A non-degree-seeking student is someone interested in taking classes for personal or professional development, but not currently seeking to obtain a degree from UMSL. Non-degree-seeking students are not required to pay an application fee or submit transcripts. To become a non-degree-seeking student, applicants must complete the application for admission. Non-degree-seeking students have eligibility to enroll for 1 year. The 1 year eligibility continues every time they take a class. Non-degree-seeking students who later wish to become degree-seeking must meet the minimum transfer student requirements of 24 transferable, college-credit hours at a minimum 2.3 GPA and fill out the Degree-seeking application for admission. After the first four weeks of the semester students may no longer elect to switch from non-degree to degree-seeking. Financial aid is not available for non-degree-seeking students. To apply to be a Non-Degree student, please complete the form below. Transcripts are not required for admission but may be required to take courses that have pre-requisite requirements. Click here for course information. Please contact our College of Arts and Sciences for assistance in registering for your courses 314-516-5501 or artscience@umsl.edu If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Admissions by phone at 314-516-5451 or email at admissions@umsl.edu.
Colleges and universities are asked by many groups, including the federal government, accrediting associations, college guides, and newspapers, to describe the ethnic/racial backgrounds of their students and employees. In order to respond to these requests, we ask you to answer the following two questions.
Are you Hispanic or Latino?
Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more groups for which you consider yourself a member: