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Change of Status and Readmission

The Change of Status/Readmission Application must be filed by all students who have been admitted to and registered in the Graduate School and are seeking readmission or a change of major, degree objective, track (including dropping a track), or campus of enrollment. If you are a new applicant, please submit a new application for admission to the Graduate School. The form must be submitted online. Questions should be directed to 612-625-3014 or 309 Johnston Hall, 101 Pleasant St. SE, Mpls, MN 55455.

Application Fee: A $75 Change of Status/Readmission application fee paid by credit card, must accompany each application for Change of Status or Readmission.

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.

Deadlines

The completed Change of Status/Readmission Application and fee should be submitted by the deadline dates listed below.

  • Fall semester: June 15
  • Spring semester: October 15
  • Summer session: March 15

Procedures

In all cases, contact the major program to which you are applying for information about program content, deadlines, and whether additional materials (such as GRE scores or letters of recommendation) are needed. Official transcripts of any college-level work completed since you last registered in the Graduate School should be sent to the Admissions Office at the above address. All other previous transcripts, including your Graduate School transcript, are already on file.

  • Readmission: For students who wish to re-enroll. Effective fall semester 2002, graduate students are required to register every fall and spring semester to maintain active status in the Graduate School. Detailed information is on the Registration Requirements page.
  • Change of Major: For students applying to register in a major program other than the one in which they were last registered.
  • Change of Degree Objective: For students applying to register for a degree objective other than the one in which they were last registered (also applies if degree has been completed). An example would be changing from a Master's degree to a Ph.D.
  • Change of Track (including dropping a track): For students applying to drop a major track or add a major track other than the one in which they were last registered. NOTE: Once a degree has been awarded, you may not pursue another track in that major for the same degree.
  • Additional Major: For students who wish to register in two majors concurrently.
  • Additional Track: For students who wish to register in two major tracks concurrently.
  • Campus Change: For students changing from the Duluth to the Twin Cities campus or vice versa.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

If you wish to enroll in a Graduate School post-baccalaureate certificate program, you should use the Change of Status/Readmission application to indicate your proposed change of status. You should equate "post-baccalaureate certificate" with "degree" for the purposes of completing the application. If you wish to withdraw from your current major and pursue a certificate program only, you should use the "Program to Drop and Program to Add" boxes; if you wish to add a certificate program to be pursued concurrently with your current major you should use the "Program to Add" box.

Express Readmit

If you have not registered in the Graduate School for five years or less and you will be returning to the same major program to pursue the same degree, you may be able to return via the Express Readmit process. Further information is available at 309 Johnston Hall or 612-625-3014.

 

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