Constitution Requirement Policy

  • Keywords: Change in degree requirements
  • Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3143
  • Originally Issued: Fall 2015
  • Revised: N/A
  • Effective Catalog Cycle: Fall 2015
  • Approved by: Provost
  • Executive Sponsor: Provost
  • Responsible Office: registrar@

Policy Statement

Section of the Missouri Revised Statutes, 2015, states that all candidates for a degree issued by a college or university in the state of Missouri must have “satisfactorily passed an examination on the provisions and principles of the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and in American history and American institutions.”

Courses at UMKC that satisfy this state requirement are:

Course List

Choose one of the following:

Code Title Credits
CJC 364 The Supreme Court and the Criminal Process 3
HISTORY 101 U.S. History to 1877 (Focus C)1 3
HISTORY 102 Since 1877 (Focus C)1 3
HISTORY 360R Constitutional History of the United States 3
HONORS 230 Honors American Government (Focus C)1 3
POL-SCI 210 American Government (Focus C)1 3
Total Credits 3

1 Course may satisfy both the UMKC General Education Core (Focus C) and Constitution requirements.

There are a few other ways this requirement can be satisfied for students transferring to UMKC:

  • Take an equivalent course from the list above at a regionally accredited institution.
  • Earn credit for one of the above courses through AP, IB, or CLEP.
  • Take a course that directly satisfies the Missouri Constitution Requirement at another Missouri institution.
  • Have a previous bachelors degree (or higher) from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Have an Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Complete the 42 Hour Core at a Missouri institution and have it listed on the official transcript.

Reason for Policy

To comply with Section of the Missouri Revised Statutes, 2015.

Who Should Read this Policy?

All faculty; Academic advisors; Registrar’s office personnel; All students

Instructions, Procedures and Related Information

Registrar’s Office, Missouri State Statutes

Contacts

UMKC Registrar’s Office: Website:

Physical Location: 115 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64110

Mailing Address: 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110‐2499;

Phone: 816‐235‐1125; Fax: 816‐235‐5513; Email: registrar@

UMKC Office of the Provost:

Exclusions

Graduate and Professional Students

History & Updates

None

Appendices

None