Ridgewater College

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for Ridgewater College

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2006-2007 catalog for Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 2005-2007 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 2006-2007 MSU catalog for the specific program requirements. Our catalog is available online at http://www.mnsu.edu/bulletins/undergraduate/

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) credits 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

Updated 5-27-08

Ridgewater Number	Ridgewater Course 2007-2009	MSU Equivalent Course 2007-2008	MnTC Goal
Agriculture (AGRI)
111 - 126		Elective credit
Anthropology (ANTH)
101	Intro to Anthropology	ANTH 101	5, 8
Art (ART)
104	Survey in Art	ART 160	6, 7
106	History of Modern Art	See Note 9	6, 7
107	Women in Art	See Note 9	6, 7
120	Art Structure	ART 100	6
125	Art of Digital Photography	See Note 9	6
130	Printmaking I	ART 270	6
140	Drawing	ART 110	6
226 (old 126)	Elementary Art Education	See Note 9	6
230	Visual Design I	ART 101	6
231	Visual Design II	See Note 9	6
235	Visual Design	See Note 9
260	Ceramics	ART 250	6
261	Painting	ART 240	6
Aviation (AVIA)
110	Private Pilot Ground School	AVIA 150
111	Private Pilot Flight	AVIA 151
Biology (BIOL)
100	Intro to Biology	See Note 9	3A , 10
108	Human Biology	BIOL 100	3A
131	Conservation of Nat Resources	See Note 9	3A, 10
141	Environmental Science	BIOL 215	3A, 10
200, 201	General Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken	BIOL 200-3A BIOL 201-3A, 10
210	Human Anatomy	BIOL 220	3A
211	Human Physiology	BIOL 230	3A
212, 213	Human Anat and Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 230 if both taken	3A
215	Microbiology	BIOL 270	3B
220	Field Biology	See Note 9	3B, 10
247	International Study	See Note 9	10
Business (BUS)
101	Business & the American Economy	MRKT 100
112, 120		Elective credit
140	Intro to Computers	COMS 101
190	Microcomputer Applications	Elective credit
195	The World of Economics	ECON 100
200	Management Principles	Elective credit
201	Legal Environment of Business	BLAW 200
202	Electronic Spreadsheets	Elective credit
207	Statistics and Its Application	ECON 207
208	Intro to Int'l Business/Economics	See Note 9
210	Intro to Marketing	Elective credit
224	Financial Accounting	ACCT 200
225	Managerial Accounting	ACCT 210
295	Topics in Business	Elective credit
Career Orientation (CAOR)
101	Career Exploration & Planning	Elective credit
Chemistry (CHEM)
100	Intro to Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A, 10
101	Survey of Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A, 10
102	General Chemistry I	See Note 9	3A, 10
103	General Chemistry II	See Note 9	3A
151	Principles of Chemistry I	CHEM 201	3A, 10
152	Principles of Chemistry II	CHEM 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 (CSCI)
112 - 295		Elective credit
Earth Science (ESCI)
110	Intro to Geology	GEOL 100	3A, 10
112	Intro to Meteorology	GEOG 217	3A, 10
113	Intro to Astronomy	AST 101	3A
114	Natural Disasters	See Note 9	3, 10
Economics (ECON)
190	Personal Finance	See Note 9	9
195	Intro to Economics	ECON 100	5, 9
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	See Note 9	5, 8
288	Entrepreneurial Economics	See Note 9	5
Education (EDUC)
290	Cooperative Education - Education Internship	Elective credit
Engineering (ENGR)
235	Statics	ME 212	3B
236	Dynamics	ME 214	3B
250	Circuit Analysis	EE 230
English (ENGL)
92-95		No credit
105	College Reading	Elective credit
