To be eligible for participation in the CURP, you must meet the definition of an education employee*, and be employed in a position normally requiring the performance of duties during not less than 1,000 hours per year at one of the following institutions:
- Central Missouri State University
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Lincoln University Missouri
- Western State University Missouri
- Southern State University
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Missouri State University
- Truman State University
You must have been hired by one of these institutions for the first time on or after July 1, 2002, and never have service credit under another plan administered by MOSERS.
*Education employees are defined as teaching personnel, instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, professors, and academic administrators holding faculty rank. Your employer will determine your eligibility for the CURP based on the law and MOSERS's board rules.
Once your eligibility for the CURP is determined, you will automatically be enrolled in the plan. Plan contributions on your behalf will be made to the TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Fund closest to your expected year of retirement. Please note that you may change your investment allocations and beneficiary designation at any time following your first contribution being remitted to the plan.
