Approved Transfer and AP Courses

Approved Transfer Prerequisite and Corequisite Courses

Several courses have already been reviewed and approved by the Nursing Department and other relevant departments on campus as equivalent to our prerequisite and corequisite courses. Review to determine if the transfer course that you want to take has already been approved:

BIOL 100
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeBIOL 1410 and
BIOL 1411
Introduction to Biology I and II
(BOTH courses required)
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeBIOL 1106Principles of Biology I
Augustana UniversityBIOL 120Biological Principles I
Bemidji State UniversityBIOL 1211Introductory Biology
Bethel UniversityBIO 120Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bethel University BIO 124 and 124DIntegrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change
Bethel University BIO 128 and 128DIntegrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity
Central Lakes CollegeBIOL 1431General Biology I (5)
Century CollegeBIOL 1020Biology Concepts
Concordia CollegeBIOL 121Cell Biology
Concordia UniversityBIO 120General Biology I
Dakota County Technical CollegeBIOL 1500General Biology
Des Moines Area Community CollegeBIOL 112General Biology I
Fergus Falls Community CollegeBIOL 1111General Biology I (per Wurduk)
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeBIOL 1101General Biology
Glendale Community College, AZ BIO 156Introductory Biology for Allied Health
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie CampusBIOL 2005General Biology I
Houston Community CollegeBIOL 1406General Biology I
Inver Hills Community CollegeBIOL 1120Exploring Biology
Johnson County Community CollegeBIOL 135Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
Lake Superior CollegeBIOL 1120General Biology I
Loyola University ChicagoBIOL 101 and 111General Biology I plus lab (4)
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NEBIOS 1010Introduction to Biology (6)
Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley, MO  BIOL 101General Biology (5) 
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBIO SCI 1943Principles of Biomedical Sciences
MN State Community and Technical College BIOL 1122 and BIOL 1123General Biology I and II (BOTH courses required)
MN State University MankatoBIOL 105General Biology I
Normandale Community CollegeBIOL 1501Principles of  Biology I (5)
*replaced BIOL 1105
North Dakota State UniversityBIOL 111Concepts of Biology (3)
North Dakota State UniversityBIOC 260Elements of Biochemistry
North Hennepin Community CollegeBIOL 1001Biology I
North Hennepin Community CollegeBIOL 1101Principles of Biology I
Northern State UniversityBIOL 151General Biology & lab 
Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington, MN) BIOL 2030General Biology 1 with Human Emphasis
Pine Technical & Community CollegeBIOL 1250General Biology I
Portage LearningBIOD 101Essential Biology I with lab
Prince George’s Community CollegeBIO-1010General Biology
Ridgewater Community CollegeBIOL 200General Biology I (5)
Riverland Community CollegeBIOL 1091General Biology I
Rockhurst UniversityBL 1250General Biology I (3)
St. Catherine UniversityBIOL 1210General Biology 
St. Cloud State UniversityBIOL 151Cell Function & Inheritance
St. Cloud Technical CollegeBLGY 1351General Biology
St. Louis University BIOL 104Principles of Biology I
St. Mary’s University of MNB 110/111Botany and Zoology with lab (both required)
St. Norbert CollegeBIOL 120General Biology I
St. Paul CollegeBIOL 1740General Biology: The Living Cell
South Central College, MankatoBIOL 100 – 01Introduction to Biology
Southwest MN State UnivBIOL 200Cell Biology (3)
University of Minnesota DuluthBIOL 1011General Biology I
University of Missouri Kansas CityBIO 108 General Biology (3)
University of Nebraska OmahaBIOL 145Biology I (5)
University of PhoenixBIO 350General Biology I
University of St. Thomas * * No equivalent courses available for BIOL 101
University of WI La CrosseBIO 105General Biology
University of WI OshkoshBIOL 105Biology Concepts
Upper Iowa UniversityBIO 135 Principles of Biology I
BIOL 212
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeBIOL 2225Microbiology (3)
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeBIOL 2201Microbiology with Lab
Avila University, MOBI 250General Microbiology with Lab
Central Lakes CollegeBIOL 2447Introductory Microbiology
Century Community CollegeBIOL 2035Microbiology (3)
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeBIOL 2010Microbiology
Glendale Community College, AZBIO 205Microbiology
Hibbing Community CollegeBIOL 1120Microbiology (3)
Houston Community CollegeBIOL 2420Microbiology
Hutchinson Community CollegeBI 112 & BI 112LGeneral Microbiology Lecture and Lab
