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Program Requirements

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General Education/MnTC Requirements
The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) is the general education curriculum for the Minnesota State system. Choose MnTC courses according to the requirements listed on your Program Requirements Guide. Refer to the MnTC course list for each Goal Area:

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)
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Additional Requirements for AA Degree

  • At least 60 earned college-level credits (40 MnTC credits and 20 additional MnTC, pre-major or elective credits) 
  • A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1711 
  • Associate of Arts (AA) cumulative GPA of 2.0 
  • Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) cumulative GPA of 2.0 
  • Meet Saint Paul College residency requirement: 20 credits. This requirement may be reduced to 12 credits with transfer of at least 12 college-level credits from another Minnesota State College and University or the University of Minnesota. 

Career Information

Career Settings

Students who successfully complete the Associate of Arts Degree – Communication Studies Transfer Pathway will be prepared to transfer to a baccalaureate program in Communication Studies. With a degree in communications you can work in a number of fields within the following areas:  

  • Journalism (Broadcast, Print) 
  • Writing and Publishing 
  • Marketing  
  • Social and Digital Media  
  • Public Relations 
  • Human Resources 

Transfer Pathways

​Saint Paul College has transfer articulation agreements between the following program and post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate degree programs listed below. 

For more information, please go to ​www.saintpaul.edu/Transfer.​​