Minnesota State Community & Technical College Liberal Arts AA Emphasis in Philosophy Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BA in Philosophy

With the AA degree the Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC) is satisfied at MSUM.

Goal Area Requirement
Recommended M State Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/Oral Communication (Met)
Recommended M State Courses
CMST Course (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1A
Goal Area Requirement
Written/Oral Communication (Met)
Recommended M State Courses
ENGL 1110 College Composition OR
ENGA 1110 College Comp (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Comp I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/Oral Communication (Met)
Recommended M State Courses
ENGL 1111 Research & Composition for Change (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1B
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Sciences
Recommended M State Courses
GEOL 1140/1150 Historical Geology AND Lab (4 cr)
Goal Area
3
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 116 Historical Geology
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Sciences
Recommended M State Courses
BIOL 1136/1137 Environmental Sci AND Lab (4 cr)
Goal Area
3, 10
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC goal Area 3, 10
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/Logic
Recommended M State Courses
*Recommended: PHIL 2120 Logic (3 cr)
Goal Area
4
MSUM Equivalent
PHIL 340 Symbolic Logic
Goal Area Requirement
History/Social Behavioral Sciences
Recommended M State Courses
PSYC 1110 Gen Psychology (4 cr)
Goal Area
5
MSUM Equivalent
PSYC 113 General Psychology
Goal Area Requirement
History/Social Behavioral Sciences
Recommended M State Courses
PSCI 1110 Intro to Political Science (3 cr)
Goal Area
5, 9
MSUM Equivalent
POL 105 Making Sense of Politics
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities
Recommended M State Courses
PHIL 1171 Ethics (3 cr)
Goal Area
6, 9
MSUM Equivalent
PHIL 215 Contemporary Moral Issues
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities
Recommended M State Courses
ENGL 1157 Cross Cultural Lit (3 cr) (or other goal area 6, 7 course)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 6, 7

Students must obtain a grade of C or higher in requirements for major.

M State Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 1115 Intro to Philosophy (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
PHIL 101 Intro to Western Philosophy (Elective)
M State Courses
Philosophy Electives (3 not already taken) (9 cr)
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Electives
M State Courses
GLOS 1190 World Religions
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Electives
M State Courses
PHIL 1110 Critical Thinking
Goal Area
2
MSUM Equivalent
PHIL 110 Practical Reasoning
M State Courses
PHIL 1130 African American Phil
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 2110 Logic
Goal Area
4
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 2115 Medical Ethics
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
PHIL 311 Morals & Medicine
M State Courses
PHIL 2121 Environmental Ethics
Goal Area
6, 9
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 2181 Social Ethics
Goal Area
6, 9
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 2215 Feminist Philosophy
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
PHIL 1172 Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
M State Courses
HLTH 1140 Grief, Loss & Growth (2 cr) (or other HLTH course)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
M State Courses
PHED 1109 Beginning Tai Chi (1 cr) (or other PHED course)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Elective

Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (60 cr)

Core Requirements:

  • PHIL 300 History of Ethics (3)
  • PHIL 303 Classical Philosophy (3)
  • PHIL 305 Modern Philosophy 17th Century (3)
  • PHIL 306 Modern Philosophy 18th Century (3)
  • PHIL 498 Senior Project (1)
  • *PHIL 340 Symbolic Logic (3)

Philosophy Electives: (8 cr)
Courses must be at the 300 level or higher.

Restricted Electives: (6 cr)
One course with an historical emphasis. (3 cr)

  • PHIL 407 Theory of Knowledge (3) OR
  • PHIL 408 Metaphysics (3)

General Electives: (30 cr)
*Required if equivalent wasn’t taken at MCTC.