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Consortium Agreements

Students who are accepted in a financially eligible program at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) and are considering taking one or more courses at another school that apply towards their degree at CMN may request a Consortium Agreement between the schools. Since students are unable to receive financial aid from two schools during the same semester, a Consortium Agreement allows the school at which the student is seeking their degree (the "home school") to combine credits from another school (the "visiting school") and pay financial aid based on the total. A Consortium Agreement is only good for one semester; a new Consortium agreement must be completed for each semester a student is enrolled at a “visiting school.”

Not all students who take courses at another school will need to request a Consortium Agreement. For some students, the combination of credits will not increase the amount of their financial aid offer.

To initiate a Consortium Agreement, a student must:

  1. Be seeking a degree in a financial aid eligible program at CMN, and the course(s) taken at the other school must apply towards the student's degree program at CMN.
  2. Verify with their Academic Advisor that course(s) being taken at the visiting school are required for completion of their CMN degree program.
  3. Register at the visiting school, and a student may have to pay for classes with their own resources.
  4. Work with CMN staff for a Consortium Agreement Form
  5. Complete section I of the Consortium Agreement Form and Sign.
  6. Send the Consortium Agreement Form to the visiting school's financial aid office for them to complete section II.
  7. Return completed Consortium Agreement Form with a copy of the visiting school's class schedule to the CMN Financial Aid Office prior to the start of semester classes.

Upon receipt of the above items, a Consortium Agreement will be created between CMN and the school listed on the Consortium Agreement.

Credits will not be added to the student's enrollment status until the Consortium Agreement is signed by the participating school.

Pertinent information will be exchanged between schools to determine the student's eligibility, calculate financial aid offers, disburse funds, monitor satisfactory progress, and distribute any refund/repayment. CMN will not pay the visiting school for any charges owed.

The student must inform the CMN Financial Aid Office if they drop or withdraw from any course(s) covered by this Consortium Agreement.

At the end of the semester, the student is responsible for providing the CMN Financial Aid Office with either an official or unofficial transcript from the "visiting school."