Northwest Missouri State University's general education (the Northwest Core) requirements are outlined below. The Honors Program requires a minimum of 12 credits from this general education program. Courses listed in bold and designated with an "H" have an Honors section. Use this curriculum list in conjunction with the Honors course sequencing cycle in planning your schedule. Check these listings regularly as Honors sections may change.
University Seminar
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| INCO 77101 - H |
University Seminar |
1 |
Digital Literacy
(choose 1 course)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CSIS 44101 |
Foundations of Computing |
3 |
| CSIS 44130 - H |
Computers and Information Technology |
3 |
| EDCI 62130 |
Educational Computing and Technology |
3 |
| EDUC 61145 |
Information and Educational Technology |
3 |
| GEOL 27130 |
Information Technology and Science |
3 |
| PHSC 40106 |
Computational Methods in Science |
3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
(choose 2 courses - one from each of two different disciplines)
Civics (choose 1 History and 1 Political Science course)
History
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HIST 33155 |
The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| OR |
| HIST 33156 - H |
The United States since 1877 |
3 |
Political Science
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| POLS 34102 - H |
Introduction to American Government and Politics |
3 |
Communication
Written Communication
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ENGL 10111 |
Composition I: Academic Literacies |
3 |
| ENGL 10112 |
Composition II: Writing as Engagement |
3 |
To qualify for Accelerated Composition, students must take and pass a writing test with the English program.
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ENGL 10115 |
Accelerated Composition |
3 |
Oral Communication
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COM 29102 - H |
Fundamentals of Oral Communication |
3 |
Mathematical Sciences
(choose 1 course)
Advisement is necessary for correct selection.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Literature
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ENGL 10220 - H |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
Humanities (choose 2 courses - one from each of two different disciplines)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HUM 26102 - H |
Western Civilization I: The Ancient World to 1500 |
3 |
| HUM 26103 |
Western Civilization II: 1500 to the Present |
3 |
| HUM 26202 - H |
Patterns in World Societies To 1500 |
3 |
| COM 29235 |
Introduction to Classical Rhetoric |
3 |
| PHIL 39171 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
| PHIL 39275 |
Professional Ethics |
3 |
| PHIL 39276 |
Biomedical Ethics |
3 |
| PHIL 39277 |
Social Justice |
3 |
| ENGL 10224 |
Multiethnic Literature of the United States |
3 |
| ENGL 10226 |
Modern and Contemporary World Literature |
3 |
| LANG 14131 |
French: Communication and Culture I |
3 |
| LANG 14132 |
French: Communication and Culture II |
3 |
| LANG 14141 |
Spanish: Communication and Culture I |
3 |
| LANG 14142 |
Spanish: Communication and Culture II |
3 |
| LANG 14151 |
Introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture |
3 |
| LANG 14161 |
Russian: Communication and Culture I |
3 |
| LANG 14162 |
Russian: Communication and Culture II |
3 |
| MUS 19280 |
World Music |
3 |
| MMED 20221 |
Ethnographic Film Study |
3 |
| HUM 26104 - H |
The Eastern World |
3 |
| HUM 26162 |
Comparative Religions |
3 |
| COM 29225 |
Intercultural Communication |
3 |
| GEOG 32102 - H |
People and Cultures of the World |
3 |
| POLS 34105 |
The African World |
3 |
| REC 45211 |
Leisure and Society |
3 |
| EDUC 61252 |
Pluralism in a Multicultural Society |
3 |
Fine Arts (choose 1 course)
Natural Sciences
- Life Sciences (choose 1 course with the corresponding lab)
- Physical Sciences (choose 1 course with the corresponding lab)
* Currently, no Honors sections are offered in the Natural Sciences.
