Applied Technology

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE, 60 CREDITS

Advance your career with Riverland’s AAS in Applied Technology. Designed for technical diploma holders, this flexible 60-credit program allows transfer of up to 21 general education credits and supports concurrent enrollment. Earn your degree regardless of when your diploma was completed, with at least 20 credits taken at Riverland.

Location: Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna, Online
Program Starts: Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Plan: Four Semesters
Contact Information: Call or e-mail our Admissions Information Center for more information. We'll help get you started.
Admissions: 507-433-0600 | admissions@riverland.edu


MnTC General Education Courses
ENGL1101 Composition I (Goal 1 & 2)
or engl1102
3 CR
SPCH1100 Fundamentals of Speech (Goals 1 & 9)
or spch1110, spch1200, spch1310
3 CR
- Goal 3 Natural Sciences & Goal 4 Mathematics combined
  • 3 credits from following list of courses
    • ASTR 1000
    • BIOL 1000, 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1091, 1092, 2000, 2021, 2022, 2040, 2300
    • CHEM 1000, 1121, 1201, 1202, 1210
    • ESCI 1000
    • GEOG 1210, 1211, 1250
    • MATH 1050,1075, 1110, 1115, 1120, 1210, 1220, 1400, 2021, 2022, 2210, 2400
    • PHIL 1100
    • PHYS 1000, 1501, 1502, 2101, 2102, 2201, 2202, 2501, 2502
    • SCIE 1100, 1200
3 CR
Goal 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • 3 credits from following list of courses
    • ANTH 2220, 2240
    • ECON 1100, 2291, 2292
    • GEOG 1000, 1200
    • GLST 1500
    • HIST 1001, 1002, 1011, 1012, 1020, 1030, 1031
    • PSCI 1010, 1015, 1020, 1025, 1030
    • PSYC 1105, 1240, 1241, 1250, 2250, 2260
    • SOCI 1101, 1103, 2103, 2125, 2150
3 CR
Goal 6 - Humanities and Fine Arts
  • 3 credits from following list of courses
    • ARTS 1101, 1102, 1103, 1105, 1112, 1119, 1122, 1123, 1222, 1226, 1303
    • CHIN 1001, 1002
    • DIGI 1100
    • ENGL 1103, 1113, 1115, 1131, 1132, 2000, 2231, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2251, 2255, 2260
    • FREN 1101, 1102, 2110, 2112
    • HUMA 1000, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1105, 2263, 2265
    • MUSC 1100, 1101, 1111, 1114, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1400, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126
    • PHIL 1110, 1130, 1140, 1150
    • SPAN 1001, 1002, 1050, 2001, 2002
    • THTR 1100, 1125, 1140, 2100, 2222, 2710, 2720
3 CR
Health/Phy Ed 1 CR
MnTC courses from any category above 5 CR


For in-depth information including outcomes, program fees, course descriptions, and more please visit the Applied Technology program page at riverland.edu.