Minnesota State University Moorhead

Academics

• Campus Catalog
• Priority: According to class standing
• Syllabus Request for Course Pre-Approval: Contact Host Coordinator for assistance

Limitations
Enrollment in Elementary Education courses requires a GPA of at least 2.75. Art courses are highly competitive.

Notable Academic Programs

• Speech Pathology and Audiology - The academic programs offered in Speech Language Hearing Sciences at Minnesota State University Moorhead are designed for students who are interested in the normal and disordered processes of human communication. (Undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and Masters)
• Business Administration - A Business Administration degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead is an excellent choice if you want to be broadly and competitively marketable in a variety of industries. At MSUM, you get a rigorous AACSB-accredited business program coupled with experiential learning that prepares you to craft your own business future, whether you want to be an entrepreneur, a manager or a change-leader in the business world.
• Construction Management - You will get hands-on experience to prepare you for a professional career managing and leading projects in the construction industry. Construction classes include estimating, project management and scheduling, safety, equipment and more. Our program is the first ACCE-accredited Construction Management program in Minnesota.
• Cybersecurity - NEW PROGRAM! Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate the security needs of a system, as well as design and develop secure systems. You’ll also hone your communication and problem-solving skills through a variety of hands-on courses and real-world experiences.
• Studio Art - The School of Art at Minnesota State University Moorhead is a dynamic artistic community of students, faculty, and staff. As a Studio Art major, you’ll learn the principles of art, develop an understanding of art in historic and contemporary contexts, and acquire advanced skills in studio areas, including drawing and illustration, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and ceramics. Through the investigation of the creative process and faculty mentoring, you will explore and discover your own personal artistic voice.

Unique Academic Programs

• Photojournalism - Develop your visual and audio storytelling skills by pursuing a Photojournalism degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead. You’ll learn digital storytelling techniques for still and video photography and collaborate with peers and professors to produce award-winning publications at one of the only photojournalism programs in the region.
• Film Studies - Delve into film criticism, history and theory, and gain a superior understanding of countless genres, directors and adaptions. You’ll also become actively involved in community film projects and festivals.
• Entertainment Industries & Technology - The Entertainment Industries and Technology degree at MSUM is the only program in a five-state region to offer a degree specific to entertainment and is one of very few programs nationally that offer the flexibility of specialization within the entertainment field.
• Commercial Music - As the only Commercial Music degree in the Minnesota State system and the Tri-College University consortium (MSUM, Concordia College and NDSU), our program will prepare you for careers in the commercial, jazz and popular music industries as performers and composers/arrangers while also developing skills in the areas of live/recorded sound and music business and law.
• Medical Physics - The Medical Physics emphasis is an excellent choice if you are interested in the application of physics concepts and methods to the treatment and diagnosis of human disease. Medical Physics prepares you for graduate work and careers in radiation oncology, applied medical physics and medical imaging quality control.

Options
Honors Access: Yes

Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Conditions

• 2.5 GPA

• Full-year exchange Accepted
• Single term exchange Accepted

• TOEFL: must have a score of 525.00 paper, 173.00 computer or 61.00 Internet
• IELTS: must have a score of 5.50

• Not available

• Will accept on either

• Will accept Home/Host Pay

Tuition / Finances

• Campus Budget
• Fees are subject to change without notice.
• Two semesters = one academic year
• Three quarters = one academic year

• Estimated cost: $4504.
• Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
• Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
• Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
• See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Host Payment students.

• No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
• Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
• See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Home Payment students.

• Host Payment: 19 ($246 per additional hour)
• Home Payment: 19 ($246 per additional hour)

Financial Aid - Host Payment
For Host Payment U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to eligible incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Host Payment applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

• Pell
• CWS
• Perkins
• SEOG
• DL
• Plus

Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester

Room / Meals

• On-Campus Housing
• 25% living on campus
• Double: $3157
• Full-year contract required for a full-year exchange

• Off-Campus Housing
• Approximate monthly cost: $700
• Proximity to campus: 4 blocks
• Local Public Transportation Available to Campus

• Campus Meal Plans
• Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
• $664 declining balance plan.

Resources

• Campus Homepage
• Outgoing Student Info
• Incoming Student Info
• Veterans Affairs

Health

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
N/A

Requirements