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MnTC Requirements
Transferring to a Public College or University in Minnesota.

Associate in Arts (A.A) Degree Transfer Guides and Curricula

Students who complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) at Riverland have completed the lower division general education requirements at all Minnesota public colleges and universities. Transfer specialists in the Career and Counseling Centers will assist students in understanding the specific information about the MnTC. The MnTC curriculum commits all public colleges and universities in Minnesota to a broad educational foundation that integrates a body of knowledge and skills with a study of contemporary concerns. The competencies people need to participate successfully in this complex and changing world are identified. These competencies identify our common membership in the human community, personal responsibility for intellectual lifelong learning, an awareness that we live in a diverse General Information 6 world and the basic skills of discovery, integration, application, and communication. See Minnesota Transfer Curriculum requirements in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Section.

To complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) at Riverland, a student must take 40 credits from the list of courses which follows. The courses taken must meet the credit requirements in each of the five discipline (Communications, Humanities and Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Mathematics/Logical Reasoning) areas and must also include at least one course in each of the five thematic areas: Critical Thinking (CT), Ethical and Civic Responsibility (EC), Human Diversity (HD), Global Perspective (GP), and People and the Environment (PE).

The following guides do not include all 64 credits needed for an A.A. Degree. Students should consult with a counselor to develop an individual plan. Additional elective courses needed for the completion of an A.A. Degree should be selected from the courses numbered above 1000, and at least one credit must be in physical education or health.

Goal 1 - Communication

A minimum of nine credits, including two courses in English composition and one in speech.
Course No. Course Title Credits
ENGL 1101 Freshman English - Required
3
ENGL 1104 Exposition and Argumentation
3
ENGL 1105 Writing From Library Sources
3
ENGL 1106 Intro to Journalism
3
SPCH 1100 Fundamentals of Speech [Also Satisfies Goal 9]
3
SPCH 1200 Interpersonal Communication [Also Satisfies Goal 7]
3
SPCH 1310 Intercultural Communication
3
     

Goal 2 Critical Thinking

Course No. Course Title Credits
ENGL 1101 Freshman English 3
  May be fulfilled by courses in Goals 1, 3 and 4.

Goal 3 Natural Sciences

A minimum of nine credits, including at least one course of the two areas; one course must be a laboratory course. Lab courses are identified with an *.
A. Physical Sciences    
Course No. Course Title Credits
ASTR 1000 Introduction to Astronomy 3
CHEM 1101 Introductory Chemistry* 3
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I* 4
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry II* 4
ESCI 1000 Earth Science [Also Satisfies Goal 10] 3
PHYS 1000 Introduction to Physics* 3
PHYS 1200 Physics of Optics 3
PHYS 1501 College Physics I* 4
PHYS 1502 College Physics II* 4
PHYS 2101 General Physics I 4
PHYS 2102 General Physics II 4
PHYS 2501 General Physics Lab I* 1
PHYS 2502 General Physics Lab II* 1
B. Biological Sciences    
Course No. Course Title Credits
BIOL 1000 Biological Science* 3
BIOL 1010 Principles of Environmental Science* [Also Satisfies Goal 10] 3
BIOL 1020 Current Topics in Biology [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
BIOL 1030 Human Biology* 3
BIOL 1040 Biology of Women [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
BIOL 1091 General Biology I* 4
BIOL 1092 General Biology II* [Also Satisfies Goal 10] 4
BIOL 2020 Human Nutrition 3
BIOL 2021 Principles of Anatomy and Physiology I* 4
BIOL 2022 Principles of Anatomy and Physiology II* 4
BIOL 2040 Microbiology* 4
     

Goal 4 - Mathematical/Logical Reasoning

A minimum of three credits.
Course No. Course Title Credits
MATH 1050 Math for Liberal Arts 3
MATH 1110 College Algebra 3
MATH 1200 Mathematics of Communication 3
MATH 1210 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I 5
MATH 1220 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II 5
MATH 1400 Introduction to Calculus 4
PHIL 1100 Logic 3
STAT 2021 Fundamentals of Statistics 4
     

Goal 5 - History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences

A minimum of nine credits, including two courses from two different disciplines in area A and one course in area B.
A. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Course No. Course Title Credits
ANTH 2220 Introduction to Anthropology [Also Satisfies Goal 10] 3
ECON 1100 Introduction to Economics 2
ECON 2291 Macroeconomics [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ECON 2292 Microeconomics [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
GEOG 1200 Human Geography [Also Satisfies Goal 10] 3
GEOG 1201 Introduction to World Geography [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
PSCI 1010 American Government and Politics [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
PSCI 1020 State and Local Government [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
PSCI 1030 International Relations [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
PSYC 1105 General Psychology [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 4
PSYC 1240 Developmental Psychology [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
PSYC 2260 Social Psychology [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
SOCI 1103 Social Problems [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
SOCI 2103 Marriage and Family [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
SOCI 2125 Cultural Diversity [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
SOCI 2210 Sociology and the Arts [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
SOCI 2150 Sexuality and Replationships [Also Satisfies Goal 7} 3
     
B. Historical Perspectives  
Course# Course Title Credits
HIST 1001 United States History [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
HIST 1002 United States History [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
HIST 1011 European History I [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
HIST 1012 European History II [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
HIST 1020 Minnesota History [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
HIST 1030 Modern World History [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
     

