Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)

Goal 1: Communication, 3 courses

Use the English language effectively to read, write, speak, and listen critically.  Take these courses early to build skills for success in future courses.

Goal 2: Critical Thinking, 0-1 course

Learn to unify factual, creative, rational, and value-sensitive modes of thought. New students are encouraged to take a Goal 2 first-year experience course.

Goal 3: Natural Science, 2 courses

Improve understanding of natural science principles and skills in methods of scientific inquiry.  Take two courses, one in life sciences (3A), and one in physical sciences (3B).  One course must be a lab course.

Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning, 1 course

Increase knowledge of mathematical and logical ways of thinking to appreciate the breadth of mathematical applications, evaluate arguments, and detect faulty reasoning.

Goal 5: History, Social Sciences, and Behavioral Sciences, 3 courses

Take courses from two departments to increase knowledge of how historian and social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas.

Goal 6: Humanities, Fine Arts, and Literature, 3 courses

Expand knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relations to behaviors, ideas, and values as expressed in works of human imagination and thought.  Take courses from both Fine Arts (6A) and Humanities (6B).

Goal 7: Human Diversity, 1 course

Increase knowledge and understanding of individual and group differences, traditions, cultures, and values in the United States. 

Goal 8: Global Perspective, 1 course

Increase a comparative understanding of the growing interdependence of nations and people across cultural, social, economic, and political experiences.

Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility, 1 course

Develop capacity to identify, discuss, and reflect upon the ethical dimensions of political, social, and personal life, and understand responsible and productive citizenship.

Goal 10: People and the Environment, 1 course

Appreciate complex environmental challenges.

Individual courses from other Minnesota State colleges and from the University of Minnesota transfer to Inver Hills into the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. Such courses transfer according to the MnTC goal areas designated by the other schools. However, there is no guarantee that courses from private and non-Minnesota colleges will satisfy MnTC goals, even if the courses are transferable as electives. Such courses are evaluated on an individual basis.

If you do not complete the entire MnTC, you will have to follow transfer guides and course-by-course equivalencies specific to your chosen college and major. It is strongly recommended that you complete the entire MnTC before you transfer.

Some colleges and universities have upper-division general education requirements. The MnTC does not count towards these upper-division requirements and must be completed at the college or university you transfer to.