Membership at the Foster Recreation Center is open to all Missouri State students, faculty, staff, active alumni, University affiliates and household members at varying rates.
Membership Types and Rates
Students
Current Students
Current students who pay full student services fees each semester will automatically be members of the center at no additional cost.
Students who do not pay full student services fees, including those taking only intersession classes, iCourses, Internet classes and courses taught in any location other than the Springfield campus, will owe additional fees based on number of credit hours taken each semester.
Former students who paid for the center
Graduates of Missouri State who were enrolled on the Springfield campus between fall 2007 and spring 2012 who paid the FRC phased-in student fees toward the Foster Recreation Center will receive credit toward memberships.
Graduates of MSU enrolled at the Springfield Missouri State campus between Fall 2007 and Spring 2012 who paid the FRC phased-in student fees will receive credit toward membership. One full student service fee assessed during this time period equals a four month membership credit. This membership option, once started, is continuous. You will be unable to stop and start in another semester. Fees paid may be forfeited for a one-time Day Pass (including use of the climbing wall or group fitness) to the FRC. This membership option expires 5-31-2016.
| Type of student | Fall/spring semester cost | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Current student assessed the full Springfield student service fee | No additional cost | No additional cost |
|
Current student not assessed full Springfield student service fee Special use (summer only for those students who enrolled in previous spring semester) |
$80 per semester or balance of full Springfield student service fee | $45 or balance of full Springfield student service fee |
| Former students | One full semester of credit = one four-month membership OR one-time day pass |
One full semester of credit = one four-month membership OR one-time day pass |
Additional eligible members
Employees
Any Missouri State employee—full-time, part-time and retired—may purchase a membership to the Foster Recreation Center. Employees may also purchase one other membership for an adult member of their household. Children younger than 18 may only accompany members during “family hours.” Employees may use payroll deduction for the cost of their memberships. To buy a membership you must come into the Welcome Center to pay and sign the Campus Recreation waiver.
Active alumni, University affiliates and household members
These constituent groups are eligible to purchase memberships.
- Active alumni are Missouri State graduates who make a minimum contribution of $25 a year to the Missouri State Annual Fund.
- University affiliates include dining services full-time employees, campus interns, campus ministers and University substation police officers.
- Household members must be older than 18 and must live with a student, active alumnus, current or retired employee, or University affiliate. Only one household membership may be purchased; proof of relation or same residency must be established.
- To purchase a membership and sign the wavier you must come into the Welcome Center.
| Type of member | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| MSU full-time employees, current and retired | $18 | $205 |
| Active alumni | $26 | $280 |
| MSU affiliates | $26 | $280 |
| Household members | $26 | $280 |
One-day pass pricing
Guests and non-members may purchase day passes, as long as they are sponsored by a current FRC member:
- One-day pass (no climbing wall or group fitness classes)
- Pass with climbing wall use
- Pass with group fitness class
- Child one-day pass (during family hours only)
| Type of member | Guest rate | Non-member MSU employee/students not assessed student service fee |
|---|---|---|
| One-day with no climbing wall or group fitness | $7 | $5 |
| Climbing wall | Day pass plus $3 | Day pass plus $3 |
| Group fitness (BearFit) | Day pass plus $3 | Day pass plus $3 |
| Child one-day pass during family hours, includes climbing wall | $3 | n/a |