University of Missouri
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Transfer Guide for Metropolitan Community College
This plan is intended only as a general guide based on requirements in the 2013-2014 University of Missouri undergraduate catalog. Check the
following web sites for current course descriptions, prerequisites, course equivalencies and other specific details about the political science degree:
1) College Catalog (http://registrar.missouri.edu)
2) Transfer Equivalencies (http://transfercourses.missouri.edu or http://transfer.org)
3) General Education (http://generaleducation.missouri.edu)
4) Political Science (http://politicalscience.missouri.edu/undergrad/index.shtml)
Filing a Graduation Plan - Students complete a graduation plan, usually at the end of the sophomore year or beginning of the junior year. Students
must complete the following requirements in order to file a graduation plan. The requirements don’t have to be met to transfer to MU, but they
are required to file a graduation plan.
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POL SC 1100 American Government
POL SC 3000 Intro to Political Research
Math reasoning proficiency course in either statistics or math (but not Statistics 1200)
One analytical course: (PSYCH 1000, SOCIOL 1000, ECONOM 1014, PHIL 1000 or 1200)
24 hours of undergraduate credit
For more information about the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, contact the Department of Political Science at (573) 882-2843 or
PoliticalScience@missouri.edu.
University of Missouri
COURSE
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
English Exposition and Argumentation (3 credits) Must be completed with a C- or better.
ENGLSH 1000 Exposition & Argumentation
3
ENGL 102 Comp & Rdg II (3)
Mathematics (3 credits) Must be completed with a C- or better.
MATH 1100 College Algebra
3
MATH 120 College Algebra (3)
Writing Intensive (6 credits) Must be completed with a C- or better.
Writing Intensive course from anywhere in the curriculum
3
Must be taken at MU unless satisfied via completion of an AA degree.
Writing Intensive course numbered 3000 or above in
3
Must be taken at MU.
Political Science
Math Reasoning Proficiency (1 course) Must be completed with a C- or better.
The math reasoning proficiency course may also count toward other general education requirements (sciences, behavioral sciences, social sciences, or humanities).
Math Reasoning Proficiency
3
Select an MRP course from the general education list.
Biological, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences (9 credits) Courses from at least two of the three categories. One course must include a lab.
Science 1
2-5
Science 2 with lab
4-5
Select sciences from the general education list.
Science 3 (if needed)
3-5
Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Behavioral Science 1
3
Select behavioral sciences from the general education list.
Behavioral Science 2
3
Social Sciences (9 credits) Courses from at least two different departments.
Social Science 1
3
Social Science 2
3
Select social sciences from the general education list.
Social Science 3
3
Humanities/Fine Arts (12 credits) Courses from at least three different areas.
Humanity 1
3
Humanity 2
3
Select humanities from the general education list.
Humanity 3
3
Humanity 4
3
Upper Level General Education (9 credits) At least 9 credit hours of science, behavioral science, social science, or humanities must be at the 2000-level or above.
Upper-level general education courses may also count toward other general education requirements (sciences, behavioral sciences, social sciences, or humanities).
Upper Level 1
Upper Level 2
3
3
3
Select 200-level/2000-level courses from science, behavioral science, social science, or
humanity on the general education list. Level is based upon the community college course
number, NOT the MU equivalent.
Upper Level 3
Must be taken at MU.
Foreign Language (12-13 credits)
Must be in the same language. Requirement is waived if level 4 of single foreign language was completed in high school.
Language 1
5
Language 2
5
Select language courses from the general education list.
Language 3
3
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University of Missouri
COURSE
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
Political Science Courses (30 credits)
Political science courses may not be used to fulfill general education requirements.
POL SC 1100 American Government (C- grade required)
POL SC 3000 Intro to Political Research (C- grade required)
3
3
Other POL SC Courses
24
POLS 136 Intro Am Natl Pol (3)
None
Check the political science and transfer equivalency web sites for
course options.
Electives
Choose electives to reach the total of 120 credits required for graduation.
Minimum Credits for a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
120
Requirement is automatically satisfied upon the completion of an Associate of Arts (AA) degree.
