2023-2024 Course Catalog

Business Transfer Pathway (AS)

60 Credits

The Business Transfer Pathway AS offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Science degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated business 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.

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.

The Higher Learning Commission has extended Normandale’s accreditation to include online delivery of the Associate of Science in Business.

Core Courses – 28-30 Credits

ACCT 2251Financial Accounting

4 cr

ACCT 2252Managerial Accounting

4 cr

BUSN 1201Information Technology Concepts and Business Software 1

3 cr

BUSN 2155Legal Environment of Business

3 cr

BUSN 2300Principles of Management

3 cr

BUSN 2400Principles of Marketing

3 cr

Complete any three additional BUSN courses for 8-10 credits.

BUSN ___________

BUSN ___________

BUSN ___________

The department recommends that students complete courses which, when combined with the required courses above, lead to the achievement of a marketable business certificate. Students may choose from the following certificates:

Human Resources Management
BUSN 1145Supervision

3 cr

BUSN 2100Human Relations and Effective Teams

3 cr

BUSN 2200Human Resource Management

3 cr

Management
BUSN 1145Supervision

3 cr

BUSN 1210Exceptional Customer Service

3 cr

BUSN 2100Human Relations and Effective Teams

3 cr

Marketing
BUSN 1102Social Media Marketing

3 cr

BUSN 1210Exceptional Customer Service

3 cr

BUSN 2252Professional Selling

3 cr

Small Business Management:
BUSN 1125Entrepreneurship

3 cr

BUSN 1220/CIM 1220Business Problem Solving Analyzing - Excel

3 cr

BUSN 2310Small Business Management

3 cr

Additional Required Courses – 30 32 Credits

ENGC 1101College Writing

4 cr

ECON 2201Principles of Microeconomics

3 cr

ECON 2202Principles of Macroeconomics

3 cr

MATH 1100College Algebra

4 cr

*Or any higher numbers MATH course for which MATH 1100 is a prerequisite.

Complete one of the following three courses:

COMM 1101Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3 cr

COMM 1111Interpersonal Communication

3 cr

COMM 1121Small Group Communication

3 cr

Complete one of the following three courses:

MATH 1080Introduction to Statistics

4 cr

MATH 1090STATWAY Statistics 2

4 cr

MATH 1095STATWAY Statistics: Accelerated

4 cr

Complete one course from MnTC Goal 3

Complete one course from MnTC Goal 6

Note: Complete one course from MnTC Goal 6: PHIL 1170 recommended.

Complete any additional MnTC courses if needed to reach 30 credits.

Other Degree Requirements

  • If needed, complete additional courses to reach 60 credits total.
  • Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 for college-level coursework (courses numbered 1000 and above) completed at Normandale.
  • Earn a minimum of 15 college-level credits at Normandale.

Coursework in this degree program satisfies a portion of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). Please see MnTC Degree Audit Report.