Ridgewater to MSU

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 1999-2000 catalog for Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 1998-1999 catalog for Ridgewater 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 1999-2000 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

RIDGEWATER NUMBER	RIDGEWATER COURSE 1998-1999	MSU EQUIVALENT COURSE 1999-2000	MnTC Goal

TRANSFER/GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

AGRICULTURE
111 - 126		Elective credit

ANTHROPOLOGY
101	Intro to Anthropology	ANTH 101	5, 8

ART
104	Survey in Art	ART 160	6, 7
106	History of Modern Art		6, 7
107	Women in Art		6, 7
120	Art Structure	ART 100	6
126	Elementary Art Education		6
140	Drawing	ART 110	6
230	Visual Design I	ART 101	6
231	Visual Design II		6
260	Ceramics	ART 250	6
261	Painting	ART 240	6

AVIATION
110	Private Pilot Ground School	AVIA 150
111	Private Pilot Flight	AVIA 151

BIOLOGY
100	Intro to Biology		3B
108	Human Biology	BIOL 100	3A
131	Conservation of Natural Resources	BIOL 201	3B, 10
141	Environmental Science	BIOL 215	3A, 10
200, 201	General Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken	3A
212, 213	Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 230 if both taken	3A
215	Microbiology	BIOL 270	3A
220	Field Biology		3B

BUSINESS
101	Business & the American Economy	MRKT 100
106	Records Management	BED 201
107	Beginning Keyboarding	BED 161
108 - 130		Elective credit
140	Intro to Computers	COMS 101
170	Word Processing, Concepts & Applications	BED 162
171 - 190		Elective credit
195	World of Economics	ECON 100	5
200	Management Principles	Elective credit
201	Legal Environment of Business	BLAW 200
202	Electronic Spreadsheets	Elective credit
205	Elements of Statistics I		4
206	Elements of Statistics II	ECON 207 (Bus Stats)	4
208	Intro to International Business/Economics		5, 8
210	Intro to Marketing	Elective credit
224	Financial Accounting	ACCT 200
225	Managerial Accounting	ACCT 210
290	Topics in Business	Elective credit

CAREER ORIENTATION (CAOR)
101	Career Exploration & Planning	Elective credit

CHEMISTRY
100	Intro to Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A
101	Survey of Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A
102, 103	General Chemistry I & II	CHEM 105, 111	3A
151, 152	Principles of Chemistry I & II	CHEM 201, 202	3A
261, 262	Intro to Organic Chemistry I & II	CHEM 320, 321

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION (CBE)
101	Prior Learning Orientation	Elective credit

COMPUTER SCIENCE
140	Intro to Computers	COMS 101
112	Intro to the Internet	Elective credit
150	Intro to COBOL Programming	Elective credit
157, 160	Computer Science I & II	COMS 102, 103
	* MSU teaches the two semester introductory computer science sequence, COMS 102 & 103, using the JAVA language. Computer Science majors transferring from Ridgewater, who have not had a JAVA programming course, will need to take a JAVA short course their first term at MSU.
190	Microcomputer Applications	COMS 200
202	Electronic Spreadsheets	Elective credit
260	Assembly Language Programming	Elective credit
290	Topics in Computer Science	Elective credit

EARTH SCIENCE
110	Intro to Geology	GEOL 100	3A
112	Intro to Meteorology	GEOG 317	3A
113	Intro to Astronomy	AST 101	3A

ECONOMICS
190	Personal Finance		9
195	World of Economics	ECON 100	5
206	Principles of Micro-Economics	ECON 202	5, 10
207	Principles of Macro-Economics	ECON 201	5, 8
208	Intro to Int'l Business/Economics		5, 8

ENGINEERING
235	Statics	ME 212	3B
236	Dynamics	ME 214	3B
250, 251	Electrical Circuits I & II	EE 230, 231

ENGLISH
94	Pre-College Composition	No credit
107	Using Computers for College Writing	Elective credit
121	College Composition I	ENG 101	1A
122	College Composition II	ENG 102	1B
200	Intro to Literature		6, 7
210	Native American Literature	ENG 211	6, 7
220	Creative Writing	ENG 242	6
224	Advanced Composition	ENG 270
230	The Short Story	ENG 135	6, 8
232	Fantasy, Fable, & Science Fiction	ENG 215	6, 8
235	Women in Literature	ENG 217	6, 7
240	Special Topics in Literature	ENG 215	6
243, 244	Survey of American Literature	Credit in American Literature	6, 7

