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Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum was created by mutual agreement of the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Universities, the Minnesota Community Colleges, and the Minnesota Technical Colleges. Students completing the specified transfer curriculum at one Minnesota institution will be deemed to have satisfied the general education requirements of the latter institution.

This curriculum is designed for students who wish to transfer from MSUM to another Minnesota institution which accepts the MnTC. As MSUM transitions from the Liberal Studies Program to the Dragon Core general education program the transfer curriculum will include courses from both programs. Courses from the Liberal Studies Program will not be listed in the transfer curriculum after Summer 2009.

In order to complete the MSUM transfer curriculum, a student must complete the following requirements, based upon ten area of emphasis.  Courses may be applied in more than one goal area of the Transfer Curriculum; however, the credits for any course may count only once towards the total requirement. PLEASE NOTE: completing the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum does not guarantee requirements for the major have been met. Check the Bulletin for degree requirements.

NOTE: The course list is updated periodically. Dragon Core (DC) Courses are in italic

1.Written and Oral Communication, 2 courses 6-8 semester credits
CCGE 110* Expressive Writing 3
CCGE 111* Expository Writing 3
CCGE 122* Introduction to Oral Communication 3
CMST  100  Speech Communication 3
CMST 105 Beginning Oral Interpretation 3
CMST 210 Introduction to Communication Theory 3
CMST 308 Small Group Communication 3
CMST 311 Principles of Persuasion 3
ENGL 101 English Composition 3
ENGL 102 Composition and Literature II 4
ENGL 105 Honors English: Ideas, Reason and Exploration 3
ENGL 111 Composition for Non-Native Speakers 3
ENGL 112 Composition for Non-Native Speakers II 3
ENGL 288 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing 4
ENGL 463 History of the English Language 3
       
2. Critical Thinking, 1 course 3-4 semester credits
AMCS 100 America’s Mosaic 3
AMCS 103 Contemporary Chicanos 3
ANTH 100 Debating Humankind 3
BIOL 100  Issues in Human Biology 3
CCGE 109* Multiculturalism in Higher Education 3
CCGE 179* Multicultural American Literature 3
CHEM 210 General Chemistry II 4
CMST 111 Argumentation and Debate 3
CMST 311 Principles of Persuasion 3
CSIS 152 Introduction to Computers and Programming 4
CSIS 250 File Organization, Processing, Maintenance and Reporting 4
CSIS  251 Assembly Language Programming 3
ECON 100 The American Economy 3
ECON 204 Principles of Economics II: Macro 3
ENGL 159 Cultural Perspectives in Literature 3
ENGL 163 Who is a Hero? 3
FILM 280 History of Film 3
HIST 101 Critical Issues in U.S. History 3
MATH 262 Calculus II 4
MUS 140 Thinking Musically: Critical Thinking in Multi-musical America 3
PHIL 100 Critical and Multicultural Thinking in Moral Issues 3
PHIL 105 Philosophical Thinking 4
PHIL 110 Practical Reasoning 3
PHIL 115 Contemporary Moral Issues 3
PHIL 235 Philosophy of Sex and Love 3
PHIL  265 Philosophy of Science 3
PHIL 301 Philosophy of Religion 3
PHIL 303 Classical Philosophy 3
PHIL 314 Introduction to Feminist Theory 3
PHIL 340 Symbolic Logic 3
PHIL 355 Existentialism 3
SOC 220 Social Deviance 3
SOC  302 Social Theory 3
SOC 315 Population 3
       

3. Natural Sciences, 2 courses 6-10 semester credits, one course must include a laboratory or observational/experimental component

