Lake Superior to MSU

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2000-2001 catalog for Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 1999-2001 Lake Superior catalog.

Note 2: This equivalency table is a general guide to transfer of coursework to MSU. It is recommended that students refer to a copy of the 2000-2001 MSU catalog for the specific program requirements. Our catalog is available online at http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/ugbull

Note 3: Students transferring with an Associate in Arts Degree or a completed Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) will satisfy the MSU general education requirements.

Note 4: Students transferring with an Associate in Science or an Associate in Applied Science and with less than a completed MnTC will have to complete additional general education requirements.

Note 5: Students transferring without a degree or a completed MnTC will have their already completed general education coursework applied to the MSU general education, but will have to complete the remainder of the MSU general education requirements.

Note 6: Some majors and minors at MSU require specific general education courses. Please review the MSU catalog to determine the appropriate general education requirements for your selected major.

Note 7: Courses noted as elective credit will not satisfy general education or major or minor requirements, but will transfer and count toward the total credits needed for graduation.

Note 8: "No credit" courses will not transfer.

Note 9: Courses where the MSU column is left blank do not have a direct equivalent course at MSU, but will be used in the MnTC goal noted in the right column.

Note 10: These courses are technical in nature and will be limited to 16 semester (24 quarter) hours of transfer credit.

Note 11: Science courses equated to MnTC Area 3A satisfy the lab science requirement. Courses equated to MnTC Area 3B meet the non-lab science requirement.

Any questions pertaining to this guide or to other transfer issues may be directed to your community college transfer specialist or counselor. Questions may also be directed to the MSU Admissions Office. Phone: 507-389-1822 or toll free: 800-722-0544 or by email to transfer@mnsu.edu

LAKE SUPERIOR NUMBER	LAKE SUPERIOR COURSE 1999-2001	MSU EQUIVALENT 2000-2001		MnTC GOAL

AUTO BODY TECHNOLOGY (ABTE)
1400 – 2470		See Note 10

ACCOUNTING (ACCT)
1400, 1420		See Note 10
1440	Business Law	Elective credit
1500	Personal Finance	See Note 10
1520	Financial Acctng: Double Entry Sys	ACCT 200
1550 – 2420		See Note 10
2430	Managerial Accounting	ACCT 210
2450 – 2675		See Note 10

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT (ADS)
1415, 1416	Keyboarding/Word Processing I & II	BED 161, 162
1420	Business Communications	BED 120
1421 – 1441		See Note 10
1442	Records Management	BED 201
1450 – 2697		See Note 10

ALLIED HEALTH (ALTH)
1400 – 1420		Elective credit
1430	ARC: First Aid & CPR for Pro Rescuer	HLTH 215
1435, 1461		Elective credit

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
1110	Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 103		2, 5, 8
1120	Cultures of North American Indians			2, 5, 8
1125	Physical Anth & Archaeology			2, 5, 8
1300	Cultures of Mexico			2, 8
2115	World Ethnography			2, 5, 10

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY (ARCH)
1400 – 2470		See Note 10

ART (ART)
1110	2-Dimensional Design	ART 101		2, 6
1115	Painting I	ART 240		2, 6
1116	Advanced Painting			2, 6
1120	Intro to Art History			2, 5, 6
1125	Watercolor	ART 245		2, 6
1130	Intro to the Studio Arts			2, 6, 9
1138	Ceramics I	ART 250		2, 5, 6
1139, 1140	Ceramics II, III			2, 5, 6
1145	Fibers	ART 230		2, 5, 6
1151, 1152	Drawing I & II	ART 110, 210		2, 6
1160	Print-making			2, 6
1199	Special Topics in Art			2, 6
1210	3-Dimensional Design	ART 103		2, 5, 6
1300	Sculpture Workshop			2, 5, 6
1305	Ceramics Workshop			2, 5, 6
2100	Sculpture			2, 5, 6
2105	Sculptural Casing in Clay			2, 5, 6
2199	Independent Study			2, 6

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY (ASTE)
1400 – 2510		See Note 10

