Academic Programs
Overview
The Communication Studies Transfer Pathway AA offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Communication Studies bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities* enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.
Locations
Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Online, Pipestone, Worthington
*Universities within the Minnesota State system include: Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.
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Course Title
Public Speaking
Credits
3
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Course Title
Survey of Biological Science
Credits
3
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Course Title
Minnesota History
Credits
3
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Course Number
Course Title
Composition I
Credits
3
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Course Number
Course Title
Body Conditioning
Credits
2
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Course Number
Course Title
Freshman Seminar
Credits
1
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Total Credits Fall - Year 1
Credits
15
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| Spring Year 1 | ||
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Course Number
Course Title
Interpersonal Communication
Credits
3
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Course Title
Survey of Physics
Credits
3
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Course Number
Course Title
Introduction to Sociology
Credits
3
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Course Title
Composition II
Credits
3
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Course Title
Art History I
Credits
3
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Credits Spring - Year 1
Credits
15
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| Fall - Year 2 | ||
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Course Number
Course Title
Intercultural Communication
Credits
3
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Course Number
Course Title
Concepts in Math
Credits
3
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Course Title
American Government & Politics
Credits
3
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Course Title
Music Appreciation
Credits
3
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Course Title
Social Problems
Credits
3
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Credits Fall - Year 2
Credits
15
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| Spring - Year 2 | ||
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Course Number
Course Title
Small Group Communication
Credits
3
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Course Title
Introduction to Literature
Credits
3
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Course Title
Introduction to Theatre
Credits
3
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Course Title
Personal Wellness
Credits
3
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Course Title
Issues in the Environment
Credits
3
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Credits Spring - Year 2
Credits
15
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TOTAL CREDITS
Credits
60
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| CMST 1101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| BIOL 1100 | Survey of Biological Science | 3 |
| HIST 1105 | Minnesota History | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Composition I | 3 |
| PHED 1140 | Body Conditioning | 2 |
| STSK 1110 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credits Fall - Year 1 | 15 | |
| Spring Year 1 | ||
| CMST 1103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| PHYS 1100 | Survey of Physics | 3 |
| SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | Composition II | 3 |
| ART 2240 | Art History I | 3 |
| Credits Spring - Year 1 | 15 | |
| Fall - Year 2 | ||
| CMST 1120 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MATH 1107 | Concepts in Math | 3 |
| PSCI 1201 | American Government & Politics | 3 |
| MUSC 1105 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| SOC 1102 | Social Problems | 3 |
| Credits Fall - Year 2 | 15 | |
| Spring - Year 2 | ||
| CMST 1130 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1105 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| HLTH 1101 | Personal Wellness | 3 |
| NSCI 1100 | Issues in the Environment | 3 |
| Credits Spring - Year 2 | 15 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 | |