New Applications

Start a new application for admission

Resume your application for admission

Check the status of your application

Change of Status/Readmission Applications

Start an application for readmission/change of status

Resume your application for readmission/change of status

For information about the University of Minnesota - Duluth campus, please see

Johnston Hall, home of the Graduate School

If you have questions about completing the online application for admission or the online application for readmission/change of status, please feel free to call the Graduate School Office of Admissions at 612-625-3014.

These applications are available in alternate formats upon request. Please address your request to "Special Applications" at the address on this page.

New Applicants:

Graduate Program requirements

If you have not already done so, you should immediately contact your major program or visit their web site for admissions information, including program application materials, financial aid, start dates, deadlines, and other important information. Programs that require specific materials may not consider the Graduate School application for admission until they receive these materials.

Please Note: The application fee ($75 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $95 for international students) cannot be waived or deferred, and is not refundable.

Transcripts / Credentials

You must report on your application and submit transcripts from ALL institutions of higher learning - including partial or incomplete transcripts.

You may be considered for admission with unofficial transcripts or credentials.  However, if you are admitted, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to registering and enrolling at the University of Minnesota.

Students who have been previously enrolled at the University of Minnesota do not need to submit U of M transcripts to the Admissions Office.  We will obtain these for you.  Please check with your program of interest to see if they require you to submit University of Minnesota transcripts.

You may be considered for admission with transcripts submitted the following ways:

• Mailed photocopies
• Legible faxed copies
• Mailed unofficial copies as long as they were issued with your name and the name of the institution on them.
• Official copies sent directly from your institutions to the University of Minnesota

The Graduate School reserves the right to require the submission of official transcripts or credentials any time during the admission review process. To be considered official, the documents must be sent directly from your institution (s) to our office.

For initial review, transcripts can be faxed to: (612) 625-6002

The address for submitting unofficial or official transcripts by mail is:

Graduate School
University of Minnesota
309 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0421

If you are submitting unofficial transcripts by mail, please send all copies in one envelope.

As soon as your application materials have been processed, you will receive notice via e-mail indicating that your application file is complete or if anything is missing.

For additional information regarding test scores, deadlines, frequently asked questions, etc. click here.

Change of Status/Readmission Applicants:

All students who have been admitted and registered in the Graduate School and are seeking readmission, or a change of major, degree objective, track (including dropping a track), or campus, must submit a readmission/change of status application.  The application fee is $75.  More information is available here.

If you are requesting readmission to obtain active status for graduating, you should first contact the Office of Graduate Student Services and Progress at 612-625-3490 (316 Johnston Hall).

YOU SHOULD NOT APPLY ONLINE IF:

• YOU DO NOT HAVE A PEOPLESOFT EMPLID (STUDENT ID).
• YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE FROM A PROGRAM "GENERAL STATUS" TO A "TRACK" FOR THE FIRST TIME.
• YOU ARE CHANGING FROM THE DOCTORATE LEVEL TO THE MASTERS LEVEL WITHIN THE SAME PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT.
• YOU ARE APPLYING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE WORK ONLY.

YOU SHOULD INSTEAD FILE A PAPER APPLICATION. A PDF VERSION OF THE READMISSION/CHANGE OF STATUS APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE HERE. PLEASE NOTE THAT PAPER APPLICATIONS REQUIRE FEE PAYMENT BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.