PSEO Students

The session will provide prospective students and parents information on PSEO eligibility and the PSEO admissions process. 

Important - This is Not the required PSEO Orientation and Registration session that students complete after they are accepted.  

All application items must be submitted electronically through our PSEO Admissions Documentation submitter by our posted application deadline.

Please note: we are unable to take photographs of documentation but can accept scans and PDFs of transcripts and PSEO Notice of Student Registration forms. You may use an Apple or Android Device to scan your documents and save them as a pdf.

1. Download and save an electronic copy of the required 
   
   Notice of Student Registration Form
    
   • Work with your school or college counselor to type and completely fill out Sections 1 and 2, including a signature from your school counselor or administrator.
2. Complete the Minneapolis College online application
   • Make sure to state you are in high school when asked on the application. If this step is answered incorrectly your application will not be processed correctly.
   • After you submit the online application, you will receive a confirmation email.
   • Store your StarID and Password in a safe and accessible place. You will need this information.
3. Upload your MDE PSEO NOSR Form (Required), High School Transcript (Required), MCA Reading Score (Required for 10th grade applicants) and Standardized Test Scores (optional for 11th and 12th grade applicants) to our:
   
   PSEO Admission Document Submitter
   • Important! If someone submits documents on your behalf, make sure they are using your personal information.
   • After you submit your information, we will contact you if additional information or corrections are needed. There is no need to follow up, we’ll contact you!

New Student Spring Semester Deadlines:

• Priority Deadline: November 1
• Final Deadline: December 2

New Student Fall Semester Deadlines:

• Priority Deadline: April 14
• Final Deadline: June 13

Returning Student Fall and Spring deadlines:

• Spring 2026: January 8  
• Fall 2026: TDB

1. Offer of Admissions
   • Students accepted into our PSEO program will be notified by the email they utilized to apply. In their acceptance email we will discuss next steps including our mandatory PSEO Orientation.
2. Register and Attend a PSEO Orientation.
   • PSEO Orientation is mandatory for all new PSEO students. During the Orientation, students will learn about campus resources, meet their PSEO Advisor and register for classes.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College follows the PSEO admission guidelines set forth by the Minnesota State system.

Students need to meet one of the requirements based on their year in school.

10th Grade Requirements

Tenth grade students must have received a passing score of 850 or higher on the 8th-grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) in reading. If the student did not take the 8th-grade MCA, students can take the Accuplacer to meet eligibility requirements.

***Screenshots or pictures will not be accepted. Official MCA score records must be submitted to PSEO@Minneapolis.edu.

Additional information about PSEO for 10th grade students:

• Tenth grade students are only allowed to take one class from the approved CTE list in their first semester.
• The classes that are available can be found under PSEO Classes for 10th Grade Students below on this webpage.
• If a 10th grade student receives a grade of C or better in the course they took first semester, the student can take any PSEO eligible class that they meet prerequisites for.
• Students must meet PSEO program eligibility as well as course prerequisites of the CTE course they wish to enroll in.

PSEO Classes for 10th Grade Students

Tenth grade students may register for one CTE (Career and Technical Education) course during their first semester enrolled. If they take a course during the fall semester and receive a letter grade of a “C” or higher, they may take any PSEO eligible courses that they meet prerequisites for.

The list below are the only classes 10th graders can take in their first semester in the PSEO program. Classes can be taken online or in-person.

Eligible Classes

Accounting:

• ACCT 1215 - Accounting Cycle 

Architectural Technology:

• ARCH 1010 - Architectural Orientation 

Business Management:

• BUSN - Any course

Early Child Education:

• ECED 1200 - Intro to Early Childhood Education
• ECED 1220 - Child Safety, Health and Nutrition
• ECED 1640 - Foundations of Early Literacy
• ECED 1640 - Fundamentos del lenguaje y la alfabetización- Instrucción del curso en español

Graphic Design Print Media:

• GRPH 1101 - Typography 1
• GRPH 1130 - Introduction to Graphic Software
• GRPH 1540 - History of Graphic Design

Health:

• HLTH - Any course

Herbal Studies:

• HERB 1000 - Foundation of Herbal Medicine

Human Services:

• HSER 1001 - Intro to Human Services, Social Work, and Career Assessment
• HSER 1002 - Multicultural Aspects of Human Services

Information Technology:

• ITEC - Any course

Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide:

• NAHA 1819 - Nursing Assistant

List is subject to change without notice.

• Juniors may qualify with a High School GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be in the upper one-third of High School class. 
• If class rank is not noted on transcript, we will need a letter from a counselor that verifies the students meets this requirement.
• Have a test score at or above the 70th percentile on any nationally standardized, norm-referenced test such as the ITED, CAT (Timed Version), Aspire, PLAN, ACT, PSAT or SAT.
• The student needs to provide a copy of an official test score record. Screen-shots or pictures of these scores will not be accepted.

Minneapolis Community & Technical College follows the PSEO admission guidelines set forth by the Minnesota State system.

• Seniors may qualify with a High School GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• Must be in the upper one-half of High school class.
• If class rank is not noted on transcript, we will need a letter from a counselor that verifies the students meets this requirement.
• Have a test score at or above 50th percentile on any nationally standardized, norm-referenced test such as the ITED, CAT (Timed Version), Aspire, PLAN, ACT, PSAT or SAT. 
• The student needs to provide a copy of an official test score record.
• Screen-shots or pictures of these scores will not be accepted.

Extended Eligibility: High school students 19 to 21 years of age will follow the 12th grade criteria. Students will work with their high school counselor to complete/send the PSEO Extended Eligibility paperwork and complete remaining Admission steps.

For academic, financial and logistical reasons, not all Minneapolis College courses are eligible to PSEO students. Any student who registers for PSEO ineligible courses will be dropped unless prior permission and arrangements are made with the PSEO coordinator.

The following courses are not covered by PSEO funding and ineligible for PSEO enrollment at Minneapolis College:

Excluded Programs:

• All courses numbered under 1000
• All non-credit courses offered through Community Education or Workforce Development
• Aircraft Maintenance (ACMT)
• Architect Virtual Reality and Rendering (AVRR)
• Cinema (CINE)
• Music (MUSC) Lessons MUSC 2501 – MUSC 2536
• Nursing (NURS)
• Photography and Motion (PHMO)
• Sound Arts (SNDA) 

Specific Excluded Courses:

ARTS

• ART 1105: Introduction to Photography

This list is subject to change without notice.

Students who have previously enrolled as a PSEO student for a previous term or were accepted to Minneapolis College for a previous term do not need to reapply to the college.

• Please submit your completed and signed MDE PSEO NOSR Form (sections 1 and 2) through our PSEO Admission Documentation Submitter.  

If you have been a PSEO student at Minneapolis College and you are graduating from high school, you’ll apply as a returning student instead of following the application steps on this page.

If you want to take classes in the summer, are from out-of-state, or missed the PSEO application deadlines, you may apply for Minneapolis College’s High School Non-PSEO Program. 

Minneapolis College 
Office of Admissions  
1501 Hennepin Avenue – T.2800 
Minneapolis, MN 55403 

pseo@minneapolis.edu 
612-659-6281