Saint Paul College - Augsburg College

Transfer Guide for Saint Paul CollegeThis transfer guide directs students to courses that fulfill specific Liberal Arts Foundation requirements. Also included are approvedcourses that meet other requirements of Augsburg’s Core Curriculum. Certain elements of Augsburg’s Core Curriculum must becompleted at Augsburg and cannot be completed with transfer coursework.Liberal Arts Foundation: Students must complete coursework in four foundation areas. Each area requires two courses from differentdepartments. Approved transfer courses are listed below.Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Two courses from different departments. At least one course must be an approved lab science.Approved lab sciences are noted below.BIOL 1725 (lab), 1730 (lab), 1735 (lab), 1740 (lab), 1745 (lab), 1785, 2721 (lab), 2722 (lab)CHEM 1700 (lab), 1711 (lab), 1712 (lab)MATH 1710, 1730, 1740, 1760, 2751, 2752NSCI* 1710 (lab), 1721 (lab), 1730, 1740, 1750, 1770PHYS 1720 (lab), 1722 (lab), 2700 (lab), 2710 (lab) or NSCI 1760*These courses are classified as general science (SCI) when transferred to Augsburg.Social and Behavioral Sciences – Two courses from different departments.ANTH 1710ECON 1710, 1720, 1730POLS 1720, 1740, 1750, 1760PSYC 1710, 1720SOCI 1710, 1720Fine Arts – Two courses from different departments.ARTS 1710, 1715, 1720, 1724, 1726, 1730, 1740, 1744, 1750, 1760, 1770, 1790MUSC 1740, 1750THTR 1710, 1720, 1730Humanities – Two courses from different departments.ENGL 1780, 1790, 2721, 2722, 2730, 2732, 2740, 2750, 2760, 2770, 2775, 2778HIST 1730, 1745, 1746, 1750, 1760, 1761, 1770, 2740HUMA 1710, 1720, 1730PHIL 1700, 1710, 1720, 1722, 1760*SPCH 1700, 1710, 1740WGST 1785*PHIL 1760 equates to a Religion course (REL356) at Augsburg. Therefore, a student may take a second PHIL course from this listing.Other transferable requirements in the Core CurriculumEntry-level Mathematics Skill – All entering Augsburg students who have not taken a college-level math course in the last five yearsmust take Augsburg’s math placement exam. Students must score into Math Placement Group 3 (MPG3) or take MAT105 AppliedAlgebra at Augsburg. The following courses at Saint Paul College, when taken within the last 5 years, will exempt a student fromtaking the math placement exam.MATH 1730, 1760, 2751 or 2752Effective Writing – Successful completion of ENGL 1711 at Saint Paul College will fulfill this requirement.Modern Language – Students must study a modern language through at least level two (e.g. Beginning French I & II). CertainBachelor of Science tracks allow students to waive this requirement; consult the catalog for more information. Saint Paul Collegeoffers the following courses that apply to this requirement:ASLS 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414SPAN 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740Lifetime Fitness – Two lifetime fitness courses are required. HPE001 Foundations of Fitness is required of all students. The secondcourse may be chosen from a variety of different activities. The following courses at Saint Paul Collge apply to this requirement:HLTH 1455, 1490*No equivalent of HPE 001 Foundations of Fitness is offered at Saint Paul College.

Transfer Policies and Credit InformationAugsburg accepts transfer courses from regionally accredited institutions which are at the college level, relevant to a liberal artscurriculum and graded C or better. Liberal arts courses are defined as courses similar in nature, content, and level to those offered atAugsburg. Augsburg does not grant transfer credit for developmental-remedial courses, vocational-technical courses, or continuing educationunits (CEUs). Competency credits and exam credits issued by another institution may and will be evaluated on an individual basis.Augsburg operates on a course credit system, rather than semester or quarter hours. One Augsburg course credit is equivalent to foursemester hours. A maximum of 64 semester hours (16 Augsburg course credits) may be transferred from 2-year institutions. Coursestaken beyond the credit limit however can be used to meet liberal arts and major requirements.MnSCU Transfer Students Beginning Classes at Augsburg in January 2010 or later(New policy approved October 2009)Completion of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher will satisfyAugsburg’s Liberal Arts Foundation requirements (8 courses) and will reduce the Search for Meaning requirement to one course (REL300). Student will be granted credit for transferable courses graded C or better.Completion of the Associate of Arts degree with the MnTC and a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher will satisfyAugsburg’s eight Liberal Arts Foundation requirements, will reduce the Search for Meaning requirement to one course (REL 300) andwill waive one of two Lifetime Fitness requirements. Student will be granted credit for transferable courses graded C- or better.Transfer courses that equate to Augsburg’s requirements of Effective Writing, Entry Level Math, and Modern Language must have agrade of C or better in order for credit to be granted.Note: the A.A. degree and/or MnTC must be completed prior to enrollment at Augsburg to qualify for the above programs.College CatalogThe official Augsburg College catalog is available online at www.augsburg.edu/catalog Hard-copy catalogs are not available.Admission InformationFor more information about the educational opportunities available at Augsburg or to obtain application materials and scholarshipinformation, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 612-330-1001 or admissions@augsburg.eduPlease also visit us online at www.augsburg.edu/transferAbout Augsburg CollegeLocation:Minneapolis - main campus in the Cedar/Riverside neighborhood; near the West Bank of the University of MinnesotaRochester - classrooms and offices at Bethel Lutheran ChurchReligious Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)Enrollment (Fall 2009): just over 4,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programsAverage undergraduate class size: 15School year/schedule: two semesters September though May for traditional undergraduate program; three trimester on alternateweekends September through June for Weekend College and Rochester programs; weekday evening courses; two summer sessionsPopular majors: Biology, Business, Communication Studies, Education, Nursing (BSN completion), PsychologyUnique majors: American Indian Studies, Biopsychology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Film, Medieval Studies, Music Business, MusicTherapy, Space Physics, Youth & Family MinistryThis guide is based on the 2011-2012 Augsburg catalog and the 2011-2012 Saint Paul College catalog.Last updated October 2011Content subject to change