction to Astronomy  

Biology

BIO 101 - Introduction to Life Science  

BIO 109 - General Zoology  *

BIO 110 - General Ecology  *

BIO 111 - General Biology Lecture & Lab 

BIO 121 - Principles of Biology I Lecture & Lab 

BIT 101 - Intro to Biotechnology Lec and Lab  *

Chemistry

CHM 100 - Introduction to Forensic Chemistry  

CHM 105 - Introductory Chemistry Lecture & Lab 

CHM 111 - General Chemistry I Lecture & Lab  *

Geology

GEO 101 - Intro Phys Geo Lec  

GEO 102 - Intro Phys Geo Lab  *

Life Sciences

BIO 151 - Introduction Human Anatomy & Physiology Lecture & Lab 

BIO 206 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture & Lab  *

HSC 103 - Nutrition    

Physical Sciences

EVR 103 - Introduction to Environmental Science  

PHY 104 - Introduction to Physics Lecture & Lab  *

PHY 110 - Survey of Physical Science Lecture & Lab 

PHY 111 - College Physics I Lecture  

PHY 112 - College Physics I Lab  *

PHY 211 - General Physics I Lecture  

PHY 212 - General Physics I Lab  *

*Lab course

 

Mathematical Sciences- 3 Credit Hours

MTH 102 - Business Mathematics  

MTH 108 - Technical Mathematics  

MTH 134 - Math for Fine and Performing Arts   

MTH 140 - Contemporary Mathematics  

MTH 150 - Statistics  / BUS 210 - Basic Business Statistics  

MTH 170 - College Algebra  

Note: Mathematical Sciences that use one of the pathway courses as a prerequisites will meet the general education requirement for math.

For example, Calculus meets the General Education math requirement.

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences- 9 Credit Hours

Anthropology 

ANT 110 - Introduction Cultural Anthropology  

ANT 111 - Introduction Physical Anthropology & Archaeology  

Criminal Justice

CRJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  

Economics

ECO 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics  

ECO 102 - Principles of Microeconomics  

Geography

GRY 101 - World Geography  

History

HST 201 - World History To 1300  

HST 202 - World History Since 1300  

Psychology

PSY 101 - General Psychology  

PSY 250 - Human Development  

Sociology

SOC 101 - General Sociology  

SOC 104 - American Social Problems  

SOC 212 - Marriage & Family  

Political Science

PSC 201 - International Relations  

PSC 202 - Introduction to Comparative Politics  

Civics

HST 101 - U.S. History to 1877  

HST 102 - US History Since 1877  

HST 111 - African-American History to 1877  

HST 112 - African-American History since 1877  

PSC 102 - US Government I: National & State  

Mass Media

MCM 101 - Intro to Mass Media Communication   

 

Humanities and Fine Arts- 9 Credit Hours from a minimum of 2 disciplines

Art

ART 101 - Art Appreciation  

ART 115 - Art History I  

ART 116 - Art History II  

Civilization

CIV 201 - European Civilization I  

CIV 202 - European Civilization II  

Film

MCM 104 - Introduction to Film Studies  

Foreign Language

SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I  

SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish II  

Literature

ENG 124 - World Literature I  

ENG 125 - World Literature II  

ENG 144 - Fiction  

ENG 145 - World Fiction  

ENG 149 - Classical Mythology  

ENG 210 - Survey British Literature: Beginning-1784  

ENG 211 - Survey British Literature: Romantic-Present  

ENG 214 - Women’s Literature  

ENG 215 - African American Literature  

ENG 216 - Latino/Latina Literature  

ENG 217 - Introduction to Shakespeare   

ENG 221 - Survey American Literature: Beginnings -1865  

ENG 222 - Survey American Literature: 1865-Present  

Music

MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music  

MUS 101 - Music Appreciation  

MUS 151 - World Music  

MUS 154 - Music Appreciation: Age of Rock & Roll  

MUS 155 - Jazz Appreciation  

MUS 171 - Music History From 1800  

MUS 172 - Music History to 1800  

Performance (There is a limit of 3 credit hours of Performance courses (PERF) that can be applied to the Humanities and Fine Arts knowledge area and to the total CORE 42)

ART 118 - Photography I   

ART 121 - Digital Design  

ART 128 - Drawing I   

ART 131 - Figure Drawing I  

ART 141 - Painting I   

ART 145 - Watercolor I   

ART 148 - Ceramics: Handbuilding & Surfaces   , 

ART 149 - Ceramics: Throwing & Glaze  

ART 215 - Printmaking-Relief   

ART 216 - Printmaking-Intaglio  

ENG 241 - Creative Writing  

MUE 105 - College Choir I  

MUE 115 - College Band I  

MUE 121 - Jazz Band I  

THE 110 - Stagecraft  

THE 121 - Acting I   

THE 131 - Directing I   

Philosophy

BUS 115 - Business Ethics  

PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy  

PHL 111 - Introduction to Logic  

PHL 203 - Ethics  

Religion

REL 103 - World Religions  

REL 212 - Old Testament   

REL 213 - New Testament   
 

Theatre

THE 101 - Theatre Appreciation