The Northwest Core (General Education)

The Northwest Core is the general education academic program that students complete in conjunction with their major/minor degree program to complete their undergraduate degree. The Core consists of 44-47 credit hours that must be completed for graduation. The Northwest Core courses, combined with the major, minor, and elective courses, total a minimum of 120 credit hours for degree completion.

The Northwest Core satisfies all criteria of the State of Missouri 42 General Education program.

Northwest prides itself on providing students with meaningful learning opportunities through academic and other educational, co-curricular experiences. The Northwest Core is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to:

• lead productive and meaningful lives
• practice life-long learning
• engage intelligently and humanely with diverse and global populations
• excel in their chosen careers
• act as leaders in their communities

The Northwest Core emphasizes not only academic, but co-curricular understanding and experiences:

• The Northwest Core - Academics
  Through coursework, The Northwest Core enables student’s development of the intellect and creative capabilities to study the world as it has been, understand it as it is, and imagine it as it might be.
• The Northwest Core - Co-Curriculum
  Co-Curricular learning extends The Northwest Core outcomes developed in the classroom to the student’s involvement in an inclusive campus community experience–engagement in committed action, personal development through continuous learning, and leadership in a comprehensive professional environment.

Learn all about the Northwest Core

For additional questions about the Northwest core, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@nwmissouri.edu or 660.562.1151.