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After High School
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission Requirements for Minnesota
Colleges and Universities
Listed below are general admission requirements for a va-
riety of Minnesota post-secondary programs. You can use
this information when making your registration choices,
but it is your responsibility to check specific requirements
for any college where you are planning on applying.
Technical and Community Colleges:
www.minnstate.edu
Minnesota’s technical and community colleges have
“open admission,” which means that they accept any stu-
dent with a high school diploma or GED. ACT or SAT test
scores are not required; however, these schools may have
their own placement tests. You may be accepted at any
of these schools, but if you do not test into college-level
courses, you will be required to take “developmental”
courses before earning college credits. Also, many of
these schools have popular programs with waiting lists;
therefore applying early is always a good decision.
Four-Year State Colleges and Universities:
www.minnstate.edu
These programs have “liberal admission” requirements.
Generally, students should complete the following mini-
mum curriculum requirements, as stated on the website:
English 4 years
Math 3 years - minimum completion of
Advanced Algebra
World Language 2 years of the same language
Social Studies 3 years
Science 4 years including:
1 year - Physical Science 9,
1 year - Biology with lab,
1 year - other physical science with lab
Other
16
1 year of visual or performing arts
Other admissions requirements:
Graduate in the top
half of your class If not in the top half, your ACT or SAT
score will be used to determine accep-
tance. Check with the school where you
are applying for their score requirements.
Take the ACT or
SAT You must take either test. Specific
scores are used when a student is not
in the top 50th percentile.
University of Minnesota: www.umn.edu
The University of Minnesota has 5 campuses—Twin Cities,
Duluth, Morris, Crookston and Rochester. Selective
admissions requirements include ACT [ACT with writing
required for Twin Cities campus] or SAT and high school
rank and GPA.
All five campuses have the following minimum curriculum
requirements:
English 4 years: Emphasis on writing, including in-
struction in reading and speaking skills and
in literary understanding and appreciation.
Mathematics 4 years: Elementary algebra, geometry, Intermediate
Algebra with College Foundations [integrated math
1, 2 & 3]. Examples of 4th year math include calculus
[preferred], pre-calculus, analysis.
Science 3 years; Including one year each of
biological and physical science, and
including a laboratory experience.
Biological science, chemistry,
and physics are required or
Management, Biological Sciences,
and Science and Engineering.
Social Studies 3 years: including one year each of U.S his-
tory and geography [or a course that includes
a geography component such as world his-
tory, western civilization, or global studies].
Single second
language 2 years
Visual and/or
performing arts 1 year: including instruction in the history and
interpretation of the art form [e.g. theater
arts, music, band, chorus, orchestra, drawing,
painting, photography, graphic design,
media production, theater production.]
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