Summer Petitions for Admission to the Major

CS&E does not have a formal admission cycle during summer terms. Therefore, most applicants must apply during the fall and spring cycles. In specific scenarios, a petition can be submitted to (csciug@umn.edu / dsciug@umn.edu) for review by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

When can petitions be considered?

BOTH of the following criteria must be met in order to submit a petition for consideration:

• Course eligibility: The student is enrolled in the remaining prerequisite courses needed to be eligible for admission to the major in the summer, OR already completed the required courses, but missed the appropriate application window to apply in spring for fall admission.
• Immediate admission need: The student needs to take CSCI 4061 or 3081W in the fall in order to graduate in the coming academic year, OR to remove a major declaration hold set by their college preventing fall registration, OR there is some other strong rationale why admission to the major is immediately critical.

If either of the criteria above are not met, then the department will deny a petition, and the student will be encouraged to apply in the fall during the regular application period.