College Advisors

As a College Advisor, use this comprehensive collection of high-quality resources to help advisees plan their online college education. Search for MnSCU and U of M online courses and programs. Use the graduation planning, transfer, and online learning readiness tools and information. Access college, career, and financial aid planning resources. Identify library data bases that advisees can use to do homework, improve studies, and complete a quick review of subjects. Obtain Adult Basic Education (ABE) information and identify mentor resources and study guides to provide additional help for adult learners. View professional development information. Use eFolioMinnesota to create and maintain your professional electronic portfolio.

Minnesota Online Non-Credit Courses
Select 'non-credit' pulldown menu to find non-credit online courses offered through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

MnLC Hippocampus - free multimedia lessons and course materials.
The HippoCampus offers free multimedia lessons and course materials to help you with your instruction, homework and studies. Subject areas include: Math, Sciences, US History, American Government and Psychology. Hippocampus is created by the National Repository of Online Courses.

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
MERLOT Open Textbooks Project is a strategic alliance of MERLOT and the Student PIRGs to promote the use of open textbooks.

Yellow Ribbon Resource
Minnesota Department of Education's resource page for military children, families, and educators.

MERLOT - Learning Materials
List of open textbooks MERLOT's Open Textbooks Project

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Get Ready for College
Information about college preparation, selection and financial aid from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

Independent and Distance Education - University of Minnesota
Online and distance courses in many subjects for degree completion from the University of Minnesota.

Special Education - Minnesota Department of Education
Website section devoted to Special Education topics from the Minnesota Department of Education

MnLink Gateway
A gateway to Minnesota's libraries.

Community College Open Textbook Project
Our task is to look at different ways to make free, open textbooks a sustainable resource for faculty and students.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
The MnTC is the result of a collaborative effort by all of the two- and four-year public colleges and universities in Minnesota to help students transfer their work in lower-division general education.

u.select
u.select (formerly CAS) is an online tool that will help you view program requirements, course equivalencies, and see how courses you have taken or plan to take transfer to another college or university. Check 'Help' at the u.Select site for assistance and step-by-step instructions.

SlideSix
SlideSix is multimedia enabled presentation sharing. We empower users to create a unique and powerful impression by giving them a rich web based application where they can import presentation material and personalize their message by narrating each slide with video or audi

University of Minnesota - Extension educational opportunities and e-learning
Find Extension workshops, conferences, short courses, and educational offerings.

U of M portfolio
ePortfolio is a secure Web site at the University of Minnesota (U of M) for entering, saving, organizing, viewing, and selectively sharing your personal, professional, and educational records.

College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota
How to get started, take a course or attend an event, earn a degree ot certificate or (for companies) partner with the college.

University of Minnesota - Application for Admission
Online application or PDF application for freshman, transfer or international undergraduate students.

Minnesota Transfer
Resources about transfer options in Minnesota's public and private colleges and universities.

U of M iTunes U
The access-restricted iTunes U site is for students, faculty, staff, and guests, providing access to audio and video recordings of campus course sessions, faculty lectures, interviews, music, and events.

eFolioMinnesota
eFolio Minnesota is a multimedia electronic portfolio for to all Minnesota residents, including students enrolled in Minnesota schools, educators and others to create a living showcase of education, career and personal achievements.

Digital Campus - University of Minnesota
Your gateway for online learning: degrees, courses and professional development. The University of Minnesota Digital Campus brings together both the University's online educational opportunities and classroom-based non-credit classes offered throughout the state.

NROC - National Repository of Online Courses
The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) is a growing library of high-quality online course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement.

University of Minnesota - Military Education Transfer Credits
Policies regarding military education transfer credits from the University of Minnesota.

UNITE Distributed Learning - University of Minnesota
UNITE provides continuing educational opportunities for engineering and science professionals through distance education.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Application for Admission
Online application or PDF application and contact information for application.

MNKnows
MNKnows is a public portal to Minnesota online library services. Features include the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM), statewide library catalogs, Research Project Calculator, digital photographs and documents, and access to live reference assistance.

Distance Learning Calculator
Calculating the costs and benefits of distance learning (courtesy Minnesota Online).

Center for Adult Learning - University of Minnesota, Crookston
The Center for Adult Learning (CAL) at the University of Minnesota , Crookston provides high quality educational services for nontraditional or continuing students, community organizations, and professionals already in the workforce.

AskMN
An online service for information and research help available to all Minnesota residents and students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AskMN is a cooperative service of Minnesota libraries.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Dislocated Worker Information
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System offers a service for employers who seek training for dislocated workers or who are interested in hiring a group of dislocated workers trained in a specific skill area.

