Transferring from a Two-Year College to a Four-Year State University

Erin Eichten, an admissions counselor at Southwest Minnesota State University

I always thought transferring was difficult, but when I did transfer, I discovered how easy it is. I attended Ridgewater College, a community and technical college, and graduated with two-year degrees in liberal arts, and marketing and sales management.

Then I transferred to Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. All of my liberal art courses transferred and most of my marketing courses did, too. The professors worked with me so I didn’t have to take the same marketing courses twice. Now, I am about to complete a four-year degree in marketing.

Sue Collins, president of the Northeast Higher Education District, a consortium of Hibbing Community College, Itasca Community College, Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Rainy River Community College and Vermilion Community College, says: “We have advising, counseling and support services all devoted to helping students make decisions that prepare them for transfer. We encourage students to take the Minnesota transfer curriculum. With that package of coursework, transfer is guaranteed to any state university in Minnesota.”

Erin Eichten, an admission counselor at Southwest Minnesota State, knows the importance of making transferring easy for students to go from a two-year college to a four-year university. “This fall, over 200 students are transfer students who came from a two-year community college. Something that’s nice about going to a community college is that you can get your liberal arts or generals out of the way, especially if you are undecided.

That way you can save money and when you transfer to a four-year university you can focus on your major and finish it in two years.”

For more information visit www.mnscu.edu or stop by our booth at the State Fair in the Education building.