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 post-high school graduation).
• 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. Enter the email address you used to create your personalized site (NOT your Missouri State email address). Contact the Office of Admissions if you are not immediately redirected to your site after entering your email address.
   
   Access your personalized admission site
   
   
    
2. Select the SOAR Student Registration link in your personalized site's left navigation bar. Follow the site's instructions, entering requested information including any family members who will attend with you. Submit payment for any additional fees.
   
   
    
3. Choose your SOAR session date by selecting the Visits & Events link in your personalized site's menu. Choose the SOAR event.
   
   
    
4. Check your email account regularly for your registration confirmation and further details to prepare for SOAR.

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.
   • Register Additional Family Members to add family members who will attend with you.
   • Add Pre-SOAR Overnight Housing to request overnight housing on campus before your session.
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