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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog > Site Map

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• Accreditation
• Programs of Study
• Northwest Missouri State University
• Academic Calendar
• Admissions
  • Admission to Undergraduate Study
    • Freshman Admissions
    • Combined Percentile Index
    • High School Core Curriculum - 2010 high school graduates and beyond
    • Test Score Requirements
    • To Apply:
    • Home-schooled Students
    • Former Missouri Academy Students
    • Credit for External Examinations
    • CLEP Subject Examinations
    • CLEP General Examinations
    • International Baccalaureate Credit
    • DANTES Credit
    • Missouri Seal of Biliteracy
    • General Education Certificate
    • Dual Credit Courses (Transferred to Northwest)
    • Military Service
    • Transfer Admissions
  • International Student Admissions
  • Special Admissions
  • Graduate Study
• Fees and Costs
  • General Information
  • Residency for Fee Purposes
  • Tax Credits
  • Billing Policy – Email
  • Authorizations
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Fees for Special Programs
  • Room and Board
  • Miscellaneous Fees
  • Senior Citizen Fee Waiver
  • University Installment Plan
  • Refund/Reduction in Charge Schedule
  • Determination of Return of Federal Aid
• Financial Assistance
  • Available Assistance
  • Maximum Time Frame and Credit Hours
  • Application Procedures
  • Deadlines
  • Aid Processing
  • Aid Offer Notification
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Quantitative Progress
  • Course Audits
  • Incomplete Grades
  • Qualitative Progress
  • Appeal Process
  • Failure to Earn a Passing Grade
  • Financial Assistance Programs
  • Withdrawal from the University
  • Summer
  • Online Aid Applicants
  • Taxation of Financial Assistance
  • Veterans’ Affairs
  • Vocational Rehabilitation
• Registration
• Policies and Regulations
  • Academic Policies
    • Academic Forgiveness
    • Academic Integrity Code
    • Academic Load
    • Academic Probation, Academic Suspension, and Dismissal
    • Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawals
    • Appeals Process for Academic Policies
    • Assessment Program Participation
    • Attendance
    • Audit
    • Calculator Use
    • Change in Program Delivery Method
    • Correspondence and Extension Courses
    • Classification of Students
    • Concurrent Enrollment
    • Course Numbering
    • Credit Unit & Program Length
    • Degree Audit
    • External Examinations
    • Final Examinations
    • Grade Appeal Procedure
    • Grade Changes
    • Grade Point Average Requirements
    • Grade Point Calculation
    • Grades: Five and Eleven Week Advisory
    • Grades: Midterm Advisory
    • Grading System
    • Holds: Diploma/Enrollment/Transcript
    • Honor Roll and Graduation Honors
    • Honorary Degree
    • Incomplete Grade
    • In-Progress Grade
    • Academic Military
    • No Credit
    • Pass/Fail Option
    • Preferred Name
    • State Licensure
    • Superseding Grades/ Repeating Courses
    • Test-Out: Departmental/School
    • Transcript of Grades
    • University Seminar
  • Graduation Policies and Requirements
    • Academic Residence
    • Advanced Standing Requirement
    • Advisor Graduation Check
    • Application for Degree
    • Catalog Requirement
    • Commencement
    • Courses Counting Toward Multiple Requirements
    • Grade Point Requirement
    • Majors and Minors
    • Physical Activity/Varsity Athletics Limitations
    • State Law Requirements for Degrees or Certificates
    • Second Degree
    • Teacher Certification
    • Upper Division College Credit
    • Writing Competency
  • Student Life Policies and Regulations
• Resources and Services
  • Academic Success and Retention
    • Academic Advisement
    • Orientation
  • Academic Success Coaching
  • Academic Support
  • Admissions: Mabel Cook Recruitment and Visitors Center
  • Admissions - Operations Office
  • B.D. Owens Library
  • Bearcat Shop
  • Career Services
  • Diversity and Inclusion Office
  • Financial Assistance and Scholarships Office
  • Information Technology
  • Institutional Assessment
  • Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • International Involvement Center
    • Study Abroad Office
    • International Affairs
  • Learning and Teaching Center
  • Military Science (Army National Guard GOLD Program)
  • Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
  • Northwest-Kansas City
  • Northwest Writing Center
  • Percival DeLuce Memorial Collection
  • Registrar's Office
