Minnesota State Applicaon for Admission // 1
Applicaon for Admission
Direcons: This applicaon form may be used to apply to any of the 37 Minnesota State colleges and universies including state
universies, community colleges, technical colleges, and comprehensive community and technical colleges. The system does not
include the University of Minnesota.
Î All applicants must sign the application form in the box provided on page 5.
Î The high school preparation standards section on page 5 should be filled out by state university applicants only.
Î Please print or type. Complete the form accurately. Misrepresentation of application information is sufficient grounds for
canceling admission.
Î A one-time $20 non-refundable application/records fee must be included with your application to EACH institution, if
required by the institution. Some institutions waive this fee. Contact the college’s or university’s Office of Admissions for
more information about its policy. Note: Ridgewater College does not charge an application/records fee.
Î Use a separate form to apply for graduate school or international admission at state universities. Call the Office of
Admissions where you wish to attend to request the required form.
Î Submit this application to the college/university of your choice (see addresses on page 2).
Î Official high school and college transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions of the college or university you
wish to attend.
Î If you have not already done so, you should apply for financial aid as soon as possible. Many students who qualify for aid
do not apply and do not receive funds that may be available for them. Even if you do not qualify for grant aid, submitting a
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to be eligible for federally guaranteed loans. You may fill out a
FAFSA online by going to fafsa.ed.gov.
Visit MinnState.edu to search programs and explore colleges and
universies, or call 1-888-667-2848 for more informaon.
NOTE: We are asking you to provide informaon about yourself that is private under state and federal law. We are asking for this informaon in
order to process your applicaon.
You are not legally required to provide the informaon requested, however, we may not be able to eecvely process your applicaon if you do not
provide sucient informaon. With some excepons, unless you consent to further release of your private informaon, access to this informaon
will be limited to system ocials who have legimate educaonal interests in the informaon. Under certain circumstances, federal and state laws
authorize release of private informaon without your consent:
To other schools in which you seek or intend to enroll, or are enrolled;
To federal, state, or local authories for purposes of educaon program compliance, audit or evaluaon;
As appropriate in connecon with your applicaon for, or receipt of, nancial aid;
To your parents, if your parents claim you as a dependent student for tax purposes;
If the informaon is sought with a subpoena, court order, or otherwise permied by other state or federal law, and
To an organizaon engaged in educaonal research or an accreding agency.
If you have been arrested, charged, or convicted of any criminal oense, you should invesgate the impact that the arrest, charge, or convicon
may have on your chances of employment in the eld you intend to study or on your chances to obtain federal, state, and other higher educaon
nancial aid.
Minnesota State colleges and universies abide by the provisions of Title IX and other federal and state laws forbidding discriminaon on the basis
of sex, race, color, naonal origin, or handicap and all other state and federal laws regarding equal opportunity.
Minnesota State is an armave acon, equal opportunity employer and educator. This document is available in alternave formats to individuals
with disabilies. To request an alternate format, contact Human Resources at 651-201-1845. Individuals with hearing or speech disabilies may
contact us via their preferred Telecommunicaons Relay Service.
UPDATED 2/21/2020
2 // Minnesota State Applicaon for Admission
Minnesota State
MINNESOTA STATE
UNIVERSITIES
Bemidji State University*
1500 Birchmont Drive NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
1-877-236-4354
bemidjistate.edu
Metropolitan State University
700 Seventh St. E.
St. Paul, MN 55106-5000
651-793-1302
metrostate.edu
Minnesota State University,
Mankato
122 Taylor Center
Mankato, MN 56001
507-389-1822
1-800-722-0544
mnsu.edu
Minnesota State University
Moorhead
1104 Seventh Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
218-477-2161
1-800-593-7246
mnstate.edu
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Ave. S.
