Rainy River Community College

Table of Semester Course Equivalents for Rainy River Community College

Note 1: This equivalency guide is for the 2010-2011 catalog for Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the 2008-2010 catalog for Rainy River 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.edudeptugbull

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 Rainy River Community College

Rainy River Number	Rainy River Course 2008-2010	MSU Equivalent 2010-2011	MnTC Goal
Accounting (ACCT)
1000 - 1050		Elective credit
1100-1200	Principles of Accounting I & II	ACCT 217 & 218 if Both taken
Anishinaabe (ANSH)
1010 - 2020		Foreign Language Credit
Art (ART)
1030	Art Appreciation	Art 160	6
1040	Introduction to Art	See Note 9	2, 6
1050	Anishinaabe Crafts	See Note 10
1130	Intro to Design	Art 101	6
1400	Drawing	Art 110	2, 6
1410	Intro to Printmaking	Art 271	6
1420	Drawing	Art 110
1510	Intro to Sculpture	Art 251	6
1610	Intro to Watercolor Painting	Art 245	6
1710	Introduction to Jewelry	See Note 9	2, 6
2500	Ceramics	Art 250	2, 6
2610	Advanced Watercolor Painting	See Note 10
2700	Painting	Art 240	6
Aviation (AVIA)
1120	Aviation Ground School	Elective credit
Biology (BIOL)
1010 & 1020	General Biology I & II	BIOL 105 & 106 if both taken	3A,
1040	Microbiology	BIOL 270
2000 & 2010	Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II	BIOL 220 & 330 if both taken
2020	Elementary Ornithology	See Note 9
Business (BUS)
1000	Keyboarding for College	Elective credit
1010	Intermediate Keyboarding with Word	BED 161
1020	Advanced Keyboarding with Word	BED 162
1030	Word: Word Processing Skills	Elective credit
1060	Business Communications	BED 120
1090	General Machine Transcription	BED 163
1130 – 1250		Elective credit
1460	Intro to Business	MRKT 100
2000	E-Business	Elective credit
2070	Legal Environment of Business	BLaw 200
2200	Advanced Business Applications	Elective credit
Career Development (CDEV)
1010	Career Planning and Exploration	Elective credit
Chemistry (CHEM)
1090 & 1100	Principles of Chemistry I & II	CHEM 201 & 202	3
1500	Health Science Chemistry	See Note 9
2610	Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 320
2620	Organic Chemistry II	CHEM 321 & 331
Computer Science (CSCI)
1100	Intro to Computer Technology	IT 101
1200 – 1300		Elective credit
1310	Problem Solving in Computer Science	COMS 110
1430 - 2100		Elective credit
2320	Computer Science I	COMS 211
2330	Computer Science II	COMS 212
	*MSU teaches the two semester introductory computer science sequence, COMS 102 & 103, using the JAVA language. Computer Science majors transferring from Rainy River, who have not had a JAVA programming course, will need to take a JAVA short course their first term at MSU.
Economics (ECON)
1010	American Economy	ECON 100	5, 8
2040	Principles of Economics: Macro	ECON 201	5, 8
2050	Principles of Economics: Micro	ECON 202	5, 8
Education (EDCU)
1000	Pre-Education Seminar I	Elective credit
2000	Pre-Education Seminar II	Elective credit
Electrical (ELEC)
1100	Electrical Systems in Industry	See Note 10
English (ENGL)
0900-0950		No credit
1000	Critical Reading	Elective credit
1005	Academic and Textbook Reading	No credit
1010	Composition I	ENG 101	1A
1020	Composition II	See Note 9	1C
1150	Creative Writing	ENGL 242	6
1160	Creative Writing: Genres	ENG 242
1200	Intro to Literature	ENG 110	6
1300	Environmental Literature	See Note 9	6, 10
1400	World Literature	ENG 212	6, 8
1500	Women's Literature	ENG 211
2130	Basic Technical Writing	Elective credit
2210	Shakespeare on Love	See Note 9
2300	African American Literature	ENG 211
2310	American Lit of 19th Century	See Note 9	6
2330	Science Fiction	ENG 214
2350	Classical Mythology	See Note 9
2380	Popular Literature	ENG 214
2390	Survey of American Indian Literature	ENG 211
English as a Second Language (ESL)
0910 - 0930		No credit
Film Studies
1020	The American Cinema	See Note 9	6
Geography (GEOG)
1100	Intro to Map Use	Elective credit
1200	World Regional Geography	GEOG 341
1700	Geography of Northeastern MN	Elective credit
2100	Intro to Physical Geography	GEOG 101	5, 10
2200	Intro to Human Geography	GEOG 103	5, 8
2300	Economic Geography	Elective credit
German (GERM)
1010	Beginning German I	GER 101
1020	Beginning German II	GER 102
Health (HLTH)
1810	Lifetime Wellness	HLTH 101
1850	Intro to Nutrition	FCS 240
2000	Chemical Abuse Education	Satisfies Drug Ed Requirements for Education Majors
History (HIST)
1000	A Video History of the Vietnam War	HIST 150
1050	Video of Sports	Elective credit
1100	A video Hist. of American Frontier West	HIST 150
1240	Modern European History to 1815	HIST 180	5, 8
1250	Modern European History 1815 to Present	HIST 181	5, 8
1340 & 1350	American History	HIST 190 & 191	5, 9
1400	History of WWII	HIST 150	5, 8
1500	Native American History	HIST 150	5
1550	History of Frontier America	HIST 150
1600	Vietnam War, 1950-1975	HIST 150