  • Service and Engagement Office
  • Student Account Services
  • Student Athlete Success Program
  • Student Media
  • Textbook Services
  • Title IX and Equity Unit
  • TRIO Student Support Services
  • University Mathematics Laboratory
  • University Police Department
  • University Wellness Services
• University Requirements
  • Online Programs
  • Pre-Professional Programs
• The Northwest Core
  • Northwest Core - Knowledge Areas and Courses
• Institutional Requirements
  • Requirements
• Undergraduate Degrees
  • Bachelor of Applied Science
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Music Education
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program
• Academic Structure
• The College of Arts and Sciences
  • International Study / 80
  • Fine and Performing Arts Department
    • Art / 13
      • Advanced Standing Core—Digital Media-Visual Imaging:
      • Art Comprehensive Major, 72 hours: B.F.A. Studio—No Minor Required
      • Art Comprehensive Major, 70 hours: B.F.A. Graphic Design-No Minor Required
      • Art Education Comprehensive Major, 51 hours: B.S.Ed.— No Minor Required
      • Art Comprehensive Major, 54 hours: B.A.—No Minor Required
      • Digital Media Comprehensive Major, 60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Art Minor, 24 hours
      • Digital Media Minor, 24 hours
    • Music / 19
      • Music Core Requirements
      • Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) (K-12 Certification)
      • Instrumental Music Education Comprehensive Major, 61-65 hours: B.M.E.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades K-12)
      • Vocal Music Education Comprehensive Major, 57 hours: B.M.E.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades K-12)
      • Music Comprehensive Major, 44 hours: B.A.—No Minor Required
      • Music Minor, 27 hours
      • Vocal Music Education Extended Certification, Grades K-12, 12 hours: B.M.E. Degree
      • Instrumental Music Education Extended Certification, Grades K-12, 14 hours: B.M.E. Degree
    • Theatre / 43
      • Theatre Core Requirements
      • Theatre Major, 30 hours: B.A.–Minor Required
      • Theatre Comprehensive Major, 60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Theatre Minor, 24 hours
    • Speech/Theatre
      • Speech/Theatre Core Requirements
      • Speech/Theatre Education Comprehensive Major, 55 hours: B.S.Ed.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
      • Speech/Theatre Education Major, 38 hours: B.S.Ed.—Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
      • Speech/Theatre Education Minor, 32 hours (Certifies Grades 9-12)
      • Speech/Theatre for the Middle School Area of Endorsement, 24 hours
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Department
    • Criminology / 46
      • Criminology Comprehensive Major, 63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Criminology and Criminal Justice Minor, 24 hours
    • Humanities / 26
      • General Studies Comprehensive Major, 69 hours: B.A.- No Minor Required
      • General Studies Comprehensive Major, 69 hours: B.S.- No Minor Required
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Studies Minor, 24 hours
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences Minor, 25-27 hours
    • Geography / 32
      • Geographic Information Science Major, 39 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Geography Major, 39 Hours: B.S. - Minor Required
      • Data Sciences and Informatics Comprehensive Major-GIS Emphasis, 76 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Geography Minor, 24 hours
      • Geospatial Technology Minor, 24 hours
      • Geographic Information Systems Certificate, 15 hours
      • Sustainability Minor, 24 hours
    • History / 33
      • History Core Requirements
      • History Major, 36 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • History Major, 39 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Social Studies: History Comprehensive Major, 51 hours: B.S. Ed. (Certifies grades 9-12)
      • Social Studies Certification, 24 hours: B.S.Ed., Major in Middle School (Certifies Grades 5-9)
      • History Minor, 24 hours
      • Public History and Museum Studies Minor, 23 hours
    • Political Science / 34
      • Political Science Comprehensive Major, 66 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Political Science Major, 36 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • Political Science Major, 45 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Law and Politics Minor, 24 hours
      • Political Science Minor, 27 hours
      • Public Administration Minor, 27 hours
      • International Studies Minor, 24 hours
