Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (CORE 42)
Central Methodist University signed as an independent institution beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year to participate in the Missouri Core Curriculum Transfer Act (Missouri Senate Bill 997). Commonly referred to as CORE 42, the Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Curriculum is a recommended lower-division core curriculum of at least forty-two semester credit hours that was developed by the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE).
Missouri's CORE 42 is a statewide general education course of study intended to ensure graduates possess a common core of college-level knowledge and skills distributed across the broad Knowledge Areas of: Communications, Humanities & Fine Arts, Natural & Mathematical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.
CORE 42 Transfer Guidelines
CORE 42 was also established to facilitate the transfer of those academic credits among other public and participating private institutions of higher education in the State of Missouri. Central Methodist University signed as an independent institution beginning the 2019-2020 academic year.
Students may transfer MOTR courses in one of three ways:
- Students who complete a post-1995 Associate of Arts or Associate of Arts in Teaching degree awarded in the state of Missouri and transfer to another public or participating private institution of higher education shall have completed all lower-division general education requirements at the receiving institution with the exception of CMU103 Orientation to CMU. Students shall receive full credit, including any prerequisites or requirements in the major, for all MOTR courses transferred. The receiving institution cannot require the student take additional lower-division general education courses, with the exception of institutional and program specific courses. A student may, however, have to take additional lower-division courses to fulfill program or institutional requirements.
- Students who complete the CORE 42, at any public or participating independent institution of higher education, shall be considered as having completed all lower-division general education requirements at a receiving institution, with the exception of institutional and program specific courses. Students shall receive full credit, including any prerequisites or requirements in the major, for all MOTR courses transferred. The receiving institution cannot require the student take additional lower-division general education courses. A student may, however, have to take additional lower-division courses to fulfill program or institutional requirements.
- Students who complete individual MOTR courses that comprise the CORE 42 are guaranteed to transfer one-to-one among all public and participating independent colleges and universities in Missouri. However, unless CMU has submitted a course for a specific course to course requirement, CORE 42 courses may be accepted as discipline specific electives, such as a mathematics elective, not as a specific course.
NOTE: Courses that do not have the CORE 42 designation may still transfer, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer in order to be sure.
Additional Information
CMU's Office of the Registrar: 660-248-6265 or registrar@cccbang.com
Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) Core Transfer Curriculum website: http://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php
Course Transfer Tracker: This tool is used to see how general education courses will transfer to other public institutions in Missouri. This tool is continually updated; however, it is always best to check with your receiving institution to ensure that you are enrolling in the appropriate courses. http://journeytocollege.mo.gov/finish/transfer-credit/core-42/
CMU CORE 42 Transfer Courses
Humanities & Fine Arts
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR ARTS 100 | Art Appreciation | 3 | Art Appreciation | AR111 |
MOTR ARTS 101 | Art History I | 3 | Art History I | AR186 |
MOTR ARTS 102 | Art History II | 3 | Art History II | AR188 |
MOTR LANG 103 | Spanish I | 3 | Elementary Spanish I | SP101 |
MOTR LANG 104 | Spanish II | 3 | Elementary Spanish I | SP102 |
MOTR MUSC 100 | Music Appreciation | 3 | Music Appreciation | MU 188 |
MOTR PHIL 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | Introduction to Western Philosophy | PL106 |
MOTR RELG 100 | World Religion | 3 | Religion and the Human Adventure | RL 122 |
Mathematical Sciences
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR MATH 110 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 | Statistical Reasoning | MA 105 |
MOTR MATH 120 | Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling | 3 | Quantitative Reasoning | MA 109 |
MOTR MATH 120 | Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling | 3 | Quantitative Reasoning Intensive | MA 109I |
MOTR MATH 130 | Pre-Calculus Algebra | 3 | College Algebra | MA 103 |
MOTR MATH 130 | Pre-Calculus Algebra | 3 | College Algebra Intensive | MA 103I |
Natural Sciences
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR BIOL 100EV | Essentials in Biology | 3 | Introduction to Environmental Science | BI 105 |
MOTR BIOL 100LEV | Essentials in Biology with Lab | 4 | Introduction to Environmental Science/Intro to Env. Science Lab | BI105/105L |
MOTR BIOL 150 | Biology | 3 | General Biology | BI 101 |
MOTR BIOL 150L | Biology with Lab | 4 | Principles of Biology with Lab | BI 101/101L |
MOTR CHEM 150 | Chemistry I | 3 | General Chemistry | CH 111 |
MOTR CHEM 150L | Chemistry I with Lab | 4 | General Chemistry with Lab | CH 111/111L |
MOTR GEOL 100 | Geology | 3 | Exploring Geology | GL 105 |
MOTR GEOL 100L | Geology with Lab | 4 | Exploring Geology with Lab | GL 105/105L |
MOTR LIFS 150 | Human Biology | 3 | Human Biology | BI 106 |
MOTR LIFS 150L | Human Biology with Lab | 4 | Human Biology/Lab | BI106/106L |
MOTR PHYS 110 | Essentials in Physical Sciences | 3 | Concepts in Physical Science | SC 101 |
MOTR PHYS 110L | Essentials in Physical Sciences with Lab | 4 | Concepts in Physical Science with Lab | SC 101/101L |
MOTR PHYS 150 | Physics I | 3 | General Physics I | PH 111 |
MOTR PHYS 150L | Physics I with Lab | 4 | General Physics I & Lab | PH 111/111L |
MOTR PHYS 200L | Advanced Physics I with Lab | 5 | Calculus Physics I and lab | PH 205/205L |
Oral Communication
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | Public Speaking | CT 101 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR CRJS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | CJ 100 |
MOTR ECON 100 | Introduction to Economics | 3 | General Economics | EC 101 |
MOTR ECON 101 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 | Macroeconomics | EC 201 |
MOTR ECON 102 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 | Microeconomics | EC 202 |
MOTR HIST 101 | American History I | 3 | Development of the United States I | HI 117 |
MOTR HIST 102 | American History II | 3 | Development of the United States II | Hl 118 |
MOTR HIST 201 | World History I | 3 | World History I | Hl 101 |
MOTR HIST 202 | World History II | 3 | World History II | Hl 102 |
MOTR POSC 101 | American Government | 3 | Introduction to American National, State and Local Government | PS 101 |
MOTR PSYC 100 | General Psychology | 3 | General Psychology | PY 101 |
MOTR SOCI 101 | General Sociology | 3 | Introduction to Sociology | SO 101 |
Written Communication
MOTR COURSE NUMBER | MOTR COURSE NAME | TRANSFER CREDITS | IHE COURSE NAME | IHE COURSE NUMBER |
MOTR ENGL 100 | Composition I | 3 | College Composition | ENG 110 |
MOTR ENGL 200 | Composition II | 3 | College Composition II | EN 111 |