Hold Policy

A hold may be placed to prevent you from doing one or more of the following: being admitted or readmitted, enrolling, becoming registered, receiving your diploma or certificate, receiving a transcript, or receiving financial aid.  Among the reasons a hold may be placed are: past due financial obligations to any department, office, or unit of the university, the need to obtain academic advising, or as a result of judicial actions.  A complete description of the reasons a hold may be placed and the actions that a hold may prevent can be found in the Academic Programs section of the University catalog.

In order to resolve, or clear a hold, you must contact the college/department/office which placed the hold.

If you have a hold which prevents enrollment you will not be able to adjust your schedule through the enrollment system.  This includes enrolling in a course, adding, changing, or dropping sections.  Enrollment holds will be listed on your monthly and Registration Billing Statements and can be reviewed on STU-INFO.

If you have a hold which stops transcripts, no transcripts will be given to you or persons or agencies outside the University.  An exception may be granted by the Controller's Office, if the transcript is for a prospective employer.

If you have a hold which stops diplomas, your diploma will not be issued to you.

If you have a hold which stops admission, you will not be able to be admitted or readmitted to the University.

If you have a hold which stops financial aid processing, your financial aid application will not be processed either in whole or in part.

For a list of offices placing nonacademic holds visit the MSU Office of the Registrar's web site.