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Table of Semester Course Equivalents for North Hennepin Community College

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2007-2008 catalog for Minnesota State University , Mankato (MSU) and the 2006-2008 catalog of North Hennepin.

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 2006-2007 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 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.

North Hennepin Number North Hennepin Course 2006-2008 MSU Equivalent Course 2007-2008 MnTC Goal
Accounting (ACCT)
1000 - 2100   Elective credit  
2111 Financial Accounting ACCT 200  
2112 Managerial Accounting ACCT 210  
2200 Applied Accounting ACCT 110  
2220 - 2260   Elective credit  
Academic Development (ADEV)
0940 - 0952   No credit  
1000 Career Planning CSP 110  
1010 - 1990   Elective credit  
American Studies (AMST)
1010, 1020 Women in American Society I & II See Note 9 6, 7
2210, 2220 American Studies Topics I & II See Note 9 6, 7
Anthropology (ANTH)
1010 Intro to Anthropology: Cultural ANTH 230 5, 8
1020 Intro to Anthropology: Physical ANTH 210 3B, 10
1990 Anthropology Special Topics Elective credit  
Art (ART)
1040 Intro to Art ART 160 6, 8
1101 Photography I ART 275 6
1102 Photography II See Note 9 6
1140 Beginning Color Photography See Note 9 6
1160 Digital Photography See Note 9 6
1301 Two-Dimensional Design I ART 100 6
1302 Two-Dimensional Design II See Note 9 6
1310 Three-Dimensional Design ART 103 6
1312 Three-Dimensional Design II See Note 9 6
1320 Intro to Sculpture ART 280  
1341, 1342 Fundamentals of Color I & II See Note 9 6
1401, 1402 Drawing I & II ART 110, 210 6
1510 Digital Viedo Production See Note 9 6
1990 Art Special Topics Elective credit  
2180, 2190 Art History I & II ART 260, 261 6, 8
2300 Architectural History See Note 9 6, 8
2400 Life Drawing ART 212 6
2611 Painting I ART 240 6
2612 Painting II See Note 9 6
2613 Painting III See Note 9 6
2641 Watercolor I ART 245 6
2700 Calligraphy See Note 9 6
2741, 2742 Jewelry Workshop I & II See Note 9 6
2780 Quiltmaking Workshop See Note 9 6
2800 Painting Workshop See Note 9 6
2820 Drawing Workshop See Note 9 6
2850 Computer Art Workshop for Artists See Note 9 6
2860 Photography Workshop Elective credit  
2970 Art Appreciation Field Trip See Note 9 6
American Sign Language (ASL)
1101 - 2202   Elective credit  
Biology (BIOL)
1000 Life Science BIOL 100 3A
1001, 1002 Biology I & II BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken 3A
1030 BWCA Field Biology See Note 9 3A, 10
1040 Rocky Mountain Field Biology Elective credit  
1120 Human Biology See Note 9 3B
1160 Global Environment Field Biology ENVR 101 3B, 10
1200 Current Environmental Issues BIOL 101 3A, 10
1230, 1231 Medical Terminology Elective credit  
1350 Biology of Women BIOL 101 3B
1600 Biology of Nature Series See Note 9 10
1610 Field Ecology Elective credit  
1650 Human Biology Series See Note 9 3B
1990 Biology Special Topics Elective credit  
2020 Animal Biology BIOL 316 3A
2030 Plant Biology BIOL 217 3A
2100 Microbiology BIOL 270  
2111, 2112 Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II BIOL 220 & 230 if both taken  
Building Inspection Technology (BIT)
1000 - 2600   Elective credit  
Business (BUS)
1000 Career Planning CSP 110  
1010 Job Seeking Skills Elective credit  
1100 Business & the American Economy MRKT 100  
1110 - 1230   Elective credit  
1300 Legal Environment of Business BLAW 200  
1310 - 2310   Elective credit  
Career Development (ADEV)
1000 Intro to Career Development CSP 110  
1010 Job Seeking Skills Elective credit  
Chemistry (CHEM)
1000 Chemistry and Society Elective credit  
1010 Intro to Chemistry CHEM 105 or 100 3A
1061, 1062 Principles of Chemistry I & II CHEM 201, 202 3A
1990 Chemistry Special Topics Elective credit  
2061, 2062 Organic Chemistry I & II CHEM 320, 321, 331  
2073 Intro to Instrumental Methods and Analysis Elective credit  
Computer Information Systems (CIS)
1000 Electronic Keyboarding Communications Elective credit  
1101 Business Computer Systems I COMS 100 or 101  
1102 - 1200   Elective credit  
1210 Desktop Publishing BED 481  
1220 - 2440   Elective credit  
Computer Science (CSCI)
1000 Computer Basics COMS 101  
1010 - 1090   Elective credit  
1091 Advanced Visual Basic Programming 200 Level Elective  
1120 - 1130   Elective credit  
1150 Programming in C# for .NET 200 Level Elective  
1190 Intro to C++ Programming COMS 171  
1990 Computer Science Special Topics Elective credit  
2001, 2002 Structure of Comp Programming I & II COMS 211, 212  
  *MSU teaches the two semester introductory computer science sequence, COMS 211 & 212, using the JAVA language. Computer Science majors transferring from North Hennepin, who have not had a JAVA programming course, will need to take a JAVA short course their first term at MSU. NHCC students who have taken CSCI 1130 will satisfy this requirement.  