ANTH 120 Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3
ANTH 270 Human Biological Variation 3
AST 102 Solar System Astronomy 3
AST 104 Stellar Astronomy 3
AST 360 Planetary Science 3
AST  365 Cosmology 3
BIOL 102 Matter and Life 3
BIOL 103 Humanity and the Ecosystem 3
BIOL 104 Human Biology 3
BIOL 109 Biology Today 4
BIOL 111 Cell Biology 4
BIOL 115 Organismal Biology 4
BIOL 170 Exploring  Biology 3
BIOL 226  Field Biology of Plants 3
BIOL 236 Introduction to Microbiology 3
BIOL 300 Biology of Women 3
CCGE 182* Ethnobotany: Plants, People and Culture 3
CCGE 185* Humans and Their Environment 3
CCGE 192* Science of the Human Body 4
CCGE 195* Introduction to Astronomy 3
CCGE 196* Foundations of Physical Science 4
CCGE 197* Natural Phenomena 3
CCGE 198* Science of Energy Technologies 3
CHEM 102 Survey of Basic Principles of Chemistry 3
CHEM  104  Environmental Chemistry 3
CHEM 105 Chemistry in Everyday Life 3
CHEM 110 Fundamentals of Chemistry 4
CHEM 150 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 180 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 4
CHEM 185 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1
CHEM  210 General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 212 Principles of Biochemistry 4
GEOS 102  Geology in the National Parks 3
GEOS 110 Introduction to Physical Geography 3
GEOS   115  Physical Geology 4
GEOS 116 Historical Geology 3
GEOS   117  Water, Land, People 4
GEOS 170 Earth Science Today 3
GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology 3
GEOS 360 Planetary Science 3
HON 314 Space, Time, and Change: Revolutions in Self Perception 3
HON 315  Science and Time 3
HON 318 Issues of the Nuclear Age 3
HON 320 History of Science 3
PHYS  101 Introduction to Physics 3
PHYS 105 Physics of Music 3
PHYS 160 College Physics I 4
PHYS 161  College Physics II 4
PHYS  200 General Physics I 4
PSCI 170 Physical Science I 3
WS 300 Biology of Women 3
       
4. Mathematics/Symbolic Systems, 1 course 3-4 semester credits
CCGE 119* Contemporary Mathematics 3
CCGE 123* College Algebra 3
MATH 102 Introduction to Mathematics 3
MATH 105 Contemporary Mathematics 3
MATH 127 College Algebra 3
MATH 142 Pre-Calculus 4
MATH 143 Trigonometry 3
MATH 229 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences 3
MATH 234 Introduction to Probability and Statistics 4
MATH 236 Applied Statistics 4
MATH 244 Applied Biostatistics 4
MATH 261 Calculus I 4
MATH 262 Calculus II 4
MATH 303 Foundations of Number Systems 3
PHIL 340 Symbolic Logic 3
       
5. History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2 courses from 2 areas, 6-8 semester credits
AMCS 312 Origins of Multicultural America 3
ANTH 115 Introduction to Archaeology 3
ANTH 216 The Paleolithic Age 3
ANTH 217 The Rise of Civilization 3
       
ANTH 318 Archeology and the Bible 3
ANTH 348 Ideas of Culture 3
CCGE 107* Human Growth and Development 3
CCGE 130* Marriage and the Family 3
CCGE  228* The Automobile in America 3
CCGE 233* Human Sexuality 3
CMST 110 Introduction to Communication Studies 3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics I: Micro 3
ECON 204 Principles of Economics II: Macro -- Effective Fall 2009 3
ED 294 Educational Psychology -- Effective Fall 2009 3
EXCH 372 Eurospring History and the Social Sciences 3
GEOS 235 Geography of Minnesota and North Dakota 3
GEOS 310 United States and Canada 3
HIST 104 World History I 3
HIST 105  World History II 3
HIST 121  History of the U.S. to 1877 3
HIST 122 History of the U.S. Since 1877 3
HIST 321 History of Britain I 3
HIST 322 History of Britain II 3
HON 300 American Society 4
HON 306 Human Nature in the Western Tradition 3
HON 307 The Transformation of the Roman World 3
HON 316 The Dangerous 18th Century 3
INTL 105 Introduction to Global Issues 3
POL 105 Making Sense of Politics 3
POL 120 American National Government and Politics 3
POL 160 International Relations 3
POL 221 State and Local Government 3
POL 230 Introduction to the Law 3
PSY 113 General Psychology 3
PSY 202  Developmental Psychology 3
PSY 220 Social Behavior 3
PSY 261 Personality 3
PSY 310 Psychology of Women 3
PSY   324  Environmental Psychology 3
SOC  110 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC 120 Social Psychology 3
SOC  210 Social Problems 3
SOC 220 Social Deviance 3
SOC 302  Social Theory 3
SOC 310 Dominant-Subordinate Group Relations 3
SOC 315 Population 3
SOC 320 Sociology of the Family 3
SOC 322 Urban Sociology 3
SOC 325 Social Movements 3
SOC 330 Sociology of Religion 3
SOC 333 Sociology of Gender 3
SOC 375 Sociology of Health and Medicine 3
WS 232A Women’s Roles and Socialization in 19th and 20th Century America 2
WS 320   Sociology of Family 3
WS 333 Sociology of Gender 3
       
