Northland Community & Technical College Geospatial Intelligence Analysis AAS Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BS in Geosciences

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 60
  • Gen Ed/ LASC goal areas & credits remaining = 20
  • Remaining requirements = 40

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

Goal Area Requirement
NCTC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication (Met)
NCTC Courses
ENGL 1111 Composition I (3 cr)
Goal Area
1B, 2 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Logic (Met)
NCTC Courses
MATH 1102 Contemporary Math (3 cr)
Goal Area
2, 4 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
MATH 105 Contemporary Math
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Sciences
NCTC Courses
NSCI 103 Geology (4 cr)
Goal Area
3, 10
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 115/115L Physical Geology
Goal Area Requirement
History/ Social Behavioral Sciences
NCTC Courses
ANTH 2202 Cultural Anthropology (3 cr)
Goal Area
5, 8 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
ANTH 110 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
Goal Area Requirement
Ethical & Civic Responsibility
NCTC Courses
JOUR 1101 Mass Communications (3 cr)
Goal Area
9 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 101 Intro to Mass Media

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

A minimum of 20 additional credits are needed beyond the requirements of the AAS and BS to complete the LASC.

NCTC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
NCTC Courses
IMAG 1103 Imagery Software/ Mapping (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
GEOS 205 Thinking Spatially
NCTC Courses
GINT 2300 GEOINT Analysis (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
GINT 2301 GEOINT Collection Mgmt (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
GINT 2400 Open Src Collection Mgmt (5 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
GINT 2402 GEOINT Operations (5 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 2100 Writing/ Presentation (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 2102 Practical IA (5 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 2305 Practical Imagery App (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
General Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 1100 Imagery Intelligence ( 3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Restricted Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 1101 Remote Sensing (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Restricted Electives
NCTC Courses
IMAG 2301 Full Motion Video Analysis (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Restricted Electives

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 307 Intro to GIS (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 (3-49 cr)

  • GEOS 110 Intro to Physical Geography (3) OR
  • GEOS 111 Cultures & Regions (3) OR
  • GEOS 117/117L Water, Land, & People (4)

General Electives (5-6 cr)
tudents 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.