Minot State University is not responsible for providing computers, Internet access, or software for students taking online courses. It is your responsibility as an online student to have access to a computer, Internet Service Provider, and the appropriate software (if required) to complete your online course. Please refer to the Technical Requirements for specific computer requirements. If the course has any additional requirements such as software, these requirements are listed below. Courses will require a textbook except for those that specifically indicate that one is not required.
This list is not exhaustive. Check with your instructor and/or course syllabus once your course has started for a complete listing of requirements.
| Course |
ClassNbr |
Course Requirements |
SHs |
Instructor |
Accounting |
| ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I |
18607 |
Excel, Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer; an access code is required that is purchased separately from the text. |
3 |
Cabarle,Carla |
| ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I |
18692 |
Excel, Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer; an access code is required that is purchased separately from the text. |
3 |
Cabarle,Carla |
| ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II |
18608 |
Excel; must purchase a custom book with the codes included. |
3 |
Hemphill,Cindy |
| ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business |
18609 |
|
3 |
Frantsvog,Dean Allison |
| ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business |
18610 |
|
3 |
Knudsvig,Scott Marlin |
| ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II |
18611 |
Excel and Word. Requires an access code for FARS which is purchased from publisher, www.wiley.com/college/farsonline. If code was purchased in ACCT 301, it can be used again. |
3 |
Walz,Karen S |
| ACCT 321 Managerial Accounting |
18612 |
Excel and Word |
3 |
Beeler,Borghild Evelyn |
Business Administration |
| BADM 226 Quantitative Methods for Business |
18671 |
Excel |
3 |
Witwer,Keith L |
| BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management |
18613 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Saeed,Mohammad |
| BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management |
18614 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Saeed,Mohammad |
| BADM 303 Human Resource Management |
18615 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Bertsch,Andrew M |
BADM 303 Human Resource Management
Eight Week 1 |
24637 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Mussell,Natalie |
| BADM 304 Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management |
18638 |
|
3 |
Weinmann,Ronald V |
| BADM 304 Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management |
24624 |
|
3 |
Staff |
| BADM 309 Safety Management |
18616 |
|
3 |
Walizer Jr,Ottis E |
| BADM 321 Marketing |
18618 |
Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Saeed,Mohammad |
| BADM 321 Marketing |
18699 |
Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Doering,John |
| BADM 406 Professional Business Ethics |
18756 |
|
3 |
Weinmann,Ronald V |
| BADM 409 International Business |
18619 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Saeed,Mohammad |
| BADM 409 International Business |
18640 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Girard,John |
| BADM 416 Operations Management |
18641 |
|
3 |
Witwer,Keith L |
| BADM 424 Logistics & Channel Management |
18620 |
|
3 |
Barnett,Larry |
| BADM 427 International Marketing |
18688 |
|
3 |
Weinmann,Ron |
| BADM 436 Organizational Behavior Principles & Practices |
18679 |
|
3 |
Bertsch,Andrew M |
BADM 436 Organizational Behavior Principles & Practices
Eight Week 2 |
24636 |
|
3 |
Staff |
BADM 462 International Business Strategy
Pending Development |
18755 |
|
3 |
Saeed,Mohammad |
| BADM 465 Strategic Management |
18622 |
PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Bertsch,Andrew M |
| BADM 489 Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation |
18680 |
Requires access to a video camera. |
3 |
Ondracek,James |
BADM 525 Strategic Marketing
Eight Week 2 |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Chung,Christina |
BADM 535 Management Principles & Theory
Eight Week 1 |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Bertsch,Andrew M |
| BADM 550 Statistical & Quantitative Applicationss - A Managerial Approach |
18760 |
Excel and PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer |
3 |
Son,Young Seob |
| BADM 565 Strategic Management |
18683 |
|
3 |
Ondracek,James |
| BADM 598 Capstone Experience |
18623 |
Requires access to a video camera. |
3 |
Ondracek,James |
Business Information Technology |
| BIT 123 Technology-Personal Development |
18726 |
Word. No textbook required. |
2 |
Klein,Deanna Beth |
| BIT 154 Word Processing & Presentations Software |
18624 |
Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007. You must purchase the book from the MSU Bookstore to ensure you get the SNAP software packaged with the text. |
3 |
Vang,Betty |
| BIT 235 Introduction to Web Site Design |
18625 |
Adobe CS3 Dreamweaver |
3 |
Ramey,Gary E |
| BIT 236 Business Design Tools |
18724 |
Adobe Indesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, and Illustrator CS3
|
3 |
Eklund,Julianne |
| BIT 312 Database Theory & Application |
18626 |
Access 2007 on own; Visio 2007 can be purchased within the course. |
3 |
Perea,Candice |
| BIT 318 Business Communication |
18627 |
Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Reynolds,Sharon |
| BIT 318 Business Communication |
18628 |
Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Mayer,Kari Ann |
| BIT 320 Management Information Systems |
18629 |
Word 2003 or 2007 |
3 |
Ramey,Gary E |
| BIT 370 E-Commerce Technology |
18654 |
Any HTML editor. |
3 |
Ramey,Gary E |
| BIT 385 Technology Management |
18630 |
|
3 |
Tehrani,Mehdi |
| BIT 450 Knowledge Management |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Staff |
| BIT 452 Client/Server Database |
18631 |
Visible Analyst 7.5 or higher and MS SQL 2000 can be purchased within the course |
3 |
Nwaigwe,Adaeze |
| BIT 453 Systems Analysis |
18632 |
Visible Analyst 7.5 or newer, Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project Pro |
3 |
Staff |
| BIT 455 Virtual Teams |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Staff |
| BIT 470 Projects in MIS |
18633 |
No textbook required. Office 2003 |
3 |
Klein,Deanna Beth |
BIT 563 Database Systems & Application
Eight Week 2 |
18684 |
Word |
3 |
Berg,Kristi-Ann L |
BIT 563 Database Systems & Application
Eight Week 1
JCEMP
|
18722 |
Open to accepted JCEMP students only |
3 |
Berg,Kristi-Ann L |
BIT 564 Analysis And Modeling
Eight Week 1 |
18723 |
Visible Analyst, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Onenote |
3 |
Willoughby,Lorraine J |
BIT 564 Analysis And Modeling
Eight Week 2
JCEMP |
18723 |
Open to accepted JCEMP students only |
3 |
Willoughby,Lorraine J |
BIT 566 Knowledge Management
Eight Week 1 |
18634 |
Contact instructor. |
3 |
Staff |
BIT 570 E-Business Strategy
Eight Week 2 |
18686 |
Word |
3 |
Seymour,Thomas J |
BIT 575 Business Network Systems Management
Eight Week 1 |
18687 |
|
3 |
Tehrani,Mehdi |
| BOTE 102 Keyboarding I |
18703 |
Word 2007; Keyboarding Pro Deluxe is bundled with the text. |
3 |
Vang,Betty |
| BOTE 127 Information Processing |
18635 |
Windows XP, Office 2007, and Course Grader |
3 |
Vang,Betty |
| BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications |
18636 |
Excel 2007 and Excel Casegrader 2007 |
3 |
Eklund,Julianne |
| BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications |
18637 |
Excel 2007 and Excel Casegrader 2007 |
3 |
Reynolds,Sharon |
Criminal Justice |
| CJ 120 Introduction to Criminal Justice |
18927 |
|
3 |
Barnett,Larry Wayne |
| CJ 226 Introduction to Criminal Investigations |
23581 |
|
3 |
Brown,Bill |
CJ 230 Criminal Law
Pending Development |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Cebulak,Wojciech |
Communications |
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Eight Week 2 |
18891 |
Must have access to video camera, adult listening audience and a professional location. The media edition of the text must be purchased for the accompanying CD. |
3 |
Warmoth,Kristen Marie |
| COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
18892 |
Must have access to video camera, adult listening audience and a professional location. The media edition of the text must be purchased for the accompanying CD. |
3 |
Warmoth,Kristen Marie |
Computer Science |
| CSCI 101 Introduction to Computer Science |
18893 |
Test proctor required; SAM software; Office 2003 |
3 |
Saltveit,Sherie Jean |
Driver & Traffic Safety Education |
| DTS 230 Driver & Traffic Safety Education |
19526 |
|
3 |
Theige,Howard M |
| DTS 260 Teenage Driving Behavior Problems |
19704 |
No textbook required. |
2 |
Theige,Howard M |
| DTS 350 Advanced Driving |
19527 |
|
3 |
Theige,Howard M |
| DTS 450 Organization & Administration of Safety Education |
19712 |
No textbook required. |
2 |
Theige,Howard M |
Economics |
| ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics |
18762 |
Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint of PowerPoint viewer. |
3 |
Son,Young Seob |
| ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics |
18895 |
Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint of PowerPoint viewer. |
3 |
Son,Young Seob |
| ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics |
18897 |
Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint of PowerPoint viewer. |
3 |
Son,Young Seob |
Education |
| ED 250 Foundations of Education |
19682 |
|
2 |
Vollmer,Mark |
| ED 260 Educational Psychology |
19683 |
|
2 |
Lamar,Helen Jane |
| ELED 361 Observation and Assessment, Early Childhood Education |
23626 |
