Communication Studies Transfer Pathway, A.A.

This transfer pathway offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Communication bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing the 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. The Communication Studies Pathway consists of the Required Pathway Curriculum, the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC), and the Health and Physical Fitness Requirement, to bring your credit total to 60 credits.

*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.

Transfer Pathways

With this transfer pathway, you will be able to transfer to the following programs at:

Metropolitan State University
Professional Communication - BA

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Communication Studies - BS

Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Communication Studies - BA

Southwest Minnesota State University
Communication Studies - BA
Communication Studies, Public Relations Emphasis - BA

St Cloud State University
Communication Studies - BA
Communication Studies Interdepartmental - BS
Communication Studies Supplementary - BA

University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Communication Studies - BA

Winona State University
Communication Studies
(General, Leadership & Advocacy or Organizational) - BA

Universities accepting the transfer pathway are only required to accept all credits if the entire Associate of Science is completed. If the degree is not completed in its entirety, universities will do a course by course evaluation.

Additional Transfer Pathway agreements have been established by various MN private colleges. Visit mnprivatecolleges.org/transfer for the most up to date information.