Admissions: Crookston

Purpose

Undergraduate students are admitted to the University of Minnesota Crookston to pursue a baccalaureate degree. The Admissions Office is responsible for undergraduate admissions decisions, consistent with approved admissions criteria.

Mission

The University of Minnesota Crookston delivers educational programs that build upon a broad academic foundation and combine theory and practice in a technologically rich environment. We prepare students for career success, advanced study, and engaged citizenship in a diverse world. We integrate teaching and learning, research and scholarly work, and outreach and engagement to serve the public good.

Vision

The University of Minnesota Crookston fulfills a modern land-grant mission by ensuring we are passionate about learning and discovery in service to the public good.

We will achieve this vision by:

• Creating and developing leaders who are ethical and innovative, culturally and globally competent, and engaged in their communities.
• Connecting all students—on campus and online—to each other, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community.
• Conducting research and scholarly work that enhances learning and benefits the region and beyond.
• Cultivating a spirit of U of M Crookston Golden Eagle pride.

Values

Student Success: Realizing individual potential through intentional investment in students using high-impact practices.

Diversity: Embracing the richness and value of individual differences, identities, ideas, beliefs, cultures, and communities.

Leadership: Fostering a culture of collaborative leadership at all levels, embodying integrity, honesty, fairness, and respect.

Community: Building engaged relationships for the benefit of all.

Innovation: Promoting discovery and problem-solving through creative and critical thinking, research, and scholarly work.

Sustainability: Balancing the environmental, economic, and societal needs of the present while safeguarding a vibrant future.

Quality: Using evidence, data, and best practices to improve academic programs, student support and services, and operational processes.

Admission Categories

Students are admitted as either

1. New High School (NHS) students – Graduates from high school who have not previously matriculated at a post-secondary institution. (Students may have earned college credits while enrolled in high school.)
2. New Advanced Standing (NAS) Students – Graduates from high school who have enrolled in or earned credit at another post-secondary institution during the academic year. (This includes students transferring from another University of Minnesota campus.)
3. Non-Degree Seeking Students – Students enrolling in courses without the intent to pursue a degree.

New Student Enrollment Management 

The enrollment management process includes determining enrollment targets for future academic years and setting admissions criteria and standards for NHS and NAS students.

• Enrollment Targets: The Director of Admissions and Director of Enrollment Management proposes targets for NHS and NAS students, subject to review and approval by the Chancellor.
• Criteria for Admission (Holistic Review): Applications are reviewed holistically to consider the individual circumstances of each student. While prohibited factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, or other legally restricted identities are not considered, the following context factors may be reviewed:
  
  
  • Evidence of exceptional achievement, aptitude, or personal accomplishment not reflected in the academic record
    
  • Participation in extracurricular activities related to intended major
    
  • Strong commitment to community service, leadership, and educational involvement
    
  • Evidence of overcoming social, economic, or physical barriers to educational achievement
    
  • First-generation college student status
    
  • Significant responsibility in family, community, job, or activity
    
  • Contribution to the broad diversity of the student body
    
  • Personal or extenuating circumstances
    
  • Military service
    
  • Information received through open-ended application questions

These standards are subject to the review and approval of the Chancellor.

Conditions to matriculate 

Admitted students will be notified of conditions that must be met before matriculation (enrolling in degree courses). Examples include:

• Maintaining a consistent grade trend in final high school term
  
• Providing proof of high school graduation (or equivalent for NAS students)
  
• Participation in designated UMN Crookston academic support programs
  

These conditions apply to all students new to the UMN Crookston campus.

Appeals

Applicants denied admission may appeal in writing to the Admissions Appeal Committee within 30 calendar days of the decision. The Committee’s decision is final.

Right to Deny or Rescind Admission

The University of Minnesota Crookston reserves the right to:

• Deny admission to any applicant, or
  
• Rescind admission prior to matriculation or course registration.