Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN
Policies
43 policies, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
| Title | Section | Text | Edition | Source |
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| credit_by_exam | Examples of the latter include scoring 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement Exam in a world language and graduating with a "C" average or better from a high school where the main classroom instruction was in a language other than English. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu | |
| Admission Requirements | prior_learning | For the Advanced Standing (AS) (accelerated program), a bachelor's degree from a CSWE accredited social work program (BS, BA, BSW, BSSW). | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Admission Requirements | prior_learning | For the Advanced Standing (AS) (accelerated program), a bachelor's degree from a CSWE accredited social work program (BS, BA, BSW, BSSW). | 0043 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Advanced Standing Core - Required only for students admitted into the Advanced Standing Program (AS) | prior_learning | Advanced Standing Core - Required only for students admitted into the Advanced Standing Program (AS) SOWK 650 Advanced Standing Preparation Seminar 3 credits This course prepares Advanced Standing students for transitioning from generalist social work to advanced generalist social work content in the specialization year. This course links undergraduate generalist social work to the advanced generalist specialization curriculum content to redefine students¿ professional self-identity, knowledge, skills, and values. In this preparation course, students will explore and analyze culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, ethical social work practice in research, human behavior, cultural humility, structural and social determinates of health, and tasks group. Prerequisites: none | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Advanced Standing Core - Required only for students admitted into the Advanced Standing Program (AS) | prior_learning | Advanced Standing Core - Required only for students admitted into the Advanced Standing Program (AS) This course prepares Advanced Standing students for transitioning from generalist social work to advanced generalist social work content in the specialization year. This course links undergraduate generalist social work to the advanced generalist specialization curriculum content to redefine students¿ professional self-identity, knowledge, skills, and values. In this preparation course, students will explore and analyze culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, ethical social work practice in research, human behavior, cultural humility, structural and social determinates of health, and tasks group. Prerequisites:: none | 0043 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Credit by Examination | prior_learning | Credit by Examination Credit by examination will not be approved for courses in which a student has already received a grade. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | prior_learning | 3. Only the maximum allowable Credits for Prior Learning as defined by university policy count toward the degree. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Testing for credit by examination is available on a case-by-case basis as determined by the chairperson of the Physics and Astronomy department. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit : The program accepts no more than 16 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the major. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer of credits to the CET major is subject to policies described in this catalog for all students transferring to Minnesota State Mankato and to the following department policies: All transfer students must take EET 221 if not proficient with current Minnesota State Mankato software. Grades of transfer credits must be "C" or better to be acceptable for substitution for required courses. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. Students may not apply for credit by examination for an EET course in which they were previously enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato or for any EET course above EET 223. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. GPA Policy: Students graduating with a degree in Robotics Engineering must have: completed a minimum of 20 semester credit hours of upper division EE/ME course work; have a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher in all upper division Minnesota State Mankato EE/ME coursework; have completed their senior design sequence at Minnesota State Mankato; and grades must be 1.65 ("C-") or better for courses taken at Minnesota State Mankato to be accepted Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | . Students who wish to receive credit by examination may take tests to have their proficiency evaluated. Fulfilling BA Language Requirement . Students who wish to validate the BA Language requirement for previous study in French, German, Spanish, Swedish or Norwegian may do so by taking a credit by exam (see above section). Residency Requirement . Transfer credits will be applied only if they are the equivalent of work offered by the Department of Philosophy, Languages & Cultures for the major or minor in that language. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Credit by Examination . Credit by examination will not be approved for courses in which a student has already received a grade. Mathematics and Statistics Placement : Students seeking enrollment in 100-level mathematics/statistics courses may need to demonstrate readiness to succeed in the course following the standards in the Mathematics and Statistics Placement Policy . Accelerated Combined Degree (BS and MA/MS) Program . Students intending to complete their Bachelor's and Master's degree at Minnesota State Mankato may be granted permission to take classes that count toward their graduate program during their undergraduate studies. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit: The program accepts no more than 10 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the minor. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | prior_learning | The program coordinator will review transcripts to evaluate credit for prior learning (CPL) that may be used to meet graduation requirements. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer credits assigned a B- or below will not be accepted. Transfer Credits : A maximum of 10-semester credits of graduate credit, all of which must be related to the program and completed with a B or better, may be transferred from other appropriately accredited universities. A maximum of 16-semester credits may be transferred from other MinnState universities. Time Limit : All work, including approved transfer credits, must be completed within a 6-year period. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | In addition to the transfer of credit policy described in this catalog for students transferring to Minnesota State Mankato from other schools, the electronic engineering technology program has additional policies: All transfer student must take EET 221. Grades of transfer credits must be "C" or better to be acceptable for substitution for required courses. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. Students may not apply for credit by examination for an EET course in which they were previously enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato or for any EET course above EET 223. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Repeated Course Policy . Students majoring in the Peace Officer program may not repeat a CJ, LAWE, or CORR course more than once, and no more than three different LAWE, CJ or CORR classes (including those accepted as transfer credits) may be repeated within a five year period. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Policy: Transfer students should contact the Department of History to have their transfer credits reviewed prior to registration for classes. All transfer students majoring in history are required to take at least 8 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato Department of History. All transfer students minoring in history are required to take at least 4 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato Department of History. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Policy . Transfer students should contact the Department of History and Gender Studies to have their transfer credits reviewed prior to registration for classes. All transfer students majoring in history are required to take at least 8 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato History program. Students who successfully complete these three classes with a grade-point average of 3.5 for Minnesota State Mankato courses (and who have met the other degree requirements) will be eligible for graduation “with distinction in history.” Accelerated Combined Degree (BA/MA and BS/MS) : Students interested in receiving both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in History at MSU, may apply to the Department for admission into the Accelerated Graduate Program. