Baccalaureate Degree

A. Written Communication: 6 Hours

• ENG 0101 - College Composition I (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0102 - College Composition II (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0111 - Advanced College Composition (Writing Intensive) 3

B. Oral Communication: 3 Hours

• COMM 0100 - Oral Communication 3

C. Mathematics: 3 Hours

• MATH 0120 - Math for Elementary Teachers II 3 (or above)

D. Life and Physical Sciences: 8-9 hours

Requires at least one course from each area

E. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 12 Hours

F. Humanities and Fine Art: 6 Hours

G. Health and Wellness: 2 Hours

• KINE 0103 - Lifetime Wellness 2

H. University Experience: 3 Hours *

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 3

Total General Education Requirements: 43-44 Hours

I. International Requirements: 3 Hours

• Foreign Language 3
• ANTH 0155 - Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 3
• ANTH 0342 - Comparative Cultures 3
• CJAD 0301 - International Justice Systems 3
• CJAD 0370 - International Terrorism 3
• COMM 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3
• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• GEOG 0310 - Human Geography 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1660 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1660 3
• HIST 0150 - Asian Civilizations 3
• HIST 0160 - History of Latin America 3
• IB 0310 - International Business 3
• INTS 0201 - Introduction to International Studies 3
• PHIL 0320 - Comparative Religion 3
• SOC 0303 - The Arab World 3
• SPAN 0100 - Workplace and Travel Spanish 3

Total General Education Curriculum with Institutional Requirements: 46-47 Hours

Areas A - H of the general education curriculum constitute the 42 semester hour block that meets the State of Missouri general education goals. This block should be considered equivalent to corresponding 42 semester hour blocks of credit at other public and signatory institutions in Missouri. Please contact the Office of the Registrar to have this notation added to your transcript.
Students should select appropriate general education courses for their discipline.
* The University Experience course is required for all degree-seeking students who enter MSSU with less than 30 credit hours (excluding dual credit and credit in escrow) and transfer students who have not completed an orientation course.