Degree or Non-Degree Seeking Status

Students entering Normandale Community College must declare themselves either degree seeking or non-degree seeking at the time they apply for admission. Degree seeking students are individuals with the goal of pursuing coursework leading to a certificate, two-year degree or eventual transfer of their credits to another degree-granting college or university.

Non-degree seeking students are individuals whose goal is to take a limited number of courses for the purposes of personal or professional enrichment and who have no intent of accumulating credits toward a certificate or degree. Students with a non-degree seeking status are not eligible for financial aid at Normandale.

Students who are uncertain about their interest in eventually using their accumulated credits toward a possible certificate, degree or transfer are strongly advised to declare themselves as a degree seeking student at the time they apply for admission.