Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2010-2011 catalog for Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 2010-2011 catalog of Anoka-Ramsey 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 2010-2011 MSU catalog for the specific program requirements. Our catalog is available online

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 MnTC goals, but will have to complete the remainder of the MSU g

but will transfer and count toward the total credits needed for graduation."

Note 6: Science courses equated to MnTC Area 3A satisfy the lab science requirement. Courses equated to MnTC Area 3B meet the non-lab science requirement.

Note 7: Courses noted as elective credit will not satisfy general education or major or minor requirements

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.

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-

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Anoka-Ramsey Number	Anoka-Ramsey Course 2010-2011	MSU Equivalent 2010-2011	MnTC Goal
American Sign Language (ASL)
1101, 1102	American Sign Language and Culture I & II	Elective Credit
1103	Deaf Culture	No Credit
1120	Fingerspelling and Numbers	This course along with 5 more credits in ASL would fulfill BA language requirement
2201, 2202	American Sign Language and Culture III & IV	See Note 9	8
Anthropology (ANTH)
2201	Intro to Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 230	5, 8
2202	Intro to Physical Anthropology	ANTH 220	5, 10
2251	Environmental Anthropology	ANTH 331	5, 10
2261	Principles of Archaeology		5, 8
2299	Independent Study	Elective Credit
Art (ART)
1100	Art Appreciation	Art 160	6
1107	Intro to Art History I	Art 260	6, 8
1108	Intro to Art History II	Art 261	6, 8
1115	Design I	Art 101	6
1116	Design II	See Note 9	6
1117	3 D Design	ART 103
1121, 1122, 2121	Stained Glass I & II & III	See Note 9	6
1131, 1132	Glass Blowing I & II	See Note 9	6
1141, 1142	Drawing I & II	Art 110, 210	6
1143	Intro to Figure Drawing	Art 212
1144	Watercolor I	Art 245	6
1145	Watercolor II	See Note 9	6
1150, 1151	Graphic Design I & II	Elective Credit
1155	Digital Photography I	See Note 9	6
1161	Sculpture I	Art 251	6C
1162	Sculpture II	See Note 9	6
1164	Pinhole Photography	Elective Credit
1165	Photography I	Art 275	6
1166	Photography II	See Note 9	6
1170, 1171	Photoshop I & II	Elective Credit
1241	Painting I	Art 240	6C
1242	Painting II	See Note 9	6C
1251	Ceramics I	See Note 9	6C
1252	Ceramics II	Art 250	6C
1271	Glass Fusing	See note 10
1272	Glass Fusing II	See Note 10
1281	Ceramics/Handbuilding	Art 251	6
2131, 2132	Glass Blowing III & IV	See Note 9	6
2133	Glass Sculpture	See Note 10
2134	Glass Sculpture II	See Note 10
2165	Color Photography	See Note 10
2167-2299		Elective Credit
Biology (BIOL)
1100	Unifying Concepts in Biology	BIOL 100	3A
1102	Medical Terminology	HLTH 321
1103	Environmental Science & Lab (4 credits)	ENVR 101	3A, 10
1104	Human Body: Structure & Function	BIOL 101	3B
1106, 1107	Principles of Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if Both Taken	3A
1108	Biology of Women	BIOL 101	7, 3B
1110	Field Biology	BIOL 101	3B
1171	Seminar in the Biological Sciences	See Note 9	2, 3B
2113, 2114	Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 330 if Both Taken	3A
2201	Microbiology	BIOL 270	3A
2202	Genetics	BIOL 211	3A
2206	Animal Biology	See Note 9	3A
2207	Plant Biology	BIOL 217	3B
2208	Cell Biology	BIOL 320	3B
2209	General Biology	BIOL 215	3B
2229	Independent Summer Research	Elective credit
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Biomedical Technology (BMED)
1100 – 2400		Elective credit
Business (BUS)
1101	Intro to Business	MRKT 100