BROADCASTING (BDCT)
1411 – 1799		See Note 10

BIOLOGY (BIOL)
1105	Biology of Women	BIOL 101		2, 3A, 7
1110	Minnesota’s Natural Heritage			2, 3B, 10
1120, 1130	Prin of Gen Bio, Gen Bio of Org	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken		2, 3A, 10
1140, 1141	Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 230 if both taken		2, 3A
1150	Human Anatomy	BIOL 220		2, 3A
1160	Human Physiology	BIOL 230		2, 3A
1170	Microbiology	BIOL 270		2, 3A
1400	Intro to Cell Biology	Elective credit
2160	Advanced Physiology			2, 3B
2200	General Ecology			2, 3A, 10
2205	Limnology			2, 3A, 10
2300	Student Research			2, 3B
2400	Topics in Biology			2, 3B

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (BLDG)
1400 – 2507		See Note 10

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (CETT)
1400 – 2720		See Note 10

CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
1110	Aspects of Chemistry I	CHEM 100		3A
1111	Aspects of Chemistry II			3A
1210, 1211	General Chemistry I & II	CHEM 201, 202		3A
1310	General Chemistry of Solutions			3A
2110, 2111	Elementary Organic Chemistry I & II	CHEM 320, 321 & 331		3A

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL WIRING (ELEC)
2401 – 2511		See Note 10

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ENGINEERING (CADE)
1401 – 2720		See Note 10

COMPUTER SCIENCE (CIS)
1400 – 1405		Elective credit
1415	Intro to Programming Principles	COMS 101 (for majors)
1440 - 1525		Elective credit
1620	C Programming Language	COMS 102
1630 - 2605		Elective credit
2621	C++ Programming Language	COMS 103
	*MSU teaches the two semester introductory computer science sequence, COMS 102 & 103, using the JAVA language. Computer Science majors transferring from Lake Superior, who have not had a JAVA programming course, will need to take a JAVA short course their first term at MSU.
2631 - 2746			Elective credit

DIRECT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL (CSPD)
1801 – 2807			See Note 10

DENTAL HYGIENE (DENH)
1401 – 2600			Elective credit

DIESEL & POWER EQUIPMENT (DPET)
1421 – 2707			See Note 10

ECONOMICS (ECON)
1100	Intro to Economics		ECON 100	5, 8
1150	Principles of Economics: Macro		ECON 201	5, 8
1160	Principles of Economics: Micro		ECON 202	5

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY (ELTN)
1400 – 2510			See Note 10

ENGLISH (ENGL)
0450, 0460	Fundamentals of Writing I & II		No credit
1100	Creative Writing		ENG 242	6
1106	Freshman Composition		ENG 101	1A, 2
1107	Professional & Technical Writing		ENG 271	2
1109	Advanced Composition		ENG 270	1C, 6
1110	Literature of the American West		ENG 215	2, 6
1115	Intro to Literature: Short Story		ENG 135	2, 6
1120	Intro to Literature: The Novel		ENG 113	2, 6
1130	Science Fiction		ENG 215	2, 6
1140	Intro to Literature: Poetry		ENG 130	2, 6
1150	Multicultural Literature		ENG 211	2, 6
1170	From Literature to Film		ENG 215	2, 6
1210	Intro to Literature: Drama		ENG 112	2, 6
2101, 2102	English Literature		Credit in British Literature	2, 6
2105, 2106	American Literature		Credit in American Literature	2, 6
2120	Intro to African-American Literature		ENG 211	6, 7
2130	Intro to Native American Literature		ENG 211	6, 7
2140	Modern World Literature			2, 6, 8
2150	Shakespeare, Elizabethan Age			2, 6, 8

ENGINEERING (ENGT)
1400, 1410	Eng Computer Apps, Drafting Fund		MET 141 if both taken
1420	Fundamentals of Surveying		IDCM 212
1430	Engineering CAD I		MET 245
1440 – 2407			Elective credit

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ENSC)
200	Intro to Environmental Science		BIOL 201	2, 3A, 10

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
0400 – 0440			No credit

FIRE TECHNOLOGY & ADMINISTRATION (FIRE)
1400 – 2660			See Note 10

FRENCH (FREN)
1010, 1020	Beginning French I & II		FREN 101, 102

GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)
1110	Human Geography		GEOG 103	5, 8
1120	Physical Geography		GEOG 101	3A, 10