Inver Hills Community CollegeBIOL 2205 or 2305Microbiology (4); Principles of Microbiology (5)
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeBIO 186Microbiology
Johnson County Community CollegeBIOL 230 & BIOL 231Microbiology (3) & Microbiology Lab (2)
Lake Superior CollegeBIOL 1170Microbiology (3)
Lake Superior State UniversityBIOL 204Microbiology (3)
Metro Community College, Omaha, NEBIOS 2150Microbiology (6) 
Metropolitan Community College, Penn Valley, MO BIOL 208 Microbiology (5)
MN State University MankatoBIOL 270Microbiology
MN West Community & Technical CollegeBIOL 2270Microbiology
Normandale Community CollegeBIOL 2043Microbiology
North Dakota State UniversityMICR 202Introduction to Microbiology (2) with Lab (1)
North Hennepin Community CollegeBIOL 2100Microbiology
Northland Community & Technical College BIOL 2221 Microbiology (3)
NW Iowa Community CollegeSC131A & SC132AMicrobiology (3) & Microbiology Lab (1) 
Portage Learning BIOD 171Essential Microbiology with Lab 
Portland Community CollegeBI 234Microbiology (5)
Portland State UniversityBI 234Elementary Microbiology
Ridgewater Community CollegeBIOL 215Microbiology
Rochester Community & Technical CollegeBIOL 2021General Microbiology
Rockhurst UniversityBL 3100Microbiology (3) & Lab (1)
St. Catherine UniversityBIOL 2200Introduction to Microbiology with Lab
St. Cloud Technical & Community College BLGY 2330Microbiology
St. Cloud State UniversityBIOL 206Intro to Microbiology
St. Paul CollegeBIOL 2750General Microbiology
South Central College, MankatoBIOL 270 – 01Microbiology
University of Alaska BIOL F240 F71 Beginnings in Microbiology 
BIOL 325/326
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical and Community College BIOL 1417 & 1419Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeBIOL 2113 & 2114Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Avila University, MOBI 220 & 220LHuman Anatomy and Physiology (6-8)
Century Community CollegeBIOL 2031 & 2032Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollgeBIO 151 & 152Anatomy and Physiology I and II
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeBIOL 2020 & 2021Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Glendale Community College, AZBIO 201 & 202Anatomy and Physiology I and II
Hutchinson Community CollegeBIO 103 & 103L Human Anatomy & Physiology Lecture and Lab (6)
Inver Hills Community CollegeBIOL 2201 & 2202Anatomy & Physiology I; Anatomy & Physiology II
Lake Superior CollegeBIOL 1140 & 1141Anatomy & Physiology I; Anatomy & Physiology II
MN State University MankatoBIOL 220 & 330Human Anatomy & Human Physiology
MN State Community and Technical CollegeBIOL 2260 & 2262Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3); Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3)
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBio Sci 1943 & 1953Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3); Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3)
North Dakota State College of Science BIOL 220 & 221 Anatomy & Physiology; Anatomy & Physiology II
North Hennepin Community CollegeBIOL 2111 & 2112Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II
North Iowa Area Community CollegeBIO 206Anatomy & Physiology I
Northland Community & Technical CollegeBIOL 2252 & 2254Anatomy & Physiology I (3); Anatomy & Physiology II (3)
Portage LearningBIOD 151 & 152Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II with Lab 
Rochester Community & Tech CollegeBIOL 1217 & 1218Anatomy and Physiology I; Anatomy and Physiology II
St. Catherine University BIOL 2510 & 2520 Human Anatomy & Physiology
St. Cloud State University BIOL 202 & 204 Human Anatomy/Physiology I; Human Anatomy/Physiology II 
St. Cloud Technical CollegeBLGY 2310 & 2320Human Anatomy/Physiology I; Human Anatomy/Physiology II
St. Paul CollegeBIOL 2721 & 2722Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Human Anatomy & Physiology II
The College of the BahamasBIOL 131 & 132 Anatomy & Physiology I; Anatomy & Physiology II
NUTR 113
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Anoka-Ramsey Community College HPER 1112Nutrition (3)
Avila University, MONU 111Nutrition (3)
Central Lakes CollegeHLTH 1520Principles of Nutrition (3)
Inver Hills Community CollegeHLTH 1110Nutrition (3)
Lake Superior College HPER 1302Nutrition (3)
Minnesota State University MankatoFCS 242Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (3)
North Dakota State University HNES 250 Nutrition Science (3)
North Hennepin Community CollegeNUTR 113Nutrition (3)
Prince George’s Community CollegeNTR-1010Introductory Nutrition (3)
St. Cloud State UniversityHLTH 210Principles of Nutrition (3)
St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeBLGY 1325Nutrition (3)
University of MinnesotaFSCN 1112Principles of Nutrition (3)
