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Incoming First-Year UMN Students
Starting Fall 2024
This CLA PES Handbook #1 resource for all things college life, academic success, degree planning, and more.
The pages in this orientation section are meant to supplement your Day 1 and Day 2 sessions.
On this Page:
Orientation: Day 1 Exploration of Majors & Colleges:
Explore Majors by Field
Review Degree Requirements & Sample Plans
Transfer Requirements to Change Colleges
Student & Campus Life
Student Clubs & Orgs
Find Community
AP, IB, & College Credits
Review Approved Scores for Credits
Look up Transfer Course equivalencies
Send official records to admissions
Math Placement Questions
Additional Pages in the Orientation Section/Chapter:
Majors & Colleges:
Majors & Colleges:
Exploring Majors:
Exploring Majors:
The Major Profiles site is a comprehensive list of all the majors, minors, and certificates available at the U.
Each major profile includes information on degree requirements, potential careers, and a link to the major's homepage. Additionally, you will find information about getting into the major.
Undecided or Exploring Multiple Interests?
Undecided or Exploring Multiple Interests?
Use the exploration tools below to help you understand your options and find a fit.
Review all Major Profiles
Explore by Field: Majors in Health, Business, STEM,, and TECH
Start Exploring Here to gain an understanding of your strengths, interests and values.
Consider adding a Minor and/or Certificate
Explore by Field: Health, Business, STEM, or TECH
Explore by Field: Health, Business, STEM, or TECH
Interested in a career field, but unsure what to major in, check out a list of majors related to a career field of interest:
Interested in a career field, but unsure what to major in, check out a list of majors related to a career field of interest:
Major Requirements & Sample Plans:
Major Requirements & Sample Plans:
Use the following resources to learn about a major's required courses and/or see a sample schedule. It is helpful to reference both.
Use the following resources to learn about a major's required courses and/or see a sample schedule. It is helpful to reference both.
Review Course Requirements for any Major:
Review Course Requirements for any Major:
Look up your proposed major in the Undergraduate Catalog Database to see a list of course requirements.
4-Year Sample Plans:
4-Year Sample Plans:
Every college at the U of M has created sample course plans for each of its majors. These plans are one way to plan out your degree and major by semester and year. Your advisor can help you interpret these plans and help you arrange them in a way that makes sense for you.
Sample Plans are examples. They show a sample of how students could enroll each semester.
Pre-Health Course Scheduling
Pre-Health Course Scheduling
First-Year Course Sequence: Sample Schedules Based on Field
All Pre-Health Academic Planning Guides
Changing Colleges (How to Transfer out of CLA)
Changing Colleges (How to Transfer out of CLA)
Interested in changing to a different college within the U of M-Twin Cities campus?
Each college within the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has different admissions criteria and application processes, such as:
Prerequisites (pre-admission courses)
Minimum GPA scores
Supplemental essays or questions.
Visit the Changing Colleges page to see transfer admission statistics, contact information, and application deadlines.
Change of College / Internal Transfer Admission Pages:
Change of College / Internal Transfer Admission Pages:
Click on your intended college or program below to review their admissions requirements & application process.
Professional Health Programs with Admissions:
Professional Health Programs with Admissions:
Note: first-year (freshmen) students cannot transfer/change colleges in their first semester.
Student Life & Community:
Student Life & Community:
The University of Minnesota has a place for everybody.
Find Your Community
Find Your Community
Discover cultural centers, student groups, offices, units, scholarships, academic departments, and more to find the communities for all of your intersecting identities.
Student Clubs and Orgs
Student Clubs and Orgs
Engage and connect with other like-minded students by joining a university club or organization.
Visit GopherLink
AP, IB, & College Credits
AP, IB, & College Credits
View Scores and Placement Awards:
View Scores and Placement Awards:
To see what scores are needed on AP and/or IB exams to get credit, click below:
If you have transfer courses that have not yet been added to your UMN academic record, you can look them up in the Transferology Database to see how they will transfer and if they will count for UMN requirements.
First, you'll need to create an account using your UMN email address. Once you are logged in, you can click on
Will My Courses Transfer? which provides a course search to determine how your completed or in-progress coursework will transfer to another institution.
For step-by-step instructions, follow this How to Use: Will My Courses Transfer guide
You can also use this UMN Transferology user guide.
Submit Official Transcripts and Scores to the Office of Admissions to get credit.
Submit Official Transcripts and Scores to the Office of Admissions to get credit.
To get credit for AP and IB awards, order your records through the College Board or contact your High School Counselor.
To get credits transferred from colleges outside of the UMN, order your Official Transcript from the college and have it sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Official transcripts can be ordered electronically (fastest method) and should be sent to admissions@umn.edu
Math Placement Questions
Math Placement Questions
Unsure about your Math placement score and if you are going to take the “right” math class?
Contact the CLA Summer Math Advisor. This is a current instructor in the Math department that can give you more insight into Math courses and even do a few practice problems with you to ensure you are registering for the correct math course for you.
CLA Summer Math Advisor:
Professor Jacob Hinds
Email: hinds094@umn.edu
Zoom link: https://z.umn.edu/MathAdvisor20242025
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