State Law Requirement for Degrees or Certificates
Candidates for degrees or teaching certificates must meet state law requirements, Section 170.011 (Rev 1986), of a completed course of instruction in and satisfactory passing of “an examination on the provisions and principles of the constitution of the United States and of the State of Missouri, and in American history and American institutions.” To comply with the law, students may: (1) complete POLS 34-102, or (2) complete the requirement at another collegiate institution with substitution determined by the Office of Admissions. Transfer students who have had a course in American government that did not include a study of the Missouri constitution must successfully complete POLS 34-201 Missouri Politics. Students successfully completing POLS 34-203 State and Local Government at Northwest may have POLS 34-201 Missouri Politics waived. See chairperson of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences for approval of waiver.