1102	Business Writing Essentials	See Note 9
1103	Human Relations in Workplace	See Note 9
1104 - 1111		Elective credit
1113 - 1119		Elective credit
1121	Delivering Effective Business Presentations	See Note 10
1122	Business Ethics & Social Issues	See Note 9
1125 & 2126	Financial & Managerial ACCT	ACCT 217 if Both Taken
1130	Accounting Fundamentals	ACCT 218
1134	Computerized Accounting	Elective credit
1135	Payroll Accounting	Elective credit
1140	Applied Accounting	ACCT 218
1143	Electronic Spreadsheets	Elective credit
1145	Customer Service	See Note 10
1148-1180		Elective Credit
1221	Supervision	See Note 9
2000-2030		See Note 10
2141	Personal Finance	Elective credit
2142	Principles of Marketing	See Note 9
2144	Principles of Advertising	Elective credit
2150-2160		See Note 10
2205	Business Interviewing Techniques	Elective credit
2215	Legal Environment of Business	BLaw 200
2217	Employment Law for Business	Elective Credit
2220 – 2235		Elective credit
2240	Intro to International Business	See Note 9
2242	Principles of Retailing	Elective credit
2244	Principles of Management	See Note 9
2246 - 2299		Elective credit
Career Orientation (CAOR)
1100	Career Planning Workshop	Elective credit
1102	Career Development	CSP 100
2297	Field Experience and Seminar	Elective credit
Chemistry (CHEM)
1020	Interpretive Chemistry	See Note 9	3A
1061 & 1062	Principles of Chemistry I & II
2061 &2062	Organic Chemistry I & II
2299	Independent Study	Elective Credit
Chinese (CHIN)
1101, 1102		Elective credit
1111 - 2199		See Note 9
2200		Elective credit
2201 - 2202		See Note 9	8
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Competency-Based Education (CBE)
1101	Individualized Educational Plan Course	Elective credit
Computer Networking & Telecommunications (CNET)
1101 – 2401		Elective credit
Computer Science (CSCI)
1101 - 2299		See note 9	13
Economics (ECON)
1100	Intro to American Economy	ECON 100	2, 5
2205	Principles of Economics I	ECON 201
2206	Principles of Economics II	ECON 202
2299	Independent Study	Elective Credit
Engineering (ENGR)
1100	Intro to Engineering	EE 101
1111	Engineering Graphics	EE & ME 101 & 102
2218	Digital Logic	EE 244 & 254
2219	Linear Circuits I	EE 230
2220	Linear Circuits II	EE 231
2221	Digital Fundamentals	EE 253
2240	Thermodynamics
2241	Statics	ME 212
2242	Dynamics	ME 214
2243	Mechanics of Materials	Elective credit
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
English (ENGL)
0890 - 0950		No credit
1102	College Vocabulary	Elective credit
1104	Technical Writing	See Note 9	1C
1121	College Writing & Critical Reading	ENG 101	1A, 2
2202	Intro to Literature	ENG 110	6, 7
2203	The Novel	ENG 113	6, 7
2204	Short Story	ENG 113	6, 7
2207	Drama as Literature	ENG 112	6, 7
2208	Poetry	ENG 112	6
2209	Children's Literature	See Note 9	6
2210	International Literature	ENG 212	6, 8
2215	Special Topics in Literature	ENG 215	6A
2220-2225	British Literature I & II	See Note 9	6
2230-2235	American Literature I & II	See Note 9	6, 7
2251	Introduction to Screen and Playwriting	100/200 Level Elective Credit	1, 6
2261	Advanced Non-Fiction Writing	See Note 9	1C, 6
2271	Intro to Writing for Children and Young Adults	100/200 Level Elective Credit	1C, 6A
2281	A Writer's Life: Publishing Proposals and Grants	Elective Credit
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
French (FREN)
1101	Beginning French I	FREN 101	8
1102	Beginning French II	FREN 102	8
1111	Intro to French Culture	See Note 9
2200	Field Study Abroad	Elective credit
2201	Intermediate French I	FREN 201	8
2202	Intermediate French II	200 Level Elective	8
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
