Enrollment Requirements and Procedures

Once the application requirements have been met, an applicant may be registered for their first term of courses pending fulfillment of the remaining enrollment and acceptance requirements.

• Experiential online orientation, unless exempted. See Experiential Online Orientation section.
• All financial arrangements are complete, submitted, and verified. See Payment of Tuition and Fees section.
• For selected programs, applicants must also pass a criminal background check. See the Background Checks Policy and the program page for additional information.
• Immunization records completed, as required by state and/or program of enrollment
• In addition to all general Rasmussen University admissions requirements, individuals applying for admission to select programs must also satisfy program-specific admissions requirements. Programs with program-specific admissions requirements include Health Information Management, Law Enforcement, Medical Laboratory Technician, Paralegal Certificate, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technologist, and School of Nursing programs. Program-specific acceptance requirements are listed on each program page.
• In addition to all other admissions requirements, students must be at least 16 years old to enroll at Rasmussen University.