Minnesota State Community & Technical College Computer Programming AAS Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM Cybersecurity BS

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

Goal Area Requirement
MState Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
ENGL 1101 College Writing (3)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
COMM 1120 Intro to Public Speaking (3) OR
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication OR
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
COMM 1130 Small Group Communication (3) OR
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area 1A OR
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
COMM 1140 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area 1A
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Logical Reasoning
MState Courses
MATH 1114 College Algebra (4) (or higher)
Goal Area
4
MSUM Equivalent
MATH 127 College Algebra (or higher)
Goal Area Requirement
Any Goal Area
MState Courses
MnTC Goal Areas 1 – 10 (6)
*Recommend: CHEM 1111 Gen Inorganic Chemistry I OR
Goal Area
1 - 10
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Areas 1 – 10
CHEM 150/150L General Chemistry I/ Lab OR
Goal Area Requirement
Any Goal Area
MState Courses
PHYS 1401 College Physics I OR
Goal Area
1 - 10
MSUM Equivalent
PHYS 160 College Physics I/ Lab OR
Goal Area Requirement
Any Goal Area
MState Courses
PHYS 1412 University Physics II
Goal Area
1 - 10
MSUM Equivalent
PHYS 200 General Physics I/ Lab

Additional Courses in Goal Areas to Equal 42 Credits Total for Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum (LASC)

Credits needed to complete LASC goal area requirements = 21 (in addition to those earned with AAS)

MState Courses
MSUM Equivalent
MState Courses
CPTR 1001 Intro to Programming & Scripting (3)
MSUM Equivalent
CSIS 152 Intro to Computers & Programming I-a
MState Courses
CSCI 1121 Computer Science I (4)
MSUM Equivalent
CSIS 153 Introduction to Computers & Programming I-b
MState Courses
CPTR 2238 Database Integration (3)
MSUM Equivalent
CSIS 304 Databases
MState Courses
CSCI 1110 Informatics
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 1106 Microcomputer Databases
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 1110 Visual Basic Program I
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 1115 COBOL Programming
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 1129 RPG Programming
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 1170 Web Engineering I
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 2000 Mobile Application Development
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 2230 Structured Query Language
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
CPTR 2242 Java Programming
MSUM Equivalent
General Elective
MState Courses
Restricted Electives (6)
*Recommended: CSCI 1122 Computer Science II
MSUM Equivalent
Elective OR CSIS 252 Introduction to Computers and Programming II

Major Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (70 - 71 cr including Missing LASC)

  • MATH 210 Concepts from Discrete Mathematics (Goal Area 4) (3)
  • MATH 234 Intro to Probability & Statistics OR MATH 335 Intermediate Probability & Statistics I (3)
  • MATH 261 Calculus I OR MAYH 229 Topics in Calculus (Goal Area 4) (3-4)
  • CSIS 316 Ethics in the Information Age WI (3)
  • CSIS 320 Architecture (4)
  • CSIS 340 Software Engineering (3)
  • CSIS 349 Networks and Data Communications (3)
  • CSIS 349L Networks and Data Communications Lab (1)
  • CSIS 352 Advanced Concepts in Programming (3)
  • CSIS 362 Cybersecurity Fundamentals (3)
  • CSIS 364 Information Systems Security (3)
  • CSIS 430 Operating Systems (4)
  • CSIS 441 Network Security (3)
  • CSIS 462 Software Security (3)
  • CSIS 464 Software Security Analysis (3)
  • CSIS 492 Senior Seminar (1)
  • ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing (WI) (3)
  • **CSIS 252 Intro to Computes & programming II (3)
  • ** COMM 100 Speech Communications (3)
  • ** CHEM 150/150L General Chemistry I/ Lab OR PHYS 160 College Physics I/ Lab OR PHYS 200 General Physics I/ Lab (4)

** Required if equivalent wasn’t taken at M-State.