We're glad you're thinking about visiting The College of St. Scholastica. There's no better way to make your decision on where to attend college than to get a feel for life on campus, meet with faculty and students, and take a tour. You'll be glad you did.
A personal visit to The College of St. Scholastica usually includes meeting with an admissions counselor and taking a tour of our beautiful campus. It can include visiting with a faculty member and/or coach. Most campus visits last about two hours, depending on what activities you would like to include. Special arrangements can be made for you to:
To arrange a visit, complete our online form. If you have any questions, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.
To get an idea of what campus life is really like - you are invited to spend a night in our residence hall during the academic year. You may incorporate this with a personal visit, special event or the shadow program.
To arrange a visit, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.
Come and experience a "day in the life" of a St. Scholastica student during the academic year! We will match you up with a current CSS student. Your day will include:
If there is a specific date on which you would like to shadow, please let us know at least two weeks in advance. Please know your academic and extracurricular interest so that we can match you accordingly with a CSS student. * Please note: We cannot host visitors the first week of classes, when our students are on break, or when our students are preparing for, and taking, finals.
If you are a high school counselor, college readiness coach, or teacher who would like to arrange a group visit (AVID, TRiO, school groups, etc.) to St. Scholastica, please fill out the registration form below.
Please note that:
To arrange a group visit, please complete our online form and an admissions representative will contact you directly.
During the open house (which is first-year student focused), participants will:
Our 2014-15 open house dates are:
To attend an open house, complete our online form. If you have any questions, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.
The online registration for the Open Houses on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17 is now closed. For more information on these events or to register please call our Admissions Office at 800-249-6412. Thank you!
Accepted students and their families are invited to attend one or more of our Accepted Student Days.
Tuesday, Feb. 10: For students interested in School of Arts and Letters and School of Education programs (or undecided)
Thursday, Mar. 19: For students interested in School of Nursing and School of Business and Technology programs (or undecided)
Tuesday, Mar. 31: For students interested in School of Sciences and School of Health Sciences programs (or undecided)
Register for the Feb. 10 Accepted Student Day
Friday, December 5 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
If you're considering a career in the health sciences, Health Career Day is for you! This is an opportunity to explore and examine health career options. Focuses will include: physical therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, health informatics and information management, pre-med, social work, athletic training and exercise physiology.
To attend an open house, complete our online form. If you have any questions, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.
July 22 - 24, 2015
Register today!
Discover Duluth is a FREE three-day summer program to give Twin Cities-area high school students in various college preparedness programs a chance to experience The College of St. Scholastica and the city of Duluth in a unique way.
Wednesday, July 22
9:30 a.m.: Leave the Twin Cities area
12 p.m.: Arrive in Duluth, check into residence halls at St. Scholastica
12:45 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m.: Ice breaker/admissions activity
2:30 p.m.: Tour of St. Scholastica/scavenger hunt
5 p.m.: Dinner
6 p.m.: Break
7:30 p.m.: Activity with mentors
10 p.m.: Adjourn
Thursday, July 23
8:30 a.m.: Breakfast
10 a.m.: Institutional Diversity presentation
11 a.m.: "What should you know about college?" presentation
12:30 p.m.: Lunch
2 p.m.: Community service project
4 p.m.: Tour of Duluth, including Canal Park, Lakewalk, Enger Tower; catered picnic dinner at Park Point (weather permitting)
9 p.m.: Return to St. Scholastica
Friday, July 24
8:30 a.m.: Breakfast
9 a.m.: CSS application walk-through (optional)
10:30 a.m.: Wrap up, group picture
11 a.m.: Depart to Twin Cities
1:30 p.m.: Arrive in Twin Cities
For more information, contact Laura Johnson, Tressa Erickson or Patrick Donaway.
Duluth has a variety of overnight accommodations for you to choose from. Here's a comprehensive list. The following hotels offer a CSS campus visitor discount:
There's no end of things to do and places to go in the Duluth area. During your visit consider checking out some local events and activities:
Duluth hosts several events throughout the year. Check out out all the latest information on upcoming events.
From great burgers, to locally smoked fish, to massive burritos, there's amazing food everywhere you turn in Duluth. Here's a list with all the options.
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