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Applying is an exciting step toward achieving your academic and career goals.
Complete Your Application
Complete Your Application
Create an Account and . You must submit your online application and a non-refundable $35 application fee.
Determine Your Student Type:
- First-Year Student: No college courses after high school.
- Returning Student: Previously attended 鶹ԭ after high school (excluding early entry).
- Early-Entry: High school junior/senior taking college courses.
- Transfer Student: Completed college courses elsewhere after high school.
- Collaborative Student: Enrolled at multiple NDUS institutions in one term. "Home institution" grants the degree; "provider institution" offers courses.
- Continuing Student: 鶹ԭ graduate taking additional classes.
- Non-Degree Student: Enrolled for personal enrichment, not a degree.
Submit ALL Official Transcripts
Submit ALL Official Transcripts
To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly to 鶹ԭ in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution or through an electronic transcript exchange service.
- High School Transcript or GED
Not required if you have an AA or AS degree.
- College/University transcripts
Include transcripts for college credits earned during high school (excluding 鶹ԭ). Transcripts from institutions currently attended are required, with a final transcript due after grades are posted.
- U.S. Transcripts
Must be sent from the or .
- International transcripts
Secondary school or post-secondary school transcript evaluation completed by a NACES-approved organization.- Visit for a list of approved organizations.
- Request that the evaluation results be sent directly to 鶹ԭ.
If these services are unavailable, request that an official transcript be sent to:
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Attn: Admissions
1801 College Drive North
Devils Lake, ND, 58301
Provide Vaccination Records (On-Campus Students Only)
Provide Vaccination Records (On-Campus Students Only)
Students enrolled at 鶹ԭ must provide documentation of immunity to the following:
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR): Students born after January 1, 1957, must have two MMR vaccine doses at least 28 days apart. A blood test proving immunity is acceptable. Students born before 1957 are exempt.
- Meningococcal (Meningitis): One dose of the Meningococcal vaccine given at age 16 or older is required for all students 21 and under. Note: The Meningococcal-B vaccine does not meet this requirement.
- Tuberculosis (TB): Testing is required for international students from . It is also required for any student at high risk for TB exposure. Exemptions are listed in 鶹ԭ Policy 800.02.
Provide Test Scores (optional)
Provide Test Scores (optional)
Preferred Placement Exams:
- ACT or SAT
- ACCUPLACER
Click here for exam details or registration.
Test scores help with placement in appropriate English and Math courses.
Steps for the Journey of a Non-Traditional Student
Whether you are a transfer, international, collaborative, or military student, 鶹ԭ wants you to be informed. Understand the steps to becoming a student, and review the information below to help guide your decisions. For questions or more information, contact the Office of Student Services.
Transfer Students
Transfer Students
Transfer Credit Information
- Remedial courses do not count for credit but may fulfill prerequisites.
- Common numbered courses transfer as direct equivalents if offered by 鶹ԭ. If not, they transfer as general education electives.
- The NDUS General Education Requirement Transfer Agreement (GERTA) simplifies transfers.
- Quarter system credits convert to semester hours.
- Credit by exam, life experience, or from another institution requires documentation and is excluded from transfer evaluations.
- Graduate-level courses are not transferable.
- The final 15 semester hours must be completed at 鶹ԭ.
- Transfer credits do not affect GPA at 鶹ԭ.
College Credit in High School (Early Entry)
College Credit in High School (Early Entry)
High school juniors and seniors can earn college and high school credits by taking general education courses. These courses are completed while still in high school.
Admissions Checklist:
- Application for Admission Select "Early Entry Student" as the admit type.
- $35 Application Fee (one-time).
- High School Transcript (provided by your school).
- ACT or ACCUPLACER Scores (if available, for best class placement).
Colden Hutton, Academic Affairs Coordinator
Colden.Hutton@lrsc.edu
701-662-1508
Launch!
Launch!
Launch! is a partnership between 鶹ԭ and UND for students who meet 鶹ԭ requirements but are not yet eligible for UND. Students enroll as full-time 鶹ԭ students while taking a limited number of prescribed UND courses.
Classes are held on the UND campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Students completing 24 transferable credits with a 2.0 GPA may be considered for admission as degree-seeking transfer students to UND. Launch! students may participate in student life, housing, services, organizations, facilities, and activities, except Division I sports. Courses are small, allowing instructors to provide personalized assistance. Tutoring is built into the schedule, with additional support through the Student Success Center on the UND campus. Advisement is offered to each student. The Launch! Coordinator is located on the UND campus to provide assistance.
- Complete the Admissions Checklist above.
- Launch! The student's admit type on the application is First-Year Student.
- Complete the .
- See Paying for College above to complete the following:
- Complete your FAFSA
- Complete your 鶹ԭ Scholarship application
- See if you do not qualify for financial aid
Cindy Rerick, Launch! Coordinator
Cindy.Rerick@lrsc.edu
701-777-4901
Collaborative
Collaborative
A collaborative student takes courses at multiple North Dakota University System (NDUS) institutions in a term. 鶹ԭ is your home institution, where the other NDUS school is your provider institution.
NDSU Collaborative Student - 鶹ԭ as Home Institution
Eligibility:
- Fully admitted to 鶹ԭ with a 2.0+ GPA.
- No enrollment holds.
- Enroll in at least one 鶹ԭ course.
- Do not exceed 20 semester hours without approval.
- Meet provider institution prerequisites.
- Graduate-level and correspondence courses are not eligible.
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- Combine provider institution credits with 鶹ԭ credits for financial aid.
- Add provider institution tuition and bookstore charges to your 鶹ԭ bill.
- Add bookstore charges to your 鶹ԭ account.
- Request transcripts and transfer provider credits to 鶹ԭ.
Collaborative Registration Process:
- Complete the Collaborative Request in Campus Connection under the eForm Tile. (How-to guide: Collaborative eForm Process)
- 鶹ԭ reviews eligibility and submits the request to the provider institution.
- The provider institution registers you and emails your schedule. You are not registered until you receive this email.
- A hold is placed on your account after registration, preventing changes. Submit an updated request form for drops/adds.
- 鶹ԭ drop/add and refund deadlines apply. Submit requests before the first day of classes for timely processing.
Submit requests before the first day of classes to ensure timely processing.
NDUS Collaborative Student - 鶹ԭ as Provider Institution
Eligibility:
- Must be degree-seeking with a 2.0+ GPA.
- Enroll in at least one course at your home institution.
- Submit a collaborative request form to your home institution.
- Course approval is required from your home institution.
鶹ԭ Responsibilities:
- Enroll the student and place a "Collaborative Student Hold" (restricts schedule changes but has no negative impact) on their account.
- Drops/Adds require an updated request form submitted to the home institution.
Paula Zielske
Paula.Zielske@lrsc.edu
701-662-1671
Sarah Gratton
Sarah.Gratton@lrsc.edu
701-662-1672