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. | 0035 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit: The program accepts no more than 16 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the major. | 0095 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer of credits to the CET major is subject to policies described in this catalog for all students transferring to Minnesota State Mankato and to the following department policies: All transfer students must take EET 221 if not proficient with current Minnesota State Mankato software. Grades of transfer credits must be "C" or better to be acceptable for substitution for required courses. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. Students may not apply for credit by examination for an EET course in which they were previously enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato or for any EET course above EET 223. | 0131 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. GPA Policy: Students graduating with a degree in Robotics Engineering must have: completed a minimum of 20 semester credit hours of upper division EE/ME course work; have a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher in all upper division Minnesota State Mankato EE/ME coursework; have completed their senior design sequence at Minnesota State Mankato; and grades must be 1.65 ("C-") or better for courses taken at Minnesota State Mankato to be accepted Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. | 0163 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Students who wish to receive credit by examination may take tests to have their proficiency evaluated. Students who wish to validate the BA Language requirement for previous study in French, German, Spanish, Swedish or Norwegian may do so by taking a credit by exam (see above section). Transfer credits will be applied only if they are the equivalent of work offered by the Department of Philosophy, Languages & Cultures for the major or minor in that language. | 0171 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit: The program accepts no more than 10 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the minor. | 0266 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | prior_learning | The program coordinator will review transcripts to evaluate credit for prior learning (CPL) that may be used to meet graduation requirements. | 0272 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer credits assigned a B- or below will not be accepted. Transfer Credits: A maximum of 10-semester credits of graduate credit, all of which must be related to the program and completed with a B or better, may be transferred from other appropriately accredited universities. A maximum of 16-semester credits may be transferred from other MinnState universities. Time Limit: All work, including approved transfer credits, must be completed within a 6-year period. | 0275 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | In addition to the transfer of credit policy described in this catalog for students transferring to Minnesota State Mankato from other schools, the electronic engineering technology program has additional policies: All transfer student must take EET 221. Grades of transfer credits must be "C" or better to be acceptable for substitution for required courses. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled in or declared a major housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. Students may not apply for credit by examination for an EET course in which they were previously enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato or for any EET course above EET 223. | 0287 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Students majoring in the Peace Officer program may not repeat a CJ, LAWE, or CORR course more than once, and no more than three different LAWE, CJ or CORR classes (including those accepted as transfer credits) may be repeated within a five year period. | 0353 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer Policy: Transfer students should contact the Department of History to have their transfer credits reviewed prior to registration for classes. All transfer students majoring in history are required to take at least 8 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato Department of History. All transfer students minoring in history are required to take at least 4 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato Department of History. | 0394 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | No transfer credits are allowed for upper-division engineering courses except by department chair review and approval. Petition to evaluate transfer credits must occur no later than the first semester the student is enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato. All international students wishing to have transfer credits granted from non-U.S. | 0408 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer students should contact the Department of History and Gender Studies to have their transfer credits reviewed prior to registration for classes. All transfer students majoring in history are required to take at least 8 semester credits with the Minnesota State Mankato History program. | 0439 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Progression Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer credits assigned a 'B-' or below will not be accepted. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Progression Policies | transfer_credit | Transfer credits assigned a 'B-' or below will not be accepted. | 0320 | www.mnsu.edu |
| SOWK Credits | prior_learning | SOWK 650 Advanced Standing Preparation Seminar 3 Credits 3 This course prepares Advanced Standing students for transitioning from generalist social work to advanced generalist social work content in the specialization year. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| SOWKCredits | prior_learning | This course prepares Advanced Standing students for transitioning from generalist social work to advanced generalist social work content in the specialization year. | 0564 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Transfer Credit | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit The program accepts no more than 10 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the minor. They must be taken in courses that match or are the equivalent of courses that are offered in the program. Please consult the Program Directors regarding any transfer issues. | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Transfer Credit | transfer_credit | Transfer Credit The program accepts no more than 10 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the minor. They must be taken in courses that match or are the equivalent of courses that are offered in the program. Please consult the Program Directors regarding any transfer issues. | 0189 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Transfer, Credit for Prior Learning, and Residency Credits: | prior_learning | Transfer, Credit for Prior Learning, and Residency Credits: 60 (or more if more awarded) credits will be transferred in from the student’s associate degree. If students do not have a total of 60 semester credits from their prior education, they will need to complete additional coursework to meet the minimum of 120 credits to graduate. 30 Credits for Prior Learning (CPL) will be awarded for passing the NCLEX-RN. Upon Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN exam and admission to the RN-BS Completion Program (the 30 credits will be awarded at the 300/400 level). 30 RN-BS Program Credits/Major Common Core (all 30 are at the 300/400 level) completed at MSU. 120 credits total | 2025-2026 | www.mnsu.edu |
| Transfer, Credit for Prior Learning, and Residency Credits: | prior_learning | Transfer, Credit for Prior Learning, and Residency Credits: 60 (or more if more awarded) credits will be transferred in from the student’s associate degree. If students do not have a total of 60 semester credits from their prior education, they will need to complete additional coursework to meet the minimum of 120 credits to graduate. 30 Credits for Prior Learning (CPL) will be awarded for passing the NCLEX-RN. Upon Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN exam and admission to the RN-BS Completion Program (the 30 credits will be awarded at the 300/400 level). 30 RN-BS Program Credits/Major Common Core (all 30 are at the 300/400 level) completed at MSU. 120 credits total | 0020 | www.mnsu.edu |
Source: Minnesota State University-Mankato's catalog, linked per record · table academic_policy · CourseShelf publish 61