Register for SOAR

Do I need to pay the enrollment deposit?

You must accept your admission offer and pay the $150 enrollment deposit if you are:

• Admitted for the fall semester.
• A domestic student.

You are NOT required to pay the enrollment deposit if you are:

• Admitted for the spring or summer semesters.
• A transfer student (students who have earned 24 or more credit hours after graduating high school).
• A nontraditional student (those who are 22 years of age or older, are married and/or have children, have not been in school for an extended period, or are primarily taking evening courses)
• An international student.

Submit payment

This deposit acts as your official acceptance of MSU’s offer of admission, confirms your intent to enroll, and covers your cost to attend SOAR.

1. Visit futurebear.missouristate.edu/deposit to access your personalized site.
   
    
2. Enter the email address used to create your personalized site (NOT your Missouri State email address).
   1. If you are not instantly redirected to your personalized site, do not enter or submit any other information. Contact Admissions at info@missouristate.edu or 417-836-5517 to reset your access.
3. Select the Accept My Admission Offer link. 
   
   
    
4. Submit payment for the enrollment deposit.

Pay your enrollment deposit

You may need to wait up to two hours after submitting payment before you will be able to register for a SOAR session.

Follow these steps to register for a SOAR session:

1. Access your personalized admission site using the button below or by selecting a link in emails you have received from Missouri State.
   
   Access your personalized admission site
    
2. Select the Visits & Events link in your personalized site's menu.
   
   
3. Locate SOAR sessions in the list of upcoming events. Select the On-Campus SOAR Session link to attend an event on campus. Select the Online SOAR Session link to attend SOAR virtually.
   1. Students who have accepted their invitation to the Honors College will have an On-Campus SOAR Session (Honors) event available to choose.
   2. Verified intercollegiate student athletes will have an On-Campus SOAR Session (Athlete) event available to choose.
   3. Summer admitted students will have only the Summer SOAR Session event available to choose. 
      
      
       
4. To register for a session, use the calendar to select the date you’d like to attend. Respond to the questions, then select the Register Now button at the bottom of the screen. (If you are attending a spring or summer semester SOAR session, you will be prompted to pay your SOAR session fee.)
    
5. The page will refresh, and a green “success message” box will appear at the top of the screen. Two new links will appear in the menu: SOAR Family Registration and Change Your SOAR Date.
   
   Register a family member to attend by selecting the SOAR Family Registration link and following the on-screen instructions.
   1. The SOAR Family Registration link will NOT appear for students attending an online session.
      
      
       
6. Once the payment for your family member has been submitted, the page will refresh and a green “success message” box will be displayed at the top. You’ll also see a message confirming the amount, time and date of the payment.
    
7. Check your Missouri State email account regularly for your registration confirmation and further details to prepare for SOAR.
   
   Login to your Missouri State email account

Changing Your Registration Information

Update your SOAR session information at least one week prior to your scheduled session. We are unable to make changes to students' advising group at SOAR after this deadline.

1. Access your personalized admission site.
2. In your personalized site's menu, select any of the appropriate links to update information:
   • Update SOAR Registration to change your major or other student information.
   • SOAR Family Registration to sign up a family member to attend with you.
3. Pay any necessary fees.

Changing Your Session Date

1. Access your personalized admission site.
2. Choose the Visits & Events link.
3. Under the My Registrations heading, select your SOAR session. Select the Unregister button.
   1. Warning: this will remove your registration from your original SOAR session date.
4. Select a new SOAR session date.

Canceling Your SOAR Session

If you no longer plan to attend Missouri State, please withdraw your admission offer. Completing this form will withdraw your admission to Missouri State and cancel the SOAR session for you and your family members.

Students will receive a refund of the enrollment deposit if they withdraw their admission offer on or before May 1.

Withdraw your admission offer

Canceling Family Member Attendance and/or Overnight Accommodations

If you plan to attend SOAR but need to cancel a family member reservation or pre-session housing, please submit our cancellation and refund form.

Students will receive a refund of these fees if the above form is submitted by 5 p.m. one week before your scheduled session.

Submit the SOAR cancellation and refund form