St. Paul Tech to MSU

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

Table of Semester Course Equivalents
For General Education Classes Offered by
ST. PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

For the purposes of this guide General Education and the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) are the same at MSU and will be referred to as MnTC in this equivalency guide.

Note 1: This equivalency guide equates the MnTC courses offered by St. Paul Technical College to the MnTC courses offered by Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) for the 2004-2005 MSU Bulletin. This evaluation applies to general education/MnTC courses taken at St. Paul Technical College during the fall semester 2000 and later.

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 current MSU bulletin for specific program requirements in the major of their choice. Our catalog is available online at http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/ugbull

Note 3: Normally technical college transfer students will not be transferring with an AA or a completed MnTC, but if they do, they will have satisfied the MSU MnTC requirements. Any transferred AA degree must have 40 semester credits of general education or a completed MnTC.

Note 4: Students transferring with an AS or an AAS and with less than a completed MnTC will have to complete additional general education requirements. MnTC distribution requirements of 40 semester credits must be met by AS and AAS transfers. College level MnTC courses already completed as part of the AS or AAS will be applied to the MSU MnTC requirement.

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

Note 6: The transfer of technical coursework will be limited to sixteen (16) semester credits. The sixteen credits will transfer as electives. It is up to the student’s program advisor to determine if these 16 credits may be used in the major or the minor.

Note 7: Students transferring with completed Certificates or Diplomas will have their coursework evaluated according to Notes 5 and 6.

Note 8: Some majors or minors at MSU require specific MnTC courses. Please use the MSU bulletin and this equivalency table to determine if the appropriate general education requirements are available for your selected major or minor.

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

Any questions pertaining to this guide or to other transfer issues may be directed to your school’s 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

Updated 4/23/01

ST. PAUL TECH COURSE NUMBER AND NAME 2004-2005	MSU EQUIVALENT COURSE	MnTC AREA
Art 1720: Art Appreciation	ART 160	6
Art 1730: Drawing	ART 110	6
Art 1760: World Art	See Note 9	6
Biology 1720: Environmental Science	BIOL 201	3B, 10
Biology 1725: Environmental Science with Laboratory	ENVR 101	3A, 10
Biology 1730: Human Body Systems	See Note 9	3A
Biology 1740: General Biology 1	BIOL 105	3A
Biology 1745: General Biology 2	BIOL 106	3A
Biology 1750: General Microbiology	See Note 9	3B
Chemistry 1700: Chemistry Concepts	CHEM 100	3A
Chemistry 1711: Chemistry I	See Note 9	3A
Chemistry 1712: Chemistry II	See Note 9	3A
Economics 1710: Intro to the American Economy	ECON 100	5
English 1711: Composition I	ENG 101	1A
Geography 1730: Global Economic Geography	See Note 9	5
Humanities 1710: The Art of Being Human	HUM 280	6, 8
Humanities 1720: The Ancient and Medieval World	HUM 150	6, 8
Humanities 1730: The Modern World	HUM 155	6, 8
Humanities: Culture and Civilization	200 Level Elective	6, 8
Mathematics 1710: Math for Liberal Arts	See Note 9	4
Mathematics 1730: College Algebra	See Note 9	4
Music 1740: Music Appreciation	MUS 120	6
Philosophy 1700: Intro to Philosophy	PHIL 100	6
Sociology 1720: Social Issues Changing World	See Note 9	5, 8
Sociology 1740: Sociology at Work	100 Level Elective	5, 8
Sociology 1760: Mass Media and Society	100 Level Elective	5
Sociology 1780: Social Psychology	200 Level Elective	5
Spanish 1710: Beginning Spanish 1	Elective credit
Spanish 1720: Beginning Spanish 2	Elective credit
Spanish 1730: Intermediate Spanish 1	See Note 9	8
Spanish 1740: Intermediate Spanish 2	See Note 9	8
Speech 1720: Interpersonal Communications	SPEE 101	1B, 7
Speech 1710: Fundamentals of Public Speaking	SPEE 102	1B

**There may be additional courses approved by MnSCU; please click here for more information.