Courses Offered

The Concurrent Enrollment program delivers Minnesota State Mankato courses according to individual high school needs. Concurrent Enrollment courses are currently offered in the following subject areas listed below.

Additional courses may be considered. Please contact the Assistant Director for Concurrent Enrollment if interested in other Minnesota State Mankato courses.

2019-2020 Concurrent Enrollment Course Offerings:

Course	Credits	Description
Biology 100: Our Natural World	4	Introductory course designed for students not majoring in science. Focuses on basic biological principles with special emphasis on the human species. Includes scientific problem solving, biodiversity, human and social aspects of biology, ecology, cellular processes and organ function, human reproduction, pre-natal development, and heredity. Lecture, laboratory, and small group discussions.
Biology 105: General Biology I	4	Study of biological processes at the suborganismal level including cell chemistry, metabolism, reproduction, genetics, and complex tissue physiology. Laboratory and discussion sessions stress problem solving and experimental design.
Communication Studies 102: Public Speaking	3	A course in communication principles to develop skills in the analysis and presentation of speeches.
Communication Disorders 207: Advanced Sign Language I	3	The third in a sequence of courses which aim at the development of skills in the use of American Sign Language as a form of coummunication with persons who are hearing impaired or deaf.
English 101: Composition	4	Students will practice strategies for generating and developing ideas, locating and analyzing information, analyzing audience, drafting, writing sentences and paragraphs, evaluating drafts, revising, and editing in essays of varying lengths. Students will also become experienced in computer-assisted writing and research.
English 110: Introduction to Literature	4	Study and analysis of elements of prose, poetry and drama in English from earlier periods through contemporary. Emphasizes critical reading of literature. May include such genres as short story, novel, memoir, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poem, play, screenplay.
Geography 103: Introductory Cultural Geography	3	Cultural aspects of interactions between people and their environment focusing on spatial patterns of population, agriculture, politics, language, religion, industrialization, and urbanization. Emphasis is placed on the processes that create the cultural landscape and on management of land and natural resources.
Health 101: Health and the Environment	3	This course is designed to introduce the wellness concept, encouraging development of physical, mental, social and environmental health of the individual. The course ultimately fosters decision-making through a variety of instructional strategies.
History 180: European History to 1648	4	A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War.
History 190: United States History to 1877	4	This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877.
History 191: United States Since 1877	4	A survey of American History from the end of Reconstruction to the present with a special emphasis on political and social developments.
Math 112: College Algebra	4	Concepts of algebra (real numbers, exponents, polynomials, rational expressions), equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, conic sections, sequences and series, probability, and binomial theorem.
Political Science 111: United States Government	3	Become informed enough to play your part in governing the United States. Start by learning about the Constitution, our rights and freedoms, how the national government works and the opportunities and challenges of citizen influence.Political Science methods, and the challenges of citizenship are emphasized.
Psychology 101: Introduction to Psychology	4	This course is designed to provide a thorough introduction to the broad spectrum of theories and applications that make up the field of psychology.
KSP 150: Exploring Careers in Education	3	Students will explore a variety of careers in education (teaching, counseling, social work, psychology, library media, administration) through research, off-campus observations and participation along side a practicing professional in education, and off-campus service learning with school-age youth and adolescents.
Spanish 102: Elementary Spanish II	4	An introduction to the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; presentation of condensed cultural notes. (Pre-requisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent)
Spanish 201: Intermediate Spanish I	4	A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components. (Pre-requisite: one year university level Spanish or equivalent).
Spanish 202: Intermediate Spanish II	4	A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components. (Pre-requisite: one year university level Spanish or equivalent).