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
320-308-2244
1-877-654-7278
stcloudstate.edu
Southwest Minnesota State
University
1501 State St.
Marshall, MN 56258
507-537-6286
1-800-642-0684
smsu.edu
Winona State University
P.O. Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987
507-457-5100
1-800-342-5978
winona.edu
MINNESOTA STATE
COMMUNITY &
TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Alexandria Technical
& Community College
1601 Jeerson St.
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-762-4520
1-888-234-1222
alextech.edu
Anoka Technical College **
1355 W. Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303
763-576-4850
anokatech.edu
Anoka-Ramsey Community
College**
Two campus locaons
763-433-1300
anokaramsey.edu
Cambridge campus
300 Spirit Drive S.
Cambridge, MN 55008
Coon Rapids campus
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Central Lakes College
Two campus locaons
clcmn.edu
Brainerd campus
501 W. College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-855-8037
1-800-933-0346
Staples campus
1830 Airport Road
Staples, MN 56479
218-894-5100
1-800-247-6836
Century College
3300 Century Ave. N.
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-773-1700
1-800-228-1978
century.edu
Dakota County Technical
College***
1300 145th St. E.
Rosemount, MN 55068
651-423-8000
1-877-937-3282
dctc.edu
Fond du Lac Tribal &
Community College
2101 14th St.
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-879-0808
1-800-657-3712
fdltcc.edu
Hennepin Technical College
Two campus locaons
952-995-1300
1-800-345-4655
hennepintech.edu
Brooklyn Park campus
9000 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Eden Prairie campus
13100 College View Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Inver Hills Community
College***
2500 E. 80th St.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
55076
651-450-3000
inverhills.edu
Lake Superior College
2101 Trinity Road
Duluth, MN 55811
218-733-7601
1-800-432-2884
lsc.edu
Minneapolis Community &
Technical College
1501 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-659-6200
1-800-247-0911
minneapolis.edu
Minnesota State College
Southeast
Two campus locaons
1-877-853-8324
southeastmn.edu
Red Wing campus
308 Pioneer Road
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-6300
Winona campus
1250 Homer Road
P.O. Box 409
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-2700
Minnesota State Community
and Technical College
Four campus locaons
1-877-450-3322
minnesota.edu
Detroit Lakes campus
900 Highway 34 E.
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Fergus Falls campus
1414 College Way
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Moorhead campus
1900 28th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Wadena campus
405 Colfax Ave. SW
Wadena, MN 56482-1447
Minnesota West Community
& Technical College
Five campus locaons
mnwest.edu
Canby campus
1011 First St. W.
Canby, MN 56220
507-223-7252
1-800-658-2535
Granite Falls campus
1593 11th Ave.