6. Humanities - The Arts, Literature, and Philosophy 2 courses from 2 areas, 6-8 semester credits
AMCS 209 African American Humanities I: Roots 3
AMCS 210 African American Humanities II: 1865-Present 3
AMCS 301 African American Music 3
AMCS 315 African American Film 3
AMCS 325 African American Theatre 3
ART  100   Elements of Art 3
ART 170  Art Appreciation 3
ART 233 History of Art I: Prehistory through the Middle Ages 4
ART 234 History of Art II: Renaissance through Modern 4
ART 320 Philosophy of the Arts (cross-listed with PHIL 320) 3
CCGE 162*  Introduction to Dramatic Art 3
CCGE 164*  Literature for a Lifetime 3
CCGE 171* Comedy: Society’s Mirror 3
CCGE 172* Contemporary Values Through Science Fiction 3
CCGE  173* Life Stages and Literature 3
CCGE  174* Writings from Where We Are 3
CCGE 234* Literature of Sexuality 3
CCGE  276* Voyage of the Hero 3
CMST 310 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3
ENGL 183 Introduction to the American Short Story 3
ENGL 201 English Composition II 3
ENGL 202 English Composition  and Literature 3
ENGL 211 Major British Writers I 4
ENGL 212 Major British Writers II 4
ENGL 214  Introduction to Shakespeare 3
ENGL 234 Mythology 3
ENGL 240 Masterworks 3
ENGL 241 Modern American Literature 3
ENGL 246 Women in Literature 3
ENGL 282 Literature for Non-majors 3
ENGL 301 Medieval British Literature 3
ENGL 302 English Renaissance Literature 3
ENGL 303 Literature of the English Enlightenment 3
ENGL  305      The Romantic Period 3
ENGL 306 The Victorian Period 3
ENGL 307 20th-Century British Literature 3
ENGL 309 Studies in American Literature 3
ENGL 314 Topics in Shakespeare 3
ENGL 321 Early American Literature 3
ENGL  322 19th-Century American Literature 3
ENGL 323  20th-Century American Literature 3
ENGL 343 Drama II 3
ENGL 344 Drama III 3
ENGL 371 Survey of American Literature I 4
ENGL 372 Survey of American Literature II 4
ENGL 411 Chaucer 3
ENGL  412 Spenser 3
ENGL 416  Milton 3
EXCH 373 Eurospring Humanities: Art, Literature and Philosophy 3
FILM 180 Understanding Movies 3
FILM 280 History of Film 3
FILM 281 Film Appreciation 3
FILM 385  Survey of International Cinema 3
HON 200 Colloquium in the Humanities 3
HON 301 Masterpieces of Literature 3
HON 302 Tellings and Retellings 3
HON 305 Good and Evil in Literature 4
HON  312 Journeys in Literature: Classical and Medieval Masterpieces 3
HUM 101  Humanities Through the Arts 3
HUM 211  Perspectives on Society 3
HUM 212 Perspectives on Ultimate Reality 3
HUM  213 Perspectives on the Self 3
HUM 214 Classical and Medieval Worlds 4
HUM 215 Renaissance Through the Modern World 4
HUM 219 Scandinavian Humanities 3
HUM 227  Russian Humanities 3
MUS 110 Musicianship for Non-majors 2
MUS 111 The Art of Listening 3
MUS 210 Survey of Western Music 3
MUS 215 History of Jazz 3
MUS 217 Pop/Rock Music for Non-Majors 3
MUS 218 Electronica: Influence of Music & Technology 3
MUS 305 Western Traditions Since 1900 3
PHIL 101 Introduction to Western Philosophy 3
PHIL 105 Philosophical Thinking 4
PHIL 115 Contemporary Moral Issues 3
PHIL 220 Philosophy of Education 3
PHIL 235 Philosophy of Sex and Love 3
PHIL 265 Philosophy of Science 3
PHIL  300 History of Ethics 4
PHIL  301 Philosophy of Religion 3
PHIL  303 Classical Philosophy 4
PHIL 314 Introduction to Feminist Theory 3
PHIL 320 Philosophy of the Arts (cross-listed with ART320) 3
PHIL 355 Existentialism 3
THTR 120 Theatre Appreciation 3
THTR 130 Acting for Everyone 3
THTR 321 Theatre in America 3
THTR 322 Drama II 3
THTR 323 Drama III 3
WS 232B Women’s Roles and Socialization in 19th and 20th Century America 1
WS 246 Women in Literature 3
WS 312 Rhetorics of Resistance: Feminist Responses from the Humanities 3
WS 314 Introduction to Feminist Theory 3
       