107	Using Computers for College Writing	Elective credit
121	College Composition I	ENG 101	1A
122	College Composition II	See Note 9	1C
123	Scientific and Technical Writing	200 Level Elective	1C
130	Honors Composition	See Note 9	1A & 1C
150	Introduction to Literature	See Note 9	6 & 7
160	The Short Story	See Note 9	6 & 8
211	Multicultural Literature	ENG 211	6, 7
220	Creative Writing	ENG 242	1C, 6
232	Fantasy, Fable, & Science Fiction	ENG 214	6, 8
239	Gender and Sexuality in Literature	ENG 211	6, 7
242	Law Enforcement Communications	Elective credit
243	Survey of American Literature	See Note 9	6, 7
244	Survey of American Literature	See Note 9	6, 7
247	International Study of Literature	See Note 9	6, 8
295	Special Topics in Literature	ENG 215	6
Environmental Science (ENVS)
131	Conservation of Natural Resources	See Note 9	3A, 10
141	Environmental Science	BIOL 215	3A, 10
247	International Travel	See Note 9	10
Geography (GEOG)
140	Intro to Geography	GEOG 100	5, 8
141	World Regional Geography	GEOG 341	5, 8
247	International Travel	See Note 9	6, 8
German (GERM)
101, 102	Beginning German I & II	GER 101, 102
201, 202	Intermediate German III & IV	GER 201, 202	8
History (HIST)
101, 102	World History I & II	HIST 170, 171	5, 8
111, 112	U.S. History I & II	HIST 190, 191	5, 7
210	East Asian History	See Note 9	6, 8
222	Modern European History	See Note 9	6, 8
247	International Study	See Note 9	6, 8
250	Minnesota History	See Note 9	5, 7
295	Selected Topics in History	See Note 9	5
Human Services (HSER)
101 - 290		Elective credit
Law Enforcement (LAWE)
103	Intro to Criminal Justice	LAWE 131
113	Criminal Law	LAWE 231
151-152		Elective credit
201	Criminal Evidence & Procedure	LAWE 233
223 - 295		Elective credit
1010	Law Enforcement Practicum	LAWE 492
Mass Communications (MCOM)
150	Intro to Mass Communications	MASS 110	5, 9
151	Writing for Media	Elective credit
153	Beginning Photography	Elective credit
180, 181	College Newspaper	Elective credit
255	Visual Communications	See Note 9	6, 7
256	Broadcast Journalism	Elective credit
Mathematics (MATH)
93 - 98		No credit
109	Elements of Algebra & Trig	See Note 9	4
110	Contemporary Concepts in Math	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	STAT 154 or SOC 202 or PSYC 201	4
205	Elements of Statistics I	STAT 154
206	Elements of Statistics II	STAT 154
207	Statistics and Its Applications	STAT 154	4
210	Intro to Modern Mathematics I	MATH 201	4
211	Intro to Modern Mathematics II	MATH 202	4
215	Discrete Mathematics	MATH 180	4
223	Calculus III: Calculus, and Analytic Geometry	MATH 223	4
233	Linear Algebra & Differential Equations	MATH 247	4
Music (MUSC)
100	Concert Choir	MUS 101	11
101	Chamber Singers	MUS 103	11
107, 108	Concert Band & Orchestra	See Note 9	11
121	Survey of Western Music	See Note 9	6, 8
122	Music of the U.S.	See Note 9	6, 7
123	Fundamentals of Music	MUS 230	6
130	Basic Musicianship I	MUS 131 & MUS 133	6
131	Basic Musicianship II	MUS 132 & MUS 134	6
135	Survey of Rock	MUS 126	6, 7
150	Voice Class		6
151, 152	Applied Music	Credit in either Private Voice, Piano, or Guitar
Nursing (NURS)
200 - 2110		Elective credit
Philosophy (PHIL)
101	Intro to Philosophy	PHIL 100	6, 9
102	Intro to Ethics	PHIL 120	6, 9
110	Logic & Critical Thinking	PHIL 110	4
201	Topics in Philosophy	See Note 9	6
Physical Education (PE)
102 - 140		Physical Education Activity Credit	11
199	Cooperative Education	See Note 9
200	Intro to Physical Education	HP 160
205 - 214	Sports Injuries; Sports Officiating	Elective credit
