One of the best things you can do when considering a college is to visit their campus. The atmosphere of a campus can make a big difference in your college selection process.

Come and visit The College of St. Scholastica and experience our hospitality. We offer a full-schedule of open houses and events throughout the year.

Campus Visit

A personal visit to The College of St. Scholastica usually includes meeting with an admissions staff member, visiting with a faculty member and taking a tour of our beautiful campus. Most campus visits last approximately two hours. The length of your visit will depend on what activities you would like to include in your visit. Special arrangements can be made for you to:

• Visit with a coach
• Meet with a financial aid counselor
• Attend a class
• Visit with the Honors Director

Overnight Visit

To get an idea of what campus life is really like - you are invited to spend a night in our residence hall. You may incorporate this with a personal visit, special event or the shadow program.

• Please schedule your overnight visit at least two weeks in advance.
• You will be staying with some of our current students in their dorm rooms. Please bring a sleeping bag, pillow, towels, etc.
• Overnight visits are limited to one evening and are offered Sunday through Thursday only. Up to three meals in the College's Dining Hall will be provided for each prospective student.
• We are unable to accommodate all housing requests. We can not host visitors when our students are on break or preparing for finals week.

To arrange a visit please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or 1-800-249-6412, e-mail us atadmissions@css.edu, or complete our on-line form.

Shadow Program

Come and experience a "day in the life" of a St. Scholastica student! We will match you up with a current CSS student. Your day will include:

• attending classes
• meeting professors
• meeting students
• having lunch in our Dining Hall
• taking an inside look at college life
• having fun!

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.

To arrange a visit please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or 1-800-249-6412, e-mail us atadmissions@css.edu, or complete our on-line form.

Open Houses

During the Open House participants will:

• Explore our beautiful campus
• Meet our admissions staff, faculty and students
• Learn about financial aid options
• Experience campus life

(First year student focused)

Visit for the day. Stay overnight, if you wish.

*The times listed below pertain to the following Open Houses;
 ~  April 6, 2008
 ~  November 9, 2008  
 ~  February 1, 2009 
 ~  April 19, 2009 

12:30 pm - Registration (snacks, goodies and drinks provided)
1:00 pm - Admissions and Financial Aid presentation
2:00 pm - Academic/Department Fair (meet representatives from majors and departments)
3:00 pm - Guided campus tours (tours last approximately 1 hour)
4:00 pm - Depart, or meet Innkeepers (if choosing the overnight option)
-Sit in on classes the following day (if choosing the overnight option)

*The following times pertain to our MEA Open Houses, October 16 and 17.

9:45 am - Registration (snacks, goodies and drinks provided)
10:15 am - Admissions and Financial Aid presentation
11:00 am - Academic/Departmental Fair (meet with representatives from majors and departments)
11:45/noon - Guided Campus Tours (tours last approximately 1 hour)

Schedule/Registration

Transfer student focused

• Meet with a transfer counselor
• Explore financial aid possibilities
• Tour the campus
• Have your transcripts evaluated (transcripts must be received two weeks in advance)

Schedule/Registration

Special Events

Minnesota Private College Week

June 23-27, 2008

Seventeen private colleges and universities throughout Minnesota will join together and sponsor the 12th Annual Minnesota Private College Week, a series of free campus open houses and information sessions for high school students and their families.

The week long event features two sessions each day at 9:30-11:45 a.m.and 2-4:15 p.m. Plan to arrive at least fifteen minutes early to register for each campus. Participating colleges and universities will offer free guided campus tours and information sessions on admissions and financial aid.

Participants will receive a free passport to be stamped at each college they visit. Pick up your passport at the first school you visit. Keep the passport with you all week and collect a stamp (or two) at each campus you visit. Students who visit four or more colleges during this week can redeem their passport for four application fee waivers to use at any of the participating colleges and universities. That's right...apply to four schools schools for FREE!

Because the College of St. Scholastica, Concordia College and St. Mary's University of Minnesota are a longer distance away from other campuses you might want to visit, those schools count for two stamps.

You must attend a full morning or afternoon session to have your passport stamped.

Passports with fewer than four stamps cannot be redeemed for fee waivers.

To redeem your passport and obtain your four application fee waviers, mail you passports to:

Minnesota's Private Colleges
North Central Life Tower
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101

If you have any additional questions or would like to register for any of these events please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or 1-800-249-6412, e-mail us atadmissions@css.edu.

Get more information and register athttp://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/forms/mpcw/index.php

Advanced registration is not required, but does help us prepare for your visit.

You can contact Minnesota Private Colleges at 800-PRI-COLL or 651-228-9061, or e-mailcolleges@mnprivco.org