Student Resources

General Registration Information

After consulting with your academic advisor, you may register for classes online via the Student Self-Service menu at MyMoreheadState. Our office can assist you throughout the registration process. You can do it all online if you need to register for a class or view your current schedule.

How to Register for Classes using Self-Service

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How to Plan Courses for Future Terms using My Progress

• My Progress Printable Instructions
• My Progress Video Instructions

Advance Registration

• Freshman: 0-29 credit hours
• Sophomore: 30-59 credit hours
• Junior: 60-89 credit hours
• Senior: 90+ credit hours

Pass/Fail

The purpose of the pass-fail option is to let you explore elective courses outside your area of specialization without engaging in a grade competition with students specializing in those courses. Apply at the dean's office of your first major by the last day to add a class.

Requirements include the following:

1. A minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA for 30 hours earned at MSU. You are eligible as a transfer student with a minimum of 30 hours if at least 12 hours were earned at MSU and you have a 2.5 GPA on the work completed at MSU.
2. A maximum of 15 hours may be applied toward the total number of hours required for the bachelor's degree. Six hours may be applied toward associate degree requirements.
3. The pass-fail option applies only to free elective courses, which include courses not required for your area, major, minor or general education requirements.
4. You may use the pass-fail option for one course (for any number of hours of credit) or a combination of courses totaling up to three hours each semester.
5. Hours earned in pass-fail work are added to your total hours passed but do not affect your GPA. Any grade of "D" or above is considered passing and is designated by "K." A failing grade is designated by "N."
6. You may change course registration status from pass-fail to the conventional letter grading system, and vice versa, during the normal period to add a course.
7. You cannot transfer hours earned under the pass-fail option into any degree program.
8. Instructors do not know your status under the pass-fail option. Instructors assign a conventional letter grade, which the registrar converts to a "K" or "N," as applicable.
9. Pass-fail credit may not be applied to a second degree.

Audit

An auditor is a student who enrolls and participates in a course without expecting to receive academic credit. The same registration procedure is followed, and the same fees are charged as courses taken for credit. An audited course does not apply to any degree. Audit enrollment will not be considered a part of the minimum number of hours required to determine full-time status or normal load. Audit enrollment will be counted in determining overload.

An auditor is expected to have regular class attendance. Other course requirements, which may be obtained in writing from the instructor, will vary depending on the nature of the course. Students interested in auditing a course should contact the instructor and discuss course requirements before enrolling. Failure to meet audit requirements for the course may result in the auditor being withdrawn from the course at the instructor's request with a "WY" (Audit Withdrawal) entry made on the student's transcript. A successful audit will be recorded on the transcript with the designation "Y." Any change from audit to credit must be done by the last day to add a class. Changes from credit to audit must also be completed by the last day to add a class. Refunds for withdrawals from audited courses will be prorated on the same basis as refunds for withdrawals from courses taken for credit.

To audit a course, please email registrar@moreheadstate.edu. 

Drop/Add

Students should consult their advisors before dropping or adding courses to their schedules. All drop/add processing can be done via the Student Self-Service menu at MyMoreheadState. Students should consult the academic calendar to determine drop/add deadlines. Students dropping a course should also refer to the appropriate refund schedule for possible adjustments to their tuition charges. Dropping a course could affect eligibility for financial aid and/or housing.

Withdrawals

A student's academic record needs to reflect an official withdrawal. Entitled refunds are not made unless the withdrawal is properly recorded. If a portion of your account was paid by federal financial aid, you might have to repay a portion of these funds to the University. Please review the Return of Title IV Funds Policy for more information.

Students cannot withdraw from all courses in a term through MyMoreheadState. To withdraw from the University, a student must complete a withdrawal form with the Office of the Registrar. Withdrawal forms should be emailed from the student's MSU email account and sent to registrar@moreheadstate.edu. Forms can also be mailed to the Office of the Registrar, 201 Ginger Hall, Morehead, KY 40351. All requests for withdrawal must be received by 11:59 p.m. or be postmarked by the last day to withdraw as published by the University academic calendar.

Medical Withdrawals

The Medical Withdrawal Policy (UAR 130.04) provides guidelines and procedures for graduate and undergraduate students with exceptional health circumstances requiring withdrawal from the University after the normal withdrawal period. The required forms and policy are listed on the Medical Withdrawal website. A hard copy of the policy and forms may be obtained by contacting the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success at 606-783-2003.

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Morehead State University policy, non-directory information (city/state or hometown) from your official cumulative file may not be released without your written consent, except to persons engaged in the proper performance of university duties.

You also have the right to inspect, review, and challenge all official educational records, files, and data directly related to you. Request for access to such records must be made in writing to the Registrar, Morehead State University, 201 Ginger Hall.

Questions concerning this law and the University policy may be directed to the Office of the Registrar.

Change of Address Instructions

You may update your address, add an email address, phone numbers, and emergency contact information online using MyMoreheadState.

• Step 1: Log into your My.MoreheadState.edu account.
• Step 2: Select the Self-Service Link. Self-Service icon
• Step 3: Select the "User Options" icon located on the left navigational bar
• Step 4: Select "User Profile" or "Emergency Information"
• Step 5: Select the "Pencil" icon to update your information or the “Add New Information" button to add addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and emergency or missing person contact information.

If you do not have access to MyMoreheadState, you can submit the Change of Address Form. Please complete the form, sign it and email it to registrar@moreheadstate.edu or you can mail the completed form to:

Office of the Registrar
201 Ginger Hall
Morehead, KY 40351.

• Change of Address Form

Note: International Students must complete their change of address through the Office of International Services.

To request a replacement diploma, use the link below to provide information about the degree to the best of your knowledge. Once the request is received, you will be notified via email if it has been approved or denied. If the request is approved, an order will be placed for that diploma.

Please note that diploma reprints for duplicate diplomas are not issued. Replacement diploma orders are for diplomas that have been lost, destroyed, or a legal name change has been made.

Morehead State University does not retain copies of diplomas and reprints will have the names of MSU's current president and chair of the Board of Regents. In addition, we do not complete on-demand reprints. Diploma replacements are ordered once five replacements have been requested.

• Order Replacement Diploma

VERIFICATION REQUESTS

Current students may request a Letter of Good Standing, Enrollment Verification, Current Schedule, and other verifications by emailing verifications@moreheadstate.edu from their MSU email account.

Alumni and former students who no longer have access to their MSU email may request a verification document by completing the Verification Request Form. This form is only for those who no longer have access to their MSU email account. No Verification Request Form is required if the request is submitted from an MSU email address.

THIRD-PARTY REQUEST FOR ENROLLMENT OR DEGREE INFORMATION

Morehead State University has contracted with the National Student Clearinghouse to provide 24/7 degree and enrollment-checking services for alumni, students and employers around the world.

For access to and general information about degree and enrollment information, please visit our provider National Student Clearinghouse. You must register your company information with the National Student Clearinghouse to use this service.

• Academic Bankruptcy
• Academic Renewal Form and Instructions
• Drop/Add Course - use Student Planning in Self-Service 
• Last 15-hour Waiver
• Medical Withdrawal
• Name Change
• Preferred Name
• Request to Invoke or Revoke FERPA Block of Directory Information
• Verification Request Form
• Withdrawal

If you need a short-term class, this guide will help you search for half-semester courses.

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