Metropolitan State Transfer Information

College of Management (COM) Transfer Policy & Course Equivalency Information

Metropolitan State’s Admissions Office determines acceptance of total transfer credits and equivalent courses which fulfill the general education and liberal studies requirements. The College of Management has a separate transcript evaluation to determine if previous course work may be accepted to satisfy any course requirements for your major. Below is the transfer policy for the College of Management (COM).

1. To be accepted as equivalent to our upper-division courses (300-level or above), transferred courses must meet all of the following criteria:
   1. Transcripted from a regionally accredited college or university, or through recognized programs approved for college credit by COPA, ACE, and our College of Management faculty.
   2. Course content is equivalent to a Metropolitan State course, as determined by Metropolitan State’s COM faculty.
   3. Courses were upper-division level at the other institution.
      
      
2. Lower-division coursework is acceptable for the following course requirements if it meets criteria stated above in 1a and 1b:

3. Transferred courses are NOT equivalent to COM courses in any of the following situations:
   1. A business course was taken at a proprietary school or technical college.
   2. A course was taken at a non-accredited institution.
   3. Course content is determined not equivalent by Metropolitan State’s COM faculty.
   4. The required course is upper-division at Metropolitan State but the transferred course was lower division.
      (Only exceptions are that articulation agreements with local community colleges allow some of their lower-division courses to be accepted as equivalent to our Management: Principles & Practices, Marketing
      Principles, Legal Environment of Organizations, and/or Strategic Management Accounting courses.)
   5. Our COM faculty determined it does not satisfy a requirement or apply as an elective because it is not a component of Metropolitan State’s business curriculum.
   6. Course was awarded fewer than three quarter credits or three semester credits at the previous institution.
   7. Exceptions to these policies must be approved by the designated Metropolitan State department chair or curriculum coordinator. Consult a COM advisor if you wish to request an exception to policy.
      
      
4. Courses may count for major or minor requirements only if a grade of C- or higher (or “S”) is earned. Metropolitan State accepts credits with grades of "D" earned as part of an AA degree awarded from a Minnesota Community College. Those credits will count toward the total needed to graduate at Metropolitan State. However, courses required for a COM major or minor will need to be repeated if transferred in with a “D” grade.

   Free waiver exams are available for Acct 210, Acct 320, MIS 100, Econ 201, Econ 202. Students may choose this alternative instead of re-taking transferred courses deemed not equivalent. While no credit is awarded, specific course requirements are considered met if the associated waiver exam is passed. Contact the COM Advising Center for information.

   Course equivalencies at Twin Cities community colleges
   The course equivalencies chart lists the six Twin Cities community colleges and which courses offered at those colleges are equivalent to Metropolitan State required courses for your major.