Adult and Commuter Student Services

Admission & Registration Information

Office Location: First Floor of the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education at 301 South Jefferson, Springfield, Missouri. The building is accessible by the shuttle.

If you are getting ready to come back to school, we would like to invite you to visit our office in Adult Student Services. We can assist you with the admissions process and provide you with information to help ease your transition to university life.

Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Admission

Students wishing to seek an undergraduate degree at Missouri State University (freshmen, transfer students, second-Bachelors-seeking, for instance) must complete the application process for admission.

Non-degree Undergraduate Admission

Students who are 18 years of age or older and who wish to take courses but do not plan to pursue a degree may be admitted as nondegree undergraduates without providing transcripts. Students in this classification may enroll for up to 8 credit hours per semester, may earn a maximum total of 24 credit hours, and are not eligible for financial aid. Students who later decide to seek a degree must meet requirements for regular admission as either freshmen or transfer students.

Students visiting Missouri State University for a semester but pursuing bachelors degrees at other institutions of higher education are admitted under the ND classification.

Postbaccalaureate Admission (non-degree-seeking graduate)

Students who have a bachelor's degree and wish to return to take additional courses, but do not wish to pursue an additional degree, may enroll as postbaccalaureate students without providing transcripts. Postbaccalaureate students may take either undergraduate or graduate courses (courses numbered 500 and higher automatically carry graduate credit for students in the postbaccalaureate classification). The only limitation is that no more than 9 hours of graduate credit may be accumulated under this classification. A maximum of 9 hours of graduate credit earned as a postbaccalaureate student can be applied toward a graduate degree at Missouri State University, and this application of credit is contingent upon program requirements.

Senior Citizen Fee Waiver Program

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