Granite Falls, MN 56241
320-564-5000
Jackson campus
401 West St.
Jackson, MN 56143
507-847-7920
Pipestone campus
1314 N. Hiawatha Ave.
Pipestone, MN 56164
507-825-6800
1-800-658-2330
Worthington campus
1450 Collegeway
Worthington, MN 56187
507-372-3400
Normandale Community
College
9700 France Ave. S.
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-358-8201
1-866-880-8740
normandale.edu
North Hennepin Community
College
7411 85th Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445-
2299
763-424-0702
1-800-818-0395
nhcc.edu
Northeast Higher Educaon
District
Hibbing Community
College****
1515 E. 25th St.
Hibbing, MN 55746
218-262-7207
1-800-224-4422
hibbing.edu
Itasca Community College
****
1851 E. Highway 169
Grand Rapids, MN 55744-
3397
218-322-2340
1-800-996-6422
itascacc.edu
Mesabi Range College ****
Two campus locaons
218-749-0313
1-800-657-3860
mesabirange.edu
Eveleth campus
1100 Industrial Park Drive
Eveleth, MN 55734
Virginia campus
1001 W. Chestnut St.
Virginia, MN 55792
Rainy River Community
College****
1501 Highway 71
Internaonal Falls, MN
56649
218-285-7722
1-800-456-3996
rainyriver.edu
Vermilion Community
College****
1900 E. Camp St.
Ely, MN 55731
218-235-2191
1-800-657-3608
vcc.edu
Northland Community &
Technical College
Two campus locaons
northlandcollege.edu
East Grand Forks campus
2022 Central Ave. NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
1-800-451-3441
Thief River Falls campus
1101 Highway 1 E.
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
1-800-959-6282
Northwest Technical College *
905 Grant Ave. SE
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-333-6645
1-800-942-8324
ntcmn.edu
Pine Technical & Community
College
900 Fourth St. SEw
Pine City, MN 55063
320-629-5100
1-800-521-7463
pinetech.edu
Ridgewater College
Two campus locaons
1-800-722-1151
ridgewater.edu
Hutchinson campus
2 Century Ave. SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-234-8500
Willmar campus
2101 15th Ave. NW
P.O. Box 109 7
Willmar, MN 56201
320-222-5200
Riverland Community College
Three campus locaons
1-800-247-5039
riverland.edu
Albert Lea campus
2200 Riverland Drive
Albert Lea, MN 56007
507-379-3300
Ausn campus
1900 Eighth Ave. NW
Ausn, MN 55912
507-433-0600
Owatonna College
& University Center
965 Alexander Drive SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-455-5880
Rochester Community and
Technical College
851 30th Ave. SE
Rochester, MN 55904
507-285-7265
1-800-247-1296
rctc.edu
St. Cloud Technical &
Community College
1540 Northway Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303
320-308-5089
1-800-222-1009
sctcc.edu
Saint Paul College
235 Marshall Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-846-1600
1-800-227-6029
saintpaul.edu
South Central College
Two campus locaons
southcentral.edu
Faribault campus
1225 Third St. SW
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-5800
1-800-422-0391
North Mankato campus
1920 Lee Blvd.
North Mankato, MN 56003
507) 389-7200
1-800-722-9359
* Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College are aligned.
** Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College are aligned.
*** Dakota Country Technical College and Inver Hills Community College are aligned.
**** The Northeast Higher Educaon District is a consorum of ve state colleges:
Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi Range, Rainy River, and Vermilion.
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OFFICE USE ONLY
DATE DATE ACCEPTED _ APPLICATION FEE PAID RECEIVED__________________________ _______________________________ _____________________________
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Legal Name (Last, First, Middle)
Enter your name as it appears on your U.S. Social Security Card or passport.
Date of Applicaon
Name used in high school records or in other educaonal records and transcripts, if dierent from above (Oponal) (Last, First, Middle)
Preferred Name (Oponal) (Last, First, Middle)
Students may request that their “Preferred Name” be dierent from their legal name of record. The “Preferred Name” will be used where possible in the course of Minnesota State College
and University business.
Social Security Number
Providing your Social Security number is voluntary. If you do not provide this number, your applicaon will sll be
processed. Many colleges/universies use Social Security numbers for student idencaon purposes on internal student
records. The number may be used for purposes of administraon, program evaluaon, consumer and alumni data, and
also may be used to create summary informaon about system programs through data matches with other state agencies.
___ ___ ___ – ___ ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___
Current mailing address City State Zip County
Permanent address, if dierent from above
City State Zip County
Personal Phone Work Phone Email Address
( ) ( )
Are you a resident of Minnesota? If yes, how long? If no, of which state are you a resident? ___________________
Yes No Years _____ Months _____
Yes No
If you answered no, do you have status as:
Are you a U.S. cizen?
Resident alien Refugee/asylee Temporary protected status None of these
If you answered none of these, do you have or intend to apply for a visa? Yes* No
*If you answered yes, you must contact the internaonal student oce at the college or university you wish to aend to determine whether a separate applicaon is required.
