NIACC to MSU

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2005-2006 catalog of Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 2005-2006 catalog of North Iowa Area Community College.

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 2005-2006 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 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 40 semester hours of general education will have to complete additional general education requirements at MSU.

Note 5: Students transferring without a degree will have their already completed general education coursework applied to the MSU general education, but will have to complete any unfinished 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 do not have a direct equivalent course at MSU, but will be used in the MnTC goal noted in the far right column.

Note 10: Coursework completed in the career on technical programs at NIACC will be limited to 16 semester hours of transfer credit.

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

NIACC NUMBER	NIACC COURSE 2005-2006	MSU EQUIVALENT 2005-2006	MSU GEN. ED. AREA
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ACCOUNTING (ACCT)
101 - 106		Elective credit
120, 121	Accounting Principles I & II	ACCT 200, 210	'
701	Ag Business Accounting	See Note 10
900	Special Topics in Accounting	Evaluated by Department Chair

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (ADNS)
701 - 900		See Note 10

(AGAS)
701 - 805		See Note 10

(AGBS)
701 - 840		See Note 10

(AGCS)
701		See Note 10

(AGES)
701		See Note 10

(AGMS)
701		See Note 10

(AGPS)
701 - 820		See Note 10

(AGSS)
701 - 702		Elective credit
710 - 816		See Note 10

ART (ARTS)
101	Art Appreciation	ART 160	6
103	Art in the Elementary School	Elective credit	'
104, 105	Art History I & II	ART 260, 261	6
120	Drawing	ART 110	'
130	Ceramics	ART 250	'
150	Creative Photography	Elective credit	'
151	Intermediate Photography	Elective credit	'
201	Two-Dimensional Design	ART 100 or 101	6
202	Graphic Design	ART 200	6
210	Painting I	ART 240	6
211	Painting II	ART 240	6
220	Digital Illustration	Elective credit	6
900	Special Topics in Art	Elective credit	'
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AUTOMOTIVE (AUTO)
701 - 900		See Note 10

BIOLOGY (BIOL)
101, 102	Biological Principles & Lab	BIOL 100 if both taken	3A
103	Inquiry Intro Life Science	Elective credit	'
105	Health & Nutrition	HLTH 101
108	Human Biology	BIOL 100	3B
109	Microbiology	BIOL 270	3A
201, 202	Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken	3A
205	Nutrition	FCS 240	'
220, 221	Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220, 230 if both taken	3A
222 - 922		Elective credit

BUILDING TRADES (BUIL)
700 - 900		See Note 10

BUSINESS (BUSN)
101	Intro to Business	MRKT 100	'
102 - 105		Elective credit	'
120	Business Law I	BLAW 131	'
121 - 254	'	Elective credit	'
255, 256	'	100 Level Elective	'
900	Special Topics in Business	Elective credit
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CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNAS)
101, 102		Elective credit

CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
101	Introductory Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A
110, 111	General Chemistry I & II	CHEM 100, 111	3A
210, 211	Chemistry Principles I & II	CHEM 201, 202	3A
220, 221	Organic Chemistry I & II	CHEM 320, 321, 331
900	Topics in Chemistry	Elective credit

COMPUTERS (COMP)
100	Computer Literacy	Elective credit	13
101	Computer Applications	COMS 101	13
105	Word Processing	Elective credit
110	Intro to Computers & Info Systems	COMS 100	13
111	Intro to Management Info Systems	MGMT 200
112 - 114		Elective credit
115	Electronic Spreadsheets	BED 206
205	Database Management	BED 215
206 - 207		Elective credit
701 - 803		See Note 10
900	Special Topics in Computers	Evaluated by Department Chair

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CRIM)
101, 102	Criminal Law I & II	LAWE 231 if both taken	'
105	Patrol Procedures	LAWE 431	'
106	Criminal Evidence	Elective credit	'
107	Administration of Justice	LAWE 131	'
108	Criminal Investigation	LAWE 233	'
900	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	Elective credit

DRAMA (DRAM)
101	Intro to Theatre TV	THEA 100	6
900	Special Topics in Drama	Elective credit

E-COMMERCE (ECOM)
100 - 900		Elective credit

ECONOMICS (ECON)
101	Personal Finance	Elective credit	'
110	Macroeconomics	ECON 201	5
111	Microeconomics	ECON 202	5
900	Special Topics in Economics	Elective credit

EDUCATION (EDUC)
101	Intro to Teaching	Elective credit	'
125	Intro to Early Childhood Education	EEC 201	'
126	Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition	EEC 245	'
127, 128		Elective credit	'
195	Educational Media and Classroom Computing	Elective credit
201	Children's Literature	ENG 325
210 - 900		Elective credit
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(EMSS)
100	First Responder	Elective credit
101	EMT Basic Part I	See Note 10
102	EMT Basic Part II	Elective credit
110	EMT-I	See Note 10
120 - 123	EMT-P: Part I-IV	Elective credit

(EMST)
701 - 900		See Note 10

ENGINEERING (ENGR)
100	Orientation to Engineering	No credit	'
111	Engineering Problems with FORTRAN	COMS 171	'
112 - 232	'	See Note 10	'
900	Special Topics in Engineering	Evaluated by Department Chair
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ENGLISH (ENGL)
091, 094		No credit	'
101 - 102	Communication Skills I & II	ENG 101 & SPEE 100 if both taken	1A, 1C, 1B
104	Communication Skills I	Elective credit	1C
105	Communication Skills II	ENG 101	1A
120	'	Elective credit	'
205	Creative Writing	ENG 242	''
701, 702	Communications I & II	See Note 10
705, 900	Business Communications	Elective credit
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ENRICH (ENRI)
045, 046	Communication Through Reading & Writing I & II	No credit
047, 048	Enrich Math I & II	No credit
049 - 051		No credit
900	Special Topics Enrich	Elective credit

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENTR)
101 - 900		Elective credit

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ENVR)
101	Environmental Science	ENVR 101	3B, 10
900	Special Topics in Environmental Science	Elective credit

FIRE SCIENCE (FIRE)
101 - 900		See Note 10

FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SPAN)
101, 102	Beginning Spanish I & II	SPAN 101, 102	8
201, 202