Online Application Instructions

See below for important information, directions, and the link to the online application form.

If you have questions or concerns once you submit the form electronically, you may contact Enrollment Services at Inver Hills, 651/450-8500 or submit your question electronically.

Online Application site (link opens a new browser window)

Important Information

• To use the form your internet browser must be Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer or Netscape 6.0 or newer.
• You may need to submit high school or college transcripts as part of the application process. Requirements are as follows:
  
  High School:
  If you graduated from high school within the last five years, request that official high school transcripts be sent directly to the Inver Hills Office of Enrollment Services (G.E.D. recipients, submit a copy of the certificate). If your high school participates in Docufide (electronic transcript delivery), you can have your transcripts delivered to Inver Hills electronically. If your school does not participate in Docufide, your transcripts will have to be delivered in paper form. High school transcripts do not have to be submitted if you graduated from high school or received a G.E.D. more than five years ago.
  
  College:
  Official transcripts of previous college work are required only if you
  1. are applying for financial aid or veterans benefits or
  2. want to have credits evaluated for transfer to Inver Hills or for course equivalencies.
  Also, students with college math or English composition completed may have the option of submitting transcripts instead of taking assessment tests (see below). Transcripts from all institutions you have attended should be sent to:
  
  Enrollment Services
  Inver Hills Community College
  2500 East 80th Street
  Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076.
  
  College transcripts must be official transcripts and mailed directly to Inver Hills. Although transcripts are not required for Regular Admission, you are urged to submit them for academic advising purposes.
  
• The $20 application fee (nonrefundable) will be assessed when you register for your first term at Inver Hills; the charge will appear on your student account invoice.
• After your application is processed, you will receive a letter verifying the status of your application. The letter will indicate any items still due, such as transcripts. You also may arrange to take the Inver Hills assessment inventory in reading, writing, and mathematics (these tests indicate what level of math and composition courses you may take). If you completed college-level mathematics and composition courses at another college, you may have satisfied these requirements. See http://depts.inverhills.edu/Assessment/Assessment_exemptions.htm
• Once your file is complete (transcripts received, assessment scores posted), you will receive an acceptance letter and information about upcoming orientation/registration sessions.

State law requires that students born after 1956 be immunized for certain diseases. Complete the immunization form that is included with application materials. (Click here to download the form - PDF document.) All students have to report either their dates of immunization or their exemption from reporting. You are exempt if you were born before 1956 or if you graduated from a Minnesota high school in 1997 or later (fill out the appropriate part of the form - PDF document). Exemptions also are permitted based on conscientious and medical reasons; see the form. You may submit the form by mail or in person.

Directions

• You may want to print out this page for reference while completing the form. We suggest that you print each page prior to continuing on to the next page and check your entries in each field.
• Do not use the "back" button on your browser or you will lose all the information you entered.
• The information you provide will be put directly into the Inver Hills student database; we will use this information for all contact with you. Be sure it is accurate.
• Do not enter information in all capital letters. Be sure on addresses to include all information the post office requires, such as apartment numbers and direction. Put your actual street address on Line 1 and any PO Box number on line 2 (if applicable).
• Required fields are indicated by an orange dot. You cannot continue to the next screen or submit the form if required information is missing.
• You are urged to complete all fields, especially those related to e-mail address (so you receive confirmation that your form was received); programs of study you are interested in; and optional information about gender, cultural/ethnic background, and parent education.
• On the field for "Previous College," you are asked to indicate degree completed. If you have attended college before but did not earn a degree, select the "Not Applicable" choice on the pull-down menu.
• Ignore references to test score report forms; they are not required at this time.
• To return to the Inver Hills website, close the browser window.
• Do not reply to the final confirmation you receive by email. Instead, send any inquiries to the college using the "Send comments or questions" link at the bottom of this page.

We look forward to your becoming part of the Inver Hills community.

NOTE: The college/university is asking you to provide information that includes private and/or confidential information under state and federal law. The college/university is asking for this information in order to process your application.
You are not legally required to provide the information the college/university is requesting; however, the college/university may not be able to effectively process your application if you do not provide sufficient information. With some exceptions, unless you consent to further release of private information, access to this information will be limited to school officials, including faculty who have legitimate educational interests in the information. Under certain circumstances, federal and state laws authorize release of private information without your consent:

- to other schools in which you seek or intend to enroll, or are enrolled, if you are first notified of the release;
- to federal, state or local officials for purposes of program compliance, audit or evaluation;
- as appropriate in connection with your application for, or receipt of, financial aid;
- to your parents, if your parents claim you as a dependent student for tax purposes;
- if the information is sought with a subpoena, court order, or otherwise permitted by other state or federal law, and
- to an organization engaged in educational research or an accrediting agency. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities abide by the provisions of Title IX and other federal and state laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin or handicap and all other state and federal laws regarding equal opportunity.