Questions and Concerns

Your questions and concerns are important to the Department of Higher Education (DHE); we welcome your feedback. To insure that you are able to find the answers you need, listed below are resources to help you address questions and concerns that are not usually handled by DHE.

For other questions and concerns see our please see our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at 573-751-2361

Common Referrals

A+ Program:

Contact the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (573) 751-4212 or http://www.dese.mo.gov/

ACT/SAT Score Acceptance:

Contact your institution directly: http://highered.mo.gov/ProgramInventory/viewFullList.do

Area Vocational Technical Schools:

Contact the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (573) 751-4212 or http://www.dese.mo.gov/

Educator Certification:

Contact the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (573) 751-4212 or http://www.dese.mo.gov/

Complaint Against a Public or Independent Institution:

Any complaint against an institution should begin by going through your institution's complaint process. Contact your institution to determine how to begin this process. http://highered.mo.gov/ProgramInventory/viewFullList.do

Civil Rights Complaint:

Contact the United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. 1-800-421-3481, TTY: 1-877-521-2172, or http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

Degrees/Credit earned out-of-state or internationally:

Contact your institution directly: http://highered.mo.gov/ProgramInventory/viewFullList.do

Professional Licensure/Certification:

Contact the Division of Professional Registration (573) 751-0293, TTY: 1-800-735-2966, or http://pr.mo.gov/

Senior Citizens' Tuition Waiver:

Contact your institution directly: http://highered.mo.gov/ProgramInventory/viewFullList.do

Student Residency:

Contact your institution directly: http://highered.mo.gov/ProgramInventory/viewFullList.do.

Institutions use the following policy to determine residency: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/studentresidencyrequirements.shtml