7. Human Diversity, 1 course, 3-4 semester credits
AMCS 102 Contemporary American Indians 3
AMCS 203 Chicano Culture 3
AMCS 211 Contemporary African Americans 3
AMCS 225 Ojibwe Culture 3
AMCS 233 Educational and Multicultural America 3
AMSC 303 Latinos in the United States 3
AMCS 304 American Indians and Hollywood 3
AMSC 313 Modern Multicultural America 3
AMSC 319 Plains Indian Cultures 3
AMSC 320 American Indian Belief Systems 3
AMSC 332 Indians of the Southwest 3
AMSC 372 Dynamics of Prejudice and Oppression 3
AMCS 375 Foundations of Antiracism Theory and Practice 3
ANTH 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
ANTH 202 American Indian Culture 3
ANTH 210 Midwest/Plains Prehistoric 3
ANTH 315 North American Archaeology 3
ANTH 319 Plains Indian Cultures 3
ANTH 327 The Aztecs 3
ANTH 332 Indians of the Southwest 3
CCGE 215* Interpersonal Communications 3
CCGE 278* World Cultures Through Literature 3
CHINA 132 Introduction to Chinese Culture 3
ECON/WS 305 The Economics of Poverty, Discrimination, and Inequality--Effective Fall 2009 3
ENGL 248 Introduction to American Ethnic Literature 3
ENGL 280 World Literature: East-West 3
ENGL 352 Native American Literature 3
ENGL 356 African American Literature 3
GEOS 111 Cultures and Regions 3
HIST 220 Asian-American Culture 3
HIST 220 Asian-American Experience -- Effective Spring 2010 3
HIST 344 Women in World Religions 3
HIST 377 African-Americans in U.S. History 3
JAPN 142 Introduction to Japanese Culture 3
MUS 240 American Music 3
PHIL 102 Philosophies of Human Nature 3
PHIL 120 World Religions 3
SPAN 121 Introduction to Iberian Culture and Civilization 3
SPAN 122 Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization 3
WS 100 Women Today: Contemporary Women’s Issues 3
WS 247 Women's Studies - Perspectives and Intersections 3
WS 310 Dominant-Subordinate Group Relations 3
       

