Normandale Community College Liberal Arts AA with Emphasis in Anthropology Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BA in Anthropology

MN Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) / Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
NCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
NCC Courses
ENGC 1101 Freshman Composition (4) OR
ENGA 1110 College Composition
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
NCC Courses
COMM Course Recommend: COMM 1100 Intro to Human Comm (3) OR
COMM 1101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
Any Goal Requirement
NCC Courses
MnTC Goal Areas 1 - 10
Goal Area
1 - 10
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Areas 1 - 10

LASC requirements are considered fulfilled with the completion of the MnTC.

NCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
NCC Courses
ANTH 1127 Cultural Anthropology – The Global Human Exp
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
ANTH 110 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
NCC Courses
ANTH 1210 Human Evolution – An Introduction to Bio-Anthropology
Goal Area
5, 10
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1230 Archaeology – Prehistory & Humanity’s Cultural Origins
Goal Area
5, 10
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
One of the following courses:
ANTH 1101 Cultural Diversity
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Anthropology Electives
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1121 Women Across Cultures
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1145 Intro to Forensic Anthropology
Goal Area
5, 7
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1148 Seeing Culture Through Film & Fieldwork
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1150 Native American Voices
Goal Area
5, 7
MSUM Equivalent
ANTH 202 American Indian Culture
NCC Courses
ANTH 1188 Magic, Witchcraft & Religion: The Anthropology of Religion
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
ANTH 316 Magic, Witchcraft & Belief
NCC Courses
ANTH 1235 Field Archeology – Methods of Exploring the Past
Goal Area
5, 9
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1236 Archaeology of MN – Prehistoric Native Cultures
Goal Area
5, 10
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NCC Courses
ANTH 1899 Medical Anthropology: Health, Illness, & Healing Across Cultures
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
ANTH 306 Medical Anthropology
NCC Courses
One Health Course
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCC Courses
One Exercise Science course
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCC Courses
General Electives
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives

Major Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (60 cr including Missing LASC)

  • ANTH 115 Intro to Archaeology (3)
  • ANTH 120 Intro to Physical Anthropology (3)
  • ANTH 248 Ideas of Culture (3)
  • ANTH 492 Seminar in Anthropology (3)

Choice of Emphasis in Archaeology OR Cultural Anthropology

  • Emphasis in Archaeology
    • ANTH 217 Rise of Civilization (3)
    • ANTH 300 Contemporary Archaeology (3)
    • ANTH 350 Geoarchaeology (3)
    • ANTH 315 North American Archaeology OR ANTH 337 The Maya (3)
    • Six credits in Applied Archaeology Courses* (6)
    • One Upper Level Cultural Anthropology Course* (3)
  • Emphasis in Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTH 265 Language & Culture (3)
    • ANTH 360 Applied Ethnographic Methods (3)
    • ANTH 380 Traditional Cultures (3)
    • *ANTH 202 American Indian Cultures OR ANTH 309 Indians of the Great Plains OR ANTH 313 Understanding contemporary Africa (3)
    • Two Upper Level Applied Cultural Anthropology Courses (6)
    • One Archaeology Course at the 300 Level or Higher (3)
  • General Electives (27 - 30)

*Take upper division courses to meet requirement of 40 upper division credits.