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MSU Moorhead Transfer Admission

MSU Moorhead Liberal Arts Transfer Equivalents

MN Transfer Official Guide                                                                                  (updated 7/28/03)

Sample Schedules: The following are sample schedules for students who have transferred to Minnesota State University Moorhead and who have completed the A.A. Degree and who plan to complete a Biology major at MSUM.  This schedule is intended to help students plan their coursework in an orderly fashion.  However, these are only suggestions and the schedule is flexible.   Students seeking to earn a Biology major with an emphasis in either Biochemistry and Biotechnology or Health and Medical Sciences would follow different schedules from those below.   
 
Please note that while it may be possible to complete this major in two years students may be required to take a very demanding course load to accomplish this.  Some students may prefer to distribute the course load over a longer time period.

I.  For a student with one year of laboratory general biology and one year of laboratory general chemistry:
Fall Spring
 
Junior Year
Biol 111: Cell Biology/Biol 305:  Gen Botany/Biol 341: Genetics  or Biol Elective   4 Biol 303: General Zoology/Biol   341:  Genetics or Biol Elective
 4
Chem 350: Survey of Organic Chemistry I 3 Chem 360: Survey of Organic Chemistry II 3
Chem 355: Organic Chem Lab I 1 Chem 365: Organic Chem Lab II 1
Math1 4 Electives 6
Electives 6

 
Senior Year
Biol 345: Principles of Ecology & Evolution 4 Biol 347: Plant Physiology/ Biol 349: Human Physiology or Biol 360: Cell & Vert Systems Physiology 4
Biol 350: Microbiology 4 Biol 484: Biology Seminar 1
Phys 160: College Physics I 4 Biol Elective 3
Biol Elective 3 Phys 161: College Physics II 4
Electives 5
 

II.   For a transfer student with the A.A. Degree who has completed one year of laboratory general biology but with no chemistry and minimal mathematics:
Fall Spring
 
Junior Year
Biol 111: Cell Biology/Biol 305: Gen Botany/Biol 341: Genetics or Biol Elective  
4		 Biol 303: General Zoology/Biol 341: Genetics or Biol Elective  
4
Chem 150: General Chemistry I 3 Chem 160: General Chemistry II 3
Chem 155: General Chem Lab I 1 Chem 165: General Chem Lab II 1
Math1 4 Biology Elective 3
Electives 6 Electives 6

 
Senior Year
Biol 345: Principles of Ecology & Evolution 4 Biol 347: Plant Physiology/Biol 360: Cell & Vert Syst Phys 4
Biol 350: Microbiology 4 Biol 484: Biology Seminar 1
Phys 160: College Physics I 4 Biol Elective 3
Electives 4 Phys 161: College Physics II 4
Elective 3

Students must meet the MSUM degree requirements in addition to the above departmental requirements:

Link to detailed MSUM  Liberal Studies Requirements
Link to detailed MSUM  Graduation Requirements

1 Math 127 or above.  Initial course based on Math placement test.

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