Webster Joins Missouri’s CORE 42 Program to Make it Easier for Students to Transfer Between Institutions

Webster University has formally joined Missouri’s CORE 42 Program, a state-wide initiative that makes it easier for students in community colleges to transfer credits earned in lower-level general courses to four-year institutions. Webster is only the seventh independent institution to agree to this framework.

“This agreement basically formalizes what Webster has already done for years, accepted credits earned in general education classes and apply them to a Webster degree,” said Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Thao Dang-Williams. “This makes the path to degree completion seamless. Students who transfer to Webster with a completed associate of arts (AA) degree have met Webster’s general education requirements in The Global Citizenship, with the exception of our Keystone course.  Students can focus on their classes needed for their major, allowing them to finish a bachelor’s in two years.”  

Students who have not completed an AA degree but have taken some general ed courses can transfer those to Webster as well. General ed courses tend to be the low-level introduction courses, such as freshmen and sophomore-level U.S. history and political science courses, introduction to literature and English classes, or basic-level science courses.

CORE 42 was passed by the Missouri Legislature in 2017. It directed the state’s 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. It initially was aimed at public colleges and universities in Missouri but said private independent institutions could join the program. Webster agreed to the framework in early July. Central Methodist University, Missouri Baptist University, Avila University, Rockhurst University Logan University and Lindenwood University are also members of the program.

Webster has been recognized multiple times over the years for the ease in which it makes it for students to transfer between institutions. For the past eight years, Webster has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Roll for the scholarships, programs and services for transfer students.

To learn more about CORE 42, including what courses are approved for transfer, visit the State’s website. To learn more about how to transfer credits to Webster University, visit Webster’s admissions page.