Textbook with accompanying DVD required. Students are required to be familiar with Word or equivalent word processor, recent version of Firefox or Internet Explorer, Internet connection, and ability to download documents. |
3 |
Rochholz,Lora |
| ED 380 Technology in Teaching |
19726 |
Requires the ability to download and install software. |
2 |
Gamas,Warren Steven |
English |
| ENGL 110 College Composition I |
Cancel |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
ENGL 110 College Composition I
Eight Week 1 |
19311 |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
| ENGL 110 College Composition I |
19347 |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
ENGL 120 College Composition II
Eight Week 2 |
18910 |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
| ENGL 120 College Composition II |
18912 |
|
3 |
McCahill,Frank K |
| ENGL 220 Introduction to Literature |
18917 |
Requires access to a DVD player. |
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
| ENGL 231 Bible as Literature |
19444 |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
ENGL 238 Children's Literature
Pending Development |
18979 |
Access to a public or school library with an adequate children's book collection. |
3 |
Laskowski,Jane |
| ENGL 252 British Literature II |
19442 |
|
3 |
Nelson,Harold M |
| ENGL 411 Advanced Creative Writing |
19252 |
Textbook required. |
3 |
Kurtz,Patti J |
Finance |
| FIN 353 Corporation Finance |
18639 |
|
3 |
Conway,Randal A |
History |
| HIST 101 Western Civilization I |
18901 |
|
3 |
Wagner,Jonathan F |
| HIST 103 US History to 1877 |
18914 |
Requires the ability to play video and audio files. Microsoft Office 2000 or higher, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player are required. Asynchronous discussion is a requirement in this course. |
3 |
Sunwall,Christina A |
| HIST 103 US History to 1877 |
19357 |
Requires the ability to play video and audio files. Microsoft Office 2000 or higher, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player are required. Asynchronous discussion is a requirement in this course. |
3 |
Sunwall,Christina A |
Health Management Science |
| HMS 151 Stress Management |
19528 |
|
2 |
Pettersen,Linda Rae |
| HMS 151 Stress Management |
19529 |
|
2 |
Pettersen,Linda Rae |
| HMS 151 Stress Management |
19530 |
|
2 |
Pettersen,Linda Rae |
| HMS 151 Stress Management |
19531 |
|
2 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
HMS 151 Stress Management
Eight Week 1 |
19729 |
|
2 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
HMS 151 Stress Management
Eight Week 2 |
19730 |
|
2 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
| HMS 203 Health Care Through Life Span |
19532 |
|
3 |
Mohler,Marie |
| HMS 208 Medical Terminology |
19533 |
Textbook purchase is optional. However you are required to purchase a $30 access code. |
2 |
Brodell,Elizabeth Gail |
| HMS 215 Principles of Pharmacology |
19534 |
Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
| HMS 215 Principles of Pharmacology |
23087 |
Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 240 Nutrition |
19728 |
Word and the course requires an access code |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 240 Nutrition |
23090 |
Word and the course requires an access code |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 243 Pathophysiology |
19713 |
Word |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 260 Introduction to Public Health |
19770 |
|
3 |
Johnson,Tammy |
| HMS 279 Death & Dying |
19535 |
There is one required text and an optional text. The text, Tuesdays with Morrie, is optional for this semester, not required. |
3 |
Pettersen,Linda Rae |
| HMS 333 Transcultural Health Care |
19727 |
Word |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 333 Transcultural Health Care |
19775 |
Word |
3 |
Haider,Linda and Swanson,Judith |
| HMS 460 Quality & Risk Management in Health Care |
19537 |
|
3 |
Barnett,Caren Gail |
Humanities |
| HUM 251 Humanities |
18930 |
MSWord or equivalent word processor, high-speed Internet connection for large graphics files, recent version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, one main textbook and two supplementary books (from the bookstore). |
3 |
Bradley,David R |
| HUM 252 Humanities |
18931 |
MSWord or equivalent word processor, high-speed Internet connection for large graphics files, recent version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, one main textbook and two supplementary books (from the bookstore). |
3 |
Bradley,David R |
Mathematics |
| MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra |
19194 |
Test proctor and text book are required. Time commitment - contact instructor. TI 83 Plus calculator is recommended. |
4 |
Chu,Larry |
| MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra |
24189 |
Test proctor and text book are required. Time commitment - contact instructor. TI 83 Plus calculator is recommended. |
4 |
Schwinler,Kim |
| MATH 103 College Algebra |
