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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 101
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 118General 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 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
Portage LearningBIOD 101Essential Biology I with lab
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
Bethel UniversityBIO 120Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology 
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 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
CHEM 125
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeCHEM 1500General Chemistry I with lab
American Public UniversitySCIN 131Introduction to Chemistry with Lab
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCHEM 1061Principles of Chemistry I Lec/Lab
Augustana UniversityCHEM 116General Chemistry I
Avila University, MOCHEM 131General Chemistry I with lab
Baylor UniversityCHE 1301Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I (3)
Bemidji State UniversityCHEM 1111
CHEM 2211		General Chemistry I
Principles of Chemistry I
Bethel UniversityCHE 113General Chemistry I
Central Lakes CollegeCHEM 1414Fundamentals of Chemistry
Century CollegeCHEM 1041Principles of Chemistry (5)
College of St. ScholasticaCHM 1040General, Organic, and Biochemistry for Health Sciences
Concordia CollegeCHEM 142 NSurvey of Organic and Biochemistry
Concordia CollegeCHEM 117Principles of Chemistry
Concordia CollegeCHEM 127General Chemistry I
Concordia CollegeCHEM 137Honors General Chemistry I
Concordia UniversityCHE 115General Chemistry I
Creighton UniversityCHEM 111Fundamentals of General Chemistry (3)
Des Moines Area Community CollegeCHM 165General Inorganic Chemistry
Fond du Lac Community CollegeCHEM 1010General Chemistry I (5)
Glendale Community College, AZCHM 130Fundamental Chemistry (3)
Inver Hills Community CollegeCHEM 1061Principles of Chemistry I (5)
Itasca Community CollegeCHEM 1201General Chemistry I
Johnson County Community CollegeCHEM 124 & 125General Chemistry I Lecture and Lab
Lake Superior CollegeCHEM 1210General Chemistry I (5)
Loyola University ChicagoCHEM 101General Chemistry (3)
Marquette UniversityCHEM 1001General Chemistry 1
Metro Community College, Omaha, NECHEM 1010College Chemistry (6)
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeNATSCI 211Chemistry 1 (5)
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeNATSCI 207General Chemistry
Minnesota State University MankatoCHEM 104Introduction to Chemistry (3)
Minnesota State University MankatoCHEM 106Chemistry of Life Processes Part I (3)
Minnesota State University MankatoCHEM 111Chemistry of Life Processes Part II (5)
Minnesota State University MankatoCHEM 201General Chemistry I (5)
MN State College – Southeast TechnicalCHEM 2518General, Organic & Biochemistry I
MN State Comm & Tech CollegeCHEM 1101Principles of General Chemistry
MN State Comm & Tech CollegeCHEM 1111General Inorganic Chemistry I (5)
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityCHEM 1110 & 1110LChemical Principles I and Lab 
Normandale Community CollegeCHEM 1061Principles of Chemistry (5)
North Hennepin Community CollegeCHEM 1061Principles of Chemistry I 
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeCHM110-AIntroduction to Chemistry and Lab
Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington, MN)CHEM 2048General Chemistry 1
Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington, MN)CHEM 2049General Chemistry 2
Portage Learning CHEM 103Chemistry I with Lab 
Riverland Community CollegeCHEM 1121General, Organic, and Biochemistry (3)
Riverland Community CollegeCHEM 1201General Chemistry I
St. Catherine UniversityCHEM 1010General Chemistry for Health Sciences with Lab
St. Catherine UniversityCHEM 1110General Chemistry
St. Cloud State UniversityCHEM 131Introductory Chemistry for Health Sciences
St. Cloud State UniversityCHEM 141Intro to Organic and Biological Chemistry (5)
St. Cloud State UniversityCHEM 151General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (5)
St. Cloud State UniversityCHEM 210General Chemistry I
St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeCHEM 1340Introduction to General Chemistry
St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeCHEM 1345General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Foundations
St. Mary’s University, MinnesotaC131 and C133General Chemistry I and Lab (both are required)
St. Paul CollegeCHEM 1711Principles of Chemistry I
St. ScholasticaCHM 1040General Organic & Biochem Health Sciences
