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Communication Studies Transfer Pathway, AA

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AA
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
24.0101
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1199
Description
The Communication Studies Transfer Pathway AA degree offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Communication Studies bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this 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.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_44d4bd5b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

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    MnTC/General Education Requirements

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      Goal 1: Communication

      7 items
      1. ENGL 1020
        Composition I
        or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
        4
      2. AND
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGL 1022
        3
      4. COMM 1021
        3
      5. COMM 1031
        3
      6. COMM 1041
        3
      7. COMM 1051
        3

      Goal 2: Critical Thinking

      0 items

        Goal 3: Natural Sciences

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 3 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 4: Math/Logical Reasoning

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 4 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 5 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 6 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

        0 items

          Requirements

          2 items
          1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          MnTC Elective Requirements

          0 items

            Additional Elective Requirements

            1 item
            1. Any course(s) numbered 1000 or above
              Not resolved to a course

            Additional Requirements

            2 items
            1. PE Activity Course (any course PE 1004-PE 2098)
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            2. PE/HLTH Physical Education/Health (any course PE 1004-PE 2098; HLTH 1001-HLTH 1075 if needed)
              Not resolved to a course

            Student Success

            2 items
            1. STSC 1021
              2
            2. STSC 1050
              2

            Program Information

            17 items
            1. Professional Communication, BS
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Communication Studies, BS
              Not resolved to a course
            3. Communication Studies, BA
              Not resolved to a course
            4. Communication Studies, BA
              Not resolved to a course
            5. Communication Studies, BA (Public Relations Emphasis)
              Not resolved to a course
            6. Communication Studies, BA
              Not resolved to a course
            7. Communication Studies Interdeparmental, BS
              Not resolved to a course
            8. Communication Studies Supplementary, BA
              Not resolved to a course
            9. Communication Studies, BA (General Leadership and Advocacy, Organizational)
              Not resolved to a course
            10. Utilize appropriate research strategies to discover and ethically integrate supporting materials from diverse sources and points of view.
              Not resolved to a course
            11. Demonstrate the ability to listen, analyze, and provide feedback on public discourse.
              Not resolved to a course
            12. Analyze the role of verbal and nonverbal communication in various interpersonal episodes and diverse contexts.
              Not resolved to a course
            13. Develop skill sets in managing active listening, perception, disclosure, and conflict.
              Not resolved to a course
            14. Develop skill sets in applying principles and practices of small group communication.
              Not resolved to a course
            15. Manage the interpersonal dynamics of small group communication.
              Not resolved to a course
            16. Explore how cultural identity shapes, and is shaped by, communication.
              Not resolved to a course
            17. Compare/contrast patterns of thought, value, belief, and behavior (verbal and nonverbal) exhibited in different cultures.
              Not resolved to a course

            Sample Plan

            0 items

              Semester 1

              6 items
              1. COMM 1031
                3
              2. ENGL 1021
                4
              3. STSC 1021
                2
              4. STSC 1050
                2
              5. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences (1st discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              6. Any MnTC course numbered 1000 or above
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Semester 2

              6 items
              1. ENGL 1022
                3
              2. COMM 1021
                3
              3. MnTC Goal 3: Natural Sciences (with lab) (1st discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              4. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences (2nd additional discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. PE Physical Education
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              6. PE or HLTH Physical Education or Health
                Not resolved to a course
                1

              Semester 3

              5 items
              1. COMM 1041
                3
              2. MnTC Goal 3: Natural Sciences (2nd discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. MnTC Goal 4: Math/Logical Reasoning Courses must be numbered between MATH 1025 and MATH 1082 , or PHIL 1041
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts (Literature, 1st discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. Any MnTC course numbered 1000 or above
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Semester 4

              5 items
              1. COMM 1051
                3
              2. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences (3rd discipline or, for example, COMM 1061 )
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts (2nd Discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts (3rd Discipline)
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. Any MnTC course numbered 1000 or above
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Note

              0 items
                Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 Course Catalog — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6742. Captured page pages/0156.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.