Step 1. Complete the application for admission found at www.NDSCS.edu/Apply.
Step 2. Submit $35 non-refundable application fee.
Step 3. Submit high school and/or college transcripts or GED test scores.
Current high school student:
- Submit an official high school transcript. An in-progress high school transcript is required prior to attending any registration sessions. An official high school transcript with final grades and graduation date is required upon completion of high school.
- High school students currently taking college coursework, including dual credit, PSEO, etc., need to request an in-progress college transcript(s). Final, official college transcript(s) will be required once all course work has been completed.
Transfer student:
- Submit an official final high school transcript, GED or authorized high school equivalent. Transfer students who have earned 24 or more semester hours of college level coursework may be exempt from providing their high school transcript.
- Submit official, in-progress college transcript(s).
- Submit official, final college transcript(s) after grades/graduation details have been posted from ALL colleges previously attended (include college credits earned while in high school).
Returning student:
- Submit official, final college transcript(s) for ALL colleges if you have attended other institutions after leaving NDSCS and other official documents, if not previously submitted.
NDSCS does not accept faxed transcripts.
Step 4. Optional: Submit test scores. Approved exams include the ACT, SAT, ACCUPLACER and Pearson My FoundationsLab.
Step 5. Submit Proof of Immunization. Submit medical records with proof of two MMR immunizations (measles, mumps and rubella) and proof of meningitis immunization. Go to www.NDSCS.edu/Immunizations for more information.
All official, final transcripts must be submitted before the first day of class. Failure to comply may result in cancelled registration.