    • Emergency and Disaster Management / 36
      • Emergency and Disaster Management Major, 37 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Emergency and Disaster Management Minor, 27 hours
      • Emergency Services Minor, 24 hours
      • International Humanitarian Operations Minor, 24 hours
    • Military Science / 42
      • Military Science Basic Courses, 22 hours
      • Military Science Minor, 20 hours
      • Military Science General Information
  • Language, Literature, and Writing Department
    • English / 10
      • Writing Major, 36 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Writing Major, 30 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • Writing Major, Professional Writing Emphasis, 36 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Writing Major, Creative Writing and Publishing Emphasis, 33 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • English Core Requirements (18 hours)
      • English Major, 33 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • English Major, Creative Writing Emphasis, 36 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • English Major, 39 hours: B.S.Ed.—Minor Required
      • English Education Comprehensive Major, 57 hours: B.S.Ed.— No Minor Required
      • English Minor, 24 hours
      • Writing Minor in English, 24 hours
      • Language Arts Concentrations for Middle School Major, 24 hours
      • English Minor, 30 hours: Certifiable
      • Professional Writing Certificate, 12 hours
    • Languages / 14
      • Spanish Major, 34 hours: B.A.—Minor Required or Collateral Field
      • Spanish Major, 34 hours: B.S.—Minor Required or Collateral Field
      • Spanish Major, 34 hours: B.S.Ed., (Certifies Grades K-12) —Minor Required
      • Spanish Minor, 24 hours
      • Spanish Certificate Program, 12 hours
      • Individualized Language Program Minor, 27 hours
  • Mathematics and Statistics Department / 17
    • Data Sciences and Informatics Comprehensive Major, 73-84 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Mathematics Major, 36-39 hours: B.A., B.S.—Minor Required
    • Mathematics Comprehensive Major, 45-48 hours: B.A., B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Mathematics Comprehensive Major-Data Science Emphasis, 48-50 hours: B.A., B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Mathematics Education Comprehensive Major, 40-41 hours: B.S.Ed.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Mathematics Minor (Calculus based), 21-22 hours
    • Mathematics Minor (Non-Calculus based), 22-23 hours
    • Statistics Minor, 24 hours
    • Mathematics Education Minor, 25 hours: B.S.Ed.
  • Natural Sciences Department
    • Biology / 04
      • Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 86-89 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Echocardiographic Sciences Completion Degree Program, 92 hours: B.S. - No Minor Required
      • Sonographic Sciences Completion Degree Program, 92 Hours: B.S. - No Minor Required
      • Radiologic Sciences Completion Degree Program, 89 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Biology Major, 50 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
      • Biology Comprehensive Major, 62-63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Biology/Psychology Comprehensive Major, 70-77 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Biomedical Sciences Comprehensive Major –Chiropractic Track, 64 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Data Sciences and Informatics Comprehensive Major-Molecular Biology Emphasis, 84 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Marine Biology Comprehensive Major, 68 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Comprehensive Major, 78-81 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Comprehensive Major, 78-81 hours: B.A.—No Minor Required
      • Biology Education Major, 59 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Biology)
      • Biology Minor, 24 hours
      • Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Minor, 36 hours
    • Chemistry / 24
      • Chemistry Comprehensive Major, A.C.S. Certified, 76-77 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Chemistry Major, 66-69 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Chemistry Major, 42 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • Chemistry Education Major, 60 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Chemistry)
      • Chemistry Minor, 32 hours
      • Biochemistry Minor, 35 hours
      • Chemistry Education Minor, 52 hours: B.S.Ed. (Certifies 9-12 Endorsement Area: Chemistry)
    • Geology / 27
      • Geology Core Requirements
