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18 Online Application Deadlines for Summer 2025, Fall 2025 & Spring 2026

• Summer: June 1 (priority)
• Fall: August 15 (priority)
• Spring: January 5 (priority)

Steps to Apply

To receive admission for the 18 Online program you will need approval from the following:

• District Superintendent
• Lakes Country Service Cooperative - Please contact Jolene King.

You may begin your application before all documents are ready. GradCAS saves your progress, and you may return any time to continue updating your application.

1. Create your account in
2. Select your program from the list and click “+” to add to your cart.
   • Graduate Non-Degree Seeking | 18 Online – Summer
   • Graduate Non-Degree Seeking | 18 Online – Fall
   • Graduate Non-Degree Seeking | 18 Online – Spring
3. Complete the three general application sections.
4. Complete the fourth, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø section (See Application Requirements below).
5. Make sure to upload your unofficial transcript BEFORE submitting your application. Once you submit, you can no longer amend or upload additional documents.
6. Pay the $38 application fee.

The Admission and Graduate Studies Offices will verify your documents and requirements.

18 Online Admission Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. No specific undergraduate major is required.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or at least 3.25 for the last 30 semester credits.

18 Online Application Requirements

• A current resume.
• Unofficial transcripts are required from the institution where you completed your undergraduate degree.
  • If you attended ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø or other , you can retrieve your unofficial transcripts from . If you no longer have access to eServices, contact admissions@mnstate.edu to assist.
  • Upon admission, you must request official transcripts from your degree-conferring institutions and any other transcripts listing possible graduate transfer coursework. Official transcripts can be requested through or the and sent directly to processing@mnstate.edu.
  • ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø or MN system institution students do not need to request official transcripts. The admission team will do this on your behalf.

Students Who

• Hold a transcript from a foreign institution for post-secondary institutions outside the U.S, must request an official comprehensive course-by-course transcript evaluation from a accredited evaluation firm
  • The transcript evaluation must certify your international degree is equivalent to a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
• For students whose native language is not English, or who were not taught in English, an official score from either TOEFL (6678 ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø code) or IELTS (ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø) is required.
  • TOEFL scores-550 (paper-based) or 78-80 (online)
  • IELTS score of 6.5

For questions about the program or the application process please contact the Admissions Office at 218.477.2161 or email admissions@mnstate.edu.

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