North Dakota University System Online Institutions of the North Dakota University System are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission Mission of the NDUSO "To provide access to degree and certificate programs from the colleges and universities of the North Dakota University System for all residents of North Dakota and others through eLearning."

Collaborative Student Process

A collaborative student can be simultaneously enrolled at more than one North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution during a single term. The institution from which the collaborative student is earning a degree is the Home Campus. NDUS institutions that may supply courses for the collaborative student are identified as Provider Institutions.

The collaborative process permits the Home Campus to combine credits) from more than one institution for the purpose of financial aid. At the Home Campus, a single billing statement and an academic record will reflect the combined credits at both the Home Campus and Provider Institutions. A number of the benefits of the collaborative process are shown below.

1. Courses from multiple campuses of the NDUS
2. Single registration
3. One bill for tuition and fees
4. Single application
5. Financial aid and advisement from Home Campus
6. Single transcript

To implement the collaborative process, each student must complete the following steps. (This is a general process with individual campuses having additional steps.

1. Send a completed Application for Admission form plus the $35 application fee to the Home Campus requesting collaborative student status.
2. Send a copy of high school transcript or GED plus all college transcripts (if applicable) to the Home Campus.
3. Send ACT scores if is under 25 years of age at the start of the term.
4. Complete the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA), listing the Home Campus as the institution to receive the information. FAFSA form: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
5. Collaborative registrations must be submitted before the end of the seventh instructional day in a term.
6. As a collaborative student, the drop and withdrawal policies of the Home Campus for all courses including those taken collaboratively at the Providing Institutions will be observed.
7. Grades earned in collaborative courses may be used in determining financial aid satisfactory progress.
8. All charges are paid to the Home Campus.
9. The student pays provider campus tuition/fees for collaborative courses.

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