REGISTRAR ESSENTIALS
These are available to current students on their Student Hub free and can be used for personal record—but they lack seal and signature.
Unofficial transcripts
The acronym for the federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The full name of MSU Denver's official roadrunner mascot.
Rowdy the Roadrunner
This person:
- Responds to different inquiries from deans, chairs, and offices about processes with our office.
- Implement and communicate new policies and reporting requirements to Registrar staff.
- Primary contact for office communications to/from our office to the President’s Office
Connie Sanders - Registrar
A student comes to the front desk and wants to talk to the Degree Evaluation Team about which classes to take to graduate. Who should you send them to?
Academic Advisor
You have exactly this long to register yourself for a seat after being notified from the waitlist.
24 hours
What is directory information?
This type of information, like a student's name and major, can be released without consent unless the student has a confidential account.
What happened in 1965?
MSU Denver was founded in this year.
This person is:
-Primary contact relating to Degree Evaluation
-Primary contact for Petition for Degree Exception, including status or updating chair information
- Darla Sprinkle Renke
A student comes to the front desk saying that they submitted their college transcripts a month ago, and we don't see anything in Slate, AppXtender, or any other system. What do we do?
We direct them to the Missing or Lost College Transcripts Request.
If you miss withdrawal deadlines due to extenuating circumstances, you can submit a request for this process (but you’ll need documentation)
Administrative Withdrawal
This authorization process allows F-1 international students to work off-campus in a job directly related to their major field of study.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT)
The street that forms the eastern border of the Auraria Campus.
Speer Boulevard
This person answers questions about the following topics but does not manage any of them:
-Late enrollments
-AWs
-Major/Minor forms
- Incomplete Agreement Form
Heaven Irwin
A professor left the university, but a student from one of their classes needs a grade change. ITS referred the student and department representative to the Registrar's Office. Who can assist the student with this?
Department Chair or the Dean
What is the resource that staff and students can use to identify how other college credits are transferred to MSU Denver?
Transferology
This final step in the MSU Denver graduation process ensures that all degree requirements are met, academic holds are cleared, and the degree can be officially posted—students often receive an email confirmation once it is completed.
Degree Clearance or Final Graduation Audit
How many graduate programs does MSU Denver currently offer?
10
This team does not do the following, but is often confused for doing:
- Tuition Classification
- Foreign Transcript Evaluations
- Issue visas
International Student Support
A student attended CU Denver and then transferred those credits to CCD, and is now transferring from CCD to MSU Denver. Transfer credits from CU Denver are reflected on the CCD transcript. What transcript(s) are needed to send to MSU Denver?
We need both.
This program lets MSU Denver transfer students retroactively earn the associate’s degree they began at a Colorado community college by combining credits from both schools, provided they’ve completed at least 15 credits at the community college and 70 overall.
Colorado Reverse Transfer Program
This MSU Denver policy requires verification of student attendance by the census date, and students who fail to be active may be administratively dropped, affecting tuition, financial aid, and visa status.
Mandatory Participation Verification Policy
This term describes MSU Denver's approach to providing accessible and affordable education, aiming to serve students from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
Modified Open-Access
Who handles Curriculum, Advising & Program Planning?
LoriAnn Garcia
A student was added to a Canvas shell by the instructor and completed all the work but never registered themselves at all. The student notices that the class was not on their transcript. And they want it fixed.
What does the student need to do next?
Student needs to register for the class in a future semester. Students are not retroactively registered for former semesters.