new transfer students in 2022
come from other Minnesota colleges
are students of color or Native American students
Use our new search tool to find transfer pathways in 30+ areas of study to see how your credits will transfer to one of our colleges or universities
Many of our schools have night, weekend or other programs that allow students to continue working and caring for families while going to school. Others offer the “traditional” undergraduate experience for transfer students.
Block transfer options
Did you know that 44 percent of our transfer students come from Minnesota State two-year colleges?
For community college students who have completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or earned an associate of arts degree, block transfer can make things simpler. The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and AA degrees meet core curriculum or general education requirements at 12 of our institutions.
If all credit transfer policies are met, students coming with Associate of Arts degrees may have enough credits to have junior standing. (The amount of time left to complete a bachelor’s degree, however, will vary and may require more than two years. Time to graduation will also be affected by a student’s chosen major. Note that each institution may have some additional unique graduation requirements, such as language, philosophy or religion courses.)
Block transfer of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or Associate of Arts degree . . . | . . . for traditional undergraduate programs | . . . for evening/weekend, online and degree completion programs for adult learners* |
Augsburg University | Yes | Yes |
Bethany Lutheran College | Yes |
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Bethel University | Yes | Yes |
College of Saint Benedict | Yes |
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The College of St. Scholastica | Yes | Yes |
Concordia College, Moorhead | Yes | No |
Concordia University, St. Paul | Yes | Yes |
Hamline University | Yes | Yes |
Saint John's University | Yes |
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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Yes | Yes |
St. Catherine University | Yes | Yes |
University of Saint Thomas | Yes |
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*Institutions without a “yes” in this column do not have separate offerings for adult learners.
For students who have not completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or an associate of arts degree and are interested in transferring to these 12 institutions, determining how existing coursework will be handled for transfer is based on a course-by-course review. That’s also the general process at the six private institutions that do not have block transfer policies.
Pathway Course Evaluation Summaries
- Psychology summary
- Biology summary [coming in fall 2023]
- English summary [coming in 2024]
- Chemistry summary [coming in 2023]
- Communications summary [coming in fall 2023]
- History summary [coming in 2024]
Institution-specific transfer details
Find more helpful information on this by checking out the institution-specific transfer profiles linked below or review the Transfer Resource linked at the bottom of this page:
- Augsburg University
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Bethel University
- Carleton College
- College of Saint Benedict
- The College of St. Scholastica
- Concordia College, Moorhead
- Concordia University, St. Paul
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Hamline University
- Macalester College
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Saint John’s University
- Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
- St. Catherine University
- St. Olaf College
- University of Northwestern – St. Paul
- University of St. Thomas
Visit options for prospective transfer students
In-person/virtual visits and self-guided virtual tours
- Augsburg University – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Bethany Lutheran College – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Bethel University – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Carleton College – Visit options | Virtual tour
- College of Saint Benedict – Visit options | Virtual tour
- The College of St. Scholastica – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Concordia College, Moorhead – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Concordia University, St. Paul – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Gustavus Adolphus College – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Hamline University – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Macalester College – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Saint John’s University – Visit options | Virtual tour
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota – Visit options | Virtual tour
- St. Catherine University – Visit options | Virtual tour
- St. Olaf College – Visit options | Virtual tour
- University of Northwestern – St. Paul – Visit options | Virtual tour
- University of St. Thomas – Visit options | Virtual tour
In-person, self-guided walking tour options
- Concordia University, St. Paul (Email [email protected] to schedule or stop by the Admissions Welcome Center between 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to pick up a guide)
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- University of St. Thomas
Resources for community college advisors
The Council held a two-part virtual event in April 2022. A playlist of each individual presentation is available below followed by the full-length recordings of both events.
The playlist is arranged in alphabetical order. Use the dropdown menu in the upper right corner to navigate to individual video clips for each college.
Participating institutions: Bethany Lutheran College | Bethel University | College of Saint Benedict | The College of St. Scholastica | Concordia University, St. Paul | Macalester College | St. Catherine University | Saint John’s University | University of St. Thomas
Participating institutions: Augsburg University | Concordia College, Moorhead | Gustavus Adolphus College | Hamline University | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | St. Olaf College
Council transfer contact
Judy Niemi Johnson
Assistant Director of Admissions and Transfer
[email protected]
651-293-6811
A resource for counselors and students alike, this guide offers substantial, campus-specific information about our 18 colleges and universities and their transfer requirements.
This one-pager sums up the strengths private colleges have to offer when it comes to supporting transfer students. This includes the extra steps that 12 of our colleges have undertaken through the Transfer Initiative project.