General Education Requirements
General Education courses are required for the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Music Education, the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Science in Education, and the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
Required courses for the Bachelor of Technology may be chosen from the General Education Requirements. See Bachelor of Technology for specific information on this degree.
Any courses taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements cannot also fulfill the Institutional Requirements or vice versa, unless specifically permitted in this catalog. However, a course taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and/or Institutional Requirements may be used to satisfy other degree or program requirements as long as such application is not restricted in this catalog. Such multiple applications will not reduce the total hours needed to earn a degree, nor the total required hours necessary for any comprehensive majors, regular majors, minor, certificates, or other program.
It is recommended that students carefully sequence courses from the General Education Requirements during their freshman and sophomore years.
Freshman Seminar (1 hour)
Required Course:
Written Communication (6 hours)
See ENGL course descriptions.
Required Courses:
Any student with ACT English score of 19 or above
For students with ACT English score of 27 or above
| ENGL 10115 | Accelerated Composition | 3 |
| | ENGL ACT credit | 3 |
ENGL ACT credit: upon successful completion of ENGL 10115, except for students with previous English composition credit
Students who have an ACT English score of 27 or above may elect to take ENGL 10111 and ENGL 10112. Students with credit for ENGL 10111 and an ACT English score of 27 or above may elect to take ENGL 10115 for three hours credit rather than ENGL 10112. No student may receive more than six hours of credit for the freshman composition requirement.
NOTE: ENGL 10110 Introduction to College Writing is a prerequisite for students who do not meet placement criteria for ENGL 10111.
Oral Communication (3 hours)
See COM course descriptions.
Required Course:
Mathematics (3 hours)
Advisement necessary for correct selection.
See MATH course descriptions.
Required: One of the following courses:
NOTE: MATH 17080 - MATH 17089 Math Skills is a prerequisite for students who do not meet placement criteria for the Mathematics choices listed above.
Political Science (3 hours)
See POLS course descriptions.
Required Course:
NOTE: POLS 34201 is the required course for students who have credit for an American Government course which did not include a study of the Missouri Constitution. (Students successfully completing POLS 34203 State and Local Government at Northwest may have POLS 34201 Missouri Politics waived. See chairperson of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences for approval of this waiver.)
History (3 hours)
See HIST course descriptions.
Required Course:
Life and Physical Sciences (8 hours)
See
AGRI,
BIOL,
CHEM,
GEOL,
PHYS,
PHSC course descriptions.
Required: One course from each area:
Associated Lab included with selected course
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
See
ENGL,
COM,
HUM,
PHIL,
POLS,
ART,
MUS,
THEA course descriptions.
Required: One course from each area.
Literature
Humanities/Philosophy
| COM 29235 | Introduction to Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| HUM 26102 | Western Civilization I: The Ancient World to 1500 | 3 |
| HUM 26103 | Western Civilization II: 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HUM 26104 | The Humanities: The Eastern World | 3 |
| PHIL 39171 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
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| PHIL 39274 | Introduction to Ethics: Historical/Theoretical Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 39275 | Introduction to Ethics: Professional Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 39276 | Introduction to Ethics: Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
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| POLS 34105 | The African World | 3 |
Fine Arts
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
See
AGRI,
ECON,
GEOG,
SOC,
PSYC course descriptions.
Required: One course from each area.
Education degrees require PSYC 08303.
Social Sciences
Behavioral Sciences
Total Credit Hours: 42