8. Global Perspective, 1 course, 2-4 semester credits

AMCS 390 Asian Adoption in America -- effective Spring 2009 3
ANTH 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
ANTH 220 People and Cultures of Africa 3
ANTH 303 Cross Cultural Gender 3
ANTH 306 Medical Anthropology -- Effective Fall 2009 3
ANTH/INTL 308 Migration and Human Adaptation 3
ANTH 316 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion 3
ANTH 380 Traditional Cultures 3
ART 338 Non-Western Art 4
CCGE 375* Middle Eastern Life and Literature 3
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I 4
CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II 4
CHIN 390 Cultural Tour of China 3
CMST 300 Intercultural Communication 3
COMH 418 Global Health Issues -- Effective Fall 2009 3
ECON 300 Global Economic Issues -- Effective Fall 2009 3
ENGL 380 World Literature 3
FREN 201 Intermediate French I 4
FREN 202 Intermediate French II 4
GEOS 320 Economic Geography 3
GEOS 410 Geography and Global Influence of Eastern Europe and Russia -- Effective Fall 2009 3
HIST 301 East Asian History I 3
HIST 302 East Asian History II 3
HIST 303 History of Africa I 3
HIST 304 History of Africa II 3
HIST 304 AAfrica in World History -- Effective Fall 2009 3
HIST 333 History of Latin America I 3
HIST 334 History of Latin America II 4
HIST 376 The World of Food 3
HUM 220 Introduction to East-West Humanities 3
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I 4
JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II 4
MUS 316 World Music Survey 3
PHIL 302 Buddhist Philosophy 3
PHIL 322 Religious Traditions in our Global Society 3
POL 265 International Protection of Human Rights 3
POL 266 International Terrorism 3
POL 352 Political Problems in Developing Countries -- Effective Fall 2009 3
POL/INTL 364 International Migration -- Effective Fall 2009 3
POL/INTL 370 Understanding International Security -- Effective Spring 2010 3
SOC 360 Latin American Issues 3
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I 3
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II 3
SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish Conversation I 3
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish Conversation II 3
THTR 420 The Theatrical World 3
WS 303 Cross Cultural Gender 3
WS 420 Global Feminism 3
       
9. Ethical and Civic Responsibility, 1 course, 3-4 semester credits
ANTH 329 The Uses of the Past 3
BIOL 406 DNA as Destiny: Genetics and Society 3
ENGL 417 Issues of Death and Grief: Creative Non-Fiction of Life and Loss 3
HIST 312 Governments in Crisis 3
HON 496 Capstone in Ethical and Civic Responsibility 3
PARA 201 You and the Law -- Effective Fall 2009 3
PHIL 115 Contemporary Moral Issues 3
PHIL 215 Contemporary Moral Issues -- Effective Fall 2009 3
PHIL 300 History of Ethics 4
PHIL 311 Morals and Medicine 3
PHIL 312 Business Ethics 3
PHIL 316 Ethics in the Information Age 3
PHIL 318 Professional Ethics 3
       
10. People and the Environment, 1 course, 3-4 semester credits
ANTH 307 Ecological Anthropology -- Effective Fall 2009 3
ANTH 317 Collapse 3
BIOL 103 Humanity and the Ecosystem 3
BIOL 308 Pacific Northwest Ecology -- Effective Summer 2009 3
BIOL 346 An Ecological Perspective 3
CHEM 104 Environmental Chemistry 3
CHEM 304 The Environment and You 3
CM 327 Sustainability in the Built Environment -- Effective Summer 2009 3
ENGL 407 Big City, Big Impact 3
GEOS 117 Water, Land, and People 4
GEOS 305 Oceanography -- Effective Fall 2009 3
GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology 3
GEOS 335 Environmental Geography and Conservation 3
HIST 373 Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment 3
HIST 379 Global Environmental History, ca. 1500-2000 3
PHYS 378 Energy and the Environment 3
PSY 324 Environomental Psychology 3

*Only for students admitted to the Corrick Center for General Education. Note: Corrick Center rubric changed from "MDS" to "CCGE" beginning Fall 2007.

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