D3 - Destination: Diploma to Degree

As a D3 scholar, you will receive support from both your high school you’re your College Navigator. Your College Navigator supports your educational journey through advising and academic coaching.

• Connects students to college success resources
• Assists students in exploring and navigating college majors
• Coaches problem solving regarding coursework and college life
• Assists in course registration
• Explains college policies and procedures
• Helps co-create a plan for college after D3

• Download the D3 Suggested Courses for 10th Grade plus Advising Form
• Download the D3 Suggested Courses for 11th - 12th Grade plus Advising Form

To apply to become a D3 scholar, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• You are a current 10th, 11th or 12th grade student
• You are enrolled in an approved ALC: Broadway, Brooklyn Center ALC, East View Academy, Henry SWS (school within a school only) Loring Nicollet Alternative School, Minneapolis Academy and Career Center (MACC), Menlo Park Academy, MERC Alternative, Metro Heights Academy, Mohammedi Academy, Mounds View ALC, Roosevelt SWS (school within a school only), Southwest SWS (school within a school only),  Takoda Prep, PYC Arts and Tech High School, VOA High School, or Wellstone SWS
• You are not attending another PSEO program in the same semester

Please fill out the following forms and applications with your high school counselor or dean:

• Apply to the college first. Be sure to list yourself as a current high school student.
• Complete the D3 Application 
• Your high school counselor should email your transcript to D3@minneapolis.edu
• Your high school counselor should email your Notice of Student Registration Form (MDE Form) to d3@minneapolis.edu
• Attend a D3 orientation. You will receive an invitation to orientation from your high school counselor.

Application Deadlines

Fall and Summer Deadline

• April 30 *

Spring Deadline

• November 30 *

*If the date falls on a weekend the Monday after will be the deadline.

Margot Howard, Director of Pathway Programs
d3@minneapolis.edu 
 

For D3 students in enrolled in a Minneapolis Public school ALC, Nicole Thomas will be your high school counselor and primary support at the college. She is officed on campus and checks in with students regularly.