General Studies (GSA)
1100	College 100: Pathways to Success	CSP 110
Geography (GEOG)
1101	Geography of the U. S.	GEOG 340	5, 7
1102	Intro to Human Geography	GEOG 103
1103	Physical Geography	GEOG 101	5, 10
1106	World Regional Geography	GEOG 341	5, 8
1108	Minnesota Geography	See Note 9	5, 10
1501 - 2590		Elective credit
Geographic Information Systems (GEOG)
1501 & 1511	Fundamentals of Maps and Geographic Info	200 Level Elective if both taken
2299	Independent Study	200 Level Elective
2501 & 2511	Cartographic Principals & Lab	GEOG 370 if both taken
2560 & 2561	Principals of Geographic Info Systems & Cartography with Lab	GEOG 373 if both taken
German (GERM)
1101 & 1102	Beginning German I & II	GERM 101 & 102	8
1111	Intro To German Culture	See Note 9
2200	Field Study Abroad	Elective credit
2201 & 2202	Intermediate German I & II	GERM 201 & 202	8
Health/Physical Education/Recreation (HPER)
1102	Drugs Alcohol & Tobacco	HLTH 310
1103	First Aid & CPR	HLTH 210	11
1106	CPR Re-Certification
1108	Consumer Health
1109	Public Health
1110	Personal & Community Health	HLTH 101	11
1112	Nutrition	FCS 140 (Satisfies Dental Hyg. & Nursing)
1115	Stress Management	See Note 9	11
1120	Wellness for Life	HP 291	11
1123	Outdoor Activities
1124	Canoeing	HP 242	11
1132	Skiing	HP 179	11
1133	Cross Country Skiing	HP 179	11
1134	Snowboarding	HP 179	11
1140	Folk & Social Dance	HP 178	11
1141	Modern Dance	HP 109	11
1143	Ballet	HP 134	11
1144	Camping	See Note 9	11
1145	Yoga	Elective Credit
1146	Aerobic Dance	HP 175	11
1147	Low Organization & Lead-up Games	See Note 9	11
1148	Ice Skating	HP 179	11
1149	Recreational Games	HP 176	11
1152	Aerobic Fitness	Elective Credit
1155	Archery	HP 177	11
1156	Golf	HP 177	11
1157	Tennis	HP 176	11
1158	Floor Hockey	HP 190	11
1159	Bowling	HP 114	11
1160	Weight Training & Conditioning	HP 175	11
1161	Body Mechanics & Fitness	HP 104	11
1162	Power Walking/Jogging	HP 175	11
1163	Badminton	HP 176	11
1164	Racquetball	HP 176	11
1165	Fitness Walking	HP 175	11
1166	Running	HP 175	11
1169	Pickleball	HP 190	11
1170	Individual Weight Training & Cond	HP 190	11
1171	Bicycle Touring	HP 190	11
1172	Karate	HP 190	11
1173	Taekwondo	HP 190	11
1174	Basketball	HP 170	11
1175	Volleyball	HP 170	11
1176	Intermediate	HP 170	11
1178	Softball	HP 166	11
1179	Sailing	HP 241	11
1199	Approved Activity	HP 190	11
2205	Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries	See Note 9	11
2206	Intro to Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
2207	Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription	Elective Credit
2010-2219	Intercollegiate Sports	Physical Education Activity credit	11
2230	Intro to Sport Management
2240	Coaching Theory
2296	Field Experience and Seminar for Fitness Specialist
2297	Field Experience and Seminar
2299	Independent Study	See Note 9	11
History (HIST)
1101	Minnesota History	Elective credit	5
1103	Contemporary World History	HIST 150	5, 8
1110	WWII	HIST 150	5, 8
1111 & 1121	Modern World Civilizations I & II	See Note 9	5 & 8
1141	Ancient & Medieval World History	HIST 170	9
2211 & 2221	US History I & II	HIST 190 & 191
2240	America and the Vietnam War	HIST 150
2242	History of Women in Modern America	HIST 155	5, 7
2262	History of Britain in the Middle Ages	HIST 150	2, 5
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Human Services (HSER)
1100	Nursing Assistant Registered (NAR)/Home Health Aid	See Note 10
Humanities (HUM)
1103	Appreciation of Film as Art	Elective credit
1104	Developing a Philosophy of Life	Elective credit
1111 & 1112	Spanish and Latin American Culture: Pre-Columbia Civilizations	282W If Both Taken	6, 8
1130	Humanities Symposia	See Note 9	6, 8