Winona State UniversityHERS 205Nutrition for Lifetime Wellness (3)
PSYC 111
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical CollegePSYC 1445General Psychology (3 credits)
Anoka Ramsey Community CollegePSYC 1110General Psychology
Avila UniversityPY 101General Psychology (3 credits) 
Bemidji State UniversityPsy 1100Introduction to Psychology
Bethel UniversityPSY 100Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Central Lakes CollegePSYC 2421General Psychology
Century CollegePSYC 1020 General Psychology 
Concordia CollegePSYC 111Introductory Psychology
Concordia UniversityPSY 101Introduction to Psychology 
Crown CollegePSY 130 General Psychology (3 credits)
Dallas College PSYC 2301 General Psychology (3 credits)
Fergus Falls Comm CollegePSYC 1200General Psychology
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePSYC 2001General Psychology
Hennepin Technical CollegePSYC 1000
PSYC 2300
General Psychology (3 credits)
Houston Comm CollegePSYC 2301Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Infinity OnlinePSYC 1215 (CIS course only)General Psychology (3)
Inver Hills Community CollegePSYC 1101General Psychology
Itasca Community College (merged with MN North College in 2022)PSYC 1101General Psychology (3 credits)
Lake Superior CollegePSYC 1120General Psychology (3 credits)
Lakeland UniversityPSY 200General Psychology (3 credits)
Louisiana State UniversityPSYC 2000Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Loyola University ChicagoPSYC 101General Psychology (3 credits)
Metropolitan State University PSYC 100 General Psychology 
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegePSYC 1110General Psychology
MN North College PSYC 1215 General Psychology (3 credits)
MN State College – Southeast TechnicalPSYC 1110Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
MN State Community and Technical College PSYC 1200General Psychology (3 credits)
Minnesota State University MankatoPSYC 101Introduction to Psychological Science
Normandale Community CollegePSYC 1110General Psychology
North Dakota State University PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
North Hennepin Community CollegePSYC 1150
PSYC 1160
General Psychology (3 credits)
North Iowa Area Community CollegePSY 111Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Northland Community and Technical CollegePSYC 1105Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Northwest Iowa Community CollegePSY 111Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Pine Technical and Community CollegePSYCH 1200
PSYC 1210
Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Portage LearningPSYCH 101General Psychology (3 credits)
Prince George’s Community CollegePSY-1010General Psychology (3 credits)
Ridgewater College PSYC 1310Introduction to Psychology 
Riverland Community CollegePSYC 1105General Psychology
Rochester Community CollegePSYC 2618General Psychology
St. Catherine UniversityPSYC 1001General Psychology with lab
St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegePSYC 1300 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) 
St. Cloud State UniversityPSY 115Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
St. Norbert CollegePSYC 100General Psychology
St. Paul College PSYC 1710 General Psychology  
South Central CollegePSYC 100Introduction to Psychology
Southwest MN State UniversityPSYC 101General Psychology 1 (3 credits)
University of IllinoisPSCH 100Introductory Psychology
University of MNPSY 1051Introduction to Psychology
University of MNPSY 1001Introduction to Psychology
University of Minnesota DuluthPSY 1003General Psychology
University of Northwestern-St. PaulPSY 1005Introduction to Psychology
University of PhoenixPSY 103Introduction to Psychology (online) (3 credits)
University of Sioux Falls PSY 201General Psychology (3 credits) 
University of St. ThomasPSYC 111General Psychology
University of WI-La CrossePSY 100General Psychology (3 credits)
University of WI-MadisonPSYCH 202Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
University of WI-Stevens PointPSYC 110Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Upper Iowa UniversityPSY 190 General Psychology (3 credits)
Winona State University PSY 210 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)

If the course you want to take does not appear in the list, submit an email to [email protected] with the following information:

  1. Name of college or university where course was taken
  2. Course name
  3. Number of credits
  4. Course description

Approved Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

If you have completed AP courses and the corresponding AP exam,  consult the Office of the Registrar  to find information regarding acceptance of these courses. Examples of AP courses that have been accepted in the past include psychology, chemistry and biology.