The following timeline outlines the information and services you can expect from us in the months to come, as well as some steps that you should take to prepare for your first semester at Missouri State University! Also helpful are our Admitted Student Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
- You will receive information regarding our housing policy and residence halls from the Department of Residence Life and Services (commonly referred to as the "Housing Office"). This will include information on the housing application process and will provide instructions that you must follow to ensure that your admission date will be used as your priority date for housing.
- If you qualify for a scholarship based on the information available to us when you are admitted, you should receive a scholarship offer letter and acceptance form from our director of financial aid. (If you improve your rank, grade point average, and/or tests scores prior to January 15, we will use that information to re-evaluate your scholarship eligibility.)
- If you have an ACT composite score of 27 or higher and are in either the top 10% of your senior class or have a 3.90 grade point average on a 4.00 scale, you will receive an offer of admission to our Honors College. Invitations will be mailed beginning in late October through March.
September 2011: The registration deadline for students who may wish to take the October 22 ACT is September 16. The October test is the last from which we can accept scores to determine eligibility for two Missouri State University scholarships: The Presidential and Hutchens/SGA Centennial Leaders Scholarships.
November 2011: The registration deadline for students who may wish to take the December 10 ACT is November 4. The December test is the last from which we can accept scores to determine eligibility for three Missouri State University automatic scholarships: The Board of Governors, Provost, and Deans’ Scholarships.
December 2011: December 1st is the application deadline for the Presidential, Multicultural Leadership, and Hutchens/SGA Centennial Leaders Scholarships.
January 2012: Students who are eligible for Missouri State University automatic scholarships (Board of Governors, Provost, and Deans’) must apply for admission by January 15th in order to be considered for those scholarships.
February 2012: Check your mail for the Frequently Asked Questions brochure for admitted students. Also, admitted students may go online to complete the housing application.
March 2012: March is a busy month! The application deadline for Missouri State General and Departmental Scholarships is March 1st. Also, students with a completed housing application (including paid deposit) received by March 1st will maintain their admission date as their priority date for room assignments; students who submit their housing application on or after March 2nd will have the date their completed housing application is received as their priority date for room assignments. Make sure you've completed your FAFSA form in time to be received by the processor no later than March 31.
April 2012: Watch the mail for a Students Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) invitation for you and your family. Also, housing assignments for new students begin. Additional assignments will be made in June, July, and August.
May 2012: The Office of Student Financial Aid will begin sending award letters to students who applied by March 31.
June 2012: SOAR is this month or next! Be sure to ask your high school to send your final transcript with your date of graduation directly to the Office of Admissions.
July 2012: Make sure your medical history form is completed and mailed to the Taylor Health and Wellness Center. If you participated in a June or July SOAR session, you should get a letter by the end of the month telling you who your academic advisor will be. Also, if you received a loan, you can meet the entrance interview requirement on the Web at www.missouristate.edu/financialaid/LoanDL.htm by clicking the "Entrance Counseling" option.
August 2012: Residence halls open at 8 a.m. Friday, August 17. Be sure to attend the Freshman Convocation and New Student Festival on Sunday afternoon, August 19. Classes begin Monday, August 20! Good luck!
For more information, contact the Missouri State Admissions Office.
Office of Admissions
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65897
417-836-5517
800-492-7900
TDD 417-836-4770
info@missouristate.edu