North Hennepin Community College

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for North Hennepin Community College

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

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for North Hennepin Community College

North Hennepin Number	North Hennepin Course 2010-2011	MSU Equivalent Course 2010-2011	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	10, 3B
1990	Anthropology Special Topics	Elective credit
Arabic (ARAB)
1030	Arab Cultures	Elective credit
1101	Introduction to Arabic	Elective credit
1102	Beginning Arabic II	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
1160	Digital Photography	See Note 9	6
1270	Digital Video Production	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	6
1340	Fundamentals of Color	Elective Credit	6
1361	Ceramics I	Art 250
1362	Ceramics II	Elective Credit
1401 & 1402	Drawing I & II	Art 110 & 210	6
1770	Quilt Arts		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
2611	Painting I	Art 240	6
2612	Painting II	See Note 9	6
2640	Watercolor	Art 245	6
2740	Jewelry Workshop	Elective Credit
2750	Ceramics Workshop	See Note 9
2780	Quilt making Workshop	See Note 9	6
2800	Painting Workshop	See Note 9	6
2820	Drawing Workshop	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
1300	Careers in Biology	Elective Credit
1350	Biology of Women	BIOL 101	3B
1360	Biology of Women with a Lab	BIOL 102
1600	Biology of Nature Series	See Note 9	10
1610	Field Ecology	Elective credit	3B, 10
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	3A
2111 & 2112	Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 330 if both taken	3A
Building Inspection Technology (BIT)
1000 - 2600		Elective credit
Business (BUS)
1000	Career Planning	Elective Credit
1010	Job Seeking Skills	Elective Credit
1100	Intro to Business and the American Economy	Elective Credit
1110	Human Relations: Application of Psychology in Business	See Note 10
1200	Introduction to Management	MGMT 330
1210	Meanagerial Communication	See Note 10
1220	Supervision	See Note 10
1230	Leadership and Teamwork	See Note 10
1300	Legal Environment of Business	BLAW 200
1310	Business Law	BLAW 131
1410	Introduction to Business Finance	No Credit
1420	Principles of Credit	See Note 10
1430	Financial Statement Analysis	See Note 10
1440	Personal Financial Planning	FINA 100
1450	Investments	See Note 10
1510-2000		See Note 10
Chemistry (CHEM)
1000	Chemistry and Society	Elective credit	3A
1010	Intro to Chemistry	CHEM 100	3A
1030	Introduction to Physical Sciences	Elective Credit	3A
1061 & 1062	Principles of Chemistry I & II	\
1990	Chemistry Special Topics	Elective credit
2061 & 2062	Organic Chemistry I & II	\
2073	Intro to Instrumental Methods and Analysis	Elective credit
Computer Information Systems (CIS)
1000	Electronic Keyboarding Communications	Elective credit
1101	Business Computer Systems I	IT 101
1102 - 1200		Elective credit
1210	Desktop Publishing	BED 481
1220 - 2440		Elective credit
Computer Science (CSCI)
1000	Computer Basics	IT 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)
1050	Economics of Crime	Elective Credit	9
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)
900-950		No credit
1112	College Writing	No Credit
1140	Business Communications	Elective credit
1150	Intro to Literature	ENG 110	6
1201	College Writing I	No Credit
1202	College Writing II	No Credit
1250	Magazine Workshop	Elective Credit
1260	Newspaper Writing	Elective Credit
1400	Reading Poetry	See Note 9	6
1450	Reading Plays	ENG 215
1900	Introduction to Creative Writing	ENG 242
1940	Technical Writing	ENG 271
1950	Graphic Novels	ENG 215
1960	Writing Workshop	Elective credit
1990	English Special Topics	Elective credit
2010	Writing Creative Non-Fiction Memoir	Elective Credit
2020	Writing Stories	ENG 242
2030	Writing Poetry	ENG 242
2270	Contemporary American Literature	See Note 9	6
2310	American Short Story	ENG 214	6
2320	Language Structure in Thought and Action	Elective Credit
2340	Nature in Literature	Elective Credit	6, 10
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
2500	Playwriting	Elective Credit
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
First Year Experience (FYE)
1020	First Year Experience Seminar
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
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 Metamorphic 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	3A, 10
1130	Rocky Mountain Field Study	See Note 9	3A
1150	BWCA Field Geology	See Note 9	3B, 10
