Enrollment Restrictions for Self-Paced Courses

Prerequisites & Permissions

  • If your requires advance approval to register for a self-paced course, you must contact your academic unit for approval. You will not be able to register in a self-paced course without their approval.
  • If you do not meet the prerequisite requirements for a self-paced course, you must obtain a permission number from the department offering the course.
  • Students enrolling into a self-paced course need to meet all prerequisites requirements. If you completed a prerequisite course as a transfer course and your transfer credit is not showing in Stellic or myZou, request a permission number from the department offering the course.

Approval is required for enrollment in self-paced courses in the following schools and colleges:

  • School of Law
  • School of Medicine

The following schools and colleges do not require approval for enrollment in self-paced courses:

  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • Graduate School
  • College of Human Environmental Sciences/Social Work
  • Sinclair School of Nursing
  • College of Veterinary Medicine

Credit Hour Limits

Limits are placed on the number of self-paced-course credit hours in which a student can enroll in one term. Limits vary by school or college.

  • College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources: 7
  • College of Arts & Science: 7
  • Trulaske College of Business: 6
  • School of Health Professions: 6 (applies to campus and online students-effective Summer 2014)
  • School of Journalism: 6 (Effective Summer 2020)

Self- Paced courses Grading Basis Change

to request a change to S/U grading. Students cannot change from one grading system to the other after 10 days of enrollment have elapsed.

University of Missouri students (University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of Missouri- St. Louis and Missouri S & T) enrolling in an MU course for Pass/Fail need your advisor’s approval. Your advisor approval needs to be included in your in order to take this course for Pass/Fail credit.

For additional information on enrollment procedures, please see our myZou training guides or Stellic Scheduler Guide.

International Students

Before enrolling in online courses, international students must contact the International Center at 573-882-6007 or international@missouri.edu.

Only three online credits may be counted toward a student’s .

(For example, if an undergraduate international student takes six credits online, he or she must also take nine credits in a classroom to meet the 12-credit minimum. The student will earn 15 credits, but only 12 will count toward immigration requirements.)

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