NDUS TRANSFER AGREEMENT

The University of North Dakota participates in the General Education Requirements Transfer Agreement (GERTA) with other North Dakota institutions. Students who have completed their general education requirements at another North Dakota institution recognized by GERTA should request proof of this completion be sent to the UND Office of the Registrar. Students who have completed an Associates of Arts degree or who have completed their general education requirements at another North Dakota University System(NDUS) institution will be deemed to have completed the general education requirements at UND.

UND coursework generally acceptable at other NDUS schools as general education courses are designated on the list that follows, e.g., ND:ENGL. Please direct questions about the NDUS Transfer Agreement to the UND Registrar’s Office or another NDUS institution.

UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A Minimum of 125 semester hours of credit is required for a baccalaureate degree. Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 60 credits at four-year institutions. The last 30 credits must be UND institutional credit. Institutional credit is academic credit awarded by the University. The following pages describe the requirements which must be met by all students seeking the baccalaureate degree. These include the General Education requirements in (I) Communication, (II) Social Sciences, (III) Arts and Humanities, (IV) Mathematics, Science and Technology, as well as regulations concerning (V) upper division courses, residence, (VI) majors, minors, and grade point average. A minimum of three (3) credits of the General Education Requirements must meet the World Cultures designation these are designated with a + sign. Students cannot fulfill the world cultures requirement by taking a CLEP or Foreign Language Placement and credit test.

The philosophy guiding the General Education portion of the University’s graduation requirements (I through IV) is explained in the academic catalog. (Note: engineering students should pay special attention to General Education requirements for engineering students in the School of Engineering and Mines section.

      
General Education Requirements may be satisfied by:

