Associate in ArtsThe majority of students coming to ICC plan to spend two years and then transfer to a public or
private four-year college or university. National research suggests
that students change their major up to three times in the four years they are
pursuing a bachelor's degree.
The Associate in Arts degree gives students
the freedom to choose from a wide variety of courses within
liberal education. These choices allow the flexibility to
complete general education requirements without committing to a specific four-year major.
The Associate in Arts degree also is recommended for students who are
undecided about a major. The counselors at Itasca are transfer specialists. They are committed to working with students to ensure that the courses and degree programs selected are transferable to four-year colleges and universities. Students who plan to transfer are strongly encouraged to select a major and set goals early in order to maximize the transferability of the courses selected at ICC.
If students know their major, they can complete both general education
requirements and some major field requirements before transferring to a
four-year college.
Students are urged to check program guidesheets, available in the
information rack outside the Counseling Office, for their chosen field
of study.
Possible fields of study include the following:
Students may switch at any time from one group to another group within transfer programs. Students considering such a switch are urged to first meet with a counselor to help determine requirements for a specific major.
The Minnesota Transfer CurriculumTransfer students who are not interested in completing an associate degree at Itasca may complete the 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MTC). The MTC is composed of general education courses selected from 10 goal areas. By completing the 40 credits, a student will fulfill the liberal education requirements at public four-year colleges throughout Minnesota.
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