
Program Course Requirements
Required Discipline Courses (10 credits)
HLTH 1520 Principles of Nutrition……………………………… 3 cr
PHED 1522 Weight Training……………………………………….. 2 cr
PHED 1528 Introduction to Exercise Science……………… 3 cr
PHED 1594 Fitness for Life OR
PHED 1597* Honors Fitness for Life……………………………… 2 cr
Required MnTC Courses (43 credits)
An A.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 credits selected from at least six of the ten goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
BIOL 1404 Human Biology (Goal 3) OR……………………… 3 cr
BIOL 1411 Concepts of Biology (Goal 3) OR……………… 3 cr
BIOL 1431 General Biology (Goal 3)………………………….. 5 cr
CHEM 1407 Life Science Chemistry (Goal 3) OR………….. 4 cr
CHEM 1414 Fundamentals of Chemistry (Goal 3) OR….. 4 cr
CHEM 1424 Chemical Principles I (Goal 3)…………………… 5 cr
BIOL 2467* Anatomy and Physiology I (Goal 3)………….. 4 cr
BIOL 2468* Anatomy and Physiology II (Goal 3)…………. 4 cr
ENGL 1410 Composition I (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1420* Honors Composition I (Goal 1)…………………. 4 cr
ENGL 1411* Composition II (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1421* Honors Composition II (Goals 1,9)…………… 4 cr
MATH 1460* Introduction to Statistics (Goal 4) OR
MATH 1461* Honors Intro to Statistics (Goals 2,4)……….. 4 cr
PHIL 2420 Ethics (Goals 6,9)……………………………………… 3 cr
PSYC 2421 General Psychology (Goals 2,5) OR
PSYC 2423* Honors General Psychology (Goals 2,5)…… 4 cr
Goal 1 COMM course……………………………………………………… 3 cr
Goal 5 course …………………………………………………………………. 3 cr
Goal 7 course …………………………………………………………………. 3 cr
Additional Required Courses
PHED courses …………………………………………………………………. 4 cr
MnTC courses to total 60 credits…………………………………. 1-3 cr
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – 60 CREDITS
*Denotes Prerequisites
**Many courses from Goals 1 – 6 also meet Goal 7 – 10. Credits count only once. Students are advised to select MnTC courses with multiple goal assignments whenever possible.
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