Special Admissions

Former Students
Students who have previously attended Minot State University but are not currently enrolled are classified as former students. To re-enroll, an application for re-admission must be completed and returned to the Registrar’s Office. It is not necessary to complete a new application for admission. Students who have attended other colleges since attending Minot State must submit official transcripts. The Registrar’s Office should be contacted as early as possible so that former students may be invited to participate in early registration.

Auditing Students
An auditor is one who attends class as a listener without the privilege of participating in any way in the regular class work. An auditor may participate in class activities at the discretion of the instructor. No credit is awarded for an audited course, and an auditor may not later establish credit in that course by taking a special examination. A student may change his/ her status in a course from "credit" to "audit" or vice versa up through the final drop date of the term. This must be done on the proper form available at the Registrar’s Office. An auditor must meet University entrance requirements and follow all standard admissions procedures and complete a special audit form available at the Registrar’s Office. An auditor pays 50% of the regular, per credit tuition charge for the course. No financial aid will be awarded for courses that are audited.

Home-Educated Students
The following guidelines for specific home-educated admission policies are patterned after the recommended criteria suggested by the National Center for Home Education. Home Education applicants to Minot State University shall submit, in addition to the application for admission, application fee, and immunization records:

1. Curriculum description or transcript showing the following:
1. Specific listing of classes completed by the student, identified and/or separated by class levels. An institution may request a course syllabus or detailed description of course content.
2. Clear identification of those courses which meet the North Dakota University System College Preparatory Requirements.
3. Key explaining grading system and successful completion of coursework.
4. Date of student’s graduation/completion of plan of study.
5. Signature of the parent/instructor.
6. Identification of any other private or public high school the student has attended.
2. Diploma/Certificate issued by the local school district in which the student resides if the district provides such a document.

ACT composite score of 17 or higher; or SAT combined score of 810 or higher.

Military Students

General
Minot State University has been designated as an institutional member of Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC), a group of more than 400 colleges and universities providing voluntary postsecondary education to members of the military throughout the world. As a SOC member, Minot State recognizes the unique nature of the military lifestyle and has committed itself to easing the transfer of relevant course credits. Service members Opportunity College has been developed jointly by educational representatives of each of the Armed Services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and a consortium of thirteen leading national higher education associations. It is sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC).

Base Education Services Office
The Air Force maintains an Education Services Office at Minot Air Force Base. The University provides a coordinator at this base office. The coordinator will assist the Air Force personnel and their families in planning academic programs, selecting courses, completing financial aid procedures, and registration. All military personnel are encouraged to contact the Base Education Services Office for information and assistance relative to academic programs. Military personnel, their spouses, and dependents are considered resident students for tuition purposes.

Admission and Registration-Active duty military personnel, spouses, and dependents follow the application procedures as detailed on pages 15.

Evaluation of Educational Experiences of Military Personnel
Service personnel currently on active duty who have acquired certain educational experiences, or have attended service schools, or have passed college AP/CLEP/DANTES tests can have these evaluated for transfer credit. Minot State University accepts the following towards a bachelor’s degree:

1. Military service courses are given credit as recommended in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services published by the American Council on Education (ACE).
2. Advanced Placement (AP), The College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and DANTES subject standardized tests are accepted in some areas. Check with the Registrar’s Office for the current AP/CLEP/ DANTES Policy, as it is subject to revision. (See also "Credit by Examination.")

Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment
This program provides an opportunity for outstanding high school juniors and seniors to take first-year student (freshman) courses for university credit through Minot State University before graduation from high school. Students must follow firstyear student (freshman) admission procedures.

With approval from their high school principal or superintendent, students may earn high school and college credit for the same course. Dual credit option forms are available at both the Enrollment Services Office and at local high schools. Persons in this program are strictly high school students retaining high school eligibility. They may participate in University functions/ activities and have computer and library privileges.

Undergraduate Non-Degree Students
Students who enroll in courses but do not wish to seek a degree may enroll as Undergraduate Non-Degree students. Students who do not have prior college/university credits are not eligible for the Non-Degree student status. Students enrolling with this status are not eligible for federal financial aid and may not exceed a total of 12 semester hours of undergraduate credit. Students enrolling in upper-level coursework that have prerequisites may be asked to provide a copy of a college transcript to the department overseeing the course and seek departmental approval prior to enrollment. Non-degree students are not required to fulfill admission requirements. However, students must complete the ND University System Application for Admission and pay the $35 application fee and provide a record of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella in participating in classes on campus. Enrollment in courses beyond 12 semester hours will be contingent upon completion of all entrance requirements for transfer students. Students wishing to change their status to degree seeking must also complete the Application for Status Change from Non-Degree to Degree Seeking. This form must be submitted and all official transcripts received by the Registrar’s Office prior to enrolling for the next semester.

University Employees as Students
Employees of Minot State University who have obtained initial approval from their supervisor are entitled to have application fees, tuition, and activity fees waived for up to three classes per calendar year. The technology fee is not waived and must be paid by the employee within the first two weeks of the semester. Distance Education courses are excluded from this waiver.