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Program checklist · Part II. SMSU Liberal Education Graduation Requirements

Part II. SMSU Liberal Education Graduation Requirements

Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Part II. SMSU Liberal Education Graduation Requirements
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The SMSU Liberal Education Program Graduation Requirements are typically completed in the students’ third or fourth year at the university. Their purpose is to further develop the knowledge and skills acquired as a result of completion of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and to provide opportunities for assessment of the Student Learning Outcomes.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175078
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175078_b3ce141d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Liberal Education Graduation Requirements

0 items

    Requirements

    3 items
    1. Communication/Critical Thinking
      Not resolved to a course
      0
    2. Additional MNTC Goal 5 or 6 course. (5 different subjects are required in Goal 5 & 6)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Capstone
      Not resolved to a course
      0

    LEP Course

    1 item
    1. HONR 140
      Introduction to Honors
      or: LEP 101 First Year Seminar: Discover. Engage. Lead.
      3

    Major Capstone Courses 1

    major core · 51 items
    1. ACCT 445
      3
    2. AGBU 440
      3
    3. ART 460
      0
    4. ART 461
      0
    5. BIOL 487
      1
    6. CHEM 420
      1-2
    7. CHEM 470
      1-4
    8. COMM 410
      3
    9. COMM 450
      3
    10. COMM 455
      3
    11. COMM 480
      3
    12. COMP 492
      1
    13. COMP 493
      1
    14. CULG 490
      3
    15. DATA 495
      2
    16. ECSE 462
      12
    17. ED 462
      12
    18. ED 461
      3-12
    19. ED 466
      12
    20. ENG 492
      3
    21. ENG 495
      2
    22. ENVS 400
      2
    23. EXSC 475
      3
    24. EXSC 499
      1-12
    25. FIN 492
      3
    26. HIST 487
      3
    27. HOSP 460
      3
    28. JUAD 498
      3
    29. MATH 480
      1
    30. MGMT 492
      3
    31. MGMT 499
      1-6
    32. MKTG 491
      3
    33. MUS 494
      1-4
    34. MUS 496
      0-1
    35. MUS 497
      0-1
    36. MUS 498
      0
    37. MUS 499
      0-1
    38. NURS 450
      3
    39. PE 497
      3
    40. PHIL 432
      4
    41. POL 490
      3
    42. PSYC 420
      3
    43. SOCI 495
      3
    44. SPED 466
      12
    45. SPED 468
      6
    46. SPED 469
      6
    47. SWRK 485
      4
    48. TESL 466
      12
    49. TESL 468
      6
    50. TESL 469
      6
    51. THTR 430
      3

    Major Communication/Critical Thinking Courses 1

    major core · 36 items
    1. ACCT 445
      3
    2. AGBU 495
      1
    3. AGRO 415
      2
    4. BIOL 487
      1
    5. BIOL 499
      1-15
    6. CHEM 420
      1-2
    7. CHEM 470
      1-4
    8. COMM 360
      3
    9. COMM 410
      3
    10. COMP 492
      1
    11. COMP 493
      1
    12. ECSE 459
      1
    13. ED 304
      3
    14. ED 459
      1
    15. ED 461
      3-12
    16. ENG 360
      3
    17. ENVS 400
      2
    18. EXSC 475
      3
    19. FIN 492
      3
    20. HIST 487
      3
    21. LIT 306
      3
    22. MATH 480
      1
    23. MGMT 492
      3
    24. MKTG 491
      3
    25. MUS 370
      2
    26. NURS 450
      3
    27. PE 497
      3
    28. PHIL 432
      4
    29. PSYC 309
      4
    30. PSYC 312
      4
    31. PSYC 320
      4
    32. SOCI 495
      3
    33. SPED 459
      1
    34. SWRK 402
      3
    35. TESL 459
      1
    36. THTR 435
      3
    Source. Southwest Minnesota State University, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.smsu.edu/liberal-education-mntc/liberal-education-graduation-requirements/. Captured page pages/0026.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.