Different offices on campus may put a hold on your account because you have not provided
them with something (forms, official transcripts, money) or because they need to speak
with you prior to your enrollment. If you have any holds on your record, you will
not be able to add or drop any classes for the current or future semesters. It is
important to know what the hold is for and which office has placed it on your account.
You can check your account for holds by logging into MyCentral. Choose the "Student"
tab, then "Records and Registration," and then click "Holds" in the top right-hand
corner in the dark grey bar, If you have a hold, it will tell you which office has
put on the hold. Contact that office as soon as possible to clear the hold. Success
advisors can only remove advising holds, not other holds.
Visit your college's academic advising office, and they can assist you in dropping
or withdrawing from courses with a hold on your account. You will not be able to add
courses until the hold is removed.
General education isn't simply a collection of courses or lectures. General education
cultivates fundamental skills that will help you succeed in your major and your career;
general education improves your ability in areas such as communication, critical thinking
and problem solving. General education helps you demonstrate your ability to apply
knowledge and skills in real-world settings, and general education enhances your development
of a sense of social and civic responsibility.
In order to have credits transfer to UCM, request your previous institution to send
a copy of your official transcript showing the transfer credits to the UCM Admissions
Office (WDE 1400). The Admissions Office posts all transfer work to your UCM record.
Make sure that your final grades are on the transcript before having it sent to UCM.
If you earned a degree at another institution, make sure that the degree is listed
on your transcript.
Once transcripts are entered onto UCM's system, your courses will appear on your Central
Degree Audit (on MyCentral). Courses that have been articulated to UCM's courses will
be on the Course Equivalency site and will automatically be listed on your audit as equivalent to a UCM course.
You should meet with your academic advisor with questions or if there are courses
that have not been articulated.
Enrolling in your courses is one of the most important things you will do each semester.
Each student is assigned a particular Enrollment Access Date based on hours earned, not including hours in progress. Hours earned can be found
on your unofficial transcript on MyCentral. Because classes and sections can fill
quickly, students are strongly encouraged to complete their enrollment on this date.
You may access MyCentral beginning at 12 a.m. on your enrollment access date.
Study abroad is arranged through the Center for Global Education (CGE) located in
Elliott Student Union 302. The CGE has a Study Abroad advisor who can speak with you about where and when to study abroad. Your academic advisors
can assist you with some of the study abroad forms, but it is up to you to complete
all documents to have coursework return to UCM and be counted as a specific requirement.
The Missouri Innovation Campus was designed through a collaborative effort of business
partners, the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Metropolitan Community College and
the University of Central Missouri. The goals of The MIC are to connect businesses
to a trained workforce that has specific skill sets, make students competitive in
the marketplace and reduce training costs. The Missouri Innovation Campus also uses
an accelerated model designed to reduce student debt and increase retention and degree
completion.