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General Education Courses
Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Behavioral Sciences
ANTH 100 Gen Anthropology (3)
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology (3)
CRJU 165 Criminology (3)
PSYC 140 Gen Psychology (3)
PSYC 143 Psych African-Amer Exper (3)
PSYC 144 Adjust & Personality (3)
PSYC 148 Group Processes (3)
PSYC 162 Correctional Psych (3)
PSYC 210 Intervw & Interprsnl Comm (3)
PSYC 220 Psychology of Prejudice (3)
PSYC 230 Death and Dying (3)
PSYC 240 Child Dev (3)
PSYC 243 Human Lifespan Dev (3)
PSYC 245 Adolesc Psych (3)
PSYC 260 Social Psych (3)
PSYC 270 Soc Psych of Aging (3)
SOCI 101 Sex Roles & Sexuality (3)
SOCI 160 Sociology (3)
SOCI 164 Soc African-Amer Family (3)
SOCI 165 Criminology (3)
SOCI 168 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
SOCI 169 Fam Viol/Sexual Abuse (3)
SOCI 170 Gen Anthropology (3)
SOCI 210 Native Amer Comptemp Soc (3)
SOSC 171 Compar Eth/Cult Studies (3)
SOCI 271 Social Gerontology (3)
SPDR 103 Interpersonal Comm (3)
SPDR 133 Intercultural Comm (3)
ANTHRO 1000
ANTHRO 2030
SOCIOL 3600
PSYCH 1000
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2410
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2310
PSYCH BEH
SOCIOL 1360
SOCIOL 1000
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL 3600
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL BEH
ANTHRO 1000
SOCIOL BEH
MISC BEH
SOCIOL 2230
COMMUN 3561
COMMUN 3470
Humanities
ART 100 Art Fund I (3)
ART 108 Survey of Art (3)
ART 150 History Art I (3)
ART 151 History Art II (3)
ART 159 Amer Art Hist (3)
BIOL 120 Bioethics (3)
ENGL 129 Directed Reading (1-3)
ENGL 214 Intro to Fiction (3)
ENGL 216 Intro to Drama & Poetry (3)
ENGL 218 Intro to Literature (3)
ENGL 220 British Lit to 1750 (3)
ENGL 221 British Lit 1750-Pres (3)
ENGL 222 Amer Lit to 1860 (3)
ENGL 223 Amer Lit 1860-Pres (3)
ENGL 230 Science Fiction (3)
ENGL 232 Detective Fiction (3)
ENGL 234 Film as Literature (3)
ENGL 240 Mythology (3)
ENGL 242 The Bible as Literature (3)
ENGL 250 Masterpieces of Amer Lit (3)
ENGL 254 World Literature I (3)
ENGL 255 World Literature II (3)
ENGL 256 World Masterpieces (3)
ENGL 260 African-American Lit (3)
ENGL 262 Women's Lives & Autobio (3)
ENGL 264 US Latino & Latina Lit (3)
ENGL 265 African Literature (3)
ENGL 267 North Amer Indian Lit (3)
ENGL 268 Women's Literature (3)
ENGL 299 Shakespeare (3)
HUMN 140 Hum Past & Pres (3)
HUMN 141 Latin Amer Hum (3)
HUMN 145 Comp Hum & Myth Time (3)
HUMN 165 Amer Hum:Div in Amer Exp (3)
HUMN 200 Honors Seminar I (1)
HUMN 201 Honors Seminar II (1)
HUMN 202 Honors Seminar III (1)
HUMN 203 Honors Seminar IV (1)
HUMN 204 Honors Sem V (2)
HUMN 205 Honors Sem VI (2)
HUMN 206 Honors Sem VII (2)
HUMN 207 Honors Sem VIII (2)
MSCM 112 Intro Mass Comm (3)
MUSI 107 Fund of Music (3)
MUSI 108 Music Apprec (3)
MUSI 110 Music Theory I (4)
MUSI 111 Music Theory II (4)
ART_GNR1010
AR_H_A HUM
AR_H_A 1110
AR_H_A 1120
AR_H_A 2830
PHIL 1150
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2100
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
SPAN HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
COMMUN 2100
MUSIC_N1211
MUSIC_N1310
MUS_THR1220 & 1230
MUS_THR1221 & 1231
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MU Equivalent
Humanities (continued)
MUSI 116 Evolution of Jazz (3)
MUSI 160 Music of World's Cultures (3)
PHIL 100 Intro to Phil (3)
PHIL 101 Phil of Religion (3)
PHIL 102 World Philosophy (3)
PHIL 200 Logic (3)
PHIL 201 Hist Phil I (3)
PHIL 203 Ethics (3)
PHIL 204 Contemp Phil of Value (3)
PHIL 205 Profess Ethics (3)
SPAN 209 Intro Hispanic Lit (3)
SPDR 100 Fund of Speech (3)
SPDR 106 Theatre Apprec (3)
SPDR 110 Argum & Debate (3)
SPDR 114 Theatre & West World (3)
SPDR 120 Acting I (3)
SPDR 128 Intro to Film (3)
