The SCSU General Education Program
The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum at SCSU
Students may elect to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum in lieu of the SCSU General Education Program.
General information:
SCSU accepts the completed Minnesota Transfer Curriculum as fulfilling all lower division General Education requirements. We also provide an opportunity for students to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum here at SCSU.
This curriculum is designed primarily for students who wish to transfer
from SCSU to
another Minnesota institution which accepts the MTC. Students who transfer
to SCSU with a partially completed curriculum should see note 1 below.
The courses listed here may change. The list will be updated periodically. See the Office of Academic Affairs for the most current list.
Requirements:
GOAL 1: Communications (7 credits)
ENGL 191, 198, 291and CMST 192
GOAL 2: Critical Thinking (3 credits)
PHIL 194
GOAL 3: Natural Sciences (Minimum of two courses, 6-8 credits, no more than 4 credits from one department)
ASTR 106, 205; BIOL 102, 103; CHEM 140, 141, 207, 210; EAS 104, 105, 109; PHYS 103
GOAL 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning (3 credits)
MATH/STAT 193 (MATH 111, 112, 113, 115, 196, 211, 221 also fulfill this goal.)
GOAL 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Minimum 3 credits)
ANTH 150, 1 59, 198, 240; CMTY 222, 266; CPSY/CEEP 101; ECON 201, 205, 206;
GEOG 273, 275; HIST 101, 105, 106, 140, 141, 150, 210, 211; POL 101; PSY
115, 225, 240; SOC 160, 111, 277;
SSCI 104, 204
GOAL 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (Minimum 6 credits, no more than 3 credits from one department. One course must be from the arts and the other from the humanities.)
Arts: ART 130, 131; MUSM 100, 101, 123, 126; MUSP 101, 102, 103, private lessons, ensembles 151-164, 258; TH 125, 148; FS 175, 260
Humanities: AMST 101; CMST 212, 221, 241; ENGL 184, 201, 202, 203, 215, 216; FREN 110; GER 110; HUMS 250; PHIL 111, 112, 211, 212
GOAL 7: Human Diversity (Minimum 3 credits)
The Racial Issues course which must be taken in the first year of enrollment also satisfies the Human Diversity competency of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. Since this is also a university requirement, students who have completed the diversity competency at another college or university may be required to take a Racial Issues course in addition to having met the diversity requirement of the MTC. See note 2 below.
CMTY 111, 470; ETHS 201, 205, 210, 215, 220; HIST 109; HURL 102, 105; SOC 268
GOAL 8: Global Perspectives (Minimum 3 credits)
AFST 250; ANTH 150; ASTR 120; BIOL 106; DANC 142; EAST 250; ETS 183; FORL 201, 202; FREN 201, 202; GEOG 101, 111; GER 201, 202; HIST 150; JPN 201, 202; LAST 250; MUSM 125; PHIL 111; POL 251; REL 100; RUSS 201, 202; SOC 268; SPAN 201, 202
GOAL 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility (Minimum 3 credits)
CS 195, ECON 195, HIST 195, POL 195, SW 195, SOC 195
GOAL 10: People and the Environment (Minimum 3 credits)
BIOL 101, 105, 106; CHEM 105; ETS 260; EAS 106; PHYS 208
Note: All programs must fulfill all ten goals and must total at least 40 credits.
For students who have completed part of the MTC and then transfer to SCSU:
- Students are not required to repeat any goals they have already
fulfilled, and will be allowed to select from the list above courses to
complete the ten MTC competencies. Transfer students may also elect to complete the broader SCSU General Education program. See the Advising Center for assistance in deciding which program to complete. - Students must have completed or must complete at SCSU the equivalent
of
all university requirements. These currently include three Diversity
courses, one of which must be a Racial Issues course taken during the
first year of enrollment, and a one-credit physical education course (PESS
122) based on concepts of wellness and/or fitness. Completion of the MTC at SCSU does not exempt students from these requirements. NOTE: Students who transfer to SCSU with the MTC completed are not subject to the Racial Issues/Diversity requirement, though they remain subject to the Wellness/Fitness requirement. - Students’ combined transfer and SCSU general education/MTC courses must equal at least 40 credits.