2010 Discrete Mathematical Structures MATH 180  
2020 - 2050   Elective credit  
Construction Management/Supervision (CMSV)
2860 - 2890   Elective credit  
Economics (ECON)
1060 Principles of Economics: Macro ECON 201 5, 8
1070 Principles of Economics: Micro ECON 202 5
1990 Economics Special Topics Elective credit  
Education (EDUC)
1210 Intro to Education 200 Level Elective  
1280 Diversity in Education 200 Level Elective  
1350 Language and Learning Elective credit  
Engineering (ENGR)
1000 Intro to Engineering & Design EE or ME 101  
1200 Engineering Graphics EE 102 or ME 103  
1990 Engineering Special Topics Elective credit  
2301, 2302, 2303 Statics/Mechanics of Materials/Dynamics MET 322 if all three taken  
2501, 2511 Circuit Analysis I, Lab EE 230 with lab  
2502, 2512 Circuit Analysis II, Lab EE 231 with lab  
English (ENGL)
0910   No credit  
1111 Freshman English I ENG 101 1A
1112 Freshman English II See Note 9 1C
1140 Business Communications Elective credit  
1150 Intro to Literature ENG 110 6
1400 Reading Poetry See Note 9 6
1910 Advanced Composition ENG 201 1C
1920 Writing Stories ENG 242 6
1930 Writing Poetry ENG 242 6
1940 Technical Writing ENG 271  
1960 Writing Workshop Elective credit  
1990 English Special Topics Elective credit  
2270 Contemporary American Literature See Note 9 6
2310 American Short Story ENG 214 6
2350 Women & Literature ENG 211 6, 7
2360 Global Literary Perspectives ENG 212 6, 8
2370 African-American Literature ENG 211 6, 7
2380 American Indian Literature ENG 211 6, 7
2450, 2460 Survey of American Lit I & II See Note 9 6, 7
2550, 2560 Survey of English I & II See Note 9 6, 8
2580, 2590 Shakespeare Plays I & II See Note 9 6, 8
2900 Fantasy Literature ENG 214  
2950 Mystery & Detective Fiction ENG 214  
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
0810 - 0930   No credit  
1230 - 1280   Elective credit  
Geography (GEOG)
1000 Geography of the U.S. GEOG 340 7
1010 Physical Geography GEOG 101 3B, 10
1040 Human Geography GEOG 103 7, 8
1050 Geography Field Study GEOG 440 9, 10
1100 World Geography See Note 9 8
1120 Minnesota Geography See Note 9 7
1990 Geography Special Topics Elective credit  
Geology (GEOL)
1010 Glacial Geology See Note 9 3B, 10
1020 Volcanic, Plutonic, and Metaporphic Geology See Note 9 3B, 10
1030 Fluvial Geology See Note 9 3B, 10
1040 Caves, Karst, and Ancient Seaways See Note 9 3B, 10
1110 Physical Geology GEOL 100 3A
1120 Historical Geology GEOG 122  
1130 Rocky Mountain Field Study See Note 9 3B
1150 BWCA Field Geology See Note 9 3B
1160 Global Environmental Field See Note 9 3B, 10
1850, 1851 Oceanography & Lab See Note 9 3A, 10
1990 Geology Special Topics Elective credit  
German (GERM)
1030 Culture of German-Speaking Countries See Note 9 6, 8
1990 German Special Topics Elective credit  
Graphic Design (GDES)
1990 - 2560   Elective credit  
2601 Graphic Design I 200 Level Elective  
2602 - 2902   Elective credit  
Health (HLTH)
1030 Personal & Community Health HLTH 101 9
1050 Stress Management HLTH 451 10
1060 Drugs & Health HLTH 310 9
1070 Nutrition FCS 140 (Satisfies Nursing & Dental Hygiene) 10
1080 Consumer Health HLTH 212  
1100 Responding to Emergencies HLTH 215  
1250 - 1990   Elective credit  
History (HIST)
1010, 1020 History of World Civilization I & II HIST 170, 171 5, 8
1110, 1120 History of Western Civilization I & II HIST 170, 171 5, 8
1130 History of the Medieval West HIST 403 5, 8
1150 History of Canada See Note 9 5, 8
1200, 1210 History of the U.S. HIST 190, 191 5
