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Information and Instructions for New Graduate Students
Welcome to the University of Minnesota! We hope that you will accept our offer of admission, and if we can do anything to help make this possible, please contact the Graduate School Admissions Office, University of Minnesota, 309 Johnston Hall, 101 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Our telephone number is 612-625-3014 (fax 612-625-6002). If you contact us, be sure to give us your ID number and complete name as typed on your letter of admission.
Steps to Take
If you are able to accept the offer of admission for the term indicated in your admission letter, you should
1. Inform your major field directly that you plan to come. This is especially important if you have been awarded financial aid.
2. Plan to come to the University several days before or during the registration period. If you seek off-campus housing, you should arrive at least three weeks before the beginning of classes. The approximate registration period for each term is as follows:
- Fall Semester: May-Sep
- Spring Semester: Dec-Feb
- Summer Term: May-Jun
You must register before the first day of class to avoid a late fee.
Official registration dates will be published in the Class Schedule, which is only available on the Web at OneStop.
Although you may register at any time during the registration period, if you plan to register for classes with limited enrollment (these are identified in the Class Schedule), we recommend that you register as early as possible. (Note: Registration in the College of Continuing Education or in another college in graduate-level courses, e.g., in the College of Education and Human Development, does not constitute Graduate School registration.)
Preliminary class schedules and other registration information are available on the Web at OneStop.
Registration information for the summer term is contained in the Summer Session Catalog.
If you wish to register between the close of the summer term and the opening of fall term (between approximately mid-August to early September) or during the winter recess (mid-December to mid- January), you should contact your department to determine if faculty advisers will be available.
3. If at the time of your admission, we requested credentials (official transcripts, etc.) of you, and if there is a hold on your registration because we have not received that material, come to the Graduate School in room 309 Johnston Hall (third floor) on the Minneapolis campus. The Graduate School is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. All official credentials must be mailed directly from your school to our office. The Graduate School’s address is listed above.
To continue, choose one of the following two registration options. IN-PERSON OFFICE REGISTRATION
4. Meet with your faculty adviser. If your department does not assign a specific adviser, the choice is at your discretion. For further information, contact your department.
5. Register at:
East Bank: 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant St. S.E, Minneapolis, MN 55455
8am-5:30pm, Monday-Thursday; 8am-4pm, Friday
Hours extended to 6 pm Tuesday-Thursday in the first week of classes for both fall and spring terms
FAX 612-625-3002
Webcam
West Bank: 130 West Bank Skyway, 219 19th Av S., Minneapolis, MN 55455
8am-4pm, Monday-Friday
Hours extended to 5pm, Monday and Tuesday when classes are in session during fall and spring semesters
(Closed for remodeling April 7-mid August, 2005)
FAX 612-626-9129
Campus map
St. Paul: 130 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
8am-4pm, Monday-Friday
FAX 612-624-4943
Campus map
CLOSED holidays. See the Twin Cities campus calendar WEB REGISTRATION
All graduate students may register by computer (before the end of the second week of class). Instructions are provided in the Class Schedule available on the web.
4. Meet with your faculty adviser. If your department does not assign a specific adviser, the choice is at your discretion. For further information, contact your department.
5. To use Web registration, you will need to enter your internet ID and password. If you have not yet initiated your internet account, you can initiate it online. If you have any problems logging on to Web registration, or get bumped off the system, contact the Technology Helpline at 612-301-4357.
6. Check the Enrollment Summary screen at the time you register. The screen should indicate that you are enrolling in the major and degree objective listed in the letter of admission. It is very important to check this screen if you were ever a student at the University of Minnesota in any other program (eg. Undergraduate, MEd, MPH, MBA). If the screen does not show the correct registration information, please temporarily stop the registration process and contact the Graduate School Office of Admissions at 612-625-3014 so that we may assist you in getting registered. Once you have been assisted by the Admissions Office, you will be able to continue registering immediately. If you were admitted to more than one major, make sure that you register for the major you want to pursue.
7. You must complete the entire registration program, including the creation of the enrollment statement, to be officially registered.
8. Print a confirmation of your registration.
Registration Requirement
To maintain active student status, all Graduate School students will be required to register in the Graduate School every fall and spring term.
Tuition
The current tuition and fee rate information are available on the Web at OneStop).
You must pay tuition and fees by the date printed on your bill or pay a fine; check the Class Schedule for late fees, installment payment plans, and other special payment plans. Student Accounts Receivable, 20 Fraser Hall (612-624-1111), handles all questions about day school tuition and fee billing statements.
If your application for admission was received in the Graduate School by the deadline date, but your formal letter of admission reaches you after the first day of classes, you may be eligible for a waiver of late fees. Please check in 309 Johnston Hall for assistance.
Changing the Term of Admission
If you wish to be considered for a term earlier or later than the one specified in your letter of admission, you must notify the Graduate School at least six weeks before the opening of the term you wish to begin (individual departments may require earlier notification). The application for admission fee is valid for one academic year (e.g., fall 2005 through summer 2006).
Approval of such a change is not automatic. If you do not register in the Graduate School, your file will be discarded at the end of two years.
