North Iowa Area Community College

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for North Iowa Area Community College

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2010-2011 catalog of Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 2010-2011 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 2010-2011 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

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for North Iowa Area Community College

NIACC Number	NIACC Course 2010-2011	MSU Equivalent 2010-2011	MnTC Goal
Accounting (ACC)
111	Intro to Accounting	Elective credit
121 & 122	Accounting Principles I & II	ACCT 200 & 210
135	Personal Income Tax	See Note 10
161 - 311		Elective credit
701	Ag Business Accounting	See Note 6
Administrative Assistant (ADM)
105 - 108		Elective credit
123	Document Formatting	BED 162
131 - 215		Elective credit
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)
101 - 604		See Note 6
(AGA)
114 - 860		See Note 6
(AGB)
101 - 861		See Note 6
(AGC)
103		See Note 6
(AGE)
116		See Note 6
(AGM)
701		See Note 6
(AGP)
331		See Note 6
(AGS)
109 - 210		Elective credit
227 - 811		See Note 6
Anthropology (ANT)
105	Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 230	8, 10
Art (ART)
101	Art Appreciation	Art 160	6
102	Art in the Elementary School	Elective credit
115	Graphic Design	Art 200	6
116	Graphic Design II	Art 202
120	Two-Dimensional Design	Art 100 or 101	6
123	Three-Dimensional Design	Art 103
131	Digital Publication Design	Elective credit
133	Drawing	Art 110
134	Drawing II	Art 210
143	Painting I	Art 240	6
144	Painting II	Art 240	6
173	Ceramics	Art 250
187 & 188	Creative Photography I & II	Elective credit
203 & 204	Art History I & II	Art 260 & 261	6
Automotive (AUT)
104 - 865		See Note 6
Business Computer Application (BCA)
100	Computer Literacy	See Note 9	13
101	Intro to Computers & Info Systems	IT 100	13
103	Intro to Management Info Systems	MGMT 200
118 - 119		See Note 6
129 - 136	Basics & Advanced Word Processing	Elective credit
152	Electronic Spreadsheets	BED 206
163 - 203		Elective credit
215	Computer Business Applications	IT 101	13
259	Project Management Software	MGMT 200
270 - 280		Elective credit
601	Create a Website	See Note 10
602	Microsoft Excel	See Note 10
603	Microsoft Access for the Workplace	See Note 10
729	Search Engine Optimization	See Note 10
775	JavaScript Programming for the Web	See Note 10
778	AJAX Basics	See Note 10
Biology (BIOL)
102 & 103	Biological Principles & Lab	BIOL 100 if both taken	3A
123	Inquiry Into Life Science	Elective credit
151	Nutrition	FCS 240
152	Health & Nutrition	HLTH 101
186	Microbiology	BIOL 270	3A
196	Introduction to Bio-Technology
202 & 203	Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken	3A
206 & 207	Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 330 if both taken	3A
922 A-D		Elective credit
Building Maintenance (BMA)
168 - 169		See Note 6
Business Management (BUS)
102	Intro to Business	MRKT 100
107 - 161		Elective credit
185	Business Law I	BLAW 131
186 - 298		Elective credit
Computer Forensics (CFR)
100	Computer Forensics	Elective credit
Chemistry (CHM)
122	Introductory Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A
132	Intro to Organic Chemistry	Elective Credit
153	General Chemistry I	CHEM 100	3A
154	General Chemistry II	See Note 9	3A
166 & 176	Chemistry Principles
263 & 273	Organic Chemistry I & II
Computer Programming (CIS)
119 - 125		Elective credit
153	Data Structures	See Note 10
155	Intro to Video Game Testing	See Note 10
156	Testing Concepts	See Note 10
157	Beginning iPhone Development	See Note 10
172 - 224		Elective Credit
246	Intermediate Testing Concepts	See Note 10
275	Advanced Testing Concepts	See Note 10
276	Testing Cases	See Note 10
332	Database and SQL	BED 215
Construction (CON)
107 - 212		Elective credit