South Central College, MankatoCHEM 110Chemistry for the Health Sciences
Southwest State UniversityCHEM 231 and 231LGeneral Chemistry I and Lab (both are required)
University of IowaCHEM 1070General Chemistry I (3)
University of MNCHEM 1061Chemical Principles I
University of MN DuluthCHEM 1153General Chemistry I
University of North DakotaCHEM 115Introductory Chemistry (3)
University of Northwestern – St. PaulCHE 1121 and 1121LGeneral Chemistry I (5)
University of WI La CrosseCHM 103General Chemistry I (5)
University of WI Stevens PtCHEM 101Basic Chemistry (5)
NUTR 113
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Avila University, MONU 111Nutrition (3)
Central Lakes CollegeHLTH 1520Principles of Nutrition (3)
Minnesota State University MankatoFCS 242Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (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 
Fergus Falls Comm CollegePSYC 1200General Psychology
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePSYC 2001General Psychology
Hennepin Technical CollegePSYC 2300General Psychology (3 credits)
Houston Comm CollegePSYC 2301Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Inver Hills Community CollegePSYC 1101General Psychology
Itasca Community CollegePSYC 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 
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 Hennepin Community CollegePSYC 1150General Psych (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 1200Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
Portage LearningPSYCH101General 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 UniversityPSY115Introduction 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)
PSYC 360
SchoolCourse #Course Name
(Courses with other than 4 credits are indicated in parentheses)
Alexandria Technical and Community CollegePSYC 1405Life Span Psychology (3 credits)
Anoka Ramsey Community CollegePSYC 2235Lifespan Development
Bemidji State UniversityPSY 3237Lifespan Development
Central Lakes College PSYC 2431 Human Development (3 credits) 
Century College PSYC 1041Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
College of St. ScholasticaPSY 2208 Lifespan Developmental
Dakota County Technical CollegePSYCH 1350Lifespan Development
Hennepin Technical CollegePSYC 2310Psychology Thru Lifespan (3 credits)
Inver Hills Community CollegePSYC 1210Lifespan Psychology
Lake Superior College PSYC 1135 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits) 
Louisiana State UniversityPSYC 2070Developmental Psychology of the Life Span (3 credits)
Loyola University Chicago PSYC 273 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
MCTC (St. Paul College)PSY 2240Lifespan Development
MN State Community and Technical College (Fergus Falls)PSYC 2222Lifespan Development (3 credits)
Normandale Community CollegePSYC 2210Developmental Psychology: Life Span
Northwest Iowa Community CollegePSY 121Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Portland Community College PSY 215Human Development 
Portage LearningPSYC 140Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Ridgewater Community CollegePSYC 2630Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Riverland Community CollegePSYC 1240Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Rochester Community and Technical CollegePYSC 2626Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
St. Catherine UniversityPSYC 2025Lifespan Developmental Psychology
St. Cloud State UniversityPSYC 240Developmental Psychology
St. Cloud State UniversityCPSY 262Human Growth and Development (3 credits) 
St. Cloud Technical CollegePSYC 1304Life Span Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
St. Norbert CollegeSSCI 220Lifespan Human Development
St. Paul College PSYC 1720Psychology Throughout the Lifespan (3 credits) 
University of Minnesota, CrookstonPSY 1093Lifespan Development (3 credits)
University of Minnesota, DuluthPSYC 2021Developmental Psychology
University of MinnesotaNURS 2001 Human Growth and development: A life span approach (3 credits)
University of Northwestern, St. PaulPSY 2108Lifespan Psychology
University of WI-Stevens PointPSYC 260Intro to Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College10809188Developmental Psychology (3 credits)

If the course you want to take does not appear in the list, please provide the following information to the Chair of the Nursing Department for pre-approval:

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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.