Notice of Nondiscrimination

The University of Missouri does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Any person having inquiries concerning the University of Missouri's compliance with implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, or other civil rights laws should contact the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Human Resource Services, University of Missouri; 130 Heinkel Building; Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-4256, or the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.

Americans with Disabilities Statement

The University of Missouri complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability, reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your special needs. For more information about the rights of people with disabilities, please visit http://ada.missouri.edu. Students who need assistance should contact the appropriate office below.

University: Disability Services (Phone: 573-882-4696). MU's Adaptive Computing Technology Center (Phone: 573-884-2828) is also available to provide computing assistance to students with disabilities.

High School: Center for Distance and Independent Study, Assistant Director for Operations, 136 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO 65211. Phone: 573-882-2491. E-mail: cdis@missouri.edu.

Military and Veteran Eligibility

University independent study courses are approved for military, veterans and other persons eligible under the provisions of the GI Bill and DANTES. Please notify the Center prior to enrollment if you intend to use military (DANTES) or VA Benefits.

Privacy

Student Records:

We may disclose, on a need-to-know academic basis, "directory" information, such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, and dates of attendance, unless explicitly directed in writing by the student not to do so.

We consider all "non-directory" information as confidential and will give careful consideration to ensure this confidentiality unless we are required by law to disclose it; all non-directory information will be provided only with the written permission of the student, or in the case of an IRS dependent student, with the written permission of the student's parent.

Credit Cards:

It is the policy of The Curators of the University of Missouri that individually identifiable information obtained from internet credit card transactions will not be sold, traded or rented to third parties. Aggregate or summary information that does not contain personally identifying information may be shared, however. Credit card numbers are truncated from our system. Documents containing credit card numbers are properly destroyed.

Student Fees

The University reserves the right to modify by increasing or decreasing the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University, including but not limited to educational fees, at any time when in the discretion of the governing board the same is in the best interest of the University, provided that no increases can or will be effective unless approved by the governing board not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc.) to which the fees are applicable and such increase does not exceed ten (10) percent over the fee level existing immediately prior to the increase, with all modification of fees to be effective irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification.

Admission Status

Enrollment in an independent study course does not constitute admission to a University of Missouri degree program. If you wish to apply for admission to a degree program of one of the University of Missouri campuses, contact the Admissions Office of the campus in which you wish to matriculate.

Center for Distance and Independent Study Web Site

All statements on this Web site, concerning requirements, prerequisites, conditions, or other matters are for informational purposes only and are subject to change without prior notice. They are not to be regarded as offers to contract.

The Center for Distance and Independent Study provides an educational program of the University of Missouri System. It has administrative responsibility for coordination of all independent study instruction offered by the UM System campuses: Columbia, Rolla, and St. Louis.