Transfer Pathways

Accounting Transfer Pathway

The Accounting program’s combination of mathematics and logic prepares students for a career in accounting, including becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who can work in taxation, auditing, forensic analysis and more.

Art Transfer Pathway

The Art program is devoted to the development of concepts, attitudes and skills in the visual arts and provides professional training of artists in several specializations, scholars and art educators.

Biology Transfer Pathway

The Biology program builds a common background that leads to several specialized options and prepares students to go on to medical school, physical therapy, veterinary school or other science-based professional programs.

Biomedical & Cellular

Business Transfer Pathway

The Bachelor of Business Administration provides a path to career advancement and leadership opportunities for those who have an associate degree in business from any two-year college. The program is set up to meet the needs of working adults and can be completed in two-and-a-half years.

Business: Finance

The Finance program allows students to select an area of emphasis and specialize in one or more of four areas. This program provides students with the financial skills and understanding necessary to secure entry-level positions in private industry and the public sector.

Business: International Business

The International Business program trains and prepares students to compete in today’s increasingly interdependent global economy. It pairs well with business majors as well as fields such as computer science, political science, history, aviation management and more.

Business: Management

The Management program aims to develop the technical, analytical and conceptual skills for the future leaders of the private and public sectors. Students can focus on general management and/or human resource management.

Business: Marketing

The Marketing program advances students’ understanding and practice of marketing and international business. It prepares students for positions in retail management, industrial sales, promotion, marketing research, or marketing management.

Chemistry Transfer Pathway

By educating students about the properties of substances, the Chemistry program prepares students to work in a wide array of industries, from pharmaceuticals and health care to technology, agriculture and renewable energy.

Communication Arts & Literature Education Pathway

Students are prepared to teach English and Speech/Communication in grades 5-12. Students complete courses from English, Communication Studies, and Education on lesson, course, and program preparation.

Communication & Media Studies Transfer Pathway

The Communication & Media Studies Transfer Pathway program develops confidence and effectiveness in public speaking, interpersonal, and small group communication skills. It enhances career opportunities by developing interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, and public presentational skills.

Computer Science Pathway

The Computer Science major will prepare graduates for positions in computer-related fields and for graduate study. Computer science as a field spans a wide range of topics from theoretical and algorithmic foundations to cutting-edge developments in operating system design and implementation, machine learning, and intelligent systems.

Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway

The Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway program has an outstanding reputation for providing quality professional education that leads to law enforcement careers as police officers, conservation officers, federal agents, military officers, attorneys, policy analysts, crime analysts and more.

Economics Transfer Pathway

Economics is a social and behavioral science discipline that uses the scientific method from the natural and mathematics disciplines and its own unique perspective on how markets work to understand human rational decision making under constraints.

Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway

The Elementary Education program prepares elementary teacher candidates with the necessary skills, knowledge and dispositions to create socially just classrooms for all learners and helps them develop pedagogical knowledge and skills in elementary methods courses.

English Transfer Pathway

The English Studies program draws on coursework from a number of other English programs to prepare graduates for a wide range of careers, including education, publishing and editing, marketing, law and administration.

Exercise Science Transfer Pathway

The Exercise Science program prepares student for Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) or Personal Training Certification and for a career in exercise programming and supervision for individuals or groups across the lifespan.

History Transfer Pathway

The History program teaches students to understand and interpret past human societies and to develop a better understanding of the current world situation. It prepares students to become global leaders and teachers.

History, BA

Management Information Systems Transfer Pathway

The Management Information Systems BS provides students with in-depth knowledge of information technology concepts and applications, and prepares them to create innovative solutions for real-world problems.

Media Studies Transfer Pathway

The Media Studies Transfer Pathway program prepares students for careers as ethical and responsible public communicators, innovative creators of media and competent professionals in news, public relations and other media-related fields.

Mathematics Transfer Pathway

The Mathematics program offers students the quantitative and computational knowledge and communication skills essential for careers in industry and for the further study of applied mathematics.

Police Studies Transfer Pathway

Policing Studies BS is designed for individuals seeking a professional career as a peace officer in a law enforcement or related agency who serves multicultural and diverse communities at the individual, local, state, federal, and global levels.

Political Science Transfer Pathway

The Political Science program’s systematic study of politics, power relationships and government prepares students for a wide variety of careers in public and private sector organizations, including business, law, government, journalism and more.

Psychology Transfer Pathway

Psychology is the scientific study of the effects of individual, social, physiological, developmental, and environmental factors on thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Psychology courses cover the methods of psychological inquiry and the findings of psychological research.

Social Work Transfer Pathway

The BSSW Program is built on a strong liberal arts program. Graduates are prepared for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, organizations, and communities. The program’s graduates are committed to ethical and professional practice that enhances human well-being and supports social, economic, and environmental justice for all.

Sociology Transfer Pathway

Sociology is the scientific study of society and culture examining the patterns of human social behavior. The sociology program at Minnesota State University Mankato is dedicated to the pursuit, transmission and application of sociological knowledge in order to understand and transform the social world.

Spanish Transfer Pathway

The undergraduate Spanish programs serve students who are seeking high proficiency in the Spanish language and cultural studies. The focus on real-world communication in our classes promotes a student-centered environment with opportunities to exchange ideas and open minds to different ways of interpreting events from a variety of cultural perspectives.

Special Education Transfer Pathway

The program prepares educators to teach students with mild/moderate learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and developmental disabilities. The program prepares new teachers for the classrooms of today where special education teachers often have students with a variety of learning needs.