WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Regular registration for current and readmitted students at Missouri State University-West Plains is currently underway and will continue through Jan. 13, 2013.

Although Jan. 13 is a Sunday and university offices will be closed, students can register online through the My Grizzly Den web portal, https://mygrizzlyden.missouristate.edu/cp/home/loginf, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  The 2013 spring semester begins Jan. 14.

Officials remind that, beginning with the spring semester, the university will no longer offer late registration periods during the first full week of classes; therefore, they encourage current, returning and first-time students to register as early as possible during the regular registration period so they can complete all the steps required for enrollment.

Approximately 370 courses will be offered during the spring semester.  They include those available at Missouri State-West Plains’ campus in Mountain Grove, as well as online, officials said.  A complete listing of classes can be found online at http://grizzlyden.missouristate.edu/Schedule.htm, or students can pick up a printed copy of the schedule at various locations on campus or request a mailed copy by calling the admissions office at 417-255-7955.

If they have not done so, current and readmitted students need to meet with their advisor to have their alternate PIN (personal identification number) released for registration.  They can then register online through the Grizzly Den or in the registration and records office in Cass Hall, 515 Cass Ave., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

New students or transfer students with less than 10 credit hours need to attend one of two upcoming STudent Advising and Registration (STAR) Orientation sessions.  The first is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and the second is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.  STAR is designed to provide students with an introduction to the university and its services, policies and procedures, and to assist students in registering for their first semester.  To reserve a space in one of the sessions, contact the Student Advisement and Academic Support (SAAS) Center at 417-255-7222.

Mark White, coordinator of the Veterans Incentive Program (VIP) at Missouri State-West Plains, reminds officials with the Veterans Services office are available to assist veterans with registration and required Veterans Administration forms.  The VIP/Veterans Services office is located on the lower level of the Garnett Library in Room 102.  For more information about VIP/Veterans Services, visit http://wp.missouristate.edu/Veteranservices/.

For more information about spring semester classes or the registration process, visit the Missouri State-West Plains website, wp.missouristate.edu, or call the registration and records office at 417-255-7979.