1650	Twentieth Century World History	HIST 171	5, 8
1700	Ancient and Pre-Modern World History	HIST 170	5, 8
2000	Minnesota History	Elective credit	5, 9
2100	20th Century American History	HIST 150
Humanities (HUM)
1500 & 1600	Passport to Travel I & II	Elective credit
1700	Educational Travel	HUM 499
18001810	Travel for Academic Growth	Elective credit
2010	Individual Service Project	Elective credit
Indigenous Studies (INDG)
1010	Intro to Indigenous Studies	See Note 9	5
1070	Indigenous People & Environment	See Note 9
1500	Survey of Bilingual & Indian Education	See Note 9
2010	Indigenous People & Federal Gov’t	See Note 9
2070	Anishinaabe Philosophy	See Note 9
2500	Contemp Issues of Indigenous People	See Note 9	5, 8
Industrial Technology (INDT)
1100-2600		See Note 10
Management (MNGT)
2010		Elective credit
Marketing (MKTG)
1100	Principles of Marketing	Elective credit
Mass Communications
1000	Introduction to Mass Communications	Mass 110
1010	Newspaper Reporting I	200 Level Elective Credit
1015	Newspaper Staff (Activity)	200 Level Elective Credit
Math (MATH)
0900 - 0990		No credit
1005	Beginning College Algebra
1010	Principles of Mathematics I	Math 201
1013	Principles of Mathematics II	Math 202
1070	TI-92 Graphing Calculator	Elective credit
1120	Business Mathematics	Elective credit
1140	College Algebra	Math 112	4
1170	Pre-Calculus	Math 115	4
1200	Liberal Arts Mathematics	Math 110	4
2100	Probability & Statistics	STAT 154	4
2150	Discrete Mathematics	Math 180	4
2200 & 2230	Calculus I & II	Math 121 & 122	4
2240	Calculus III	Math 223	4
2280	Differential Equations with Linear Algebra	Math 321	4
Music (MUSC)
1050	Beginning Guitar	MUS 174	6
1150	Instrumental Ensemble	Elective credit
1200	Fundamentals of Music	MUS 130
1220	Intro to Music	MUS 120	6
Natural Science (NSCI)
1000	Birds of the Boreal Forest	Elective Credit
1055	Chemical Science
1065	Intro to Physical Science
1080	Introduction to Biological Science	BIOL 100	3A
1110	Environmental Science	ENVR 101	3A, 10
1130	Intro to Field Ecology in National Park	BIOL 101	3A, 10
1310	Physical Geology	GEOL 121	3A
1340	Backyard Astronomy	Elective credit
1365	Introduction to Astronomy
Nursing (NSG)
1100 - 1900		Elective credit
Outdoor Leadership (OUTL)
1210 - 1500		Elective credit
1210 – 2900		Elective credit
Philosophy (PHIL)
1010	Death, Dying & Grief	See Note 9	6
1020	Foundations of Philosophy	PHIL 100	6, 9
1050	Intro to Ethics	PHIL 120	6, 9
1060	Exploring World Religions	See Note 9
1070	Exploring Spirituality	See Note 9
Physical Education (PHED)
1010	Beginning Yoga	HP 190
1020	Beginning Yoga	HP 190
1030	Bowling	HP 114
1040 - 1190		Physical Education Activity Credit	11
1200	Fitness & Conditioning	HP 175
1210	Exercise Testing	Elective credit
1220 - 1270		Physical Education Activity Credit
1280	Basketball Fundamentals	100 Level Elective
1290	Sports Physiology	See Note 9	11
1300	Anatomy for Sports	Elective credit
1340 - 1730		Physical Education Activity Credit	11
1900	Intro to Physical Education	HP 160	11
1910	Intro to Coaching	Elective credit
2010	Intermediate Yoga	Elective Credit
2020	Intermediate Yoga	Elective Credit
2100	Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries	HP 340
2600	Basketball Officiating	HP 254
2610	Baseball Softball Officiating	HP 254
Physics (PHYS)
1100 & 1200	Principles of Physics I & II & Labs	PHYS 211 & 212	3A
2100 & 2200	General Physics I & II & Labs	PHYS 221 & 222
Political Science (PSCI)
1310	American Government & Politics	POLS 111	5, 9
1350	State & Local Government	POLS 371	5, 9
2000	International Relations	POLS 231
Psychology (PSYC)
1000	Psychology Applied to Modern Life	See Note 9
1010	General Psychology	PSYC 101	5
2030	Lifespan Development	KSP 235
2050	Psych of Personal & Social Adjustment	PSYC 240
2300	Abnormal Psychology	See Note 9
Sociology (SOC)
1100	Intro to Sociology	SOC 101	5, 9
1230	Criminal Justice in America	CORR 106
1430	Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 203	5, 8
1450	Marriage & the Family	SOC 208
2010	Population Issues	See Note 9	5, 10
2200	Social Problems	SOC 150	5, 7
2260	Gender Roles and Society	See Note 9
2500	Sociocultural Diversity	See Note 9	5, 7
2700	Criminology	See Note 9
Spanish (SPAN)
1010	Beginning Spanish I	Elective credit
1020	Beginning Spanish II	SPAN 102
2020 - 2030	Intermediate Spanish I & II	200 Level Elective Credit	8
Speech (SPCH)
1010	Interpersonal Communications	SPEE 101	1B
1020	Public Speaking	SPEE 102	1B
1030	Oral Interpretation	See Note 9
1040	Intercultural Communication	SPEE 203	1B, 7
Study Skills (STSK)
900	Individual Skills Development	No credit
1000-1030		Elective credit
Theater (THTR)
1210	Intro to Theater Arts	THEA 100	6
1220	Fundamentals of Theater	See Note 9
1230	Beginning Acting	THEA 101	6
1250 - 1260	Theater Production	Theatre Activity Credit
Welding (WELD)
2100	Welding and Cutting Fundamentals	See Note 10
2200	Structural Welding Fundamentals	See Note 10