This guide is designed to assist you in planning your transfer to MSU Moorhead. The courses listed within are applicable to the MSU Moorhead Liberal Studies. Contact the MSU Moorhead department you intend to pursue regarding major requirements. The MSU Moorhead Bulletin also includes valuable information for transfer students. This publication and answers to your questions are available by calling the MSU Moorhead Admissions Office, 1-800-593-7246 or (218) 477-2161.

Completing an A.A. degree or completion of the MN Transfer Curriculum at a MN community college routinely satisfies MSU Moorhead’s liberal studies requirements.

A English Composition and Literature
(minimum of 6 semester hours required)

ENGL 1021 Composition I
ENGL 1022 Composition II

B Natural Sciences and Their Processes
(minimum of 6 semesters hours required, include a course in Experimental/Observational Science)

GEOG 1021 Physical Geography
NSCI 1040 Energy Concepts
NSCI 1050 Introduction to Meteorology
NSCI 1060 Introduction to Oceanography
NSCI 1070 Descriptive Astronomy

B1 Observational or Experimental component
(minimum of one course required)

BIOL 1024 Essential Human Biology
BIOL 1025 Field Studies Biology
BIOL 1026 Useful Plant Biology
BIOL 1028 Regional Ecological Biology
BIOL 1035 Basic Medical Microbiology
BIOL 1041 Introductory Biology I
BIOL 1042 Introductory Biology II
CHEM 1030 Applied Chemistry
CHEM 1041 Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM 1042 Introductory Chemistry II
NSCI 1020 Earth Science
NSCI 1030 Physical Geology
NSCI 1045 Energy Concepts Lab
NSCI 1055 Meteorology Lab
NSCI 1065 Introduction to Oceanography Lab
NSCI 1075 Astronomy Lab
PHYS 1041 General Physics I
PHYS 1042 General Physics II
PHYS 1081 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 1082 Introductory Physics II

C Behavioral and Social Sciences
(minimum of 6 semester hours required)

AMST 1031 Historical Myth
ANTH 1021 Introduction to Anthropology: Physical and Archeology
ECON 1021 Macroeconomics
ECON 1023 Microeconomics
GEOG 1023 Human/Cultural Geography
GEOG 1041 Minnesota Geography
HIST 1021 Western Civilization I
HIST 1022 Western Civilization II
HIST 1031 American History I
HIST 1032 American History II
HIST 1041 World War II
HIST 2061 U.S. Women’s History
HUM 1063 Gender Images: Critical Readings for Men and Women
POLS 1010 Introduction to Political Science
POLS 1031 American Government
POLS 1032 State and Local Government
POLS 1035 Constitutional Law
PSYC 1020 General Psychology
PSYC 1040 Lifespan Psychology
PSYC 1043 Introduction to Child Development
PSYC 1044 Adolescent Development
PSYC 1045 Adulthood, Aging and Death
PSYC 2021 Abnormal Psychology
SOC 1020 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1031 Sociology of Marriages and Families
SOC 1033 Sociology of Families in Crisis
SOC 1041 Sociology of Social Problems
SOC 1061 Sociology of Gender and Work
SOC 1071 Social Psychology

D Western Tradition: Humanities and Fine Arts
(minimum of 6 semester hours required, must include a course with Historical Perspective)

AMST 1041 American Film
AMST 1051 International Views of the United States
ART 1020 Art Appreciation
ENGL 2014 Minnesota Writers
ENGL 2015 American Icons
ENGL 2016 Hemingway
ENGL 2017 Fitzgerald and the American Dream
ENGL 2018 American Folklore and Folklife
ENGL 2043 Literature and Film
ENGL 2073 Short Novel
HUM 1041 The Art of Film
HUM 2061 Women in the Arts
MUSC 1000 Century College Choir
MUSC 1005 Century ProMusica
MUSC 1010 Century Chamber Orchestra
MUSC 1015 Century College Band
MUSC 1017 Century Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 1030 Fundamentals of Music
MUSC 1035 Enjoyment of Music
MUSC 1040 Jazz: Red Hot and Cool
MUSC 1045 Rock and Roll in American Society
PHIL 1035 Ethics In The Helping Professions
THTR 1020 Introduction to Theatre

D1 Historical Perspective
(Minimum of one course required)

ARTH 1031 History of Western World Art I
ARTH 1032 History of Western World Art II
ARTH 1041 American Art
ENGL 2011 American Literature I
ENGL 2012 American Literature II
ENGL 2031 British Literature I
ENGL 2032 British Literature II
ENGL 2035 Shakespeare
ENGL 2055 Mythology
ENGL 2061 Women in Literature: British and Colonial
ENGL 2062 Women in Literature: American
HUM 1061 Foundations of Women’s Studies
PHIL 1021 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1031 Ethics

E Communicative & Symbolic Processes
(minimum of 6 semester hours required, must include a Mathematics course)

FREN 1012 Beginning French II
ENGL 1025 Technical Writing
ENGL 2023 Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction
ENGL 2025 Writing for Publication: Nonfiction
FREN 1011 Beginning French I
FREN 2001 Conversational French
FREN 2021 Intermediate French I
FREN 2022 Intermediate French II
GERM 1011 Beginning German I
GERM 1012 Beginning German II
GERM 2001 Conversational German
GERM 2021 Intermediate German I
GERM 2022 Intermediate German II
PHIL 1041 Introduction to Logic
SPAN 1011 Beginning Spanish I
SPAN 1012 Beginning Spanish II
SPAN 2001 Conversational Spanish
SPAN 2021 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2022 Intermediate Spanish II
SPCH 1021 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
THTR 1031 Beginning Acting

E1 College-level Mathematics
(minimum of 6 semester hours required, must include a Multicultural course)

MATH 1015 Technical Mathematics II
MATH 1025 Statistics
MATH 1030 Mathematical Explorations
MATH 1040 College Algebra
MATH 1050 Finite Mathematics
MATH 1061 Pre-calculus I
MATH 1062 Pre-calculus II
MATH 1070 Survey of Calculus
MATH 1081 Single Variable Calculus I
MATH 1082 Single Variable Calculus II
MATH 2081 Multivariable Calculus
MATH 2082 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

F Multicultural & Global Studies
(Minimum of 6 semester hours required, must include a Multicultural course)

ANTH 1023 Introduction to Anthropology: Culture
ENGL 2051 Modern World Literature
ENGL 2052 Contemporary World Literature
ENGL 2063 Women n Literature:  World Voices
ENGL 2083 Latin American Literature
GEOG 1031 World Regional Geography
HIST 1051 History of China, Japan, and Korea
HIST 1053 History of Southeast Asia and the Vietnam War
HUM 1043 International Film
INTR 1020 International Film
INTR 1023 The World Today: Global Problems and Issues
PHIL 1051 World Religions
SPCH 1051 Intercultural Communication
SPCH 2055 From S.E. Asia to America: Communication, Culture and Conflict

F1 Multicultural Studies
(minimum  of one course required)

ANTH 1051 Cultures of the American Indian
ANTH 1055 Minnesota Indians
ENGL 2013 African American Literature
ENGL 2080 Modern African and Mid-Eastern Writers
HIST 1055 History of Asian Pacific Americans
HUM 1051 African-American Cultural Perspectives
SOC 1051 Sociology of Minorities