Transfer Guide for
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
2011 - 2012
Ridgewater College
Willmar Campus
2101 15th Ave. NW
Willmar, MN 56201
320-222-5200/800-722-1151
Hutchinson Campus
2 Century Avenue SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-234-8500/800-722-1151
Bethel Contact
Transfer Admissions Counselor
651-638-6242/800-255-8706
BUadmissions-cas@bethel.edu
Bethel’s academic catalog and transfer information can be viewed online at
www.bethel.edu. It can also be sent to you and it is available in the Ridgewater
College counseling office.
This transfer guide is designed to help a student at Ridgewater College easily and confidently choose
courses to take at Ridgewater College that will satisfy Bethel general education (core curriculum)
requirements. Unless otherwise indicated, one (1) course from each area will satisfy that gen ed
requirement. Pages 16-31 in the 2011-2012 Bethel Catalog provides further information regarding
Bethel’s transfer and general education requirements. In most cases, with careful planning you will
be able to fulfill Ridgewater’s curriculum objectives, while also completing coursework that Bethel
requires. Contact Bethel or RC for assistance with your planning.
Here are some additional guidelines to consider:
-Most courses required for a specific academic major should be taken at
Bethel. Students in majors that have sequential courses (such as the sciences),
must plan carefully with the specific departments at Bethel.
-Any RC course taken to satisfy a requirement for a major at Bethel
should be approved by the specific academic department at Bethel.
-Bethel’s programs are designed to be completed in 4 years. Early
communication with you will allow Bethel to help you to determine when it is
best for you to transfer.
-Courses that are listed under more than one category can only count once.
Students can choose which category they prefer.
-A grade of ‘C’ or higher is required on each course to be accepted by Bethel.
-An official transcript must be sent to Bethel once the course is completed and grade is posted.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
Any activity course (not lecture) in music, art, theatre, creative writing (any writing
course in addition to College Writing/Engl 122) except courses numbered under 100.
CHRISTIANITY AND WESTERN CULTURE (CWC)
HIST 101
World History I
COLLEGE WRITING
ENGL 122
ENGL130
College Composition II: Writing with Sources
Honors Composition
INTRODUCTION TO THE CREATIVE ARTS
ART 104
ART 106
MUSC 121
MUSC 122
MUSC 135
MUSC140
THTR 140
THTR141
Survey in Art
History of Modern Art
Survey of Western Music
Music of the United States
Survey of Rock and Roll Music
Music in World Cultures
Introduction to Theatre
Introduction to Film
LABORATORY SCIENCE (D)
BIOL 100
BIOL 108
BIOL 131
BIOL 141
BIOL 200
BIOL 201
CHEM 100
CHEM 101
CHEM 102
CHEM 103
CHEM 151
CHEM 152
ESCI 110
ESCI 112
ESCI 113
ESCI114
ENVS 131
ENVS 141
PHYS 101
PHYS 102
PHYS 121
PHYS 122
SCI 105
Introduction to Biology
Human Biology
Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Science
General Biology I
General Biology II
Introduction to Chemistry
Survey of Chemistry
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Principles of Chemistry I
Principles of Chemistry II
Physical Geology
Introduction to Meteorology
Introduction to Astronomy
Natural Disasters
Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Science
College Physics
College Physics
General Physics
General Physics
Physical Science
LEISURE AND LIFETIME SPORTS (Q)
Any non-varsity or non-intercollegiate sport or physical activity that has credit.
MATHEMATICS (M)
BUS130
BUS 207
MATH
Business Math
Statistics and Its Applications
(any Math course numbered 100 or above )
CONTEMPORARY WESTERN LIFE AND THOUGHT New Gen Ed (L), Old (F)
ENGL244
HIST 111
HIST 112
HIST 250
MUSC122
Survey of American Literature
United States History I
United States History II
Minnesota History
Music of the United States
PHYSICAL WELL-BEING New Gen Ed (Y), Old (PEA100)
PE 122
Wellness and Fitness
NATURE OF PERSONS New Gen Ed (N), Old (B)
ENGL 150
PHIL 101
PHIL 102
SPCH 121
SPCH 220
SPCH 223
SPCH 226
SPCH 230
Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Philosophy & Ethics
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Communication
Public Speaking
Effective Listening
Interpersonal Communications
Oral Interpretation
WORLD CULTURES New Gen Ed (U), Old (E)
ENGL211
HIST210
MUSC140
SOC242
Multicultural Literature
East Asian History
Music in World Cultures
Racial and Cultural Minorities
COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS (G)
BUS 208
ECON 208
Introduction to International Business/Economics
Introduction to International Business/Economics
LANGUAGES (Students must complete through the second semester of a first year
college-level language class (Introductory II/Beginning II) or higher-level class).
SPAN 108
SPAN 207
SPAN 208
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Beginning Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish III
Intermediate Spanish IV