60 Credits
The Economics 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 economics bachelor’s degree programs at 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.
Economics provides new way to think about the world – an analytical mindset that is valuable in a wide variety of careers. It also helps people make better decisions in their private lives.
Students study how societies, businesses and individuals manage the scarce resources they have – and sometimes what the unintended consequences of their decisions are. In doing so, they learn to think more critically about issues we all face – not just commercial matters such as supply and demand, but also societal concerns such as government intervention, pollution control, and inequality.
Some economics majors become business or government analysts. But many graduates use this data-driven way of thinking to become successful in many fields, including business, law, medicine, government, nonprofit work and international relations.
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.
Required Courses
Incorporate the following Required Courses into the General Education/Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or Additional Course Requirements sections below.
Note: Or any higher numbered MATH course for which 1100 is a prerequisite.
Complete one of the following three courses:
General Education/Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) – 40 Credits
*See MnTC Curriculum for specific course options
Goal 1: Communication – 2 Courses
Goal 2: Critical Thinking
(Met by completion of all 40 credits of the MnTC)
Goal 3: Natural Sciences – 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments; at least one must include a lab)
Course #1 _______________
Course #2 ______________
Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning – 1 Course
Course – met by taking required MATH courses
Goal 5: History and Social/Behavioral Sciences - 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments)
Course #1 - met by taking required ECON courses
Course #2 _______________
Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts- 2 Courses
(Select from two different departments)
Course #1 _______________
Course #2 _______________
Goal 7: Human Diversity – 1 Course
Course __________________
Goal 8: Global Perspective – 1 Course
Course – met by taking required ECON courses
Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility – 1 Course
Course – met by taking required ECON courses
Goal 10: People and The Environment – 1 Course
Course __________________
Additional Course Requirements –20 Credits
One Health (HLTH) course.
One Exercise Science (EXSC) course.
Elective credits – additional course(s) numbered 1000 and above, if needed to complete the 60 credit requirement
The department recommends taking at least one additional ECON course.