For a PDF version of the Student Handbook, please contact the Student Rights and Responsibilities Coordinator in the Office of Student Involvement by calling 660.562.1226.
This student handbook is designed to serve as a quick reference for the issues relating to your attendance at Northwest Missouri State University. It is not a contract, nor is it an invitation to contract.
The University reserves the right at its discretion to change or amend the handbook and any of its contents at any time in the future. The Handbook itself will be generally evaluated and updated yearly. As such, individual offices and the university itself may update policies, procedures, facilities, services offered, etc., which may not be reflected in this handbook. In such situations, the updated policies, procedures, etc., are in effect and will be given precedence.

View information about Northwest including where to find tuition & fee information, calendars and important dates.

View information about Northwest's Schools, academics and grading procedures.

Information on Northwest traditions and getting involved with student organizations, campus recreation, and athletics.

Information on the offices, departments, and resources that can assist you in navigating student life.

Information pertaining to health, safety, and wellbeing for individual students and the community as a whole. This includes information on Substance Use, Emergency Procedures, Campus Security, and Sex Offenses on Campus.

Students voluntarily become members of the institution and, in doing so, assume obligations of behavior reasonably agreed upon by that community for the purpose of furthering its mission, objectives, and day-to-day functions.