1141 & 1151 & 1161	Humanities in the Modern World I II & III	HUM 250	8
1171-1172	Honors Experience	See Note 9	6
2200	Field Study Abroad	Elective Credit
2231	Intro to Afrca	HUM 155
2232	Women in Western Civilization	HUM 250
2233	Women in American Culture	HUM 251	6, 7
2234	Women in Global Perspective	HUM 251	6, 8
2241 & 2251 & 2261 & 2271	Heritage of Western World	HUM 280
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Integrative Health and Healing (IHH)
1100-2297		See Note 10
Journalism (JOUR)
1109	Practical Experience in Journalism	Elective Credit
1111	Intro to Journalism & Mass Comm	MASS 110
2121	Media Writing	MASS 221
2131	Reporting Writing and Editing for Online Publicaitons	MASS 330
2141-2299		Elective Credit
Mathematics (MATH)
0100 - 0220		No credit
1100	Mathematics for Liberal Arts	Math 110	4
1110	Introductory Statistics I	STAT 154 or ECON 207	4
1120	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	Math 201	4
1200	College Algebra I	Math 112	4
1201	College Algebra II & Trigonometry	Math 115	4
1210	Pre-Calculus	Math 115	4
1300	Finite Mathematics	See Note 9	4
1310	Survey of Calculus	Math 181	4
1400 & 1401	Calculus I & II	Math 121 & 122	4
2100	Discrete Mathematics	Math 180
2200	Linear Algebra	Math 247
2201	Linear Algebra	Math 321
2210	Differential Equations	Math 321
2220	Multivariable Calc & Vector Analysis	Math 223
2230	Probability & Statistics	Math 354
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Music (MUSC)
1100	Music Appreciation	MUS 120	6
1101	Intro to World Music	MUS 429	7, 8
1102	Class Guitar	MUS 175	6
1103	Class Piano	MUS 161	6
1104	Fundamentals of Music	MUS 130	6
1105	Applied Music	MUS 27X	11
1106	Concert Band	MUS 112	6, 11
1107	String Ensemble	MUS 116	6
1108	Concert Choir	See Note 9	6, 11
1109	Singing 101		6
1110	Rock & Roll History	See Note 9	6, 7
1111	Jazz History	MUS 220	6, 7
1114	Preparing For Music Theory
1116	Music Theory	MUS 131	6
1117	Aural Comprehension I	MUS 133
1120	Music Business: Marketing, Promotion, Publishing, Recording	MUS 250
1123	Piano Proficiency Preparation	MUS 123
1126	Music Theory II	MUS 132
1127	Aural Comprehension II	MUS 134
1146	Jazz Ensemble	MUS 115	6, 11
1147	Musical Theatre Ensemble	MUS 117
1148	Vocal Ensemble-Chamber Singers	MUS 103	6, 11
1149	Guitar Ensemble		6
1150	AFA Applied Lesson	Elective credit
1175	AFA Recital Applied Lesson	MUSC 251-278
2105	Applied Music-Intermediate	Elective credit
2115	Intro to Music Education	Elective credit
2135	Intro to Music Therapy: Techniques and Materials	Elective credit
2145	Chamber Ensembles	MUS 319
2150	AFA Applied Lesson	Elective credit
2151	AFA Performance Hours
2175	AFA Recital Applied Lesson	MUSC 251-278
2201 & 2202	Music History & Lit I & II	MUS 221 & 222	6, 8
2216	Advanced Music Theory I	MUSC 231
2217	Advanced Aural Comprehension I	MUSC 233
2226	Advanced Musical Theory II	MUSC 232
2227	Advanced Aural Comprehension II	MUSC 234
2228	Advanced Musical Theory III	MUSC 232 & 234
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Natural Science (NATS)
1001	Astronomy	AST 101
1003	Geology	GEOL 121
1005	Meteorology	See Note 9
1051	Energy Issues & Solutions	See Note 9
1061	Ground School	AVIA 150
1171	Honors Seminar	See Note 9
2299	Independent Study	Elective Credit
Nursing (NURS)
1150– 1283		200 Level Elective
2250	Clinical Internship	NURS 497
2254 - 2258		200 Level Elective
2260 - 2584		Elective credit
Philosophy (PHIL)
1101	Intro to Philosophy	PHIL 100	2, 6
1105	Intro to Logic	PHIL 110	2, 4
1110	Ethics	PHIL 120	6, 9
1115	Comparative World Religions	See Note 9	6, 8
1120	Environmental Ethics	PHIL 226W	9, 10
1200	Medical Ethics