Goal 6 - Humanities and Fine Arts

A minimum of nine credits, including two courses from two different disciplines in area A and
one course in area B.
A. Humanities    
Course No. Course Title Credits
ARTS 1101 Introduction to Art [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ARTS 1102 Art History I [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ARTS 1103 Art History II [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ARTS 2210 Sociology and the Arts [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ENGL 1103 Introduction to Literature [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ENGL 1131 Fiction [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
ENGL 1132 Ethnic Literature [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
ENGL 2231 Modern Literature [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
ENGL 2241 American Literature I [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
ENGL 2242 American Literature II [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
ENGL 2251 English Literature [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
ENGL 2255 Introduction to Shakespeare 3
HUMA 1101 Humanities I [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
HUMA 1102 Humanities II [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
HUMA 1103 Popular Culture 3
HUMA 2263 Religions of the World [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
MUSC 1111 Survey of Music [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
MUSC 1113 Popular Music in America [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 2
PHIL 1110 Introduction to Philosophy [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
PHIL 1130 Ethics [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
PHIL 1150 Philosophy of Social Justice [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
THTR 1100 Introduction to Theatre and Film [Also Satisfies Goal 9] 3
     
B. Visual and Performing Arts  
Course No. Course Title Credits
ARTS 1112 Drawing I 3
ARTS 1119 Cultural Arts [Also Satisfies Goal 8] 3
ARTS 1122 2 Dimensional Design 3
ARTS 1123 3 Dimensional Design 3
ARTS 1222 Ceramics 3
ARTS 1226 Painting I 3
ENGL 1113 Creative Writing: Nonfiction [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 1
ENGL 1115 Creative Writing: Fiction [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 1
ENGL 2000 Creative Writing: Poetry and Prose 3
MUSC 1101 Music Theory/SS/ET I 4
MUSC 1123 College Choir 1
MUSC 1124 College Choir 1
THTR 2100 Beginning Acting [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
THTR 2222 Speech for Performance [Also Satisfies Goal 7] 3
     

Goal 7 - Human Diversity

One course minimum.
Course No. Course Title Credits
BIOL 1040 Biology of Women 3
ENGL 1113 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 1
ENGL 1115 Creative Writing: Fiction 1
ENGL 1131 Fiction 3
ENGL 1132 Ethnic Literature 3
ENGL 2231 Modern Literature 3
ENGL 2241 American Literature I 3
ENGL 2242 American Literature II 3
HIST 1001 United States History 3
HIST 1002 United States History 3
HIST 1020 Minnesota History 3
MUSC 1113 Popular Music in America 2
PSYC 1105 General Psychology 4
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOCI 2103 Marriage and Family 3
SOCI 2125 Cultural Diversity 3
SOCI 2150 Sexuality and Relationships 3
SPCH 1200 Interpersonal Communication 3
SPCH 1310 Intercultural Communication 3
THTR 2100 Beginning Acting 3
THTR 2222 Speech for Performance 3
     
     

Goal 8 - Global Perspective

One course minimum.
Course No. Course Title Credits
ARTS 1101 Introduction to Art 3
ARTS 1102 Art History I 3
ARTS 1103 Art History II 3
ARTS 1119 Cultural Arts 3
ARTS 2210 Sociology and the Arts 3
ECON 2291 Macroeconomics 3
ECON 2292 Microeconomics 3
ENGL 1103 Introduction to Literature 3
FREN1101* Elementary French I 4
FREN1102* Elementary French II 4
FREN 2110 Intermediate French I 4
FREN 2112 Intermediate French II 4
GEOG 1201 Introduction to World Geography 3
HIST 1011 European History I 3
HIST 1012 European History II 3
HIST 1030 Modern World History 3
HUMA 1101 Humanities I 3
HUMA 1102 Humanities I 3
HUMA 2263 Religions of the World 3
MUSC 1111 Survey of Music 3
PSCI 1030 International Relations 3
SOCI 2210 Sociology and the Arts 3
SPAN1001* Beginning Spanish I 4
SPAN1002* Beginning Spanish II 4
SPAN 2001 Intermediate Spanish I 4
SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish II 4
*This course will meet Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 8-Global Perspective pending approval Fall Semester 2009.  

Goal 9 - Ethical & Civic Responsibility

One course minimum.
Course No. Course Title Credits
BIOL 1020 Current Topics in Biology 3
ENGL 2251 English Literature 3
PHIL 1110 Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 1130 Ethics 3
PHIL 1150 Philosophy of Social Justice 3
PSCI 1010 American Government and Politics 3
PSCI 1020 State and Local Government 3
PSYC 1240 Developmental Psychology 3
PSYC 2260 Social Psychology 3
SOCI 1103 Social Problems 3
SPCH1100 Fundamentals of Speech 3
THTR 1100 Introduction to Theatre and Film 3
     

Goal 10 - People and the Environment

One course minimum.
Course No. Course Title Credits
ANTH 2220 Introduction to Anthropology 3
BIOL 1010 Principles of Environmental Science 3
BIOL 1092 General Biology II 4
ESCI 1000 Earth Science 3
GEOG 1200 Human Geography 3

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