MoWest to offer two new 90-credit-hour bachelor’s degrees

Students in the new 90-credit-hour programs in child development and criminal justice can earn their bachelor's degree in three years or less.

Oct. 15, 2027–Missouri Western State University will offer students a quicker pathway to a bachelor’s degree when it begins offering 90-credit-hour bachelor degree programs in criminal justice and child development in 2027. With the new programs, MoWest will be the first university in the state to offer more than one bachelor’s degree designed to be completed in three years or even less with transfer credit.