Holds preventing registration

In addition to the Title IX and Harassment Prevention online training, first year students or students new to Murray State University must complete the Alcohol Awareness Training called e-checkup. First year students or students new to Murray State and who are under age 25 and have not completed the Alcohol Awareness training will have a Alcohol Awareness Training Hold placed on their account. This hold prevents students who have not completed the online training to register for, drop or add university classes.
Mandatory Training

Once the training has been completed, the system will remove the hold within 24 hours. For more information on this hold, please see the Women's Center in Oakley Applied Science - Suite C102 or call 270-809-3140. For technical issues with Canvas, please contact the Office of TSCS at 270-809-2535. Office hours for both the Women's Center and TSCS are 8 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Undergraduate students are required to declare an area or major by the time they reach a minimum of 45 earned credit hours. Undergraduate students who have declared a major (as opposed to an area) are required to declare a 2nd major or a minor by the time they reach a minimum of 60 earned credit hours.

Major Change forms
Department signatures are required for declaring or changing areas, majors, and degree objectives. Only the student’s signature is required for declaring or changing minors, concentrations, or catalog years.

Completed and signed major change forms should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar, 1st floor Sparks Hall.

Please contact your high school and ask that they send your official final high school transcript including graduation date to msu.admissions@murraystate.edu or by mail to:

Murray State University
Admissions
102 Curris Center
Murray, KY 42071
*Students may also use Parchment to order their high school transcripts.
For questions about this process, please contact Murray State Admissions at 270-809-3350.

Please contact your high school and ask that they send your official final high school transcript including graduation date to msu.admissions@murraystate.edu or by mail to:

Murray State University
Admissions
102 Curris Center
Murray, KY 42071
*Students may also use Parchment to order their high school transcripts.
For questions about this process, please contact Murray State Admissions at 270-809-3350.

Please contact the college/university listed and/or your most recently attended college/university and request that your official college transcript be sent by secure electronic exchange (ex.:National Student Clearinghouse, EScript, etc.) to msu.admissions@murraystate.edu or by mail to:

Murray State University
Admissions
102 Curris Center
Murray, KY 42071
*Please note that college transcripts cannot be considered official when faxed or hand-carried by student or mailed by student.
For questions about this process, please contact the Transfer Center at 270-809-3350.

All F-1 and J-1 visa holders are required to provide proof of mandatory health insurance. Specific health insurance requirements were provided in your admission packet. If more information is needed, please visit 165 Woods Hall. Health insurance must be purchased prior to registering for classes. Proof of insurance may be delivered in person to 165 Woods Hall or sent to msmith1@murraystate.edu. Insurance may be purchased for a semester at a time or for the duration of the academic year. Insurance periods must start on the first day of classes and end on or after the last day of finals. To be eligible to register for the next term, proof of insurance must be provided to the addresses mentioned above. Holds will not be removed until the insurance requirements have been met.

Racer Academy students intending on completing additional Racer Academy courses for the Spring 2018 semester will not need to take further action. Current Racer Academy students intending to attend Murray State University as a freshman beginning with the Fall 2018 semester should complete a first time freshman admission application.

Admission Application
For questions about this process, please contact Murray State Admissions at 270-809-3350.

Students who applied for graduation without paying the graduation application fee are required to submit the payment before being permitted to register for future semesters, ordering transcripts, and receiving a diploma. Contact msu.graduation@murraystate.edu to remit payment.

Students who ordered a transcript(s) without submitting payment are not permitted to register for future semesters or receive additional transcripts until payment is remitted. Contactmsu.transcripts@murraystate.edu to remit payment.

Students who have applied for graduation are not permitted to register for classes for a future semester without officially being readmitted to the university for a new program of study. If you are attempting to register for classes for a new program, please contact either the Transfer Center (to schedule for undergraduate classes) or the Graduate Admissions Office (to schedule for graduate-level courses) for details on how to be admitted to a new program.

For students who need to take additional classes for the current degree program, please email the Graduation Office at msu.graduation@murraystate.edu and request that your graduation application be moved to a future term. The Graduation Office will then move your existing application and release the hold so you may register for additional classes.

Social Security Numbers are required for all enrolled students. The IRS requires Universities to submit a student’s 1098T form with a correct SSN and full legal name (IRS regulation 1.60505-1) as well as enrollment verification information with a correct name and SSN to the National Student Clearinghouse for loan deferment and to the state of Kentucky and the Department of Education for reporting purposes.

Occasionally, we are notified the name or social security number we have on file for a student doesn’t match IRS/KY DOE records or doesn’t match previously submitted information from other schools. A copy of the SS card is required to prove legal name and SSN.

If your hold message says “Required: Copy of SS card,” provide a copy of your SS card to the Office of the Registrar, 1st floor Sparks Hall or contact msu.registrar@murraystate.edu.
If your hold message says “Needed: SS card or W-9 form,” either provide a copy of your SS card or provide the completed W-9 form to the the Office of the Registrar, 1st floor Sparks Hall or contact msu.registrar@murraystate.edu.

1. Login to Horizons application and complete the Post-Acceptance section.
2. Complete the orientation program on Canvas with a 100% on the quiz.

Students who are admitted as ESL Conditional must meet university admission requirements before this hold will be removed. Graduate students must meet individual graduate program requirements and be admissible to the university. An application and all required admission documents must be submitted to the international admissions office. For more information, please visit 183 Woods Hall.

Students are required to pay a $150 deposit when they complete their initial application for a space in housing. If a student cannot pay the deposit at the time of application, the deposit can be deferred. The hold is placed on the account after the semester has started and will be removed once the deposit has been paid.

Please contact the Transfer Center at 270-809-3350.