ISEEK
ISEEK.org search for online courses from Minnesota's K-12 public schools

GPS LifePlan
The GPS LifePlan helps students set goals and design plans that will lead them to the success they desire.

ISEEK Assessments
ISEEK Assessments provides resources to find career assessments.

Minnesota Online Corporate Services
The Corporate Services of Minnesota Online provides access to the trusted expertise of our 32 colleges and universities, delivering the kind of breadth and depth of training services required by Minnesota businesses.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Customized Training Services
Customized training development services from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Workforce Education Fact Sheets
Fact sheets published by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, including Centers of Excellence, Veterans Services and Workforce Development.

Flat World Knowledge
Free online textbooks.

SAS Curriculum Pathways
Funded by SAS and free to US educators and students (grades 8-14), SAS Curriculum Pathways is designed to enhance student achievement and teacher effectiveness by providing web-based curriculum resources in core disciplines: English, math, science, social studies/history and Spanish.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Plan Ahead
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about transfer

Academic Earth
Academic Earth is a user-friendly educational portal that gives internet users the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures from the world's leading scholars. Participating universities include MIT, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, UCLA and Berkley.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Centers of Excellence
The Centers of Excellence offer state-of-the-art programs, practical research and connections with K-12 schools and business and industry to help local economies thrive and position Minnesota for a strong future.

University of Minnesota - Academic and Corporate Relations Center
The Academic and Corporate Relations Center(ACRC) has a mission to enhance the ability of the world-wide business community to connect and collaborate with the University of Minnesota's rich lodes of expertise, technology, and talent.

Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning provides web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use everyday.

University of Minnesota - Continuing Education Opportunities
High-quality, comprehensive, and convenient continuing education opportunities available at the University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota, Crookston - ESL
The ESL program at the University of Minnesota , Crookston (UMC) is a pre-collegiate English program providing English language instruction and related support services to foreign students who are both qualified for and have a desire to study undergraduate classes at UMC.

iCue
iCue provides access to thousands of current and historic videos and other resources incorporated into fun games and activities. iCue users can connect with a community of friends and fellow learners for support, sharing, and discussion through the iCue Friends Network and Discussion Forums.

Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory
A resource for academic integrity in the 21st century classroom - for students and for teachers/administrators. Promote academic honesty, reduce plagiarism and cheating.

MnPALS Plus
This is an application that makes it easy for students, faculty and public to search library holdings in the Minnesota PALS consortium.

University of Minnesota - Graduation Planner
University of Minnesota Graduation Planner (requires login)

MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching
MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.

Study Guides and Strategies
Since 1996 the Study Guides and Strategies web site has been researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger as an international, learner-centric, educational public service.

Connexions
Connexions is a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute: authors create & collaborate, instructors build & share collections, and learners find & explore content.

Minnesota Online Support Center
Phone, web, email, and chat support services for those interested in online education from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

MyMilitary Education
Search MyMilitaryEducation.org for Military Education Benefits, Getting Ready for College, Military Family Resources, MN Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Higher Education Veterans Programs Regional Coordinator contact information and much more.

Supporting Military Families in Minnesota
Resources for National Guard and Reserve soldiers and their families, friends, co-workers, and community leaders.

The Orange Grove
Orange Grove Text Plus (OGT+) is a joint initiative of the University Press of Florida and The Orange Grove, Florida's Digital Repository. The goal of this partnership is to reduce the cost of books to students by offering texts that are affordable, accessible, and adaptable to reader preferences.

Le Mill
Web community for finding, authoring and sharing open educational resources; offered in a variety of languages.

Ask Minnesota
Online reference help from librarians.

University of Minnesota - Veterans Service Centers
Information and contacts for concerns or questions regarding the broad range of veterans issues, including VA benefits, employment, family assistance, housing, and other circumstances common to military-to-civilian life transitions.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - Veterans Services
Information about education and training to veterans and those on active duty who are seeking to gain new skills, enhance existing skills, and translate skills learned in the military for use in the civilian world.

Assignment Calculator
The interactive Research Project Calculator offers students a simple and comprehensive five-step model for navigating the research process; preparing students to conduct academic research and make life decisions- whether defending a thesis related to the causes of civil war or selecting a new car.

Study Abroad Opportunities
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses offer opportunities to study abroad for a few weeks to a full year in locations such as Costa Rica, Malaysia or England.

Wikibooks
Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit. Subjects include: natural and social sciences, computing, business, humanities, etc.

University of Minnesota - Study, Intern, Volunteer, and Work Abroad
Opportunities, funding, health and safety, faculty and advisors andmore related to study or work abroad.

Nixty
Nixty is a web site that allows any user to take and create courses for free. The new learning platform has over 200 course offerings from open-source content already available online. The course-management system includes grade book, testing, and discussion boards.