Academic Affairs

Office of Admissions

St. Cloud State University is represented to prospective undergraduate students by members of the admissions staff. It provides specific admission and program information to college-bound students, high school counselors and transfer students. Tours, information sessions and consulting appointments are provided for prospective students who visit campus.

The Center for Continuing Studies, 308-3081

Innovative Leadership for Lifelong Learning
Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies

The Center for Continuing Studies is dedicated to meeting the needs of lifelong learners. We provide a variety of educational and training opportunities including credit, non-credit, undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as institute, seminars, workshops and certificate programs. We also manage the distance learning programming for the university including online, interactive television, off-campus extension, and concurrent enrollment to the high schools.

The major functions of continuing studies are to:

Provide lifelong learners with access to quality educational programs.
Provide quality services.
Develop programs and services that engage the larger community through customized education and professional development opportunities.
Engage leading-edge technology to advance educational opportunities.
Provide opportunities for access for diverse populations.

Learning Resources & Technology Services

James W. Miller Learning Resources Center/308-2084
Web site: http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu

The mission of Learning Resources & Technology Services (LR&TS) is "Connecting you with Information and Technology." LR&TS offers a variety of services including:

Library

The Library is located in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, and serves all disciplines of the university, along with students, faculty, staff, and community members in Central Minnesota. The Miller Center opened in August 2000, providing a state-of-the-art facility for accessing information and technology.

The LR&TS collection consists of 2.767 million print and nonprint items for the academic community, with more than 570,000 books and 1.9 million units of microform, including federal and state documents. The collection also contains 1,600 periodical titles, nearly 1000 print and more than 15,000 electronic periodical subscriptions, 1,500 maps, and 26,000 nonprint items (computer software, compact discs, videotapes, DVDs, films, etc.). The electronic catalog is available on the World Wide Web. Numerous online databases are also available. SCSU is a member of the MINITEX network system of Minnesota, which provides access to all major library collections of Minnesota, as well as those in North Dakota and South Dakota. Materials from other libraries can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan at no cost to the user. Laptop computers are also available for short-term checkout from the library.

The James W. Miller Learning Resources Center has more than 235,000 square feet of assignable space and offers an inviting environment to serve all types of academic needs. Included in the Miller Center are more than 750 study tables, each with data and power connections for laptop computers, and wireless Internet access is available throughout the building. There are 474 lounge seats, and 16 student study rooms, each equipped with a computer, TV, VCR, and DVD/CD player. The NASA Educational Resource Center, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, the Multicultural Resource Center, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning are also located in the Miller Center.

InforMedia Services

InforMedia Services (IMS) provides instructional design, technological, and pedagogical assistance and support to faculty, staff, and students at SCSU. IMS offers a wide variety of workshops each semester, designed to impart the skills necessary to use the technology resources available at St. Cloud State University. IMS also oversees the Professional Development Room, located in room 205 of the Miller Center, which has 10 computer workstations for faculty and staff use in the creation of all forms of multimedia-related resources. Here the Information Media Services faculty offer small group and one-on-one instruction, as well as consultation for faculty/staff on instructional design and use of technology in support of educational goals.

Computing & Technology Services

Computing & Technology Services (C&TS) supports the academic and administrative missions of SCSU by providing design, installation, training, operations, and maintenance services for a wide range of technologies. The following services are offered by C&TS:

HuskyNet

HuskyNet is the brand name for the technology services SCSU provides students, faculty and staff, supported in part by the student technology fee. HuskyNet services include e-mail, personal calendars, network file space, personal Web space and a wireless network. Other HuskyNet services include HuskyPrint, which provides printing, Campus Desktop (Windows) and iCampus Desktop (Mac), which provide a seamless desktop environment from computer to computer, and Dial-up Access, which provides HuskyNet access to off-campus students in several Minnesota cities. Many other services are accessible with your HuskyNetID. For more information, visit the HuskyNet Web site, (huskynet.stcloudstate.edu).

Student Computer Labs

C&TS maintains 408 computers for student use in 18 general access computer labs located throughout campus. Forty discipline-related computer labs with nearly 900 stations, located within other departments and colleges, are also available for student use. The Miller Center has more than 350 computer workstations, including 28 in extended hours areas, which are available during over-night times when the Miller Center is closed. For a more detailed description of services available and computer lab locations, pick up a copy of the latest Student Technology Handbook. These are available in Miller Center 112, 204, or any of the computer labs.

