How to Apply as a Returning Student

Please follow the appropriate steps below that are applicable to your situation to apply for readmission to Minnesota State Moorhead. There is no application fee for returning students who were previously enrolled at Minnesota State Moorhead.

  1. Submit the online application for admission.
  2. If you have attended any college/university since you last attended Minnesota State Moorhead please provide transcript(s) to update your Moorhead admissions file. If you attended a Minnesota State system school we will be able to get these transcripts automatically.
  3. Once we have received your application for returning students, and any transcripts of a college/university you attended since leaving Moorhead, your application will be processed. We will inform you of your readmission, or if there are any holds which prevent you from being readmitted.
  4. If you have not received notification within one week of submitting your application for returning student, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Returning Student Application Resources

  • Academic suspension hold

    Please reach out to the Coordinator of Academic Intervention in order to resolve the hold as soon as possible.

    Students returning with an Academic hold must meet with the Coordinator of Academic Intervention 30 days prior to the start of the desired term of interest.

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    Dana Hanson Schafer
    Coordinator of Academic Intervention
    Academic Success Center
    Send Email | Phone: 218.477.2247218.477.2247

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  • Business Services hold

    In order for your application to be processed, you will need to connect with the Business Services office because there is a business services hold on your account.

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    Lisa Johnson (She/Her/Hers)
    Accounts Receivable Accountant
    Business Services
    Send Email | Phone: 218.477.2054218.477.2054

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  • Financial aid suspension

    If you plan to use financial aid, please reach out to the MSUM Office of Scholarship & Financial Aid to resolve the hold.

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    Jessica Markuson
    Associate Director of Financial Aid
    Office of Scholarship & Financial Aid
    Send Email | Phone: 218.477.2084218.477.2084
    OW 107

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  • Official transcript needed

    If you have attended any institutions outside of the Minnesota State system after you last attended MSUM, you will need to request those official transcripts be sent to MSUM. Typically, there is a fee associated with each official transcript which can range from $3 to $20 per official transcript request. If you need help locating how to access this request, please contact the Returning Student Admissions Representative.

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    Alexander (Alex) Elness (He/Him/His)
    Readmit Students & Non-Degree Seeking | Admissions Representative
    Admissions
    Send Email | Phone: 218.477.2025218.477.2025 | Cell: 218.304.0104218.304.0104
    Hello, I'm Alex, and I work with students that are returning to Minnesota State Moorhead, are Non-Degree Seeking, or who are undecided transfer studen...

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Alexander (Alex) Elness (He/Him/His)
Readmit Students & Non-Degree Seeking | Admissions Representative
Admissions
Send Email | Phone: 218.477.2025218.477.2025 | Cell: 218.304.0104218.304.0104
Hello, I'm Alex, and I work with students that are returning to Minnesota State Moorhead, are Non-Degree Seeking, or who are undecided transfer studen...

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