• Keywords: Change in degree requirements
• Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3142
• Originally Issued: Prior to 2010
• Revised: N/A
• Effective Catalog Cycle: Prior to 2010
• Approved by: Provost
• Executive Sponsor: Provost
• Responsible Office: Registrar

Policy Statement

The University of Missouri reserves the right at all times to discontinue, modify or otherwise change its degree programs when it determines it is in the best interest of the University. Students have the following options:

• Students who enter as first‐time freshmen or transfer students may fulfill the degree requirements in effect at the time of their original admission to their degree program, provided there has not been a lapse in attendance at UMKC of more than one consecutive calendar year plus one term.
• Students accepted into any two‐plus‐two program (between UMKC and a community college) may fulfill the degree requirements in effect at the time of their original admission to the community college, provided no more than two years have elapsed since that original admission and enrollment has been continuous.
• Students may fulfill degree requirements in effect at the start of their senior year, provided that they have not had a lapse in attendance during the senior year at UMKC of more than one consecutive calendar year plus one term.

Reason for Policy

This policy was developed to support student academic success and to provide consistent, quality delivery of academic programs and services.

Who Should Read this Policy?

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

Instructions, Procedures and Related Information

Registrar’s Office

Contacts

UMKC Registrar’s Office: Website: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/default.asp

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.edu

UMKC Office of the Provost: http://www.umkc.edu/provost/

Exclusions

Graduate and Professional Students

History & Updates

None

Appendices

None

• 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@umkc.edu

Policy Statement

Section 170.011.1 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:

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 170.011 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: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/default.asp

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.edu

UMKC Office of the Provost: http://www.umkc.edu/provost/

Exclusions

Graduate and Professional Students

History & Updates

None

Appendices

None