Criminal Justice (CRJ)
100	Administration of Justice	LAWE 131
105	Foundations of Criminal Justice	Elective Credit
110	Patrol Procedures	LAWE 431
130	Criminal Law	Elective Credit
141	Criminal Investigation	LAWE 233
227	Employment Strategies for Criminal Justice	See Note 10
230	Evidence	Elective credit
Drama (DRA)
119	Intro to Theatre: TV and Film	THEA 100	6
145	Oral Interpretation	SPEE 310	6
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
103	Intro to Early Childhood Education	EEC 201
131	Home & School Relationships in Early Childhood Education	Elective credit
133	Child Health, Safety & Nutrition	EEC 245
159	Early Childhood Curriculum
170	Child Growth and Development
243	Early Childhood Guidance	Elective credit
Economics (ECN)
115	Personal Finance	Elective credit
120	Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 201	5
130	Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 202	5
Education (EDU)
216	Intro to Teaching	Elective credit
219	Field Experience	See Note 10
235	Children's Literature	ENG 325
236	Young Adult Literature	See Note 10
242 - 250		Elective credit
290	Education Capstone Seminar	See Note 10
Engineering Technology (EGT)
102	Orientation to Engineering	No credit
119	Mechanics of Materials	ME 223
129		See Note 6
181	Engineering Problems/FORTRAN	COMS 171
192	Engineering Graphics and Design	See Note 6
Electronics (ELT)
115 - 895		See Note 6
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
110	EMS First Responder	Elective credit
220	EMT Basic I	See Note 6
224	EMT Basic II	Elective credit
311	EMT Intermediate 85	See Note 6
411 - 414		Elective credit
English (ENG)
014a-01D	Mastery Writing
046 - 047		No credit
102 - 103	Composition & Speech I & II	ENG 101 & SPEE 100 if both taken	1A, 1B, 1C
105	Composition I	See Note 9	1C
106	Composition II	ENG 101	1A
221	Creative Writing	ENG 242
701 & 702	Communications I & II	See Note 6
Environmental Science (ENV)
110	Environmental Science	ENVR 101	3B, 10
Finance (FIN)
101 - 214		Elective credit
Fire Science (FIR)
155 - 281		See Note 6
Foreign Languages (FLS)
141 & 142	Elementary Spanish I & II	SPAN 101 & 102	8
241 & 242	Intermediate Spanish I & II	SPAN 201 & 202	8
261 & 262	Advanced Spanish I & II	Elective credit
Geography (GEOG)
124 - 125	Regional Geography	See Note 9	5, 8
131	Physical Environment	GEOG 101	3B
Graphic Communications (GRA)
108 - 166		Elective credit
194	Design Studio Applications	See Note 6
299	Electronic Portfolio	Elective credit
Hospitality, Culinary & Management (HCM)
103 - 607		See Note 6
Heating and Air Conditioning (HCR)
115 - 810		See Note 6
History (HIS)
112 & 113	Western Civilization	HIST 180 & 181	5, 8
151 & 152	US History	HIST 190 & 191	5
254	American Indian History	See Note 9	7
257	African American History	HIST 151	5, 7
Health Information Technology (HIT)
210 - 632		See Note 6
Health Sciences (HSC)
120	Medical Terminology I	HLTH 321
121	Medical Terminology II	Elective credit
144 - 155		See Note 6
171 - 174		See Note 6
Human Services (HSV)
152, 153		See Note 6
Humanities (HUM)
115	Encounters in Humanities	HUM 150	6
139	British Life and Culture	Elective credit
Industrial Technology (IND)
220	Metal Processing /Metallurgy	See Note 6
Journalism (JOUR)
115	Intro to Journalism	Mass 110	9
121 - 145		Elective credit
Literature (LIT)
101	Introduction to literature	100/200 Elective Credit
130	African American Literature	ENG 211	6, 7
131	Native American Literature	ENG 211	6, 7
132	Women of Color	ENG 211	6, 7
150 & 151	World Literature I & II	ENG 212	6
160	Short Story/Novel	ENG 214	6
170	Poetry/Drama	ENG 214	6
Medical Assistant (MAP)
353 - 616		See Note 6
Masonry (MAS)
111 - 211		See Note 6
Mathematics (Math)
030 –102		No credit
110	Math for Liberal Arts	Math 110	4
121	College Algebra	Math 112	4
128	Precalculus	Math 115	4
134	Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry	Math 113	4
