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Program Description
The Communication Studies Transfer Pathway AA offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Communication bachelor’s degree programs at most 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.
Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.
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Program Outcomes
A student completing Lake Superior College’s Minnesota State Communication Studies Transfer Pathway and transferring into a designated bachelor’s program in communication at a Minnesota State university will have junior standing and may complete the bachelor’s degree within an additional 60 credits. You will be able to transfer to the following designated majors at Minnesota State universities:
At Metropolitan State University:
Bachelor of Arts, Professional Communication
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- Organizational Communication
- Public Relations
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.0
At Minnesota State, Mankato:
Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.0
At Minnesota State, Moorhead:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
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- Career-Adaptive Communication
- Event Planning and Promotion
- Communication Training and Development
- Sales Communication
- Sports Communication
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.0
At Southwest State University:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
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- General Communication Studies
- Public Relations
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.0
At St. Cloud State University:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
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- Relational Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Persuasion and Advocacy
- Leadership and Organizational Communication
- Comprehensive Emphasis
Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies Interdepartmental
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies Supplementary
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.0
At Winona State University:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
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- General Option
- Leadership and Advocacy Option
- Organizational Communication Option
Minimum program admission requirement: Completed CMST – Transfer Pathway A.A. with minimum GPA of 2.4
In order to graduate and be guaranteed admission to a Minnesota State university’s designated program you must earn an overall grade point average as indicated by the university to which you will transfer.
There are additional communication-related programs for which this pathway is not designed. If students are interested in a major not listed above, they are encouraged to contact the University directly to discuss transferring to that program.
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