Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42)

Senate Bill 997 established the Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum Act (Sections 178.785-789 RSMo), which directs the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to develop a standard core transfer curriculum and a common course numbering equivalency matrix for lower-division general education courses. The core transfer curriculum, known as CORE 42, is a framework for general education that all Missouri public two-and four-year institutions of higher education have adopted.

The goal of the CORE 42 is to facilitate the seamless transfer of academic credits. The completion of the CORE 42 at any public institution of higher education will transfer to every other public institution of higher education in the state and substitute for the receiving institution’s general education requirement. Individual courses that comprise the CORE 42 are guaranteed to transfer one-to-one among all public colleges and universities. Visit the Missouri Department of Higher Education’s website for additional information.

LINE OF AUTHORITY

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Contact person in that office: Vice President of Academic Affairs

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 30, 2026

Approved by President:  June 30, 2026