Missouri State University

SOAR: Student Orientation, Advisement and Orientation

Fees and Payment Information

SOAR fees cover costs associated with providing the SOAR program, including meals, materials provided to participants and administrative costs.

Paying SOAR fees

SOAR fees are applied to your student account upon check-in at your SOAR session, and they may be paid any time after completing your SOAR session. After checking in, all fees, including student fees, family member fees and overnight accommodations, are nonrefundable.

Should you decide not to pay your fees immediately following SOAR, they will be included in your first monthly statement. Monthly statements are emailed to each student’s Missouri State email accounts.

You are responsible for completing payments, regardless of whether you ultimately attend Missouri State. You may view amounts owed and other account information through My Missouri State.

Payment options

SOAR fees can be paid at the bursar’s office on campus or through your My Missouri State portal online any time after your session is completed. Students can grant parents access to pay on their account through CASHNet.

More information about payment options is available on the bursar’s office website.

Session fees

The fees for a SOAR session break down as follows:

Two-day sessions in June and July

FeeAmountCovers...
Student orientation program $100 Lunch and dinner on first day of program
Family orientation program $30 per family member Dinner on first day of program
Overnight accommodation $25 per person, per night Hot breakfast on second day of program

One-day sessions in January and August and for June summer school

FeeAmountCovers...
Student orientation program $50 Lunch during program
Family orientation program $30 per family member Lunch during program

No overnight campus accommodations available during one-day sessions.

SOAR fee waiver

The student orientation program fee may be waived for domestic, undergraduate freshman students who can demonstrate financial need.

Requests for SOAR fee waivers should be made by a student’s high school counselor and detail the student’s financial need (examples could include membership in free/reduced lunch program, ACT fee waivers, or any other appropriate demonstrations of financial need).

Letters should be mailed on official high school letterhead:

Student Orientation, Advisement & Registration
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897

Emailed and faxed requests will not be granted. Only waivers for the student orientation program fee will be granted; family orientation program fees and overnight accommodation fees cannot be waived.

For more information, contact the SOAR office.

Payment method

The university utilizes a third-party credit card processing company for payments on university accounts.

A convenience fee of 2.75 percent is now applied to all credit and debit card payments.

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