MUSIC_NHUM
MUSIC_N1313
PHIL 1000
PHIL HUM
PHIL HUM
PHIL 1200
PHIL 3000
PHIL 1100
PHIL HUM
PHIL 2400
SPAN HUM
COMMUN 1200
THEATR HUM
COMMUN 3572
THEATR HUM
THEATR 1400
FILM_S HUM
Social Sciences (=State Requirement)
ECON 110 Intro to Economics (3)
ECON 210 Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 211 Prin Econ II-Micro (3)
GEOG 104 Prin of Phys Geog (5)
GEOG 105 World Geog (3)
GEOG 111 Geog: Western World (3)
GEOG 112 Geog: Eastern World (3)
GEOG 113 Cultural/Human Geog (3)
GEOG 114 Intro to Geography (3)
GEOG 207 Geog of US & Canada (3)
GEOG 210 Economic Geog (3)
HIST 120 US Hist to 1865 (3)
HIST 121 US Hist since 1865 (3)
HIST 130 Women in Amer Hist (3)
HIST 133 Found Western Civ (3)
HIST 134 Mod Western Civ (3)
HIST 140 Afro-Amer History (3)
HIST 145 Survey English Hist (3)
HIST 202 Material Cult & Amer Past (3)
HIST 226 Amer Frontiers (3)
HUMN 133 Found West Civ (3)
HUMN 134 Mod West Civ (3)
SOCI 163 Social Problems (3)
SOSC 153 Readings Soc Sci (1-3)
ECONOM SSC
ECONOM 1015
ECONOM 1014
GEOG 2610
GEOG SSC
GEOG 1100
GEOG 1200
GEOG 1550
GEOG SSC
GEOG 2120
GEOG 2710
HIST 1100
HIST 1200
HIST 2400
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
HIST 1410
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
SOCIOL 3010
MISC SSC
Foreign Language
CHIN 101 Elem Chinese I (4-5)
FREN 101 Elem French I (5)
FREN 102 Elem French II (5)
FREN 203 Interm French I (3)
GERM 101 Elem German (5)
GERM 102 German II (5)
GERM 203 Intermed German I
SPAN 101 Elem Span I (5)
SPAN 102 Elem Span II (5)
SPAN 111 Accel Elem Span (3)
SPAN 203 Interm Span I (3)
SPAN 212 Span Immersion I (3)
SPAN 214 Span Immersion II (3)
SPAN 216 Span Immersion III (3)
SPAN 218 Span Immersion IV (3)
CHINSE 1100
FRENCH 1100
FRENCH 1200
FRENCH 2100
GERMAN 1100
GERMAN 1200
GERMAN 2100
SPAN 1100
SPAN 1200
SPAN 1100
SPAN 2100
SPAN 1100A
SPAN 1100B
SPAN 1200
SPAN 2100
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Math Sciences (= Math Reasoning Proficiency)
CSIS 141 Discrete Strc Comp Sci I (3)
CSIS 241 Discr Strc Comp Sci II (3)
ENGR 215 Engr Statistics & Comp (3)
MATH 175 Calc Bus & Soc Sci (MRP) (3)
MATH 180 Analy Geom & Calc (MRP) (5)
MATH 190 Analy Geom & Calc II (MRP) (5)
MATH 210 Analy Geom & Calc III (MRP) (5)
MATH MTH
MATH MTH
STAT MTH
MATH 1400
MATH 1500
MATH 1700
MATH 2300
SCIENCES
Biological Sciences (=Lab Course)
BIOL 100 Intro Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 101 General Biology (5)
BIOL 102 Environ Biol (5)
BIOL 104 General Botany (5)
BIOL 106 General Zoology (5)
BIOL 108 Anatomy & Physiology (5)
BIOL 109 Anatomy & Physiology (6)
BIOL 110 Human Anatomy (5)
BIOL 118 Intro to Biology (5)
BIOL 202 Ecology (5)
BIOL 204 Genetics (3)
BIOL 210 Human Physiology (5)
BIOL 211 Field Biology (5)
BIO_SC BIO
BIO_SC 1030
BIO_SC 1060
BIO_SC 1200
BIO_SC 1100
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC 2200
BIO_SC BIOL
BIO_SC BIOL
Physical Sciences (=Lab Course,  = Math Reasoning Proficiency)
CHEM 101 Survey Chem (5)
CHEM PSCL
CHEM 105 Intro Chemistry (5)
CHEM 1100
CHEM 107 Prep Gen Chem (5)
CHEM 1100
CHEM 111 Gen Coll Chem I (5)
CHEM 1320
CHEM 112 Gen Coll Chem II (5)
CHEM 1330
CHEM 205 Intro Organic Chem (5)
CHEM 2030 & 2130
GEOG 110 Meteorology (4)
GEOG 1050
GEOL 101 Physical Geology (5)
GEOL 1100
GEOL 102 Historical Geol (4)
GEOL 2350
GEOL 103 Environ Geology (5)
GEOL 1200
GEOL 110 Oceanography (4)
GEOL 1250
GEOL 180 Energy & Environ (5)
GEOL PSCL
PHYS 101 Intro Physics (5)
PHYSCS 1150
PHYS 104 Found of Phys Sci (5)
MISC PSCL
PHYS 106 Gen Astronomy (5)
ASTRON 1010 & 1020
PHYS 112 Tech Physics (5)
PHYSCS PSCL
PHYS 130 Gen Physics I (MRP) (5)
PHYSCS 1210
PHYS 131 Gen Physics II (MRP) (5)
PHYSCS 1220
PHYS 220 Engr Physics I (5)
PHYSCS 2750
PHYS 221 Engr Physics II (5)
PHYSCS 2760
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