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTAC)
1010 - 2060		Elective credit
Physics (PHYS)
1007	Elementary Physics	PHYS 100	3A
1317	General Physics & Lab	PHYS 211	3A,
1318	General Physics & Lab	PHYS 212	3A
1327	College Physics & Lab	PHYS 221	3A
1328	College Physics & Lab	PHYS 222	3A
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Political Science (POLS)
1111	American Politics & Govt	POL 111	7, 9
1121	State & Local Politics & Govt	See Note 9	5, 9
1131	World Politics	POL 231	8, 9
2141	European Political Film: 1945 to Today	POLS 201	5,2
2202	Public Issues	POL 201	5, 10
2225	Constitutional Law	POLS 453
2245	Political Ideas & Ideologies	POL 201	5, 9
2265	Political Science Practicum	See Note 9
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Psychology (PSYC)
1110	General Psychology	PSYC 101	5, 7
1115	Stress Management	See Note 9	2
1130	Parenting Psychology	See Note 9	2
1150	Psychology of Men	See Note 9	5, 7
2120	Psychology Of Women	GWS 110
2215	Child & Adolescent Develop	See Note 9	5, 8
2225	Adult Develop/Psych of Adult	See Note 9	5, 7
2235	Lifespan Development	Elective Credit	5, 8
2250	Abnormal Psychology	Satisfies Nursing Requirement	5, 9
2257	Psychology and the Media	Elective Credit
2260	Social Psychology	PSYC 340	2, 5
2265	Educational Psychology	Elective Credit	2
2270	Theories of Personality	See Note 9	2, 5
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Reading (READ)
0910, 0990	Reading I & II	No credit
1106 – 2299		Elective credit
Social Science (SOCS)
1108	Intro Applied Statistics I	PSYC 201 or SOC 201
1109	Intro Applied Statistics II	Elective credit
1172	Honors Seminar on Leadership	See Note 9	2, 9
Sociology (SOC)
1102	Relationship, Marriage & Family	SOC 208	5, 7
1104	Human Sexuality in Society	SOC 209	5, 7
1107	Aging, Death & Dying	Elective credit
1111	General Sociology	SOC 101	2, 5
1145	Sociology of Women	See Note 9	5, 7
2207	Minority Groups	ETHN 100	5, 7
2221	Social Problems	SOC 150	2, 9
2260	Social Psychology	SOC 351	2, 5
2261	Intro to Crime & Criminal Justice	CORR 106	5, 9
2262	Juvenile Delinquency and Justice	SOC 255
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Spanish (SPAN)
1101 & 1102	Beginning Spanish I & II	SPAN 101 & 102	8
1111	Intro to Span & Latin Amer Culture	See Note 9	8,6
1112	Spanish and Latin American Culture: Conquest to Present	Elective Credit	6,8
2200	Field Study Abroad	Elective credit
2201 & 2202	Intermediate Spanish I & II	SPAN 201 & 202	7, 8
2221	Intro to Contemporary Hispanic Lit	See Note 9
2299	Independent Study	Elective Credit
Speech (SPCH)
1110	Intro to Speech Communication	SPEE 100
2210	Intercultural Communication	SPEE 203	7
2215	Public Speaking	SPEE 102	1B, 2
2220	Interpersonal Communication	SPEE 101	1B, 7
2251	Small Group	SPEE 201	1B, 2
2299	Independent Study	Elective credit
Study Skills (STSK)
1102 - 2299		Elective credit
Swedish (SWED)
1104 & 1105 & 1106	Beginning Swedish I & II & III	SCAN 111 & 112 if all three taken
1111	Intro to Swedish Culture	See Note 9	6, 8
2200 - 2299		Elective credit
Theatre Arts (THTR)
1101	Intro to Theatre	THEA 100	2, 6
1109	Practical Experience in Theatre	Credit in appropriate major area
1120	History of Comedy	200 Level Elective	6
2205 & 2206	Acting I & II	THEA 101 & 110
2210	Stage Make-up	THEA 265
2211	Stagecraft	See Note 9
2220-2230		Elective Credit
Women's Studies (WOST)
1100	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies	GWS 110
1108	Biology of Women	BIOL 101
1126	Women's Ways of Knowing	WOST 260
1145	Sociology of Women	See Note 9	5, 7
2233	Women in American Culture	HUM 251	6, 7
2234	Women in a Global Perspective	HUM 251	6, 8
2242	History of Women in Modern America		5, 7