1160	Global Environmental Field	See Note 9	3B, 10
1450	Natural History and Science of Dinosaurs	See Note 9
1850	Oceanography	See Note 9	3A, 10
1851	Oceanography & Lab	See Note 9	3A
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
1050	Stress Management	HLTH 451
1060	Drugs & Health	HLTH 310
1070	Nutrition	FCS 140 (Satisfies Nursing & Dental Hygiene)
1080	Consumer Health	HLTH 212
1100	Responding to Emergencies	HLTH 215
1250 - 1990		Elective credit
History (HIST)
1010	History of World Civilization I		5, 8
1020	History of World Civilization II	HIST 170/171	5
1110/1120	History of Western Civilization I & II	HIST 170/171	5, 8
1130	History of the Medieval West	HIST 403	5, 8
1140	History of the Ancient West
1150	History of Canada	See Note 9	5
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
1990	History Special Topics	Elective credit
2500	Regional History	Elective Credit
2600	Intellectual History
2900	Applied History	Elective Credit
Histotechnology (HTN)
1000 - 2300		See Note 6
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
1130	Elementary Statistics	STAT 154 or ECON 207 (Bus Stats)	4
1140	Finite Math	See Note 9	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
1300	Music in World Cultures	See Note 9	6
1350	History of Rock n Roll	Elective credit	6
1501/1502	Class Guitar	MUS 174	6
1510	Applied Music: Guitar	MUS 278
1600	Class Voice	MUS 151	6
1610	Applied Voice	MUS 251	6
1800	Class Piano	Elective Credit
1810	Applied Piano	MUS 261	6
1990	Music Special Topics	Elective credit	6
2970	Field Trip	Elective credit
Natural Science (NSCI)
1000	Conceptual Physics	PHYS 101
1010-1030	Science of Disasters Workshop	See Note 9
1050	Astronomy
1060 & 1061	The Solar System & Lab	AST 102
1070 & 1071	Concepts of the Stars and Universe & Lab	AST 101
1110	Minnesota Natural History	See Note 9
1120	Meteorology	See Note 9
1990	Natural Science Special Topics	Elective Credit
Non-Invasive Cardiology (NICT)
2220 - 2242		Elective credit
Nursing (NURS)
1211 - 2212		Elective credit
2300	Principles of Pharmacology	NURS 260
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
1070	Political Philosophy	PHIL 240
1110	Problem Solving	See Note 9	9
1200	Environmental Ethics	PHIL 226	9, 10
1210	Peace Ethics	See Note 9	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
1210	Badminton	HP 176
1240	Rock Climbing	Elective Credit
1270	Studio Cycle	Elective Credit
1410	Women's Self Defense	HP 130
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
1030	Introduction to Physical Sciences	Elective Credit
1050	Astronomy (also under NSCI)	AST 101
1060/1061	The Solar System & Lab	AST 102
1070/1071	Concepts of Stars and Universe & Lab	AST 101
1120	Meteorology	See Note 9
1140	Energy Aspects of Physical Environment	See Note 9	3B
1201 & 1202	Principles of Physics I & II	PHYS 211 & 212	3A
1220	Allied Health Physics	Elective credit
1601	General Physics I	PHYS 221	3A
1602	General Physics II	PHYS 222+ PHYS 232	3A
1990	Physics Special Topics	Elective credit
Political Science (POLS)
1100	American Govt & Politics	POLS 111	5, 9
1140	State & Local Politics	See Note 9	5
1600	Modern Govts 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			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, 7
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
2350	Multicultural Psychology	Elective Credit
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
1210	Intro to Social Work	SOWK 210
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
2210	Minority Groups	ETHN 100	5, 7
2730	Intro to Corrections	CORR 106	5
2740	Intro to Criminology	Elective credit
Spanish (SPAN)
1030	Spanish & Latin American Culture	See Note 9	6
1101 & 1102	Beginning Spanish I & II	SPAN 101 & 102
1390	Field Study Spanish/Latin Amer Civilization	SPAN 193
1990	Spanish Special Topics	Elective credit
2201 & 2202	Intermediate Spanish I & II	SPAN 201 & 202	8
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
1410	Human Communication Theory	Lower Level Elective Credit	1
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
1290	Design for Theater	See Note 9	6
1320	World Cinema	ENG 114
1500	Foundations of Acting: Improvisation	THEA 101	6
1510	Foundations of Acting: Stage Movement	THEA 121 or 122	6
1520	Foundations of Acting: Character Studies	THEA 110	6
1540	Acting for the Camera	Elective Credit
1600	Theater Practicum	Credit in Theatre Major; 2 Credit Limit; Remainder Elective credit	6
1700	Performance Workshop	See Note 9
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