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Degree and enrollment verification for outside agencies

The University of Minnesota, along with the National Student Clearinghouse, provides instant electronic verification of student degrees and enrollment to employers, employment agencies, credit card companies, background search firms, and various other businesses that offer products or services based on an individual's status as an enrolled student. This information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

If you need to verify a degree or enrollment from the University of Minnesota, please visit the National Student Clearinghouse. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the National Student Clearinghouse at:

National Student Clearinghouse
Customer Support

13454 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300

Hendon, VA 20171

Tel: 703-742-4200

Fax: 703-742-4239

Business hours for customer support are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., EST.

Students and alumni request for certification:

Download this PDF Request Form OR
Write us a letter with the following:

- Your full name
- YOUR current address, phone number, and email address
- Student ID or Social Security Number or date of birth (for record identification)
- YOUR SIGNATURE
- Type of verification (see list below)
- Any optional information to be verified (see list below)
- Address where the verification should be sent
- Fax number and payment (when applicable)

Send your completed form to:
Office of the Registrar
212 Behmler Hall
600 E 4th St
University of Minnesota Morris
Morris MN 56267-2132
Fax: (320) 589-6025

Cost to students and alumni:

Mailed* Certification Letters are on official paper and are sent free of charge.
Faxed letters cost $10/each; includes 1 faxed copy and 1 mailed* copy to same address. Payment must be made at the time of the request.

*All mailed Certification letters/verifications are sent via U.S. 1st class mail.

Types of Verifications

Enrollment	- Used to prove your enrollment status. The verification will include dates of enrollment, and if you were full-time, three-quarter time, half-time, or less than half-time for all terms you request. You may also choose any additional options.
Good Student Discount	- This is used by companies that give discounts for students that maintain at least a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) for their most recent completed term. The verification will include the GPA from your most recently completed term of enrollment and your enrollment status for that term (dates of enrollment, and if you were fulltime, three-quarter time, half-time or less than half-time).
Loan Deferment	- Verifications are required for student loan deferment, especially of transfer students who have received loans at previous institutions. This will include your SSN.
Medical Insurance	- Insurance companies may require proof of enrollment or grade point information (GPA) for certain types of eligibility. Many require verification of "full-time" or "half-time" status. This will include your SSN.
Other	- Please explain to us what you need.

Optional Information can be included:

- Cumulative credits and GPA
- Most recent completed term credits and GPA
- Social Security Number (required for Loan Deferments and Medical Insurance)
- Degree(s)
- Expected graduation date (please indicate the month and year)

Enrollment Status defined:

These credit amounts hold true for each term: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
Full-time student = 12+ credits
Three-quarter time student = 9 to 11 credits
Half-time student = 6 to 8 credits
Less than half-time student = <6 credits

Senior = completed 90+ credits
Junior = completed 60 - 89 credits
Sophomore = completed 30 - 59 credits
Freshman = completed less than 30 credits

- Audit Coursework - Classes that are registered under the grading basis "AUD" may not be used in credit totals for loan deferments.

- Independent Distance Learning - These courses count only for the term in which the registration takes place.

- Special Exams, Advanced Placement, CLEP, and IB (International Baccalaureate) - These credits do NOT count toward the student's enrollment status.

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