Transfer Credits from Minnesota State to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê

Transfer Student Admission

Minnesota State Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) to the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan

Are you a prospective on-campus transfer student who completed ? We’ve got good news: ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê University currently accepts credits from the MnTC, which can be used to fulfill requirements for the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan, which is ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê's general education curriculum. Both work hand in hand to provide you with an excellent general education.

What is the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan? 

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan is the foundation of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê University’s rigorous liberal arts education. This nationally recognized general education program provides students with a set of flexible, goal-oriented skills and experiences tied directly to graduation requirements.

Juniors and seniors get the opportunity to apply their learning in practical ways to the larger community, through independent studies, internships, and apprenticeships. The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan offers anyone seeking a truly interdisciplinary experience a path toward further learning, discovery, and skill enhancement.

For more detailed information on the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan’s graduation requirements, see our .

Which credits will transfer from the MnTC?  

Students who complete the MnTC with a minimum course grade of C- will automatically satisfy at least 10 of the 19–20 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan requirements, leaving nine or ten to finish at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê.

Please refer to the table below to see how the MnTC aligns with the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan. (You can also download this chart: ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan to MnTC Alignment (PDF).

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan alignment with the Minnesota State Transfer Curriculum

Transfer courses must be considered to be college level and relevant to a liberal arts degree, and a student must have earned a C- or above. Syllabi may be required to make the final determination.
 

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan area Courses required MnTC alignment with ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Plan
(courses transferring to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê)
 
Notes

E: Expository writing

 1

Typically fulfilled by composition II courses

  
O: Speaking intensive 21 Goal Area 1: Communication Transfer students may bring in only one

R: Formal reasoning

 1–22
 

Goal area 4: Mathematical/Logical reasoning

 Typically awarded for logic and statistics

M: Quantitative reasoning

Goal area 4: Mathematical/Logical reasoning

 Typically awarded for algebra, calculus, and statistics

F: Fine arts

 23
 		 Goal area 6: Humanities and the fine arts Typically awarded for arts, music, and theatre

H: Humanities
2		 Goal area 6: Humanities and the fine arts Typically awarded for literature,  humanities, and philosophy
 

N: Natural science

 2 Goal area 3: Natural sciences One must have a lab component

S: Social science

 2 Goal area 5: History and social/behavioral sciences  

G: Global citizenship

 1 Goal area 8: Global perspective  

D: Diversity
2		 Goal area 7: Human diversity, race, power, and justice in the United States  

C: Collaboration

 1  

Syllabus required

W: Writing intensive
1–3		 Nontransferable to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê The number of courses required depends upon time to degree completion
Q: Independent critical inquiry and information literacy 1 Nontransferable to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Must be completed at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê
P: LEAP (Liberal Education As Practice) 1 Nontransferable to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê Must be completed at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê

Additional notes

1 Students who transfer fewer than 64 semester credits are required to take two speaking-intensive courses. One speaking-intensive course can be transferred to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê; one must be taken at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê. Students transferring in as juniors (64 or more semester credits) are required to take only one speaking-intensive course, but it must be taken at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ³ÉÄê.

2 Students may complete one course in each category or a single course designated with both R and M.

3 Students must complete enough fine arts courses to equal eight credits.

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