Saint Paul College Transfer Center

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)?

The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum is briefly outlined on the Associate in Arts page: (link). This curriculum was designed to help standardize General Education requirements, enabling students to transfer from one institution to another without losing credits. Ten goals were developed, based on subject areas or themes. Further information is available at www.mntransfer.org/MnTC/MnTC.html

I am an AS or AAS degree student, what are my transfer options?

An AS has 30 General Education credits and an AAS degree has 20 general education requirements. All general education courses will transfer to a four-year college or university. Investigate if your particular program has any articulation agreements. These agreements guarantee acceptance of part or all of your AS or AAS credits. Otherwise, if you transfer to a college or university without an articulation agreements, technical courses are reviewed on a class by class basis. Typically, technical credits do not transfer to a four-year college or university without an articulation agreement.

I want to transfer to Saint Paul College, what is my first step?

See more information regarding transfer to Saint Paul College

I have international credits, will they transfer?

If you have a transcript from a foreign country that is not in English you must use a third party credit evaluation firm to determine if the institution is considered equivalent to a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. along with a course by course evaluation. Saint Paul College does not evaluate international transcripts. Saint Paul College reserves the right to request additional information from you such as course descriptions, syllabi, etc.

What is an articulation agreement?

An articulation agreement is an agreement between Saint Paul College and a four-year college or university. This agreement specifies that all or some credits from a particular technical diploma or degree will be accepted towards a specified four-year degree program/major of study is specified.

What are the 24 credits of premajor/elective courses for the AA degree?

Answer: These 24 credits can consist of additional Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, other electives college credit courses, or technical credits. Saint Paul College will count up to 24 technical credits taken at Saint Paul College or transferred from a college with a similar program. If the program is unlike a Saint Paul College program, we will count up to 16 technical credits towards electives. If you have not completed technical credits prior to your enrollment in the Associate in Arts program, it may be in your best interest to take additional MnTC or other courses that are fulfilling major/foreign language/math requirements for your Bachelor degree program of choice.

What is MnCAP?

http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/mncap_intro.html