60 Credits
The Mass Communication Transfer Pathway Associate of Arts (AA) degree program offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Mass Communication 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.
Required Courses
Incorporate the following Required Courses into the General Education/Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or Additional Course Requirements sections below.
General Education/Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) – 40 Credits
*See MnTC Curriculum for specific course options
Goal 1: Communication – 2 Courses
Goal 2: Critical Thinking
(Met by completion of all 40 credits of the MnTC)
Goal 3: Natural Sciences – 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments; at least one must include a lab)
Course #1 _______________
Course #2 _______________
Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning – 1 Course
Course _______________
Goal 5: History and Social/Behavioral Sciences – 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments)
Course #1- met by taking required COMM courses
Course #2 _______________
Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments)
Course #1 _______________
Course #2 _______________
Goal 7: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States – 1 Course
Course___________________
Goal 8: Global Perspective – 1 Course
Course___________________
Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility – 1 Course
Course - met by taking required COMM courses
Goal 10: People and The Environment – 1 Course
Course___________________
Additional Course Requirements – 20 Credits
- One Health (HLTH) course.
- One Exercise Science (EXSC) course.
- Elective credits – additional course(s) numbered 1000 and above, if needed to complete the 60 credit requirement. (The department highly recommends that students take COMM 1450 and COMM 1121.)