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2026-2027 IHCC Catalog 
  
2026-2027 IHCC Catalog

History Transfer Pathway, A.A.

Location(s): On-Campus


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The History Transfer Pathway A.A. offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated History 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 History 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:

Bemidji State University
History - BA, BS

Metropolitan State University
History - BA

Minnesota State University, Mankato
History - BA, BS

Minnesota State University, Moorhead
History - BA

Southwest Minnesota State University
History - BA

St Cloud State University
History - BA

Winona State University
History - BA

To guarantee admission to a Minnesota State University’s designated bachelor’s program in your major, you must first meet the admitting institution’s minimum transfer GPA and then the admission to major GPA.

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.

Required History Pathway Curriculum: 12 Credits


History courses beyond the four recommended courses are not guaranteed to transfer into a history major at a Minnesota State university. The courses below must be completed successfully according to the university’s grade standards AND address the required outcomes in the transfer pathway for history.

Electives: 18 Credits


Electives may be any course numbered 1000 level or higher from any discipline. This may include additional courses from the MnTC. It is recommended students take one additional history survey course to complete the other sequence, or an additional history course (please check with the receiving university to understand how it will transfer; a fourth history course may transfer into the major program in history or it may transfer only as an elective toward the bachelor’s degree).

General Education Requirements: 28 Credits


The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) requires a minimum of 40 credits, some of which will be satisfed by the required pathway curriculum. You must complete the MnTC courses that are specifcally designated below. You may choose the other courses from each goal area from the list located at: Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) 

To streamline your degree, you are encouraged to choose MnTC Goal 1-6 courses that also meet MnTC Goal areas 7-10.

Health/Physical Education: 2 Credits


For a list of the requirements and courses, go to: Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) 

  • Health 1 Credits
  • Physical Education 1 Credits

Total Credits: 60


Full-Time Recommended Course Of Study


Note: Not all courses will be available every semester. For a complete list of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area course choices, please visit: Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) 

Semester 1: 15-16 Credits


Semester 2: 15-16 Credits


Semester 3: 15 Credits


Semester 4: 14-15 Credits


Total Credits: 60


* Course required for major

1 These credits may be taken as electives if Goal Areas 7, 9, and 10 are completed as part of another course.

Part-Time Recommended Course Of Study


Note: Not all courses will be available every semester. For a complete list of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area course choices, please visit: Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) 

Semester 1: 9-10 Credits


Semester 2: 8-10 Credits


  • History Survey (second in the sequence of US or World) 4 Credits *

Semester 3: 8 Credits


  • History Survey (frst in the sequence of US or World) 4 Credits *
  • MnTC Goal 3b course  4 Credits

Semester 4: 10 Credits


Semester 5: 9-10 Credits


Semester 6: 8 Credits


Semester 7: 6-7 Credits


Total Credits: 60


* Course required for major

1 These credits may be taken as electives if Goal Areas 7, 9, and 10 are completed as part of another course.

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