140	Finite Math	See Note 9	4
153 & 154	Math for Elementary Teachers I & II	Math 201 & 202	4
156	Intro to Statistics	STAT 154 or ECON 207	4
161	Business Statistics	Elective credit
165	Calculus	Math 181	4
210 & 216 & 219	Calculus I & II & III	Math 121 & 122 & 223	4
226	Differential Equations with Laplace Transforms	Math 321	4
710 - 771		See Note 6
Manufacturing (MFG)
108 - 500		See Note 6
Management (MGT)
101	Principles of Management	MGT 330 if a grade of a "B" is earned
130 - 225A-C		Elective credit
Marketing (MKT)
110 - 150		Elective credit
160 & 170		See Note 6
Medical LAB TECH (MLT)
101 - 120		Elective credit
Music-Applied (MUA)
120A-B	Applied Piano	Elective credit
148A-B	Applied Instrumental	MUS 251
285A-B	Applied Voice	MUS 251
298A-B	Applied Guitar	MUS 275
299A-B	Applied Piano II	MUS 261
General Music (MUS)
100	Music Appreciation	MUS 120	6
105	Intro to Music Theory	Elective credit
120	Music Theory I	MUS 131 & 133	6
121	Music Theory II	MUS 132 & 134	6
130	Aural Skills I	MUS 133
131	Aural Skills II	MUS 134
132	Aural Skills III	MUS 233
133	Aural Skills IV	MUS 234
140	Concert Choir	MUS 101	11
144	Orchestra	MUS 116	11
145	Concert Band	MUS 112	11
150	Chamber Ensemble	MUS 103	11
152	Vocal Ensemble-NIACC Singers	MUS 103	11
163	Instrumental Jazz Ensemble	MUS 115	11
212	American Musical Heritage
220	Music Theory III	MUS 231 & 233
221	Music Theory IV	MUS 232 & 234
Computer Networking (NET)
112	Technology Essentials	Elective credit
113	IT Essentials
117	Home/Office Network Management
123 - 158		Elective credit
160	Network Design & Documentation
201	Network LANs and WANs
213 - 243		Elective credit
246	Perimeter Defense
247	Internal Defense
254	Advanced Routing
264	CISCO WAN Remote Access
274 - 284		Elective credit
301	Network Cases (Voice over IP)
304 - 324		Elective credit
375	Cyber Security Design Cases
490 - 613		Elective credit
635	Ethical Hacking
690 - 782		Elective credit
Physical Education Activities (PEA)
100	Aerobics/Tae-Bo I	Elective credit
107	Aerobic Circuit Training
113	Flatwater and River Canoeing
116	Bowling I	HP 114	11
127	Beginning Jogging
129	Spinning
130	Downhill Skiing
146	Physical Fitness I	See Note 9	11
147	Physical Fitness I Lab	Physical Education Activity Credit	11
158	Scuba Diving I
174	Tennis I
188	Weight Training I	HP 175	11
190	Yoga/Stretching	Elective credit
191	Pilates
287	Weight Training II
Coaching Officiating (PEC)
110– 168		See Note 9	11
General Physical Education and Health (PEH)
140 - 180		See Note 9	11
221	Intro to Leisure Services
Intercollegiate Physical Education (PEV)
115 - 170		Physical Education Activity Credit	11
Philosophy (PHI)
101	Intro to Philosophy	PHIL 100	2, 6
105	Intro to Ethics	PHIL 120	6, 9
Physical Science (PHS)
125	Physical Science	See Note 9	3A
Physics (PHY)
106	Survey of Physics	PHYS 101	3A
162 & 172	College Physics I & II	PHYS 211 & 212	3A
212 & 222	Classical Physics I & II	See Note 9	3A
720	Career Physics	See Note 6
Practical Nursing (PNN)
603 - 607		See Note 6
Political Science (POL)
111	American National Government	POL 111	5
112	American State & Local Government	See Note 9	5
121	International Relations	POL 231	5
Psychology (PSY)
111	General Psychology	PSYC 101	5
121 - 281		See Note 9	5
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
101 - 401		See Note 6
Reading (RDG)
15	Power Reading
125 - 161		Elective credit
Student Development (SDV)
065 - 068		No credit
100 - 901B		Elective credit
Sociology (SOC)
110	Intro to Sociology	SOC 101	5
115	Social Problems	SOC 150	5
120	Marriage and Family	SOC 208	5
150	Intro to Human Services	Elective credit
215	Prime for Life: Substance Abuse	Elective credit
881	Social Responsibility and Community Service	Elective Credit
Speech (SPC)
111	Public Speaking	SPEE 102	1B
131	Group Communication	SPEE 201
Welding (WEL)
108-335		See Note 6