Academics
We're Here To Get You There
Minneapolis College provides guided pathways to help you reach your goals quickly and affordably, making sure you have a clear path to graduation or transfer and providing the support you need to stay on that path.
Educational programs have been organized into eight schools within the College. You’ll become a part of a focused group of students, advisors and faculty within your School who share interests and have similar goals and who will partner with you to chart your educational path. This innovative approach will help you navigate through your college experience.
Explore Our Schools
At Minneapolis College you have endless opportunities to discover what inspires you.
Business and Economics
Trade Technologies
Information Technology
Nursing, Health Sciences and Wellness
Liberal Arts and Cultures
Education and Public & Human Service
Science and Mathematics
Design and the Arts
Discover Exploratory Majors
Minneapolis College is the first college in Minnesota to offer exploratory majors for undecided students. An exploratory major allows you to start making immediate progress on your educational journey while keeping your options open for multiple programs within a broad career cluster.
Exploratory majors are eligible for financial aid with every credit completed counting toward an award program in the academic program chosen.
- Accounting, Business and Economics
- Design and the Arts
- Health Sciences and Public Services
- Information Technology
- Liberal Arts and Cultures
- Mathematics
- Science
More Exploratory Majors Resources
- Take the Minneapolis College Interest Assessment. Our assessment can help you explore your interest areas with our corresponding programs.
- Meet the Experts. Schedule an appointment to receive further career guidance. Prospective Students visit Education Opportunity Center and Current Students visit Career Services.
College Catalog
Navigation tips for the catalog:
- Use the menu on the left hand side of the page to navigate between pages
- Type in what you are looking for in the search bar on the upper right
- You can print any page of the college catalog by using the print icon at the top of each catalog page
College Readiness
Being ready for the demands of college coursework is important to your long-term success at Minneapolis College. Once you enroll, you will be able to take advantage our readiness programs. Click on a program below to see the course listings and outlines
- Computer Literacy
- English as a Second Language
- Reading
- Study Skills
Start College Early
Minneapolis Community and Technical College helps high school students prepare for college and explore careers through a variety of programs, which are offered at no cost to the student.
These programs include:
- PSEO
- Concurrent Enrollment
- Destination: Diploma to Degree (D3)
More about Starting College Early
Credit for Prior Learning
Credit for prior learning (CPL), also called prior learning assessment, is a process that allows certain students to gain credit for learning acquired through their life experiences.
Qualifying experiences could be from work experience; military service; non-credit college courses; independent certifications; or civic, community and volunteer work.
Summer Session
We welcome visiting students at Minneapolis College to earn affordable college credits in a number of general education liberal arts, math, science, social science and career program classes this summer. Taking classes over the summer can be an ideal time to get into courses that fill up during the regular school year and with smaller class sizes you are sure to get the focused one-on-one attention you want from instructors.