
Program Course Requirements
Required Discipline Courses (12 credits)
HIST 1412 World History I, from the Beginning to 1500 (Goals 5,8) , 3 cr
HIST 1413 World History II, 1500 to Present (Goals 5,8), 3 cr
HIST 1472 U. S. History to 1865 (Goals 5,7A), 3 cr
HIST 1473 U.S. History Since 1865 (Goals 5,7A) OR
HIST 1475* Honors U.S. History Since 1865 (Goals 5,7A), 3 cr
Required MnTC Courses
An A.A. degree requires a minimum of 40 credits, complete all ten goal areas and a cumulative 2.0 GPA for the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).
Goal 1 – Communications, 9-11 cr
COMM Any 14XX or 24XX COMM course
ENGL 1410 Composition I (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1420* Honors Composition I (Goal 1)
ENGL 1411* Composition II (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1421* Honors Composition II (Goals 1,9)
Goal 2 – Critical Thinking**, 1 course
Goal 3 – Natural Sciences, 6 cr
2 disciplines required, 1 lab course required
Goal 4 – Math/Logical Reasoning, 3-5 cr
MATH 1460 Introduction to Statistics (Goal 4) OR
MATH 1461 Honors Intro to Statistics (Goals 2,4) OR
MATH 1470 College Algebra (Goal 4)
Goal 5 – History/Social Behavioral Sciences, 3 cr
6 credits are met with required courses. For the remaining 3 credits, choose any discipline other than HIST.
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts, 9 cr
2 disciplines required, 3 recommended
Goal 7 – Human Diversity or Race, Power & Justice **, Met with required course
Goal 8 – Goal Perspective**, Met with required course
Goal 9 – Ethic and Civic Responsibility**, 1 course
Goal 10 – People and The Environment**, 1 course
Fitness for Life, 2 cr
HLTH or PHED Fitness for Life course
Student Success, 1-3 cr
CCST 1550 Introduction to College recommended
Electives, As needed to total 60 credits
*Denotes Prerequisites
**Many courses from Goals 1 – 6 also meet Goals 7 – 10. Credits count only once. Students are advised to select MnTC courses with multiple goal assignments whenever possible
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – 60 CREDITS