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If you have never attended Inver Hills Community College in the past, you either may apply to the college through the Regular Admission process (see below) or register for classes through the Limited Enrollment process. (Limited Enrollment is for students who plan to enroll for one term and take only one or two classes; restrictions apply.) See descriptions below. If you are not certain about what classes to take, you should follow the Regular Admission steps to be admitted to Inver Hills.
Remember that additional steps and application forms are required for PSEO, international, nursing and accelerated nursing, and Emergency Health Services applicants.
Transfer students should follow the Regular Admission procedures. In addition, you should have transcripts from other institutions sent to Inver Hills if you plan to transfer credits to Inver Hills, are applying for financial aid, or want to check on credit equivalencies for waiving the assessment test or selecting classes.
Follow the Regular Admission process if any of the following statements apply to you.
If any of the above statements apply to you, follow the four steps below. If you have questions, contact us at 651-450-8500 or www.inverhills.edu/ContactUs.
Step 1: Application form
Complete and return the online or the paper regular admission application form along with a one-time $20 application fee (nonrefundable). If you complete the paper application, you can mail or drop off the form to Inver Hills Community College, Enrollment Services, 2500 East 80th Street, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076. To request materials be sent to you, you can call 651-450-8500 or write to the address above.
NOTE: Admission and registration forms request that you provide private information as defined under state and federal law; see the related Data Privacy Notice (Tennessen warning) for an explanation of this request and the policy for use of such information.
Step 2: Transcripts
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:
Transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Enrollment Services in sealed envelopes by all institutions you have attended. Although transcripts are not required for Regular Admission, you are urged to submit them for academic advising purposes. To assist you in selecting classes, counselors will review your transcripts before meeting with you at orientation
All of your transfer credits, and credits earned at Inver Hills, will be recorded on your student record in your Degree Audit Report (DARS), which can be viewed online and printed. You can view more information about DARS on the DARS webpage.
Step 3: Immunization history
Submit and complete the immunization history form (a pdf document). State law requires that students born after 1956 be immunized for certain diseases. 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). Exemptions also are permitted based on conscientious and medical reasons; see the form.
Step 4: Assessment tests
After you apply, you will receive a letter verifying the status of your application. You then may arrange to take the Inver Hills assessment inventory in reading, writing, and mathematics. Assessment tests measure readiness in these areas, and scores determine which level of courses you can register for.
Once your application file is complete (transcripts in, assessment scores recorded) you will be notified by mail of upcoming orientation and registration sessions. There are two types of orientations: on-campus and online.
Students attend a large and small group session. In addition, students register for classes after meeting with an Inver Hills counselor. The on-campus orientation lasts approximately three hours. You can read more about orientation and registration sessions online. You will be able to register for an orientation and registration session either online or by phone (651-450-8345, ext. 949). For the best selection of classes, you should reserve your space in a new student orientation/registration session as soon as you get information about time and dates.
The online orientation is available to students who have taken 12 credits or more at another college or university. If you provide the Office of Enrollment Services a copy of your college or university transcript, Inver Hills will verify completion of 12 credits and will send you information about the online orientation. Once the online orientation is complete, your registration hold will be removed and you can register for classes online.
Inver Hills accepts applications and admits students throughout the year. Apply as soon as you decide you are interested in attending; two to six months before the term begins is recommended. This allows time for you to submit transcripts (when required), take assessments, schedule an orientation, and register early when selection of classes is best. The priority completion date for your application file usually is 10 days before the semester begins. After that date, you may be advised to register for classes through Limited Enrollment (see below).
Limited Enrollment is a temporary status that allows you to take up to 8 credits per semester. Please be aware of the following limitations related to Limited Enrollment:
See Limited Enrollment for full details on how create your student record and register.