1220 American Colonial History HIST 454 5, 7
1240 History of the American West HIST 470 5, 7
1270 Race in America See Note 9 5, 7
1390 History of WWII HIST 150 5, 8
1800 History of Minnesota HIST 154 5
1900 Family History Research Methods HIST 150 5
1990 History Special Topics Elective credit  
Histotechnology (HTN)
1000 - 2300   See Note 10  
Honors Seminar (HSEM)
1000 - 1990   Elective credit  
Journalism (JOUR)
1010 Intro to Mass Communication MASS 110  
1110 - 1990   Elective credit  
Law Enforcement (LAWE)
2120 Police & Community LAWE 335  
2200 Juvenile Justice LAWE 332  
Mathematics (MATH)
0800 - 0903   No credit  
1010 Survey of Mathematics MATH 110 4
1031, 1032 Math for Elementary Ed I & II MATH 201, 202 4
1130 Elementary Statistics STAT 154 or ECON 207 (Bus Stats) 4
1140 Finite Math MATH 130 4
1150 College Algebra MATH 112 4
1170 (1160) Trigonometry MATH 113 4
1180 (1190) Pre-Calculus MATH 115 4
1200 Calculus Survey MATH 181 4
1221, 1222 Calculus I & II MATH 121, 122 4
1990 Mathematics Special Topics Elective credit  
2010 Probability & Statistics STAT 354 4
2220 Calculus III MATH 223 4
2300 Linear Algebra MATH 247 4
2400 Differential Equations MATH 321 4
Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
1000 - 2380   Elective credit  
Music (MUSC)
1130 College Choir MUS 101 6, 11
1150 Chamber Singers MUS 103 11
1200 Fundamentals of Music MUS 130 6
1220 Music Appreciation MUS 120 6, 8
1300 Music in World Cultures See Note 9 6, 8
1320 Applied Music: Guitar MUS 278  
1350 History of Rock 'n Roll Elective credit  
1560 Class Guitar MUS 174 6
1600 Class Voice MUS 151 6
1610 Applied Voice MUS 251 6
1640 Vocal Seminar Elective credit  
1810 Applied Piano MUS 261 6
1840 Class Piano MUS 161 6
1990 Music Special Topics Elective credit  
2970 Field Trip Elective credit  
Natural Science (NSCI)
1010, 1020, 1030 Science of Disasters Workshop See Note 9 3B
1110 Minnesota Natural History See Note 9 3B, 10
1990 Natural Science Special Topics Elective credit  
Non-Invasive Cardiology (NICT)
2220 - 2242   Elective credit  
Nursing (NURS)
1211 - 2212   Elective credit  
Outdoor Education
  See Physical Education or Biology Areas for Appropriate Equivalency  
Paralegal (PLEG)
1111 - 2920   Elective credit  
Philosophy (PHIL)
1010 Intro to Philosophy PHIL 100 6, 8
1020 Ethics PHIL 120 6, 9
1030 Eastern Religions PHIL 358 6, 8
1040 Western Religions See Note 9 6, 7
1050 Intro to Logic PHIL 110 4
1060 Philosophy of Religion See Note 9 6, 8
1110 Problem Solving See Note 9 9
1200 Environmental Ethics PHIL 226 9, 10
1210 Peace Ethics See Note 9 8, 9
1990 Philosophy Special Topics Elective credit  
Physical Education (PE)
1010 Physical Fitness PE Activity Credit 11
1020 Adult Fitness HP 104 11
1040 - 1130   HP 190 11
1140 Recreational Games See Note 9 11
1151 - 1230   HP 190 11
1370 Orienteering HP 107 11
1380 Canoeing HP 242 11
1390 - 1452   HP 190 11
1500 Foundations of Physical Education HP 160 11
1510 Coaching & Management See Note 9 11
1520 Movement & Exploration HP 320  
1600 - 1730   HP 190 11
1740 Hiking PE Activity credit 11
1750 Yoga Elective credit 11
1800, 1810 Aerobic Dancing, Step Aerobics HP 190 11
1830 Social Dance HP 178 11
1990 Physical Education Special Topics See Note 9 11
2490 Kinesiology HP 348  
Physics (PHYS)
1000 Conceptual Physics PHYS 101 3A
1120 Meteorolgy See Note 9 3A
1140 Energy Aspects of Physical Environment PHYS 105 3B
1201, 1202 Principles of Physics I & II PHYS 211, 212 3A