Help Desk

C&TS maintains a technology HelpDesk to support SCSU computer users by telephone (308-2077), e-mail (helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu), and in the HelpDesk office (Miller Center B43).

ResNet

ResNet provides SCSU residents with direct high-speed access to both on-campus networked computer resources and to the Internet. Residents may search SCSU's online library catalog, surf the World Wide Web, and access their SCSU e-mail accounts, all from the privacy of their rooms.

Computer Store

The Computer Store, located in room B42 of the Miller Center, offers up-to-date hardware and software at discounted prices for students, faculty and staff.

Electronic Classroom Support

C&TS is responsible for the technologies supporting interactive television (ITV), 127 electronic classrooms, video teleconferencing, and audio-visual systems on campus.

Computing User Services

C&TS staff offer user support for all levels of computing users across campus for students, faculty and staff. This includes monitoring and arranging hardware maintenance and repair services, and coordinating technical support staff in the colleges of Business, Education, Fine Arts and Humanities, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. The C&TS staff create and manage user accounts, such as for HuskyNet. In addition, staff offer consulting for students in computer-related courses, assistance for students and faculty requiring statistical programming, and support for faculty and students interested in development of computer applications to be used in courses.

Network and Telecommunications Services

C&TS installs and maintains the campus telecommunications infrastructure comprising more than one million feet of optical fiber and more than 9800 network connections.

Records and Registration

Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar

This office is responsible for the admission processing of undergraduate and special (non-degree) students, evaluation of transfer credits, confidentiality requests, registrations for courses, semester course schedule, recording grades, enrollment and degree verifications, athletic eligibility, veteran educational benefits services, Common Market and Tri-College programs, undergraduate graduation evaluations, issuing of diplomas, teacher licensure application processing and maintaining the student permanent academic records. A copy of the student academic record (transcript) may be obtained by submitting a request in writing to the Office of Records and Registration, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498. The full complete name, current address, social security number or SCSU ID, dates of attendance and written signature are needed when requesting a transcript. Further information is available at the Office of Records and Registration Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar. There is a $5* fee for each transcript requested.

