Itasca Community College Geography/GIS AS Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BS in Geosciences

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 60
  • Gen Ed/ LASC goal areas & credits remaining = 12
  • Remaining requirements = 48

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

Goal Area Requirement
ICC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written Communication (Met)
ICC Courses
ENGL 1101 Composition I (4 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written Communication (Met)
ICC Courses
ENGL 1105 Technical Writing (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Oral Communication (Met)
ICC Courses
Recommended: *SPCH 1101 Intro to Speech Comm OR
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
Oral Communication (Met)
ICC Courses
*SPCH 1105 Fund of Public Speaking OR
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication OR
Goal Area Requirement
Oral Communication (Met)
ICC Courses
SPCH 1111 Interpersonal Comm (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Logic (Met)
ICC Courses
MATH 1101 or Higher
Goal Area
4 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Areas 2, 4
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Logic (Met)
ICC Courses
*Recommended: MATH 1111 College Mathematics (3 cr)
Goal Area
4 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
MATH 127 College Algebra
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Sciences
ICC Courses
GEOG 1101 Physical Geography (3 cr)
Goal Area
3, 9
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 110 Intro Physical Geography

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

In addition to the MnTC credits earned with the AS and BS requirements, a minimum of 9 additional credits are needed to complete the LASC.

ICC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ICC Courses
GEOG 1204 Principles of GIS AND
GEOG 2104 Modeling Techniques in GIS (6 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 307 Introduction to GIS
ICC Courses
GEOG 1206 Cartography (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 210 Cartography
ICC Courses
GEOG 2113 GIS Applications AND
GEOG 1201 Map Use, Analysis & Interpretation (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 205 Thinking Spatially
ICC Courses
GEOG 1108 Cultural Geography (3 cr)
Goal Area
5, 7
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 111 Cultures and Regions
ICC Courses
GEOG 2107 Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
ICC Courses
GEOG 1300 Weather & Climate (4 cr)
Goal Area
3, 10
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
ICC Courses
GEOG 1104 World Regional Geography (3 cr)
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
ICC Courses
GEOG 2201 GIS Internship (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives

*Recommended courses

Requirements remaining to take at MSUM (60 cr includes missing LASC credits)

Program Requirements

  • ANTH 307 Ecological Anthropology (Goal 10) (3)
  • GEOS 207 GPS Field Techniques (3)
  • GEOS 305 Oceanography (3)
  • GEOS 310 United States & Canada (3)
  • GEOS 320 Economic Geography (Writing Intensive) (3)
  • GEOS 325 Reading Landscape Ways of Seeing (WI) (3)
  • GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology (WI) (3)
  • GEOS 335 Environmental Geography & Conservation (3)
  • GEOS 492 Senior Seminar (1)

Restricted Electives (9 cr)
Discuss the best options with your MSUM advisor.

General Electives (17 cr)
Students must complete the number of credits needed to reach a total of 120 credits required for the BS degree. Discuss options with your MSUM advisor.