Guide to transferring your Normandale Community College credits or A.A. degree toward a bachelor’s degree
Your earned credits, work experience, and military service may all be applied toward one of Saint Mary’s bachelor of science degree programs.
Normandale Community College
The Saint Mary’s Transfer Advantage
You need 120 credits to earn the bachelor of science degree, including a minimum of 36 credits from Saint Mary’s. The remaining general education credits can be completed at Saint Mary’s, or transferred from other sources, such as Normandale Community College.
Connect with a Transfer Counselor to learn more about our Community College Adult Transfer Scholarship.
Let’s Get Started
You’ll need a minimum of 30 semester credits and transferred courses must have a grade of “C” or better.
You’ll also need 3 credits completed in college level English Composition:
- ENGC 1101 College Writing
Transfer students who have completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) or an associate of arts degree from Normandale Community College are considered to have met Saint Mary’s general education requirement for the bachelor of science degree.
| Required Saint Mary's Competencies | MnTC Goal Areas |
|---|---|
| Written Communications (3 cr.) | ENGC 1101 Freshman Composition |
| Oral Communications (3 cr.) | Goal 9 |
| Science (3 cr.) | Goal 3 |
| Mathematics (3 cr.) | Goal 4 or approved Business Math course including Accounting |
| History, Social Science & Behavioral Science (3 cr.) | Goal 5 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (6 cr.) | Goal 6 |
| Global Human Perspectives (3 cr.) | Goals 7 and 8 |
| Ethics and Civic Responsibility | Goal 9 |
| Engaging the Future | Goal 9 |
- Your past credits are always eligible - they never expire
- Transfer up to 84 credits (70% of your bachelor of science degree)
- Transfer credits for prior learning
- We offer a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) course where you can earn up to 35 college credits using work and life experience.
- You can apply standardized tests such as CLEP or DSST toward your degree.
- We accept military, industry, and business training via the American Council on Education (ACE) or PLA.
Plan your degree
Visit with your transfer counselor, Cherie Jandrich, by phone 612-728-5173, text 612-688-3276, or email cajand02@smumn.edu. You can submit your transcripts (unofficial or official) at any time for a transfer of credit evaluation.
We’ll provide you with a personalized, preliminary degree plan for a seamless start at Saint Mary’s, including an estimate of how many credits will transfer toward your bachelor of science degree.