Incoming Student FAQs

Only students who have confirmed their enrollment will be able to begin the next steps to register for orientation. Confirmed students can visit checklist.umn.edu to begin the orientation process and select and an orientation date over the summer

Send in all transcripts, test scores, and the necessary documentation to the Office of Admissions, not the Carlson School of Management. This includes high school transcripts, college transcripts, AP exam scores, etc.

All orientation programming will be held virtually this summer. In March, once you have confirmed your enrollment, you will receive information about completing your New Student Checklist and selecting an Orientation date. Orientation has three parts:

1. Orientation Prep Course via Canvas. The goal of the Canvas course is to provide you with valuable information about University resources and services and prepare you for Orientation.

2. Scheduled Orientation Date via Zoom. On this day, you will meet with an Orientation Leader with other students from your college of enrollment, and your academic advisor and register for Fall 2021 courses.

3. Friday Gopher Session On the Friday of your Orientation week you will have an opportunity to engage with campus resources and continue interacting with Orientation Leaders.

Use a device (computer, laptop, or tablet) that has audio functionality. Although not required, we recommend using broadband, high-speed internet for best results. Online orientation is best viewed using Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.

If you don’t have access to a computer/laptop/tablet, microphone, reliable internet access, and/or webcam, please contact the Orientation & Transition Experiences team at orientation@umn.edu.

While we greatly appreciate the level of interest and proactive approach, we ask that students do not contact our academic advisors prior to completing orientation. Students will be able to connect with their assigned academic advisor on their scheduled virtual orientation day. If there are still questions about your fall courses schedule after your scheduled orientation day, our advisors will be available for follow-up meetings in the summer.

Questions about financial aid should be directed to One Stop Student Services.

Incoming students can expect to receive their final financial aid award letter in late July. Students will receive the final disbursement into their account a week prior to the beginning of the semester. Please see the timeline on One Stop Student Services.