Online Newsletter

February Newsletter

Graduating Spring or Summer 2025?

Are you completing your degree this spring or summer? If so, make sure you complete your graduation application by March 1^st. You can locate the graduation application in Our.crown.edu>Students>Online Forms.

Important Dates for Graduating Students:

March 1^st: Spring and Summer 2025 graduation application due. Students who are not registered for all remaining classes or who need to submit petitions should promptly consult with their advisor to finalize requirements before March 1^st.

March 7^th: Potential Spring & Summer graduates are notified of their application status by the Registrar’s Office on this date.

March 7-31^st: Cap and gown orders (watch email for order link and deadline).

May 16^th-17^th: Commencement activities

Visit www.crown.edu/graduation for more details.

Summer 2025 Registration

Summer 2025 Registration is still open. If you have not registered for Summer term, please do so as soon as possible. Not sure what to take, contact your academic advisor. Summer term starts May 19^th. Registration will close May 18^th.

Crown Student Email

Make sure you are checking your Crown student email (office 365) at least twice a week. This is the main way your Academic Advisor and Crown offices will reach out to you.

Counseling Students Visit Uganda

In late October 2024, Crown online students, guided by Dr. Cathy Sigmund, faculty member of the Master of Arts in Counseling program, visited the Nakivale Resettlement Camp in Uganda—Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country. The students participated in the Global Refugee Care Conference and ministered to thousands of displaced individuals residing in the camp. The experience was profoundly impactful, and we are excited to announce plans to offer this mission trip again in fall 2025. Stay tuned for more details in upcoming communications from Crown College.

VA Contact Update

Emily Cano has returned as your VA contact! Emily has proudly served 17 years in the Army National Guard and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel serving as the 34^th Infantry Division G1 (HR/Admin Officer). She just returned from her 3^rd deployment. Previously she served as a Battalion and Brigade S1 in Kuwait/Iraq. This tour, Emily served as the Operation Inherent Resolve Joint Visitor Bureau OIC at the HQ in Baghdad. She coordinated travel for the CG and his staff, in addition to arranging travel for distinguished visitors who came to her AO. While deployed, Emily had the opportunity to fly to Jordan where she visited Petra and many other historical sites.

Contact: 952-446-4246 or canoen@crown.edu

Missing your 1098T form?

The 1098T forms are scheduled to be mailed the end of January. Students should give it a couple of days to a week to reach them. If they do not receive one after that time, you can contact the Billing office directly via email (billing@crown.edu) and request a copy of your 1098T Tax form.

If you know 11^th or 12^th graders in your friend and family circles who might be interested in getting a jumpstart on their education by taking college courses while they are still in high school, please ask them to contact dualenroll@crown.edu. Crown’s dual enrollment program is specially priced at just $90/credit for students outside of Minnesota. Minnesota residents can take classes for FREE!!

Student Billing

Tuition/Financial Aid Refunds

Students will receive an email from the Financial Aid Office notifying them that their Federal Direct Loans have disbursed; the billing office will process the refunds within 10-14 days of disbursement. To sign up for direct deposit or reloadable debit card visit Our.Crown.

Select your REFUND PREFERENCE Option:

Go to Crown
Select Refundson the left side
Select Student Choice Refunds
Select Edit Refund Method

Paying your Tuition Bill Online

You can MAKE A PAYMENT and view your Course & Fee Statement on Our.Crown

Select ‘Students’ tab
Click on ‘Pay My Bill’ on left side

Payment Plan Options with Nelnet Campus Commerce

WEBSITE: https://mycollegepaymentplan.com/crowncollege

Spring Semester Payment Plan: ($45.00 Enrollment Fee)

3-month payment plan (February-April)
Payments are processed automatically on the 1^st of each month

Advisor Corner

Important Policy Reminders
- Drop Policy
  Drop before: Indicating that there has been no participation in the course (student does not agree to the course learning contract), as defined in General Academic Information. 100% tuition refund; no record of the course on the student’s transcript.
  Full Refund: Indicating that there has been participation in the course as defined in General Academic Information, and a “drop date” during the first seven calendar days of the module. 100% tuition refund; “W” for the course recorded on the student’s transcript.
  75% Refund: Indicating there has been participation in the course as defined in General Academic Information, and a “drop date” during the first eight to twelve calendar days of the module. 75% refund; “W” for the course recorded on the student’s transcript.
  No Refund: Indicating that there has been participation in the course as defined in General Academic Information, and a “drop date” occurring at any point following (or including) the thirteenth calendar day of the module and before the end date of the course. NO tuition refund; “W” for the course recorded on the student’s transcript.
Need to make changes to your SPRING 2025 schedule, submit the Change of Registration form located in our.crown.edu>students>onlineforms. Any changes to your spring schedule should be discussed with your academic advisor as well as financial aid.

SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress)

Federal regulations require that all financial aid recipients progress at a reasonable rate (“make satisfactory progress”) toward achieving a certificate or degree. This requirement applies to all terms regardless of whether or not the student received financial aid. Progress is measured by

Student’s cumulative grade point average
The number of credits earned in relation to those attempted (must be at 67% or higher)
The maximum time frame allowed to complete the academic program

For more details on each of these items, please see the Financial Aid information located in the Crown College catalog.