2026 Minnesota Statutes

136A.826 INFORMATION TO STUDENTS.

Subdivision 1.Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.

(a) A private career school or its agent must provide the catalog, brochure, or electronic display required in this section to a prospective student in a time or manner that gives the prospective student at least five days to read the catalog, brochure, or electronic display before signing a contract or enrollment agreement or before being accepted by a private career school that does not use a written contract or enrollment agreement.

(b) A catalog, brochure, or electronic display must include, at a minimum:

(1) identifying data, such as volume number or date of publication;

(2) name, address, governing body, and names of senior officials;

(3) an academic calendar showing legal holidays, beginning and ending dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;

(4) the policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and specific entrance requirements for each program;

(5) the policy and regulations regarding leave, absences, class cuts, make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;

(6) the policy and regulations regarding standards of progress for the student including the grading system of the private career school, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a description of any probationary period allowed by the private career school, and conditions of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;

(7) the policy and regulations regarding student conduct and conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;

(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;

(9) the policy and regulations, including an explanation of section 136A.827, regarding refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;

(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;

(11) a course outline or syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, hours, or credits to be spent on each subject or unit;

(12) the policy and regulations regarding granting credit for previous education and preparation;

(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned; or

(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints and the rights of the student under section 136A.8295.

Subd. 2.Contract information.

A contract or enrollment agreement used by a private career school must include at least the following:

(1) the name and address of the private career school, clearly stated;

(2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding instrument upon written acceptance of the student by the private career school unless canceled under section 136A.827;

(3) the private career school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and conspicuously entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";

(4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other charges;

(5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or credits of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and

(6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective date of cancellation, and the name and address, email address, or phone number of the seller to which the notice should be sent or delivered.

The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision or a confession of judgment clause.

Subd. 3.Contract copies.

Immediately upon signing of the enrollment agreement or the contract by a prospective student, the private career school or agent shall furnish to the prospective student an exact duplicate copy of the enrollment agreement or contract.

History:

1999 c 214 art 3 s 21; 2007 c 144 art 3 s 25; 2015 c 69 art 2 s 27,46; 2017 c 89 art 3 s 23; 2026 c 116 s 48