1220 Allied Health Physics Elective credit  
1400, 1410 The Solar System & Lab AST 102 3A
1400 The Solar System AST 102 3B
1410 Solar System Lab Elective credit  
1450, 1460 Concepts of Stars & Universe & Lab AST 101 3A
1450 Concepts of Stars & Universe AST 101 3B
1460 Concepts of Stars & Universe Lab Elective credit  
1501, 1511 General Physics I, Lab PHYS 221 with lab 3A
1502, 1512 General Physics II, Lab PHYS 222 with lab 3A
1990 Physics Special Topics Elective credit  
Political Science (POLS)
1100 American Gov't & Politics POLS 111 5, 9
1140 State & Local Politics See Note 9 5
1600 Modern Gov'ts of the World See Note 9 5, 8
1700 World Politics POLS 231 8, 9
1990 Political Science Special Topics Elective credit  
2130 Constitutional Law See Note 9 5
2180 Women in Politics & Gov't POLS 201 5, 9
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
1010, 1020   Elective credit  
Psychology (PSYC)
1150 General Psychology PSYC 101 5
1165 Psychology of Adjustment PSYC 240 5
1170 Psychology of Gender See Note 9 5
1210 Child Development See Note 9 5
1220 Adult Development See Note 9 5
1990 Psychology Special Topics Elective credit  
2320 Abnormal Psychology Satisfies Nursing Requirement 5
2330 Theories of Personality See Note 9 5
2340 Human Sexuality See Note 9 5, 7
Public Works (PUBW)
1020 - 1050   Elective credit  
Sociology (SOC)
1110 Intro to Sociology SOC 101 5, 7
1130 Social Problems/Deviance SOC 150 7, 9
1140 Sexuality, Marriage, & Family SOC 208 or 209 5, 7
1210 Intro to Social Work SOWK 210 5
1510 Intro to Social Gerontology See Note 9 5
1710 Intro to Criminal Justice CORR 106 5
1720 Police & Community LAWE 335  
1730 Juvenile Justice LAWE 332  
1750 Families in Crisis See Note 9 5
1990 Sociology Special Topics Elective credit  
2110 Principles of Social Psychology PSYC 340 5
2200 Family Violence See Note 9 5
2210 Minority Groups ETHN 100 5, 7
2310 Death & Dying See Note 9 5, 9
2410 Women In Global Perspective WOST 260 5, 8
2730 Intro to Corrections CORR 106 5
2740 Intro to Criminology Elective credit  
Spanish (SPAN)
1030 Spanish & Latin American Culture See Note 9 6, 8
1101, 1102 Beginning Spanish I & II SPAN 101, 102 8
1390 Field Study Spanish/Latin Amer Civilization SPAN 193  
1990 Spanish Special Topics Elective credit  
2201, 2202 Intermediate Spanish I & II SPAN 201, 202  
Speech (SPCH)
1010 Fundamentals of Public Speaking SPEE 102 1B
1110 Principles of Interpersonal Communication SPEE 101 1B
1210 Small Group Communication SPEE 201  
1310 Intercultural Communication SPEE 203 7, 8
1990  Speech Special Topics Elective credit  
Theater (TFT)
1200 Theater Exploration See Note 9 6
1210 Intro to Theater THEA 100 6
1250 Intro to Film ENG 114 6
1260 Intro to Television See Note 9 6, 8
1290 Design for Theater See Note 9 6
1300 Intro to Technical Theater Theatre Activity Credit 6, 11
1500 Foundations of Acting: Improvisation THEA 101 1B, 6
1510 Foundations of Acting: Stage Movement THEA 121, 122 1B, 6
1520 Foundations of Acting: Character Studies THEA 110 1B, 6
1530 Improvisations for Character Development Theatre Minor Elective credit 1, 6
1600 Theater Practicum Credit in Theatre Major; 2 Credit Limit; Remainder Elective credit 6
1700 Performance Workshop See Note 9 6
1990 Theater Special Topics Elective credit  
2950 Theater Tours THEA 295 6
Women's Studies (WOST)
1110 Intro to Women's Studies WOST 110 5
See specific subject area for courses in the following: American Studies, Biology, English, Political Science, Psychology, & Sociology