Course Equivalencies

Once you have applied and been admitted you will receive an official Degree Audit Report (DARS) illustrating exactly how your previous college credits transfer to Winona State University. You can learn to read your DARS by reviewing this tutorial.

If you have transfer credit and would like to know how your credits transfer to WSU prior to receiving your DARS please create an account on https://mn.transfer.org/cas/. If your school is not listed on uSelectmn.org , please contact the Office of Admissions. For policies on all other types of credit please refer to the transfer credit policies.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum for General Education Requirements

The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum is a cooperative transfer program in which all public colleges and universities in Minnesota participate. If Winona State University certifies that a student transferring to another participating college or university has satisfied all ten areas of emphasis of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, then the other school will give the student credit for fully satisfying their general education requirements.

The ten areas of emphasis are written and oral communication; critical thinking; natural sciences; mathematics/symbolic systems; history and the social/behavioral sciences; the humanities–arts, literature, and philosophy; human diversity; global perspective; ethical and civic responsibility; and people and the environment. Additional information about the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum is available at www.mntransfer.org. WSU's general education requirements comprise three areas within the University Studies requirements: (1) four Basic Skills: College Reading and Writing, Oral Communication, Mathematics, and Physical Development and Wellness; (2) four Arts and Sciences Core requirements: Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science, and Fine and Performing Arts; and (3) four Unity and Diversity requirements: Critical Analysis, Science and Social Policy, Global or Multicultural Perspectives, and Contemporary Citizenship or Democratic Institutions. A current list of courses that meet these requirements can be viewed online at www.winona.edu/registrar/.

If a student, transferring from WSU to another school that participates in the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC), has completed some but not all the University Studies Program requirements, then he or she will be certified as having completed those areas of emphasis indicated by the table below. (Note: For students whose initial enrollment is Fall 2006 or later, introductory or beginning world language courses do not count toward any of the MNTC goals although such courses typically fulfill Humanities requirements in the University Studies Program.)

Successful completion of University Studies Program flagged requirements will not result in certification of completion of MNTC areas of emphasis. Students transferring to a college or university outside Minnesota or to a Minnesota institution that does not participate in the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum may have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

Winona State's general education requirements and their MNTC Goal equivalents are:

College Reading and Writing and Oral Communications (Basic Skills) Written and Oral Communication (MNTC Goal 1)

Mathematics (Basic Skills) Mathematics/Symbolic Systems (MNTC Goal 4)

Physical Development and Wellness (Basic Skills) Does not satisfy any MNTC area

Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts (Arts and Sciences Core) The Humanities–the Arts, Literature, and Philosophy (MNTC Goal 6)

Natural Science (Arts and Sciences Core) Natural Sciences (MNTC Goal 3)

Social Science (Arts and Sciences Core) History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences (MNTC Goal 5)

Critical Analysis (Unity and Diversity) Critical Thinking (MNTC Goal 2)

Science and Social Policy (Unity and Diversity) People and the Environment (MNTC Goal 10)

Multicultural Perspectives (Unity and Diversity) Human Diversity (MNTC Goal 7)

Global Perspectives (Unity and Diversity) Global Perspective (MNTC Goal 8)

Contemporary Citizenship or Democratic Institutions Ethical and Civic Responsibility (MNTC Goal 9)
(Unity and Diversity)

WSU COURSES and Goal Requirements:

GOAL 1: Communications (7 credits)

ENG 111, CMST 191

GOAL 2: Critical Thinking (3 credits)

CAST 301, CHEM 190, 425, CMST 375, CS 130, 150, 234, ECON 302, ENG 210, FIN 360, GEOS 240, HERS 326, 433, 491, HIST 298, MATH 210, 315, MTED 201, MUS 203, NURS 366, 392, PHIL 110, 210, 250, PHYS 223, PSY 308, RESC 151, RTTR 244, STAT 303, 305, 310, 321, THAD 119, 215, WAGS 373

GOAL 3: Natural Sciences (7 credits)

Natural Science Lab Course required (4 credits): BIOL 118, 201, 203, 211, 212, 241, 242, CHEM 107, 108, 210, 212, 213, GEOS 105, 107, 110, 115, 120, 130, PHYS 115, 201, 202, 221, 222, SCIE 201, 203

Additional Natural Science (3 credits): BIOL 117, 118, 201, 203, 211, 212, 241, 242, CHEM 100, 106, 107, 108, 210, 212, 213, GEOS 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 115, 116, 120, 121, 130, PHYS 115, 200, 201, 202, 221, 222, SCIE 201, 203

GOAL 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning (3 credits)

MATH 100, 110, 112, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 155, 160, 165, STAT 110, 210

GOAL 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

CMST 282, 283, 287, 289, ECON 201, 202, EFRT 303, 304, 305, GEOG 110, 212, 213, HIST 120, 121, 122, 150, 151, 214, POLS 120, 130, 150, 201, 221, PSY 210, 250, 325, SOC 150, 205, 212, 216, SPED 400, WAGS 148

GOAL 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)

Humanities (6 credits): Art 109, 221, 222, 224, ENG 120, 240, HUM 140, MUS 109, 112, 113, 122, PHIL 120, 201, 230, 240, 260, 270, 280, 290, 301, 302, 341, RESC 140

Fine Arts (3 credits): Art 110, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 128, 130, ENG 222, MCOM 115, MUS 110, 111, 120, 141, 143, 233, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 320, 324, RESC 143, THAD 111, 115, 131, 141, 151, 153, 155, 157, 205, 253, 255, 257, 295

GOAL 7: Human Diversity (3 credits)

BIOL 365, BUED 350, CAST 302, CHIN 201, 202, CMST 281, 290, 291, ECON 220, 404, 415, 430, 435, EFRT 308, ENG 107, 220, 221, FIN 440, FLAN 218, FREN 201, 202, GEOG 223, 225, GEOS 425, 450, GERM 201, 202, GS 200, 205, 210, 215, 232, 233, 250, 255, 300, HERS 305, HIST 123, 165, 170, 220, 235, HON 251, JPN 201, 202, MKTG 450, MUS 114, 115, 116, NURS 325, POLS 205, 225, 226, 270, 335, 390, RTTR 265, 450, SOCW 445, SPAN 201, 202, THAD 312, WAGS 220, 234, 235

GOAL 8: Global Perspectives (3 credits)

GOAL 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility (3 credits)

ACCT 211, BUED 215, 360, BUSA 106, CE 200, 220, CS 115, 116, 344, ECON 320, 420, EDUC 120, 299, ENG 211, FIN 201, HERS 235, HIST 125, MCOM 100, MKTG 100, 101, MUS 298, NURS 120, 260, PHIL 130, 220, 332, 335, POLS 135, 218, 220, 228, 332, 343, RESC 150, RTTR 290, 421, STAT 350

GOAL 10: People and the Environment (3 credits)

BIOL 104, 109, 269, 330, 490, CHEM 320, CS 110, ECON 315, 450, ENGR 102, 390, 480, GEOS 102, 103, 108, 325, PHIL 330, PHYS 140, POLS 340, PSY 298, 330, 360

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