      • Geology Major, 31 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
      • Geology Comprehensive Major, 54-60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Earth Science Education Major, 51 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science)
      • Geology Minor, 25 hours
      • Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Minor, 36 hours
      • Environmental Geology Professional Certificate Program, 30 hours
    • Physics / 25
      • Physics Comprehensive Major, 66-67 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Physics Science Education Major, 54 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science)
      • Physics Minor, 25 hours
      • Physics Education Minor, 49 hours: B.S.Ed. (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Nanoscale Science / 48
      • Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Biology Emphasis, 77-79 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Chemistry Emphasis, 81 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required
      • Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Physics Emphasis, 80 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required
    • Science Education / 28
      • Middle School Science Minor, 24-25 hours: B.S.Ed., Major in Middle School (Certifies Grades 5-9)
  • Honors Program / H
• School of Agricultural Sciences/ 03
  • Agricultural Business Major, 65 hours: B.S.–Collateral Field Required
  • Agricultural Education Comprehensive Major, 63-65 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
  • Agricultural Media, 63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
  • Agricultural Science Comprehensive Major, 58 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
  • Agronomy Comprehensive Major, 64-65 hours: B.S.— No Minor Required
  • Animal Science Major, 46 hours: B.S.—Minor Required OR Collateral Field
  • Animal Science Comprehensive Major (Pre-Veterinary Option), 72-75 hours: B.S.–No Minor Required
  • Adapted and Recreational Gardening Minor, 24-25 hours
  • Agricultural Business Minor, 24 hours
  • Agricultural Communications Minor, 25 hours
  • Agricultural Data and Information Systems Minor, 26-27 hours
  • Agricultural Dealership Management Minor, 24 hours
  • Agricultural Finance Minor, 21 hours
  • Agricultural Science Minor, 23 hours
  • Agronomy Minor, 24 hours
  • Animal Science Minor, 22 hours
  • Horticulture Minor, 24 hours
  • Precision Agriculture Minor, 24-25 hours
  • Soil Science Minor, 22-24 hours
  • Systems Management for Agriculture and Manufacturing Minor, 22 hours
  • Agriculture Middle School Certification, 24 hours: Endorsement for (Certifies Grades 5-9 when completed with the Middle School Major)
  • Farm Operation Two-Year Certificate Program, 60 hours
• Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth School of Business
  • Admission to the School of Business
  • Common Professional Component Requirements for Accredited Business Programs
  • Accounting / 51
    • Accounting Comprehensive Major, 78 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Accounting Information Systems Minor, 24 hours
  • Economics / 52
    • Business Economics Comprehensive Major, 69 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Economics Major, 33 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
    • Economics Comprehensive Major: GIS Emphasis, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Economics Minor, 18 hours
  • Finance / 53
    • Finance Comprehensive Major, 75 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Agricultural Finance Minor, 21 hours
  • Management / 54
    • Business Administration Comprehensive Major, 75 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Business Management Comprehensive Major, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Human Resource Management Comprehensive Major, 75 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Data Sciences and Informatics Comprehensive Major-Business Emphasis, 79 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • General Business Minor, 24 hours
    • Sport Management Interdisciplinary Minor, 24 hours
  • Marketing / 55
    • International Business Comprehensive Major, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Marketing Comprehensive Major, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Marketing Comprehensive Major: GIS Emphasis, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
• School of Communication and Mass Media
  • Communication / 29
    • Communication Core Requirements, 15 hours
    • Communication Major, 33-54 hours: B.A.
    • Communication Major, 36-60 hours: B.S.
