Register for the Advanced Credit Program

Click here to Register for the Advanced Credit Program.

• Important Information about Registering with the Advanced Credit Program: 
• Fall 2025 registration will be open from Monday, August 18th until Monday, September 15th.
  
• Spring 2026 Registration will be open from Monday, January 5th until Monday, February 9th.
• For registration instructions, use this Powerpoint
• A Google or Yahoo account is required for each student. This ensures that students do not register multiple times, and allows students to re-enter the registration site if necessary.

  • If two students from the same family are registering, they cannot use the same Google or Yahoo account

• No payment is due at the time of registration. Bills are mailed to the student's address after registration closes and all applications are processed. No late registrations are accepted. 

• When a student finishes applying, their parent or guardian will automatically be sent an email which allows them to electronically approve their student. Parent approval is due by the close of registration. Please enter correct email addresses or we may not be able to process your application, and you will not receive credit. 

  • Fall 2025 Parent Appoval closes Wednesday, September 17th.
  • Spring 2026 Parent Approval closes Wednesday, February 11th.

• Registration is not complete until students registers, parents approve the registration, and the student's high school verifies the student's enrollment. Our office will contact school counselors for enrollment verification. 

• Students who fail to register for courses during the designated registration period forefit the opportunity to earn college credit for eligible courses. 
• It is the parent and student's responsibility to ensure proper registration in order to receive credit for eligible courses.

International Students

International students or students that do not have a social security number can print and fill out the pdf form and mail it to our office or return it to their school guidance counselor so they can fax it to us.

Vision Statement

The Advanced Credit Program (ACP) at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will be known as a premier provider of dual credit programming, creating opportunities for qualified high school students to make a seamless transition to higher education.  

Mission Statement

The Advanced Credit Program (ACP) is a partnership linking the University of Missouri to high schools in the metropolitan St. Louis area to enable eligible high school students to take high-quality, lower-division college courses on their high school campus.

UMSL - ACP
304 JC Penney Building
1 University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
63121

1. Fax Number
   (314) 516-7004

Students who fail to register for courses during the designated registration period forefit the opportunity to earn college credit for eligible courses.