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
131	Conservation of Natural Resources	BIOL 201	3A, 10
141	Environmental Science	BIOL 215	3A, 10

GEOGRAPHY
140	Intro to Geography	GEOG 100	5, 8
141	World Regional Geography	GEOG 341	5, 8

GERMAN
101, 102	Beginning German I & II	GER 101, 102
201, 202	Intermediate German III & IV	GER 201, 202	6

HISTORY
101, 102	World History I & II	HIST 170, 171	5, 8
111, 112	U.S. History I & II	HIST 190, 191	5, 7
201	Selected Topics in History		5
210	East Asian History		6, 8
222	Modern European History		6, 8
250	Minnesota History	HIST 154	5, 7

HUMAN SERVICES
101 - 290		Elective credit

LAW ENFORCEMENT
103	Intro to Criminal Justice	LAWE 131
113	Criminal Law	LAWE 231
151	Self-Defense: The PR-24	Elective credit
152	Self-Defense for the Peace Officer	Elective credit
201	Criminal Evidence & Procedure	LAWE 233
203	Juvenile Justice	LAWE 332
213 - 296		Elective credit

MASS COMMUNICATIONS
150	Intro to Mass Communications	MASS 110	5, 9
151	News Reporting	Elective credit
153	Beginning Photography	MASS 351
180, 181	College Newspaper	Elective credit
255	Visual Communications		6, 7
256	Broadcast Journalism	Elective credit

MATHEMATICS
93 - 98		No credit
105, 106	Intro to Modern Mathematics I & II	MATH 201, 202	4
109	Elements of Algebra & Trigonometry		4
110	Contemporary Concepts in Mathematics	MATH 110	4
112	College Algebra	MATH 112	4
116	Trigonometry	MATH 113	4
119	Accelerated Pre-Calculus	MATH 115	4
120	Intro to Calculus	MATH 181	4
121, 122, 223	Calculus I, II & III	MATH 121, 122, 223	4
201	Elementary Statistics	MATH 154 or SOC 202 or PSYC 201	4
205	Elements of Statistics I		4
206	Elements of Statistics II	ECON 207 (Bus Stats)	4
233	Linear Algebra & Differential Equations	MATH 321	4

MUSIC
100	Concert Choir	MUS 101
101	Chamber Singers	MUS 103
106, 107, 108	Community Chorus, Band, Orchestra	Elective credit
121	Survey of Western Music		6, 8
122	Music of the U.S.		6, 7
123	Fundamentals of Music	MUS 230	6
124, 127	Music Theory, Sightsinging & Eartraining	MUS 131 if both taken	6
125, 128	Music Theory, Sightsinging & Eartraining	MUS 132 if both taken	6
151, 152	Applied Music	Credit in either Private Voice, Piano, or Guitar

NURSING
220 - 282		Elective credit

PHILOSOPHY
101	Intro to Philosophy & Ethics	PHIL 100	6, 9
110	Logic & Critical Thinking	PHIL 110	6
201	Topics in Philosophy		6

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
102 - 140		Physical Education Activity Credit
200	Intro to Physical Education	HP 160
205 - 214		Elective credit
220	First Aid/CPR	HLTH 210
230	Intro to Sport Psychology	Elective credit

PHYSICS
100	Concepts in Physics	PHYS 101
101, 102	College Physics	PHYS 211, 212	3A
121, 122	General Physics	PHYS 221, 222	3A

POLITICAL SCIENCE
131	Intro to Political Science	POLS 100	5, 9
132	American National Gov't	POLS 111	5, 9
133	State & Local Gov't		5, 9
135	International Relations	POLS 231	5, 8

PSYCHOLOGY
131	Intro to Psychology	PSYC 101	5, 7
132	Lab in Introductory Psychology		5
165	Psychology of Women		7, 9
212	Psychology of Aging		5, 7
263	Developmental Psychology	EDFN 235	5, 9
275	Abnormal Psychology	Satisfies Nursing Requirement	5, 10
280	Psychology of Adjustment	PSYC 240	5, 9

PUBLIC HEALTH
105	Personal & Community Health	HLTH 101
110	Drug Education in Contemporary Society	HLTH 310
	*Completion of Public Health 105 & 106 will satisfy the MSU Elementary Education Requirement for Health & Drug Education.