GEOLOGY (GEOL)
1110	Intro to Geology		GEOL 100	3A, 10

GENERAL STUDIES
GSCL 1010, 1015			See Note 10
GSCM 1005, 1020			See Note 10

HEALTH (HLTH)
1210	Nutrition		FCS 140
1420	Nutrition in Athletic Performance		Elective credit
1430	Personal Wellness		Elective credit
1405	Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Drugs		HLTH 310

HISTORY (HIST)
1110	European History 3000 BC - 1870		Credit in European History	2, 5, 7
1120	European History 1870 - present		Credit in European History	2, 5, 6
1210, 1220	American History		HIST 190, 191	2, 5, 7
2110	Minnesota History		HIST 154	2, 5
2130	Vietnam: America’s Longest War			2, 5, 9

HUMANITIES (HUM)
1101	Intro to Hum: Classical thru Medieval		HUM 150	2, 6, 8
1102	Intro to Hum: Renaissance thru Contemp		HUM 151	2, 6, 8
1105	Intro to Popular Culture			2, 5, 6
1110	The Bible as Literature			2, 5, 6
1125	Intro to Hum: Arthurian Legend			2, 5, 9
1130	Comparative Religion			2, 7, 8
1135	Utopian Images: Fiction & Fact			2, 6, 7
1140	Modern Fantasy			2, 6, 7
1160	Classical Greek & Roman Mythology			2, 6, 8
1180	Comparative Mythology			2, 5, 7
1190	Folklore			2, 7, 8
2000	Topics in Humanities		HUM 250	2, 6
2010	Understand Archetype, Dream & Symbol			2, 6, 8
2100	Children’s Media – Origins			2, 5, 6

JOURNALISM (MACO)
1200	Intro to Media: Genres of Journalism		MASS 110	2, 8, 9
1205	Intro to Media: Journalistic Perspectives		Elective credit	2, 8, 9

MATHEMATICS (MATH)
0450 – 0470			No credit
1100	College Algebra		MATH 112	2, 4
1105	Principles of Mathematics			2, 4
1110	Finite Mathematics		MATH 130	2, 4
1120	Survey of Calculus		MATH 181	2, 4
1130	Trigonometry		MATH 113	2, 4
1150	Pre-Calculus		MATH 115	2, 4
1420 – 1733			Elective credit
2204, 2205	Calculus I & II		MATH 121, 122	2, 4
2206	Multi-Variable Calculus		MATH 223	2, 4
2215	Intro to Linear Algebra		MATH 247	2, 4
2220	Differential Equations		MATH 321	4

MULTI-CULTURAL STUDIES (MCS)
2020	Multi-Cultural Studies/Comm Service		Elective credit
2301	Study Abroad: Europe			2, 7, 8

SALES & MARKETING (MKTG)
1001 – 2797			See Note 10

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (MLTN)
1401 – 2601			See Note 10

MACHINE TOOL CAREERS (MTCC)
1400 – 2430			See Note 10

MUSIC (MUSC)
1105	America’s Music			2, 6
1110	Appreciation of Music			2, 6
1120	Fundamentals of Music		MUS 230	6
1160	Applied Music		MUS 278	6
1170	Applied Music-Intensive Study		MUS 278	6
1180	Advanced Piano		Elective credit

NURSING
NUNA 1400, 1410			See Note 10
NUPN 1400 – 1608			See Note 10
NURS 2510 – 2730			See Note 10

ORIENTATION (ORNT)
1050	Career Exploration		FYE 100

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (OTA)
1500 – 2617			See Note 10

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN (PHAR)
1410 – 1707			See Note 10

PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
1120	Intro to Philosophy		PHIL 100	2, 6
1125	Logic		PHIL 110	2, 4, 6
1130	Ethics		PHIL 120	2, 6, 9
1140	Critical Thinking			2, 6
2140	Philosophy of Religion			2, 6
2150	Political Philosophy			2, 6, 9

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)
1005 – 1465, 1600 - 1605			Physical Education Activity Credit
1570	Coaching & Officiating Volleyball		Elective credit
1610	Lifeguard Training		HP 250
1615	Lifetime Fitness		Physical Education Activity Credit
1620	Essentials of Human Performance		Elective credit
1625	Water Safety Instructor Training		HP 257
1630, 1635			Elective credit

PHYSICS (PHYS)
1101	Introductory Astronomy		AST 101	2, 3A
1170	Physics for Medical Community			2, 3A
1201, 1202	Intro to Physics I & II		PHYS 211, 212	2, 3A
2201, 2202	General Physics I & II		PHYS 221, 222	2, 3A

POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS)
1110	American Government		POLS 111	2, 5, 9
1120	Intro to Political Science		POLS 100	2, 5, 9
1130	State & Local Government			2, 5, 9
1140	International Politics		POLS 231	2, 5, 8

PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)
1010	Psychology for Living		Elective credit
1120	General Psychology		PSYC 101	2, 5, 7
1135	Human Development		EDFN 235	2, 5, 7
2130	Adolescent Psychology			2, 5
2140	Abnormal Psychology			2, 5, 7
2150	Psychology of Aging & Elderly			2, 5, 7

PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (PTA)
1410 – 2752			See Note 10

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (RADT)
1410 – 2578			See Note 10

READING (READ)
0450, 0460	Reading Strategies I & II		No credit
1450	Intro to Critical Reading			2

RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER (RESP)
1400 – 2558			See Note 10

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (SBMT)
1301 – 2981			See Note 10

SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT (SMGT)
1400 – 1799			See Note 10

SOCIOLOGY (SOC)
1111	Intro to Soc: Concepts & Processes		SOC 101	2, 5, 7
1112	Foundations of Society		SOC 101	2, 5, 7
1114	Intro to Criminal Justice		CORR 106	2, 7, 9
1116	Intro to Corrections		CORR 106 (SEE NOTE)
1118	Correction Law		Elective credit (SEE NOTE)
1120	Legal Practices & Procedures		Elective credit (SEE NOTE)
	NOTE: Soc 1116, 1118, 1120. A transferring student could use one of these three courses (limited to 4 credits) as an elective in the Corrections major.
1125	Social Deviance			2, 5, 8
1130	Crime & Delinquency			2, 5
1135	Intro to African American Culture		ETHN 110	7, 8
1140	Marriages & Families		SOC 208	5, 7
1145	Race, Class, & Gender			2, 5, 7
1150	Intro to Women’s Studies		WOST 110	5, 7
1155	Human Sexuality		SOC 209	2, 5, 7
1160	Social Impact of Alcohol in Families		Elective credit
1165	Patterns of Domestic Violence		Elective credit
1175	Intro to Gerontology			7, 8
2120	Social Problems		SOC 100	2, 5, 7
2121	Social Solutions: Positive Social Change		(SEE NOTE)	2, 5, 8
2122	Sociology of the Community		(SEE NOTE)	2, 5, 8
2170	Sociology of Birth & Death		(SEE NOTE)	2, 5
2171, 2177	Sociology of Sport		(SEE NOTE)	2, 5, 7
	NOTE: Soc 2121, 2122, 2170, 2171. A transferring student could use any two of these four courses (limited to 6 credits) as electives in the Sociology major.
2177	Community Service in Corrections		CORR 300
2779	Community Service Collaboration		Elective credit

SPANISH (SPAN)
1010, 1020	Beginning Spanish I & II		SPAN 101, 102
1800	Spanish Abroad-Mexico			6, 8
2010, 2020	Intermediate Spanish I & II		SPAN 201, 202
2050	Conversational Spanish		Elective credit

SPEECH (SPCH)
1100	Fundamentals of Human Communication			1B, 2
1105	Interpersonal Communication		SPEE 101	1B, 2
1110	Methods of Public Speaking		SPEE 100	1B, 2
1115	Intercultural Communication		SPEE 203	1B, 2, 7
1120	Media, Persuasion, & Society			2, 8, 9

STATISTICS (STAT)
2210	General Statistics		STAT 154	4

STUDY SKILLS (STSK)
0450	Basic Study Skills		No credit
1010, 2000			Elective credit

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (SURG)
1400 – 1528			See Note 10

THEATER (THTR)
1100	Theater Production		Theatre Activity Credit	6
1110	Stage Lighting		THEA 108	6
1115	Sound Design		THEA 109	6
1120	Stage Makeup		Theatre Activity Credit	6
1125	Costume Construction		THEA 107	6
1130	Set Design		Theatre Activity Credit	6
1135	Stage Craft		THEA 105	6
1200	Intro to the Theater		THEA 100	2, 6
1211, 1212	Acting I & II		THEA 101, 110	6
1240	Stage Directing		THEA 235	6
1300	Directing Workshop			6