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Academic Advice for Students Transferring
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The following requirements are important for all College of Liberal Arts' students.  However, community college transfer students should be aware of expectations so as to ensure a smooth transition from your community college to the U of M-Twin Cities, College of Liberal Arts.

Academic requirements

Major Requirement
  • You should prepare for your major by taking pre-requisite or introductory courses. However, it is not usually a good idea to complete a large number of credits in your major. Many of the credits may not transfer to the major, especially if your major only requires or allows one lower-level (1xxx-2xxx) major course. 

  • Many majors require that students complete at least half of all upper-level (3xxx-5xxx) major credits at the U of M-Twin Cities. Take special note if your major department has assigned certain community college courses upper-level equivalents at the U of M. Most community college courses will transfer as 1xxx or 2xxx-level courses.

  • For an outline of requirements for each major, and for CLA Course Transfer Guides, click here
Second Language Requirement

Upper Division Requirement
  • All students who graduate from the College of Liberal Arts must complete 48 upper level credits. In most cases, these courses cannot be completed at a community college. See CLA Course Transfer Guides for exceptions.

Policy requirements

13-credit requirement

  • All students are required to take 13 credits each semester. Students can file a request for a reduced credit load once admitted to the U of M, CLA. However, unless you have life circumstances that restrict full-time enrollment at the U of M, expect to take at least 13 credits per semester.

Contact a transfer student to ask questions about transitioning to the College of Liberal Arts. 

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