Associate in Arts (A.A) Degree Transfer Guides and CurriculaMinnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Students who complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum at Riverland have completed the lower division general education requirements at all Minnesota public colleges and universities. Transfer specialists in the Career Center will assist students in understanding the specific information about the MnTC. The transfer curriculum commits all public colleges and universities in Minnesota to a broad education 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 world; and the basic skills of discovery; integration, application and communication.
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.
Requirements
In addition, the following fulfill the MnTC Global Prospective Thematic Area
French 2110, 2112, Spanish 2001, 2002
In fulfilling these requirements, a student will have to take at least 40 credits in the above areas.
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