What is a transfer program?

Transfer programs are intended for those students who plan to continue their degree studies at a four-year college or university.

One or two years of study are taken at Minnesota State Community and Technical College to complete both general education requirements and some major field requirements before transferring to a four-year college.
Students are urged to check program guides for their chosen field of study.

View list of MN Transfer Curriculum Courses.

Associate in Arts (AA) Degree:

The Associate in Arts Degree can be used to fulfill freshman-sophomore general education requirements in all the state universities in Minnesota, and at several colleges within the University of Minnesota.
The degree is the basic graduation award toward which most students will work if they intend to transfer.
It emphasizes a broad general education. In order to obtain an A. A. degree, students must complete the following uniform requirements.

• Successful completion of a minimum of 64 semester credits numbered 1000 or above.
• Achieve an overall GPA of 2.00 and a GPA of 2.00 with the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
• Earn at least 20 of the 64 credits at M State.
• Complete a minimum of 40 credits of liberal education.

Students may satisfy the liberal education requirement with a variety of courses and credits. Some courses will serve more than one of the ten (10) required areas of emphasis. Fulfilling the minimum required credits of courses in each area of emphasis will not satisfy the 40 credit liberal education minimum. Some additional credits beyond the minimum requirements in Areas 1-10 are required to achieve the overall 40 credit liberal education component. Students should carefully review and tally their progress.

In order to be certified as having met all the requirements of the College's MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM, a student must successfully complete courses as prescribed in the following Liberal education distribution areas with a minimum GPA of 2.00.

Download: AA Degree Worksheet

Degree Concentration Areas:

Associate in Arts degrees provide you the means to transfer into a wide range of academic fields such as:

Associate in Science (AS) Degree: Biological Science

Offered in Fergus Falls and Moorhead
This degree is designed for students interested in the various fields of biological sciences such as cell biology, bioengineering, environmental science, fish and wildlife management, forestry, genetics, and microbiology.

Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) Degree: Music – AFA

Offered in Fergus Falls
The Associate in Fine Arts in Music is designed to provide a means for music students to pursue a path with seamless transition to a four-year music degree and to be best prepared for a degree and/or career in music.

Associate Degree Program Curriculum

The Associate Degree Program curriculum can provide you with skills important for future success, including critical thinking, reading, reasoning and analysis, mathematics, and elementary foreign language skills. The curriculum also provides exposure to the various disciplines of the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Associate Degree Program courses form the foundation of a traditional liberal arts education, and will satisfy a large portion of the General Education course requirements for Bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges and universities.

• The Associate in Arts degree requires the successful completion of 64 credit hours of
  approved academic work with a minimum grade point index of 2.0.
• Admitted students may pursue the degree part-time or full-time.
• Full-time students may expect to complete the degree in about two years.

Whether it be for the small class sizes, the friendly hometown atmosphere, the uncertainty of their educational goals or the low per credit cost, students make a wise decision by beginning their college career at M State. Approximately 50% of the student population are enrolled in courses aimed at finishing a transfer program.

Transfer programs are intended for those students who plan to continue their degree studies at a four-year college or university.

One or two years of study are taken at Minnesota State Community and Technical College to complete both general education requirements and some major field requirements before transferring to a four-year college.

Students are urged to check program guides for their chosen field of study.

The counselors at M State are committed to working with all of our students to ensure that the courses and degree programs selected are transferable to four year colleges and universities. Students who plan to transfer are strongly encouraged to set career/major goals early in order to maximize the transferability of the courses selected at M State.