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
120	Patient Care for Radiography	Elective credit

REAL ESTATE
121 - 122		Elective credit

SCIENCE
105	Physical Science		3A

SOCIOLOGY
105	Intro to Sociology	SOC 101	5, 7
106	General Social Problems	SOC 100	5, 7
107	Marriage & Family Living	SOC 208	5, 7
120	Intro to Gerontology		5, 7
203	Topics in Sociology		5, 7
241	Criminology		5, 9
242	Racial & Cultural Minorities	ETHN 100	5, 8
243	Sociology of Aging		5, 7
244	Sociology of Death & Dying		5, 7
247	Cultural Immersion		5, 9
282	Social Inequality		5, 9
283	Social Theory		5

SPANISH
101, 102	Beginning Spanish I & II	SPAN 101, 102
201, 202	Intermediate Spanish III & IV	SPAN 201, 202	6

SPEECH
121	Intro to Communication	SPEE 100	1B
230	Oral Interpretation		6, 7
220	Public Speaking	SPEE 102	9
223	Effective Listening		6, 7
225	Small Group Communication	SPEE 201	6, 9
226	Interpersonal Communication	SPEE 101	6, 7
227	Intercultural Communication	SPEE 203	6, 7
228	Communication & Reasoning		6, 9

THEATRE
140	Intro to Theatre	THEA 100	6
141	Intro to Film	ENG 114	6
142	Stagecraft	Theatre Activity Credit	6
145	Participation in Theatre	THEA 102
150	Beginning Acting	THEA 101	6

STUDY SKILLS
93	College Reading Skills	No credit
100	Speed Reading	Elective credit
101	Student Success Seminar	Elective credit
115	Elementary Speedwriting & Notetaking	Elective credit

WOMEN'S STUDIES
101	Intro to Women's Studies	WOST 110	5, 7
107	Women in Art		6, 7
165	Psychology of Women		5, 9


TECHNICAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ABOD 1111 - 2146		See note 10

ACCT 1800 - 2870		See note 10

ADS 1001 - 2390		See note 10

AGRI 1021 - 2800		See note 10

AUTO 1102 - 2984		See note 10

AVT 1111 - 2591		See note 10

CF 1690 - 2718		See note 10

COS 1403 - 1456		See note 10

CST 1601 - 2895		See note 10

CVMP 1002 - 1150		See note 10

DRFT 1010 - 2212		See note 10

ELEC 1211 - 2731		See note 10

ELWC 2611 - 2641		See note 10

FBM 1812 - 2963		See note 10

GS 10		No credit
GS 1001 - 2714		See note 10

GSCL 71 - 94		No credit
GSCL 1872 - 1880		See note 10

GSCM 75 - 88		No credit
GSCM 1800 - 1850		See note 10

GSMA 81		No credit
GSMA 1821 - 1836		See note 10

GSSS 1852 - 1864		See note 10

HIMC 1200 - 2260		See note 10

HSER 1000 - 2000		See note 10

IMT 1011 - 2701		See note 10
MACT 1801 - 2895		See note 10

MEDA 1010 - 2425		See note 10

MKTG 1101 - 2210		See note 10

MLT 1010 - 2110		See note 10

MTY 1709 - 2870		See note 10

NA 1614		See note 10

NDT 1030 - 2600		See note 10

OSP 1000 - 1900		See note 10

PD 1100 - 1203		See note 10

PHD 1005 - 2410		See note 10

PHOT 1010 - 2057		See note 10

PRNU 1611 - 1850		See note 10

RET 1101 - 2834		See note 10

SBM 1301 - 2981		See note 10

SMGT 1010 - 1830		See note 10

TA 1100 - 2701		See note 10

VNTE 1000 - 2709		See note 10

WELD 1101 - 3579		See note 10

TA 1100 - 2701		See note 10

VNTE 1000 - 2709		See note 10

WELD 1101 - 3579		See note 10