A guide to Core 42

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A GUIDE TO CORE 42 Finding the Best Path of Course Selection

Jacob Politte Online Editor

According to the STLCC website, “CORE 42 is the general education framework that assigns a group of lower-division core curriculum course Missouri Transfer (MOTR) numbers and guarantees transferability to all public colleges and universities in Missouri. For St. Louis Community College, students can easily identify MOTR courses in the course description.

The goal of the CORE 42 is to provide seamless transfer of credit hours to four-year institutions. Individual courses in the CORE 42 framework are guaranteed to transfer one-to-one at any public college or university in Missouri.”

Social & Behavioral Sciences 9 credit hours minimum, with at least one Civics course

The system went into effect in fall 2018, after Missouri Senate Bill 997 was signed into law by then Governor Jay Nixon. The STLCC website states, “Students who declare the General Transfer Studies Associates of Arts (GTS-AA) and the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) will automatically use this framework for completion of general education requirements.

If a student feels that they will eventually want to proceed to a four-year institution, they should work with their academic advisor to identify the best courses to take.”

While the CORE 42 only consists of 42 credit hours, the website also says that “the remaining 18 credit hours can be courses that most interests the student.

They can be higher level courses within a future major or something fun that the students wants to learn about.

Students are encouraged to work with their academic advisor and future four-year institution to determine the best path of course selection.

STOP: Always Consult With an Academic Advisor Before Registering for Classes. Learn more about Academic Advising at STLCC.edu/admissions/advising/

Written & Oral Communications 6 credit hours minimum from Written 3 credit hours minimum from Oral

Mathematical Sciences 3 credit hours minimum

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Humanities and Fine Arts 9 credit hours minimum, from at least two disciplines There is a limit of three (3) credit hours of Performance courses that can be applied to the Humanities and Fine Arts Knowledge Area and to the total CORE 42