Financial Aid
Graduate assistantships and fellowships generally are administered through individual departments. If you have filed an application for a departmental fellowship or assistantship and have questions about the decision, you must contact directly the department or major to which you applied.
If you are a graduate assistant, information on tuition is available from the Graduate Assistant Employment Office
If you do not arrive on campus and begin the assistantship by the reporting date given in the assistantship offer letter, your salary will be reduced based on the date you begin the assistantship, and you may become ineligible to receive tuition benefits. If the reporting date is not given in the offer letter, please contact the concerned program.
Please note that graduate assistants can receive full or partial tuition benefit and health insurance depending on the level of appointment.
For further information on graduate assistantships and other sources of financial aid, see the Graduate Student Handbook
Health Insurance
All students registering for 6 or more day-school credits at the University are required to have health/ hospitalization insurance.
All students registering for 6 or more day-school credits at the University are required to have health/ hospitalization insurance. Information on insurance can be obtained from: Boynton Health Services
Graduate assistants who hold an appointment of at least 25% time, and some graduate fellows and trainees, may be eligible to enroll in the Graduate Assistant Healthcare Plan. Depending on the level of appointment, the University pays all or part of the student’s health insurance premium for this plan. For more information, contact the Graduate Assistant Insurance Office, University of Minnesota, N-323 Boynton Health Service, 410 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6936). Boynton Health Services
Housing
Although the Twin Cities campus is generally considered a commuter campus, only about half of its students live far enough away to be bona fide commuters. The other half live on or near campus, within easy walking or biking distance. Many commuting students live on express bus lines, which offer direct access to campus (see Transportation). Housing & Residential Life (612-624-2994, fax 612-624-6987, housing@umn.edu, www.umn.edu/housing/), located in Comstock Hall-East on the Minneapolis campus and in Coffey Hall on the St. Paul campus, provides information about on-campus and off-campus housing and about leases and other housing issues. Also check listings in the Minnesota Daily and other local newspapers. You might also check with your department.
The University guarantees housing to freshmen who apply before May 1. Graduate and professional students can be housed in individual student housing, usually during spring semester, and may renew for the following year. University-sponsored housing provides accommodations for about 15 percent of Twin Cities campus students. Although none of the halls is specifically reserved for graduate students, Centennial, Middlebrook, University Village (apt. style), and Wilkins (apt. style) tend to have larger upper level and graduate student populations. Application for residence hall housing is separate from application for admission to the University. Applications are available from Housing & Residential Life in October. Apply early.
Family/Partnered Housing
For students who are married or same-sex partnered or who have children, there are two cooperative housing communitiesComo Student Community, 1024 27th Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612-378-2434, cscc@umn.edu), is between the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses and is on a bus line; Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative, Inc., 1250 Fifield Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 (651-646-7526, ctc@umn.edu), is adjacent to the St. Paul campus. Both have day care centers. You may wait for up to two years to get in, depending on the size of the unit. All units are unfurnished. For more information, see www.umn.edu/housing or contact the cooperatives.
Off-Campus Listing Service
Housing & Residential Life Housing & Residential Life, located in Comstock Hall-East (612-624-2994; www.umn.edu/housing/offcampus.htm), has listings for rooms, apartments, duplexes, houses, cooperatives, and mobile home parks. Information is available about shared units, subsidized housing, temporary housing, sublets, work opportunities related to housing, bus routes, nursery schools, and day care centers. Because the turnover rate is rapid, listings are changed daily and are not sent by mail.
The best time to begin looking is at least two months before you want to move. For fall term, begin looking by late July. In most cases, rentals begin on the first of the month.
The office provides a mediation service to help students in resolving landlord/tenant disputes. A station computer is available in Coffey Hall on the St. Paul campus.
Disability Services
The office of Disability Services(DS) promotes environments free of physical, program, information, and attitudinal barriers. DS works to ensure access to University employment, courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities by documenting disabilities and arranging reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services, training, consultation, and technical assistance. In general, University policy calls for accommodations to be made on an individualized and flexible basis. It is the responsibility of students to make their needs known. For more information, contact Disability Services at Suite 180, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE, 612-626-1333 (V/TDD).
For further information, you are encouraged to consult the Graduate School Catalog. The Graduate School Catalog describes Graduate School policies, majors, and degrees offered, and lists the graduate faculty.
There are two options for requesting a paper copy of the catalog, at a cost of $5 for shipping and handling:
Online from the University of Minnesota Bookstores (you will need a credit card for the shipping and handling charge). Order the Graduate School Catalog online
Telephone the University of Minnesota Bookstores at 800-442-8636, and place your order, again paying the shipping charge by credit card.
Catalogs will be sent only to US Zip Code addresses, Canada, and Mexico. They are sent at bulk rate and may take 2 to 4 weeks to reach you. Catalogs will not be sent overseas.
The Catalog is also available in electronic form. A paper copy of the Graduate School Catalog is available at The Graduate School, 309 Johnston Hall, 101 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN.
This brochure is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact the Graduate School, 302 Johnston Hall (612/625-1514; lucas001@umn.edu).
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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