Answer the following two quesons only if you wish to qualify for in-state tuion and are NOT one of the following: a U.S. cizen; an
internaonal student maintaining valid immigraon status as a non-immigrant; or a permanent resident, refugee, or have been granted
temporary protected status:
1. When you graduate from high school, will you have aended a high school in Minnesota for three or more years? Yes No
2. To qualify for resident tuion under the Prosperity Act, male students between the ages of 18 and 25 must have registered with the Selecve Service
System. Please indicate one of the following:
I have registered with Selecve Service I have not registered with Selecve Service
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I am not required to register for Selecve Service
What is the highest level of educaon for your parent(s)/guardian(s)? Please respond for the parent(s), step-parent(s), adopve parent(s), or
guardian(s) who raised you. Check only one box for each parent/guardian.
Parent/Guardian #1
No high school diploma High school diploma Some college
Two-year college degree/diploma Bachelor’s degree or higher Not sure/don’t know
Parent/Guardian #2
No high school diploma High school diploma Some college
Two-year college degree/diploma Bachelor’s degree or higher Not sure/don’t know
ADMISSION INFORMATION
Name of Minnesota State college or university to which you are applying
Use a separate copy of the applicaon form for each instuon.
Name of program, major, or curriculum you plan to follow (e.g., English, electrical/engineering, auto mechanics, nursing)
Check college/university policies for admission requirement to specic programs of study. List up to three (3).
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Hutchinson
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What is your current educaonal intent at this instuon?
Complete courses, but not a degree E arn associate (two-year) degree Earn associate (two-year) degree and transfer
Earn occupaonal cercate/diploma Complete courses and transfer without a degree Earn bachelors (four-year) degree
What term do you intend to begin taking courses? (Check only one and indicate the year)
Fall _____ Spring _____ Summer I _____ Summer II _____
Do you plan to aend: Full-me? (12 or more credits) Part-me? (fewer than 12 credits)
Have you aended this college/university before? Yes No If yes, last date aended: ____________________________________________
Acvies/interests (oponal) _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you now serving, or have you ever served, in the United States armed forces? Yes No
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Providing the following condenal demographic informaon is voluntary. It will not be used as a basis for admission. Minnesota State Colleges and Universies will use this data to help
strengthen our student retenon, success, and compleon pracces.
Sex shown on your ocial documents
Sex shown on your ocial documents is the sex listed on your birth cercate, driver’s license, passport, or other ocial document.
Female
Male
Other
What is your gender identy? (Please select all that apply)
Gender identy is a person’s innermost concept of self as feminine, masculine, neither, or a combinaon - how individuals perceive themselves. One’s gender identy may or may not be
inuenced by their sex assigned at birth.
agender
genderqueer or gender uid
man
non-binary or non-conforming
trans
two spirit
woman
addional gender identy:
___________________________
prefer not to disclose
Are you of Middle Eastern or North African descent? (Please select all that apply)
A person of Algerian, Egypan, Iraqi, Israeli, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palesnian, Syrian, or other Middles Eastern or North African culture regardless of race.
No
Yes
Algerian
Egypan
Iraqi
Israeli
Lebanese
Moroccan
Palesnian
Syrian
Other
Are you Hispanic or Lano? (Please select all that apply)
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Chicano. Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture regardless of race.
No
Yes
Columbian
Dominican
Guatemalan
Honduran
Mexican or Mexican American
Puerto Rican
Salvadoran
______________
Other
RACE OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND (Please select all that apply)
American Indian or Alaska nave
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, or South America and who maintains tribal aliaon or community aachment.
If you are enrolled in a federally recognized American Indian tribe please indicate your tribal aliaon: ____________________________________________
If you are a descendant but not enrolled in a federally recognized American Indian tribe please indicate your tribal aliaon: __________________________
Asian (Please select all that apply)
Cambodian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subconnent.
Chinese Filipino Hmong Indian Iranian Japanese Karen
Korean Lao Nepalese Pakistani Thai Vietnamese Other
Black or African American (Please select all that apply)
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa or the Caribbean.
African American
Ethiopian
Haian
Jamaican
Liberian
Nigerian
Somali
Other
Nave Hawaiian/Other Pacic Islander (Please select all that apply)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacic Islands.
