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Providing the following information is voluntary and will not be used as a basis for admission.
Social Security Number
Many institutions, including MSUM, request and use your Social Security Number for student identication purposes. While
you are not legally required to provide it, you are strongly encouraged to do so. Your number may be used for institutional
statistics, research and required state and federal reporting.
Gender Male Female
Are you Hispanic or Latino? (A person of Cuban, Mexican, Chicano, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture, regardless of race)
Yes
No
Race and ethnic background (select one or more)
Unknown
Black or African American
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa
Asian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent
White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa
American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central or South America and who maintains tribal
aliation or community attachment
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacic Islander
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacic Islands
What is the highest level of education for your parent(s)/guardian(s)?
Please respond for the parent(s), step-parent(s), adoptive parent(s) or guardian(s) who raised you.
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 attended MSU Moorhead
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 Parent attended MSU Moorhead
Did either of your parents/guardians receive a degree from MSU Moorhead? Yes No
NOTE: The college/university is asking you to provide information that includes private and/or condential information under state and federal law. The college/university is asking for this information in order to process your application. You are not legally required to provide the information the college/university is requesting;
however, the college/university may not be able to eectively process your application if you do not provide sucient information. With some exceptions, unless you consent to further release of private information, access to this information will be limited to school ocials, including faculty who have legitimate educational interests
in the information. Under certain circumstances, federal and state laws authorize release of private information without your consent:
▸ to other schools in which you seek or intend to enroll, or are enrolled, if you are rst notied of the release; ▸ to federal, state or local ocials for purposes of program compliance, audit or evaluation; ▸ as appropriate in connection with your application for, or receipt of, nancial aid;
▸ to your parents, if your parents claim you as a dependent student for tax purposes; ▸ if information is sought with a subpoena, court order, or otherwise permitted by other state or federal law, and ▸ to an organization engaged in educational research or accrediting agency.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities abide by the provisions of Title IX and other federal and state laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin or handicap and all other state and federal laws regarding equal opportunity. If you have been arrested, charged or convicted of any criminal oense,
you should investigate the impact that the arrest, charge or conviction 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 education nancial aid.
Minnesota State University Moorhead is an equal opportunity educator and employer and is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. This information will be made available in alternate format upon request by contacting Disability Services at 218.477.4318(voice) or 1.800.627.3529 (MRS/TTY).
Follow These Steps...
. Mail Application Materials to:
Oce of Admissions
Minnesota State University Moorhead
th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN
Complete and sign the form on the
opposite page.
. Send Your Ocial Transcripts:
From every post-secondary school you’ve
attended. For a transcript to be ocial,
it must be mailed from the school to
MSU Moorhead, or hand-delivered in a
sealed envelope.
. Supply your ACT or SAT Score:
Request a copy of your score(s) be sent to
MSU Moorhead.
. Submit application fee.