    • Communication Minor, 24 hours
    • Health Communication Minor, 24 hours
    • Public Relations Major, 54 hours: B.A.—No Minor Required
    • Public Relations Major, 60 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
  • Speech/Theatre Education
    • Speech/Theatre Education Core Requirements
    • Speech/Theatre Education Comprehensive Major, 55 hours: B.S.Ed.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Speech/Theatre Education Major, 38 hours: B.S.Ed.—Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Speech/Theatre Education Minor, 32 hours, (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Speech/Theatre for the Middle School Area of Endorsement, 24 hours
  • Mass Media / 20
    • Agricultural Media, 63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Digital Media Comprehensive Major, 61 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Mass Media Major, 55 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Media Studies Major, 31 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
    • Social Media Management Major, 57 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Strategic Advertising Major, 61 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Advertising Minor, 24 hours
    • Audio Production Minor, 24 hours
    • Broadcasting Minor, 24 hours
    • Digital Media Minor, 24 hours
    • Journalism Minor, 24 hours
• School of Computer Science and Information Systems
  • Computer Science and Information Systems / 44
    • Business Education Major, 39 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)
    • Business Technology Comprehensive Major, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Computer Science Comprehensive Major, 66-69 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Cybersecurity Comprehensive Major, 60-62 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Data Sciences and Informatics Comprehensive Major-Computer Science Emphasis, 73 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Digital Media Comprehensive Major: 66 hours, B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Management Information Systems Comprehensive Major, 75 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Accounting Information Systems Minor, 24 hours
    • Agricultural Data and Information Systems Minor, 26-27 hours
    • Business Education Minor, 36 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12)—See Professional Education Requirements
    • Computer Applications Minor, 24 hours
    • Cybersecurity Minor, 24 hours
    • Computer Science Minor, 21 hours
    • Data Management Minor, 24 hours
    • Digital Media Minor, 24 hours
    • Health & Information Systems Minor, 24 hours
    • Marketing Education Minor, 36 hours
    • Middle School Endorsement Certification—Business Education, 24 hours, Grades 5-9
    • Systems Management Minor, 24 hours
• School of Education
  • Teacher Education General Information
  • Professional Education Unit
    • Education: Curriculum and Instruction / 62
      • Early Childhood Education Major, 75 hours: B.S.Ed., Certifies Birth through Grade 3
      • Education B.S., Elementary
      • Elementary Education Major, 68 hours: B.S.Ed., Elementary Program (Certifies Grades 1-6)
      • Early Childhood Special Education Certification, 11 hours: (Certifies Birth through Grade 3)
      • Middle School Major, 40-41 hours: B.S.Ed. degree–Certifiable Subject Field Required
      • Special Education Major: Cross Categorical (Dual Major with Elementary Education), B.S.Ed. (Certifies Grades K-12)
      • Special Education Minor, 18 hours
    • Education: Educational Leadership / 61
      • Education B.S., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12)
      • Education B.S., Elementary-Secondary Program (K-12 Certification)
      • Alternative Certification Program
        • Secondary Alternative Certification Program
        • Middle School Alternative Certification Program (5-9 Endorsement)
• School of Health Science and Wellness
  • Division of Health Sciences
    • Foods and Nutrition Program / 47
      • Foods and Nutrition Comprehensive Major; 74 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Food Service Minor, 25 hours: B.S.
      • Nutrition Minor, 23-24 hours: B.S.
    • Applied Health Science, Health & Physical Education Programs / 22
      • Applied Health Science Major, 60-70 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Physical Education Advanced Standing Requirement
      • Physical Education Major, 45 hours: B.S.Ed. (Certifies Grades K-12)
      • Coaching Minor, 24 hours
      • Health Communication Minor, 24 hours
      • Health Education Minor, 30 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12)
      • Health & Information Systems Minor, 24 hours
    • Nursing / 01
      • Nursing Completion Degree Program, 73 hours: B.S.N.—No Minor Required
    • Public Health / 59
      • Public Health Major, 72 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Recreation Programs / 45
      • Recreation Major, 74 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
      • Recreation Minor, 24 hours
      • Adapted and Recreational Gardening Minor, 24-25 hours
      • Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging Studies, 24 hours
      • Sport Psychology Interdisciplinary Minor, 24 hours
      • Sport Management Interdisciplinary Minor, 24 hours
      • Adapted and Recreational Gardening Certificate, 16 hours
  • Division of Behavioral Sciences
    • Human Services Major, 45 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
    • Psychology Major, 45 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
    • Psychology Major, 45 hours: B.A.—Minor Required
    • Biology/Psychology Comprehensive Major, 70-77 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required
    • Sociology Major, 42 hours: B.S.—Minor Required
    • Child and Family Studies Minor, 24 hours
    • Psychology Minor, 24 hours
    • Sociology Minor, 24 hours
    • Sport Psychology Interdisciplinary Minor, 24 hours
• Appendix
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• Faculty
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