*Fees are subject to change

	A-Z Index \| News \| Library \| Technology \| Support St. Cloud State \| St. Cloud State University Home Admissions Academics Student Life About SCSU Athletics Alumni & Friends Academic Affairs Office of Admissions Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/scsu4u St. Cloud State University is represented to prospective undergraduate students by members of the admissions staff. It provides specific admission and program information to college-bound students, high school counselors and transfer students. Tours, information sessions and consulting appointments are provided for prospective students who visit campus. The Center for Continuing Studies, 308-3081 Innovative Leadership for Lifelong Learning Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies The Center for Continuing Studies is dedicated to meeting the needs of lifelong learners. We provide a variety of educational and training opportunities including credit, non-credit, undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as institute, seminars, workshops and certificate programs. We also manage the distance learning programming for the university including online, interactive television, off-campus extension, and concurrent enrollment to the high schools. The major functions of continuing studies are to: Provide lifelong learners with access to quality educational programs. Provide quality services. Develop programs and services that engage the larger community through customized education and professional development opportunities. Engage leading-edge technology to advance educational opportunities. Provide opportunities for access for diverse populations. Learning Resources & Technology Services James W. Miller Learning Resources Center/308-2084 Web site: http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu The mission of Learning Resources & Technology Services (LR&TS) is "Connecting you with Information and Technology." LR&TS offers a variety of services including: Library The Library is located in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, and serves all disciplines of the university, along with students, faculty, staff, and community members in Central Minnesota. The Miller Center opened in August 2000, providing a state-of-the-art facility for accessing information and technology. The LR&TS collection consists of 2.767 million print and nonprint items for the academic community, with more than 570,000 books and 1.9 million units of microform, including federal and state documents. The collection also contains 1,600 periodical titles, nearly 1000 print and more than 15,000 electronic periodical subscriptions, 1,500 maps, and 26,000 nonprint items (computer software, compact discs, videotapes, DVDs, films, etc.). The electronic catalog is available on the World Wide Web. Numerous online databases are also available. SCSU is a member of the MINITEX network system of Minnesota, which provides access to all major library collections of Minnesota, as well as those in North Dakota and South Dakota. Materials from other libraries can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan at no cost to the user. Laptop computers are also available for short-term checkout from the library. The James W. Miller Learning Resources Center has more than 235,000 square feet of assignable space and offers an inviting environment to serve all types of academic needs. Included in the Miller Center are more than 750 study tables, each with data and power connections for laptop computers, and wireless Internet access is available throughout the building. There are 474 lounge seats, and 16 student study rooms, each equipped with a computer, TV, VCR, and DVD/CD player. The NASA Educational Resource Center, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, the Multicultural Resource Center, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning are also located in the Miller Center. InforMedia Services InforMedia Services (IMS) provides instructional design, technological, and pedagogical assistance and support to faculty, staff, and students at SCSU. IMS offers a wide variety of workshops each semester, designed to impart the skills necessary to use the technology resources available at St. Cloud State University. IMS also oversees the Professional Development Room, located in room 205 of the Miller Center, which has 10 computer workstations for faculty and staff use in the creation of all forms of multimedia-related resources. Here the Information Media Services faculty offer small group and one-on-one instruction, as well as consultation for faculty/staff on instructional design and use of technology in support of educational goals. Computing & Technology Services Computing & Technology Services (C&TS) supports the academic and administrative missions of SCSU by providing design, installation, training, operations, and maintenance services for a wide range of technologies. The following services are offered by C&TS: HuskyNet HuskyNet is the brand name for the technology services SCSU provides students, faculty and staff, supported in part by the student technology fee. HuskyNet services include e-mail, personal calendars, network file space, personal Web space and a wireless network. Other HuskyNet services include HuskyPrint, which provides printing, Campus Desktop (Windows) and iCampus Desktop (Mac), which provide a seamless desktop environment from computer to computer, and Dial-up Access, which provides HuskyNet access to off-campus students in several Minnesota cities. Many other services are accessible with your HuskyNetID. For more information, visit the HuskyNet Web site, (huskynet.stcloudstate.edu). Student Computer Labs C&TS maintains 408 computers for student use in 18 general access computer labs located throughout campus. Forty discipline-related computer labs with nearly 900 stations, located within other departments and colleges, are also available for student use. The Miller Center has more than 350 computer workstations, including 28 in extended hours areas, which are available during over-night times when the Miller Center is closed. For a more detailed description of services available and computer lab locations, pick up a copy of the latest Student Technology Handbook. These are available in Miller Center 112, 204, or any of the computer labs. Help Desk C&TS maintains a technology HelpDesk to support SCSU computer users by telephone (308-2077), e-mail (helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu), and in the HelpDesk office (Miller Center B43). ResNet ResNet provides SCSU residents with direct high-speed access to both on-campus networked computer resources and to the Internet. Residents may search SCSU's online library catalog, surf the World Wide Web, and access their SCSU e-mail accounts, all from the privacy of their rooms. Computer Store The Computer Store, located in room B42 of the Miller Center, offers up-to-date hardware and software at discounted prices for students, faculty and staff. Electronic Classroom Support C&TS is responsible for the technologies supporting interactive television (ITV), 127 electronic classrooms, video teleconferencing, and audio-visual systems on campus. Computing User Services C&TS staff offer user support for all levels of computing users across campus for students, faculty and staff. This includes monitoring and arranging hardware maintenance and repair services, and coordinating technical support staff in the colleges of Business, Education, Fine Arts and Humanities, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. The C&TS staff create and manage user accounts, such as for HuskyNet. In addition, staff offer consulting for students in computer-related courses, assistance for students and faculty requiring statistical programming, and support for faculty and students interested in development of computer applications to be used in courses. Network and Telecommunications Services C&TS installs and maintains the campus telecommunications infrastructure comprising more than one million feet of optical fiber and more than 9800 network connections. Records and Registration Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar This office is responsible for the admission processing of undergraduate and special (non-degree) students, evaluation of transfer credits, confidentiality requests, registrations for courses, semester course schedule, recording grades, enrollment and degree verifications, athletic eligibility, veteran educational benefits services, Common Market and Tri-College programs, undergraduate graduation evaluations, issuing of diplomas, teacher licensure application processing and maintaining the student permanent academic records. A copy of the student academic record (transcript) may be obtained by submitting a request in writing to the Office of Records and Registration, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498. The full complete name, current address, social security number or SCSU ID, dates of attendance and written signature are needed when requesting a transcript. Further information is available at the Office of Records and Registration Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar. There is a $5* fee for each transcript requested. *Fees are subject to change Undergraduate Catalog (contact information) 720 4th Avenue South - St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 Page Revised: 3/11/2008 Phone: © 2008 St. Cloud State University Site Map \| Map & Directions \| Contact SCSU \| Accreditations St. Cloud State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer. St. Cloud State University is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

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