New Student Orientation is REQUIRED for all new PSEO students, including students who choose to defer their enrollment until the spring semester.
For questions, contact Chlene Anderson, PSEO Adviser at anderchl@morris.umn.edu.
Please visit the UMN Morris PSEO Application webpage for information about applying to the program.
PSEO registration is based upon admission to the UMN Morris PSEO Program.
Students will be permitted to register only after they have confirmed their intent to enroll by returning the confirmation card enclosed in their admittance packet or by confirming their application within their application portal.
Enrollment in specific courses in not guaranteed.
New on-campus PSEO students admitted to our program for the 2025-26 academic year will sign up for one of the required in-person orientation (NSO) sessions.
PSEO First Steps: Review this PSEO Student Handbook and submit all required PSEO forms.
Collaboration Period (The two weeks prior to the student's NSO date): A period where PSEO students communicate with the PSEO Adviser via email (University email account) or via Zoom with the goal of preparing for registration. An approved class schedule is developed by the PSEO student and PSEO Adviser with guidance from the high school counselor/home school administrator.
See PSEO Courses and Enrollment Guidelines and PSEO Course Choices.
See Do I need a placement exam or audition? Students should take the math and/or language placements exams, if needed, before their NSO session.
New Student Orientation (NSO) Session: A required session that new on-campus PSEO students must attend in order to register for classes.
2025 New Student Orientation/Registration Program Dates:
All sessions are in person:
Thursday, May 22
Friday, May 30
Tuesday, June 17
Wednesday, July 16
Schedule
10:00am - 10:30am: check in
10:30am - 2:30pm: orientation session
2:30pm - 4:20pm optional time to visit resources
NOTE: Admitted students will receive details on accessing all orientation components.
If students are unsure about attending the UMN Morris PSEO program, we recommend signing up for an orientation session. Students can always cancel their admission or defer to the spring semester.
We also offer an Online-only PSEO option so students who can't come to campus for in-person courses may still attend. We will offer individual virtual orientation and registration sessions for Online-only PSEO students. Any admitted PSEO student may take online courses.
Admission to Morris as a PSEO student is not the same as undergraduate admission to Morris.
PSEO students are not formally admitted to a degree program within the University; they are officially considered a non-degree seeking student.
If, upon high school graduation, PSEO students wish to attend the UMN Morris, we will assist with converting their application to a full-time, degree-seeking student.
Once admitted as a PSEO student, students do NOT need to reapply each term to remain in the PSEO program. However, admission is on a semester by semester basis upon review of academic performance of the previous semester. You must remain in good academic standing.
See Satisfactory Academic Progress- Nondegree Student Dismissal Policy.
It is extremely important that PSEO students review course selections with their high school counselor/homeschool administrator prior to registration in order to verify that they are fulfilling high school graduation requirements. A student's high school (not the PSEO program) determines how credits will transfer to the high school.
PSEO students must also keep their high school counselor/homeschool administrator up to date on the status of their enrollment in the PSEO Program. The PSEO Adviser will send the student's high school counselor/homeschool administrator a copy of the student's course enrollment after the second week of classes. In the case of a course withdrawal, students are required to notify their high school or homeschool of their enrollment change. PSEO students are also expected to notify their high school counselor/homeschool administrator immediately if they are dismissed from the program, in order to ensure that they develop a contingency plan to complete any remaining high school requirements.
Students will be permitted to register for courses after they have confirmed their intent to enroll by returning the confirmation card enclosed in their admittance packet.
The high school will monitor that the total number of combined classes at the high school and UMN Morris.
UMN Morris cannot guarantee enrollment in specific courses and enrollment in courses is on a space-available basis; be flexible when selecting courses.
Admitted students who plan to enroll full time are invited to attend a New Student Orientation session and will register at their session; part-time students register for courses in early August by scheduling a meeting with the PSEO Adviser.
With the exception of PSEOs self-registration at New Student Orientation, all subsequent course registration is done by the PSEO Adviser; there is no online registration/cancellation. Students may contact the PSEO Adviser to learn more about course registration.
IMPORTANT: PSEO students may make changes to their class schedule by emailing the PSEO Adviser using their University email address or by making an in-person or virtual office appointment with the PSEO Adviser. PSEO students may not request changes via the telephone. Parents/guardians or high school counselors/homeschool administrators may not request changes for PSEO students.
As a PSEO student, registration is on a semester by semester basis. PSEO students registered for fall courses, will be allowed to enroll in spring courses when spring open enrollment begins; however, if after the release of fall grades in December their University GPA makes them ineligible, they will be notified and unenrolled from their spring courses.
PSEO students are required to maintain a 2.50 cumulative and term grade point average in University of Minnesota courses during their participation in the program. It is important to understand that the UMN Morris staff has the right and responsibility to act in what they believe to be the student’s and the program’s best interests.
See Satisfactory Academic Progress - Nondegree Student Dismissal Policy.
All students new to the University of Minnesota need to initiate their Internet ID account. The information needed to initiate your account is included the admittance packet from the Admissions Office. Your Internet ID account only needs to be initiated once, so if the student has taken classes at any of the University of Minnesota campuses (Duluth, Crookston, Rochester, Twin Cities, or Morris), they will use the same University Internet ID and password. If they don’t have their letter containing their student identification number, contact the Office of Admissions at 1-888-866-3382.
PSEO students should visit the UMN Morris One Stop Student Services for more information about updating their personal information including how to add their preferred name, pronouns and gender identity, and how to set up parent/guest access.
PSEO students should check their class schedule by going to their MyU portal and clicking on the Academics tab. They should move the calendar to the first full week of class to see their schedule. To check their full registration, including waitlisted courses, they should confirm their class schedule in their MyU shopping cart.
We value disability as an aspect of diversity and want to ensure that you are able to fully participate in all programming available to you. It is extremely important to us that each of our PSEO students has the same access, support, and opportunity as everyone else.
If you have a disability or health condition, or suspect you have one, and would like to have a confidential discussion about accommodations, please do the following:
Prior to your Orientation date
Contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) by email, ummssc@morris.umn.edu, to learn about their accommodations/services. If you need to reach out by phone, please call 320-634-6529 and leave a voicemail. Someone will return your call or respond by email as soon as they are able. Some accommodations may take a few weeks to arrange, so it will be important to connect with the DRC staff as soon as possible.
If appropriate, schedule an appointment time for after your PSEO orientation date.
After your Orientation date
After you've registered for courses, you'll be able to attend any appointments you might have made with the DRC staff.
Note: you should do this even if you think you might not want accommodations. If you had an IEP or 504 plan in high school, or any specific diagnosis that may impact your learning in PSEO, you should reach out to the DRC - even just to see what they have to say. Contacting them is just the start of a conversation. It doesn't lock you into anything.
Phone: 320-589-6178
Email: ummssc@morris.umn.edu
Campus Address: 240 Briggs Library (Main Floor), 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267
