Transferring credits in Missouri
Missouri has no statewide credit-transfer guarantee, so transfer is decided school by school. Confirm with the receiving college before relying on any credit - GAO found students lose about 37% of credits transferring between public institutions, which is the assumption our savings estimate uses.
What dual enrollment costs in Missouri
Dual Credit / Dual Enrollment Scholarship (Missouri dual credit under 6 CSR 10-2.195)
Price set locally
Missouri sets no statewide dual credit price — each approved college or university sets its own (usually discounted) per-credit-hour rate, and the family pays it. The state's Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Scholarship reimburses tuition and fees, but only for students who meet a financial-need indicator, and the semester award equals actual tuition and fees charged after all other non-loan aid is applied. Books and transportation are not addressed; funding is limited and applications close Dec 1 (fall) / Apr 1 (spring).
Who can enroll. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a Missouri resident, take the coursework through an approved Missouri postsecondary provider, hold a minimum 2.5 unweighted cumulative high school GPA, meet the school's own requirements for taking dual credit/dual enrollment, and satisfy at least one financial-need indicator (free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, foster care, ward of the state, McKinney-Vento homelessness, family receiving Medicaid/SNAP/WIC, or federally subsidized public housing). Applies only to state-approved dual credit providers.
Anchored on 14 public colleges in Missouri · verified 2026-07-31.
Which classes transfer in Missouri
Dual-enrollment credit is college credit. Pick the community college on the transcript, then the four-year you want those courses to count at. These rows map a college’s local course onto a statewide common course number. Two colleges that share the number generally treat the courses as equivalent; confirm with the receiving registrar. 2,613 published rows from Missouri CORE 42 / MOTR.
Source: CORE 42 (MOTR numbers) · verified 2026-07-29