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I. Communication			9 sem. credits min.
	Choose one course from each of the three areas:
	(1)	Engl 110	College Composition I (ND:ENGL)	(3)
	(2)	Engl 120	College Composition II (ND:ENGL)	(3)
		Engl 125	Technical and Business Writing (ND:ENGL)	(3)
	(3)	ChE 431	Chemical Engineering Lab IV	(3)
		Chin 101	First Year Chinese I	(4)
		Clas 101	First Year Latin I	(4)
		Cien 301	Civil Engineering Lab I	(2)
		Cien 302	Civil Engineering Lab II	(2)
		Comm 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking (ND:SPCH)	(3)
		EE 481	Senior Design II	(3)
		Engl 120	College Composition II (ND: ENGL)	(3)
		Engl 125	Technical and Business Writing (ND:ENGL)	(3)
		Engl 308	Advanced Composition I	(3)
		Engl 408	Advanced Composition II	(3)
		Fren 101	First Year French I	(4)
		GeoE 484	Geological Engineering Design	(1)
		GeoE 485	Geological Engineering Design	(1)
		Geol 421	Seminar I	(1)
		Geol 422	Seminar II	(1)
		Geol 494	Senior Thesis	(1)
		Germ 101	First Year German I	(4)
		Hist 240	The Historian's Craft	(3)
		ME 480	Mechanical Engineering Seminar	(3)
		Musc 490	Seminar in Music	(3)
		Norw 101	First Year Norwegian I	(4)
		Russ 101	First Year Russian I	(4)
		Span 101	First Year Spanish I	(4)
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II. Social Sciences                                                                                        9 sem. hours min.
(must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments)
Anthropology
	+	Anth 100	Introduction to Anthropology	(3)
	+	Anth 171	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Anth 172	Introduction to Archaeology (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Anth 200	World Prehistory	(3)
		Anth 371	Cultural Dynamics	(3)
		Anth 377	North American Archaeology	(3)
	+	Anth 379	Culture Area Studies	(3)
Arts and Sciences
		A&S 225	Introduction to the Study of Women	(3)
Business Administration
		BAdm 101	Introduction to Business	(3)
Chemical Engineering
		ChE 340	The Role of Engineers and Applied Scientists in A Global Society	(3)
Communication
		Comm 102	Communication and the Human Community	(3)
		Comm 103	Information Technology and Social Change	(3)
		Comm 300	Communication and Society	(3)
Criminal Justice Studies
		CJ 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice (ND:SS)	(3)
Economics
		Econ 105	Elements of Economics (ND:SS)	(3)
		Econ 201	Principles of Microeconomics (ND:SS)	(3)
		Econ 202	Principles of Macroeconomics (ND:SS)	(3)
Geography
	+	Geog 151	Human Geography (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Geog 161	World Regional Geography (ND:SS)	(3)
		Geog 262	Geography of North America I (ND:SS)	(3)
History
	+	Hist 101	Western Civilization I (ND:Hist)	(3)
	+	Hist 102	Western Civilization II (ND:Hist)	(3)
		Hist 103	United States to 1877 (ND:Hist)	(3)
		Hist 104	United States since 1877 (ND:Hist)	(3)
		Hist 220	History of North Dakota (ND:Hist)	(3)
		Hist 240	The Historian's Craft	(3)
	+	Hist 269	World War II	(3)
	+	Hist 335	Nuclear Weapons and the Modern Age	(3)
	+	Hist 339	The United States and Vietnam, 1945-75	(3)
		All History courses approved as GERs may be applied to either the Arts and  Humanities or the Social Science requirement. See approved History GERs under Arts and Humanities.
Honors
		Hon 102	Inquiry in the Social Sciences	(3)
		Hon 292	Colloquium in the Social Sciences	(2-4)
		Hon 392	Advanced Colloquium in the Social Sciences	(2-4)
Humanities
		Hum 224	Integrated Social Science Inquiry	(2-4)
		Hum 225	Advanced Integrated Social Science	(2-4)
Indian Studies
	+	IS 121	Introduction to Indian Studies	(3)
	+	IS 171	Hollywood Indians	(3)
	+	IS 201	History of the Sioux	(3)
	+	IS 203	Chippewa History	(3)
	+	IS 207	History of Three Affiliated Tribes	(3)
	+	IS 212	Trade in Native North America	(3)
		IS 330	Contemporary Plains Indian Culture (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	IS 350	American Indian Languages	(3)
	+	IS 370	North American Indians	(3)
	+	IS 371	Reservation Government and Politics	(3)
	+	IS 380	Indians in the 21st Century	(3)
	+	IS 385	American Indian Economic Development	(3)
Interdisciplinary Studies
		IDS 495	Service and Citizenship	(3)
Mechanical Engineering
		ME 370	Engineering Disasters and Ethics	(3)
Music
		Musc 180	Introduction to Music Therapy	(3)
Nursing
	+	Nurs 490	Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research and Practice	(3)
Nutrition and Dietetics
	+	N&D 335	World Food Patterns	(3)
Political Science
		Pols 115	American Government I (ND:SS)	(3)
		Pols 116	State and Local Government (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Pols 220	International Politics (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Pols 225	Comparative Politics (ND:SS)	(3)
		Pols 250	Politics of Public Administration (ND:SS)	(3)
		Pols 318	American Political Thought	(3)
Psychology
		Psyc 111	Introduction to Psychology (ND:SS)	(3)
		Psyc 250	Developmental Psychology (ND:SS)	(4)
		Psyc 270	Abnormal Psychology (ND:SS)	(3)
		Psyc 360	Introduction to Personality	(3)
		Psyc 361	Social Psychology	(4)
Recreation and Leisure
		RLS 201	Leisure and Society	(3)
		RLS 360	Inclusion in Recreation Settings	(3)
Rehabilitation Services
		RHS 250	Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation	(3)
Sociology
		Soc 110	Introduction to Sociology (ND:SS)	(3)
		Soc 115	Social Problems (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Soc 250	Diversity in America (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	Soc 340	Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles (ND:SS)	(3)
		Soc 361	Social Psychology (ND:SS)	(4)
Space Studies
		SpSt 300	The Case for Space	(3)
Teaching & Learning
		T&L 252	Child Development (ND:SS)	(3)
	+	T&L 433	Multicultural Education	(3)
		+Course fulfills the world cultures general education requirement.