MSU 62 - Nondegree Adult Student Fee Waiver Program
Free tuition for citizens age 62 or older through MSU 62
Missouri State University is pleased to offer a special fee waiver program for adults
who are 62 years of age or older. Eligible students may register for one class per
fall and spring semester and have the required student fees waived. However, the student
must pay special course fees, required textbooks and supplies (including digital course
material charges, such as StreamlinED), and parking fees. Classes may be taken for
credit or on an audit basis.
Participants in this program will be admitted to Missouri State University as nondegree-seeking students. The MSU 62 registration takes place on the Thursday morning before the semester begins. Enrollment for courses is subject to “seats available”
and the required prerequisites. Students must submit the registration forms each
semester they plan to utilize the waiver.
Qualifying students in this classification are:
Missouri resident (living in the state of Missouri for 12 or more months)
Age 62 or older
Nondegree-seeking students
Enrolling in either undergraduate or graduate courses (if postbaccalaureate)
Not able to apply this waiver to intersession, special courses, noncredit, or off-campus
courses
You can search for courses ahead of time with the Class Schedule Search. You can also use this time to seek special permission from instructors if necessary.
Registration for fall 2025 has closed. We hope you join us in the spring - online
registration will begin Thursday, January 8th. See FAQs for more details!
Review frequently asked questions and their answers below:
New and returning students will be admitted and registered the Thursday before the
start of the semester by completing the registration forms.
For spring 2026, there will be a fully online registration.
Registration forms will be available online on this page between 9:00am Thursday,
Janaury 8th and 2:00pm Friday, January 16th.
Students must complete the registration form each semester than plan to participate. In order for us to ensure that Financial Services can process these waivers in a timely
and accurate manner within their deadlines, we must have all participants' forms turned
in at the beginning of each semester.
Registration for all MSU 62 students begins the Thursday before the start of the semester.
Registration forms will also be available online on this page between 9:00am Thursday, Janaury 8th and 2:00pm Friday, January 16th.
After this point, no late registrations will be processed.
There are so many options! Students can take in-person (at the Springfield campus),
online, or blended courses so long as they have met the required prerequisites and
there are seats remaining.
This fee waiver cannot be applied to intersession, special courses, noncredit programs,
or off-campus courses.
Visit our Class Schedule Search to explore available classes. You may filter by a variety of fields, although it
is not necessary to enter any filtering criteria.
Recommended fields include Subject (if known), Campus (Springfield, MO), and Open
Sections Only. For online classes, select Internet-Other under Modality.
Auditing is a grading option that allows completion of a course without receiving
credit or a traditional grade. It is your choice whether you audit the course or not.
Students are required to pay special course fees*, required textbooks and supplies
(including digital course material charges, such as StreamlinED), and parking fees.
You can review required course materials prior to registration through the Find Your Courses section of the How to Find & Order Textbooks.
Yes. It is imperative that students complete the registration form each semester than plan to participate. In order for us to ensure that Financial Services can process these waivers in a timely
and accurate manner within their deadlines, we must have all participants' forms turned
in at the beginning of each semester.
If we do not have your paperwork on file prior to the second week of courses during
each semester, we will be unable to process a waiver after that time.
Registration forms are processed manually by the Adult Student Services team in the
order that they are received. Online registration forms are typically processed after
the in-person registration event has ended.
Remember that registration is dependent on seat availability and meeting prerequisites.
If you have obtained special permission from the instructor or department, please
forward it to AdultStudentServices@MissouriState.edu. Once your form is processed, you will receive an email from a staff member indicating
whether you have been registered or if there are additional steps needed to move forward.
Yes!
The Foster Recreation Center is available to MSU 62 students, but will require a small
fee. Students who do not pay full student services fees (7+ credit hours) including
those taking intersession classes, iCourses, and Internet classes will owe additional
fees based on number of credit hours taken each semester. See membership rates and types.
