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In order for students to receive Associate Degrees, as well as meet state high school requirements, the Missouri Academy curriculum is less Math, Science and Computer oriented as you might have originally expected.
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In order for students to receive Associate Degrees, as well as meet state high school requirements, the Missouri Academy curriculum is less math, science and computer oriented as you might have originally expected.
  
 
==Requirements==
 
==Requirements==
 
The curriculum requires
 
The curriculum requires
* Four semesters of English
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* Three semesters of [[#English|English]]
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* One semester of [[Oral Communications]]
 
* [[#Math|Math]] through [[Calculus II]]
 
* [[#Math|Math]] through [[Calculus II]]
* [[#Chemistry|Chemistry]] through [[Chemistry II]]
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* [[#Chemistry|Chemistry]] through [[General Chemistry II|Chemistry II]]
* [[#Physics|Physics]] through [[Physics II]]
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* [[#Physics|Physics]] through [[Fundamentals of Classical Physics II|Physics II]]
* One humanities
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* One semester of each [[#History/Humanities|history and humanities]]
 
* [[American Government]]
 
* [[American Government]]
* One semester of [[#Biology|Biology]]
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* Two semesters of [[#Biology|biology]]
* One semester of [[#Computer Science|Computer Science]]
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* Two semesters of [[#Computer Science|computer science]]
* A second semester of ''either'' [[#Biology|Biology]] or [[#Computer Science|Computer Science]]
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* One semester of either [[Microbiology]] or [[Genetics]]
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''Note'': A student with a B average GPA may take one or more elective courses each semester
  
 
==English==
 
==English==
Academy students are required to complete four semesters of English classes.
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
  
* [[English 111]] (Composition)
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* [[English 111]] (Composition I) (10-111)
* [[English 112]] (More Composition)
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* [[English 112]] (Composition II) (10-112)
* [[Oral Communication]]
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* [[Oral Communication]] (29-102)
 
* Any one of the following literature classes:
 
* Any one of the following literature classes:
** [[Multiethnic]]
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** [[Multiethnic Literature of the United States]] (10-224)
** [[Early American]]
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** [[American Literature: Beginnings to 1865]] (10-233)
** [[American: 1865 to Present]]
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** [[American Literature: 1865 to Present]] (10-234)
** [[Early British]]
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** [[English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century]] (10-245)
** [[British: Romantics to Present]]
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** [[English Literature: Romantics to Present]] (10-246)
** [[Women's]]
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** [[Survey of Women's Literature]] (10-343)
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** [[Survey of World Drama]]  (10-371)
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** [[Introduction to Shakespeare]] (10-372)
  
 
==Math==
 
==Math==
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
  
'''Required Courses'''<br>
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* [[Precalculus]] (17-117)
These are courses that you either must take or test out of:
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* [[Calculus I]] (17-120)
* [[Precalulus]]
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* [[Calculus II]] (17-121)
* [[Calculus I]]
 
* [[Calculus II]]
 
  
 
'''Other Available Courses'''
 
'''Other Available Courses'''
* [[Multivariate Calculus]]
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* [[Discrete Math]] (17-215)
* [[Differential Equations]]
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* [[Multivariate Calculus]] (17-321)
* [[Discrete Math]]
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* [[Differential Equations]] (17-361)
  
 
==Biology==
 
==Biology==
You must take at least one biology course; two if you intend to take only one [[#Computer Science|Computer Science]] course.
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
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* [[General Biology]] (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-102/3)
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* Either of the following biology courses:
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** [[General Microbiology]] (04-140) (the official requirement)
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** [[Genetics]] (04-350) (an accepted substitute)
  
* [[General Biology]]
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'''Other Available Courses'''
* [[General Zoology]]
 
* [[General Botany]]
 
* [[General Microbiology]]
 
  
The proposed curriculum changes for the class of 2007 requires that students take General Biology and General Microbiology.
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* [[General Botany]] (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-112/3)
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* [[General Zoology]] (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-114/5)
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* [[Comparative Anatomy]] (04-322)
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* [[Gross Anatomy]] (04-414)
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* [[Vertebrate Histology]] (04-418)
  
 
''Editorial Note'': We're terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb.
 
''Editorial Note'': We're terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb.
  
 
==Chemistry==
 
==Chemistry==
Chemistry involves writing single or pairs of letters that reprensent elements, sometimes putting numbers next to them that mean things. Often times you will calculate numbers. Later on, you will learn how to connect letters with lines and decorate them with pairs of dots. One part of chemistry involves a great deal of delta G. In chem lab, be prepared to burn things, weigh other things, and drip colorless liquids into other colorless liquids and measure their temperature or pH.
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
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* [[General Chemistry I]] (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (24-114/5)
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* [[General Chemistry II]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (24-116/7)
  
* [[General Chemistry I]] (3 hours) and lab (1 hour)
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'''Other Available Courses'''
* [[General Chemistry II]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour)
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* [[Organic Chemistry I]] (3 hours) and lab (2 hours) (24-342/3)
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* [[Organic Chemistry II]] (3 hours) and lab (3 hours) (24-344/5)
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* [[Physical Chemistry I]]
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* [[Physical Chemistry II]]
  
 
==Physics==
 
==Physics==
* [[Fundamentals of Classical Physics I|Mechanics]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour)
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
* [[Funcamentals of Classical Physics II|Electricity and Magnetism]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour)
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* [[Fundamentals of Classical Physics I|Mechanics (Physics I)]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (25-120/1)
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* [[Fundamentals of Classical Physics II|Electricity and Magnetism (Physics II)]] (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (25-230/1)
  
 
==Computer Science==
 
==Computer Science==
Computer Science at Northwest is of variety that produces assembly line programmers (not to be confused with the computer language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language assembler]] ). Sure, they're the factory workers of today, but where's the fun?
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Computer Science at Northwest is of variety that produces assembly line programmers (not to be confused with [[Wikipedia:Assembly language|assembly language]] programmers). Sure, they're the factory workers of today, but where's the fun?
  
*[[Programming I]]
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
*[[Visual Basic for Applications]]
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*[[Fortran]]
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* [[Visual Basic for Applications]] (44-140)
*[[Programming II]]
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* [[Programming I]] (44-141)
*[[Data and File Structures]]
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'''Other Available Courses'''
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* [[Script Programming I]] (44-143)
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* [[Programming II]] (44-241)
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* [[Data and File Structures]] (44-242)
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* [[Multimedia and Web Development]] (44-333)
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Students with programming experience can take [[Programming I]] and [[Programming II]] instead by just talking to Diana Schmitz or [[Programming II]] and [[Data and File Structures]] by talking to Diana and the department.
  
 
==History/Humanities==
 
==History/Humanities==
* [[America - A Historical Survey]] (3 hours)
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
* [[American Government|Introduction to American Government and Politics]] (3 hours)
 
  
Humanities courses are often taken during May, but those available during the normal year include:
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* [[America - A Historical Survey]] (33-155)
* [[Western Civilization I]] - Ancient world to 1500 (3 hours)
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* [[American Government|Introduction to American Government and Politics]] (34-102)
* [[Western Civilization II]] - 1500 to Present (3 hours)
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* Any one of the following "humanities" courses (the ones listed here are offered during the normal year, although there are May Session options):  
* [[Introduction to Philosophy]] (3 hours)
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** [[Western Civilization I]] (Ancient World to 1500) (26-102)
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** [[Western Civilization II]] (1500 to Present) (26-103)
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** [[Humanities: The Eastern World]] (26-104)
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** [[Introduction to Classical Rhetoric]] (29-235)
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** [[Introduction to Philosophy]] (39-171)
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** [[Introduction to Ethics]] (39-274)
  
 
==Seminar/Colloquium==
 
==Seminar/Colloquium==
*[[Seminar]]
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'''Required Courses'''<br>
*[[Colloquium]]
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* [[Seminar]] (81-101)
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* [[Colloquium]] (81-103)
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==Electives==
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'''French'''
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*14-131
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*132
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*232
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*233
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*234
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'''Spanish'''
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*[[Spanish I]] (14-141)
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*[[Spanish II]] (142)
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*[[Intermediate_Spanish_Communiacations_I|Int. Spanish Comm I]] (242)
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*[[Intermediate_Spanish_Communiacations_II|Int. Spanish Comm II]] (243)
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*[[Conversational Spanish]] (244)
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[List of professors]]
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* [[List of professors]]
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* [[OWL System]]

Latest revision as of 02:52, 6 September 2013

In order for students to receive Associate Degrees, as well as meet state high school requirements, the Missouri Academy curriculum is less math, science and computer oriented as you might have originally expected.

Requirements[edit]

The curriculum requires

Note: A student with a B average GPA may take one or more elective courses each semester

English[edit]

Required Courses

Math[edit]

Required Courses

Other Available Courses

Biology[edit]

Required Courses

Other Available Courses

Editorial Note: We're terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb.

Chemistry[edit]

Required Courses

Other Available Courses

Physics[edit]

Required Courses

Computer Science[edit]

Computer Science at Northwest is of variety that produces assembly line programmers (not to be confused with assembly language programmers). Sure, they're the factory workers of today, but where's the fun?

Required Courses

Other Available Courses

Students with programming experience can take Programming I and Programming II instead by just talking to Diana Schmitz or Programming II and Data and File Structures by talking to Diana and the department.

History/Humanities[edit]

Required Courses

Seminar/Colloquium[edit]

Required Courses

Electives[edit]

French

  • 14-131
  • 132
  • 232
  • 233
  • 234


Spanish

See also[edit]