220	First Aid/CPR	HLTH 210	11
230	Intro to Sport Psychology	See Note 9
Physics (PHYS)
100	Concepts in Physics	PHYS 101	3B
101, 102	College Physics	PHYS 211, 212	3A
121, 122	General Physics	PHYS 221, 222	3A
Political Science (POLS)
131	Intro to Political Science	POLS 100	5, 9
132	American National Gov't	POLS 111	5, 9
133	State & Local Gov't	See Note 9	5, 9
135	International Relations	POLS 231	5, 8
Psychology (PSYC)
131	Intro to Psychology	PSYC 101	5, 7
132	Laboratory in Introductory Psychology	See Note 9	5
165	Psychology of Women	See Note 9	5, 9
212	Psychology of Aging	See Note 9	5, 7
263	Developmental Psychology	KSP 235	5, 9
275	Abnormal Psychology	Satisfies Nursing Requirement	5, 10
280	Psychology of Adjustment	PSYC 240	5, 9
Public Health (PUBH)
105	Personal & Community Health	HLTH 101
107	Nutrition
110	Drug Ed in Contemporary Society	HLTH 310
Radiologic Technology (RADT)
120	Patient Care for Radiography	See Note 10
Science (SCI)
105	Physical Science	See Note 9	3A
106	Intro to Forensic Science	See Note 9	3B
Sociology (SOC)
105	Intro to Sociology	SOC 101	5, 7
106	General Social Problems	SOC 150	5, 7
107	Marriage & Family Living	SOC 208	5, 7
120	Intro to Gerontology	See Note 9	5, 7
200	Red Road Workshop	See Note 9	5, 7
240	Juvenile Delinquency	LAWE 332	5
241	Criminology	See Note 9	5, 9
242	Racial & Cultural Minorities	ETHN 100	5, 8
243	Sociology of Aging	See Note 9	5, 7
244	Sociology of Death & Dying	See Note 9	5, 7
247	Cultural Immersion	See Note 9	5, 9
248	Cultural Observation	Elective credit
251	Intro to Native American Studies	See Note 9	5, 10
282	Social Inequality	See Note 9	5, 9
283	Social Theory	See Note 9	5
295	Topics in Sociology	See Note 9	5
Spanish (SPAN)
107, 108	Beginning Spanish I & II	SPAN 101, 102
207, 208	Intermediate Spanish III & IV	SPAN 201, 202	8
Speech (SPCH)
121	Intro to Communication	SPEE 100	1B
220	Public Speaking	SPEE 102	6, 9
223	Effective Listening	See Note 9	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	See Note 9	6, 9
230	Oral Interpretation	See Note 9	6, 7
295	Topics in Speech Communication	See Note 9	6
Theatre (THTR)
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
250	Intermediate Acting	THEA 110	6
295	Topics in Theatre	Elective credit
Study Skills (STSK)
100, 101		Elective credit
Women's Studies (WMST)
101	Intro to Women's Studies	WOST 110	5, 7
107	Women in Art	See Note 9	6, 7
165	Psychology of Women	See Note 9	5, 9
Technical Course Descriptions
ACCT 1800 - 2847		See Note 10
ADS 1001 - 2322		See Note 10
AGRI 111 - 2950		See Note 10
ABOD 1111 - 2910		See Note 10
AUTO 1115 - 2583		See Note 10
AVT 1015 - 2591		See Note 10
CF 1690 - 2950		See Note 10
CART 1100 - 2900		See Note 10
CST 1000 - 2895		See Note 10
COS 1403 - 1462		See Note 10
DRFT 1500 - 2950		See Note 10
CNEL 1313 - 2930		See Note 10
ELEC 1211 - 2950		See Note 10
ELWC 2611 - 2934		See Note 10
EMS 1015-1034		See Note 10
IMT 1001 - 2601		See Note 10
FBM 1812 - 2963		See Note 10
GS.. 71 - 88		No credit
GS.. 1101-1602		See Note 10
HIMC 1100 - 2270		See Note 10
CR 1100-1204		See Note 10
MACT 1800 - 2895		See Note 10
MSET 1803 - 2950		See Note 10
MSM 1101 - 2833		See Note 10
MTHE 1201-1230		See Note 10
MEDA 1010 - 2425		See Note 10
MMDT 1001 - 2950		See Note 10
NDT 1030 - 2527		See Note 10
NURS 1000-2210		See Note 10
NA 1614		See Note 10
OSP 1000 - 1950		See Note 10
PHOT 1010 - 2950		See Note 10
PHD 1005 - 2800		See Note 10
SBMT 1110 - 2900		See Note 10
VNTE 1000 - 2715		See Note 10
WELD 1101 - 2950		See Note 10