18932 |
TI-83 Plus Calculator; Maple TA software will be used in the course; requirements for this can be found on their website under Clients. Time commitment - contact instructor. |
4 |
Vang,Kevin |
| MATH 103 College Algebra |
23918 |
TI-83 Plus Calculator; Maple TA software will be used in the course; requirements for this can be found on their website under Clients. Time commitment - contact instructor. |
4 |
Woodbeck,Eric |
| MATH 240 Applied Statistics |
18936 |
Test proctor and Minitab software required.Time commitment - contact instructor. |
4 |
Nwaigwe,Adaeze |
| MATH 240 Applied Statistics |
23920 |
Test proctor and Minitab software required.Time commitment - contact instructor. |
4 |
Viton,Sharon |
Nursing |
| NURS 253 Nursing Perspectives |
19538 |
|
3 |
Farhart,Bonnie J |
| NURS 363 Nursing Theory Research |
19539 |
|
3 |
Hoffart,Marita B |
NURS 383 Professional Nursing I
Eight Week 1 |
19731 |
|
3 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
| NURS 457 Public Health for the Professional Nurse I |
19916 |
|
3 |
Johnson,Tammy |
| NURS 458 Public Health for the Professional Nurse II |
19918 |
|
3 |
Johnson,Tammy |
NURS 483 Professional Nursing II
Eight Week 2 |
19732 |
|
3 |
Swanson,Judith and Haider,Linda |
| NURS 493 Professional Nursing III |
19733 |
|
3 |
Smith,Mary |
Philosophy |
| PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy |
18941 |
|
3 |
Kelly,Stewart E |
Political Science |
| POLS 115 American Government |
19248 |
|
3 |
Barnett,Larry Wayne |
| POLS 116 State and Local Government |
22786 |
|
3 |
Barnett,Larry Wayne |
Psychology |
| PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology |
19540 |
Computer with CD-ROM |
3 |
Burke,Donald M |
| PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology |
19541 |
Computer with CD-ROM |
3 |
Peterson,Tracy |
| PSY 241 Introduction to Statistics |
19878 |
|
3 |
Markel,Paul D |
| PSY 242 Research Methods in Psychology |
19542 |
|
3 |
Markel,Paul D |
| PSY 255 Child & Adolescent Psychology |
19715 |
|
3 |
Coleman,Casey Ray |
| PSY 255 Child & Adolescent Psychology |
19780 |
|
3 |
Coleman,Casey Ray |
| PSY 270 Abnormal Psychology |
19543 |
|
3 |
Burke,Donald M |
| PSY 270 Abnormal Psychology |
19544 |
|
3 |
Burke,Donald M |
| PSY 349 Psychopharmacology |
19545 |
|
3 |
Cole-Harding,Shirley |
Sociology |
| SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology |
19195 |
|
3 |
Das,Shyamal Kumar |
| SOC 201 Social Problems |
19212 |
|
3 |
Das,Shyamal Kumar |
| SOC 210 Introduction to Anthropology |
18943 |
PowerPoint of PowerPoint Viewer |
3 |
Ellis,Lee |
SOC 255 Changing American Family
Pending Development |
19368 |
|
3 |
Lomire,Patricia A |
Special Education |
| SPED 101 Introduction to Developmental Disabilities |
19546 |
No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Course requires 3 synchronous chats. |
3 |
Mercer,Mary E |
| SPED 110 Introduction to Exceptional Children |
19547 |
Textbook has a CD bundled with it. |
3 |
Thomas,Wendy Joyleen |
| SPED 112 Health Care in Development Disabilities II |
Cancel |
No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Students must purchase two CD-ROMs from the instructor for $8. |
2 |
Soderstrom,Ruth Mary |
| SPED 120 Introduction to Behavior Management |
19548 |
No text is required but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Course requires 3 synchronous chat sessions. |
3 |
Staff |
| SPED 130 Organization of Leisure Time in Developmental Disabilities |
Cancel |
No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Synchronous chat sessions required. |
1 |
Lapointe,Linda Lee |
| SPED 223 Dual Diagnosis: Mental Retardation and Psychopathology |
Cancel |
No textbook required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. You are required to purchase a CD-ROM within the course for $5. Synchronous chat sessions are required. |
1 |
Lapointe,Linda Lee |
| SPED 255 Aging and Developmental Disabilities |
23625 |
No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. |
2 |
Mercer,Mary E |
| SPED 296 Field Experience in Developmental Disabilities |
19759 |
No textbook required. This course is an 160 hour practicum completed in an approved field based site. Contact the instructor to make arrangements several weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. |
4 |
Mercer,Mary E |
| SPED 501 Introduction to Graduate Studies |
19560 |
|
3 |
Kauffman,Lisle |
| SPED 504 Introduction to Preschool Children with Disabilities |
23074 |
|
3 |
Ekblad,Alan George |
| SPED 509 Infant/Toddler Development |
23896 |
|
3 |
Ekblad,Alan George |
| SPED 520 Introduction to Behavior Disorders |
19563 |
Students must be able to obtain parental permission to interact with a child with a behavior disorder to complete the functional assessment project. |
3 |
Westby,Johnna Eileen |
| SPED 550 Special Education Assessment |
19742 |
|
2 |
Ekblad,Alan George |
| SPED 592 Introduction to Mild Disability |
24858 |
|
3 |
Westby,Johnna |