Chamorro
Fijian
Marshallese
Nave Hawaiian
Samoan
Tongan
Other
White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Do you have a high school diploma? Yes No High school graduaon date: ______________
If no, do you have a GED? Yes No Are you currently in high school? Yes No
High school aended
City State Zip
List any other post-secondary instuons aended
Ocial transcripts from each instuon aended must be sent directly to the Admissions Oce of the college/university.
1. College/University/Instuon City State Dates of aendance Degree(s) earned
2. College/University/Instuon
City State Dates of aendance Degree(s) earned
3. College/University/Instuon
City
State
Dates of aendance
Degree(s) earned
Are you a high school student planning to take college courses under the Minnesota Post-Secondary Enrollment Opons program (PSEO)?
No
Yes (
If yes, please contact your high school counselor and also the admissions oce of the college/university you plan to aend.)
SIGNATURE REQUIRED BY ALL APPLICANTS
All of the informaon included is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant signature Date
HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION STANDARDS FOR MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITIES
! STATE UNIVERSITY APPLICANTS ONLY – PLEASE COMPLETE !
Students graduang from high school in 1994 or later must meet preparaon requirements for admission/transfer to Minnesota State universies. Please list
coursework that will be completed by graduaon from high school. Number of Years (or fracon thereof).
ENGLISH
(Minimum of 4 years, including composion, literature, and speech)
English Total_______Years
MATHEMATICS
(Minimum of 3 years, including 2 years of algebra, on e of which is intermediate or
advanced, and 1 year of geometry)
Elementary algebra _______Years
Intermediate algebra _______Years
Advanced algebra _______Years
Geometry _______Years
Trigonometry _______Years
Pre-calculus _______Years
Other _______Years
Mathemacs Total _______Years
SCIENCES
(Minimum of 3 years, including at least 1 year each of a biological and physical
science with signicant laboratory experience in all courses)
Biological science with lab
_______Years
Physical sciences with lab
_______Years
Physics with lab
_______Years
Chemistry with lab
_______Years
Other with lab _______Years
Science Total _______Years
SOCIAL STUDIES
(Minimum of 3 years, including 1 year each of geography and U.S. history)
U.S. history _______Years
Geography _______Years
Other _______Years
Social Studies Total _______Years
WORLD LANGUAGE (Specify)
(Minimum of 2 years of a single world language, including non-English nave
languages and American Sign Language)
World Language Total _______Years
ELECTIVES
(Minimum of 1 year of either visual or performing arts)
Visual arts _______Years
Music _______Years
Theater/Dram a _______Years
Dance _______Years
Media arts _______Years
Elecves Total _______Years
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HIGH SCHOOL/GED TRANSCRIPT RELEASE PERMISSION
! NOTE TO APPLICANT !
Cut, sign, and send or give directly to the last high school aended.
Your transcript CANNOT BE SENT without signed permission.
I, ________________________________ _________________ ,
hereby request _________________________ _____________
to send a high school transcript, GED record, and/or IEP to:
Name of college/university and campus
Address
City State Zip
Applicant’s signature Date
Transcript Informaon:
Name used on school transcript
Year graduated or last aended
Date of birth Social Security number
This informaon will be used only to
verify the correct identy of the student
Parent’s signature (if under 18) Date
Note to school personnel: Send all transcripts and/or IEPs directly to the college/
university indicated by the applicant. Please copy this release and return it with
the transcript.
Keep the original release for your records.
I, _________________________________________________ ,
hereby request _________________________ _____________
to send a high school transcript, GED record, and/or IEP to:
Name of college/university and campus
Address
City State
Zip
Applicant’s signature Date
Transcript Informaon:
Name used on school transcript
Year graduated or last aended
Date of birth Social Security number
This informaon will be used only to
verify the correct identy of the student
Parent’s signature (if under 18) Date
Note to school personnel: Send all transcripts and/or IEPs directly to the college/
university indicated by the applicant. Please copy this release and return it with
the transcript.
Keep the original release for your records.
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