Advanced Search in Navigate360

Advanced Search is a search function in Navigate360 that lets you create unique cohorts of students based on the layering of various search parameters. The Advanced Search functionality allows faculty, staff, and administrators to layer a series of filters onto a specific query in order to customize student searches. 

Following are examples of how to search for a set of majors, minors, and concentrations. There are many other fields and parameters you can search. Some of these fields get more complex and more challenging to discern if you are pulling the correct data/the data you desire. Please reach out to the Navigate360 team (navigate360@mnsu.edu) to discuss complex advance searches so we can help you with your set-up.

• Navigate360 data is term-based and therefore most reliable for currently registered/enrolled students. Always choose a term under Enrollment History to ensure most accurate data for that term.  

• Please do not export data gathered via an advanced search. If you feel you must export it, please reach out to the Navigate360 team (navigate360@mnsu.edu) before doing so, as many desired functions can be handled within Navigate360 and do not require a download of data. See Minn State System's Data Privacy for more info. 

• Data pulled via an Advanced Search in Navigate should not be used for formal reporting purposes. Please contact the Navigate360 team (navigate360@mnsu.edu) if you are interested in pulling data for a report or other internally or publicly shared document. 

• Reminder that data in Navigate is imported daily from data in ISRS, though there may be a 24 – 72 hour delay of when data will show up in Navigate360. If you see a data discrepancy of a change made in ISRS which is more than 72 hours old, please report it to navigate360@mnsu.edu. 

• Please ignore/do not use the bottom three new search features (Goals & Interests, Polls, and Success Indicators). These categories are not currently/consistently populated and are not reliable.

1. Log into Navigate360 and locate the left navigation bar. 

2. Click on the looking glass icon (Advanced Search).

1. Under the Advanced Search tool and using the Enrollment History filter, find the Enrollment Terms option for the semester you want to use.

       2. Use the Area of Study filter and choose the Major (In Any of These) option to select the Majors you are connected to.

      3. Click Search to pull your student list.

1. Under the Advanced Search tool and using the Enrollment History filter, find the Enrollment Terms option for the semester you want to use.

       2. Use the Student Information filter and choose the Category option. 

      3. Then start typing Z- to pull up all of the minors. All minors are fronted with a "Z-Minor: xxx" to have them group together.

     4. Then scroll down and hit the Search button and review the results.

Searching for Enrolled Students by Concentration

1. Under the Advanced Search tool and using the Enrollment History filter, find the Enrollment Terms option for the semester you want to use. 

      2. Use the Area of Study filter and choose the Concentration (In Any of These) option to select the Concentrations you are connected to (see next page). 

      3. Click Search to pull your student list. 

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