Missouri State University

SOAR: Student Orientation, Advisement and Orientation

SOAR Checklist

Before Your SOAR Session

During Your SOAR Session

  • Create your Campus Link profile
    Campus LINK is an online community that allows you to browse, learn about, and join any of Missouri State's 300+ student organizations. Select the Campus LINK logo on the Profile tab of yourMy Missouri State page to set up your profile.
  • Reserve your textbooks at the Missouri State Bookstore
    Bookstore staff will find and bundle your textbooks for you—all you have to do is pick them up when class begins! Reserve your textbooks online or by using the form included in the SOAR Handbook you will receive during your session.
  • Sign up for Missouri State Alert
    Missouri State Alert is the University's mass notification system, which contacts students in the event of an emergency or school closing.
  • Get Your BearPass Card
    Your BearPass Card is your Missouri State student identification card. Please bring a state-issued photo identification to get yours (a popular option is a driver's license.) You'll take your photo for and pick up your BearPass Card during your SOAR session.
  • Purchase a parking permit
    If you plan on commuting or bringing a car with you to campus, you'll need one of these. During our two-day sessions in June and July, parking permits can also be purchased at the Parking Administration table in Plaster Student Union. During our one-day sessions, permits can be purchased at the Parking Administration Office at 700 E. Elm from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
  • Establish a student banking relationship with Commerce Bank
    While not required, Commerce Bank's branch location inside the Plaster Student Union and its campus ATMs make banking easier and more convenient.