CALLING ALL FUTURE BEARS! SOAR season is upon us, which means its time for you to register for your SOAR session. Let me backtrack to make sure we’re all on the same page.
What is SOAR?
Simply put, SOAR is Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration. Pretty neat, ain’t it? It’s name pretty much explains what will happen when you attend, but I’ll break it down for you:
S: Student
Yes, this is ultimately a resource for students to start their transition into college life at Missouri State University. But don’t you worry families, we have a special family session just for you! For students to attend $125 and family members can come as well for $30 per family member, up to two people total.
O: Orientation
The purpose of attending a SOAR session is to go through a very informative orientation. Here, families and students will be together for some presentations and split at some parts of the session to relay the pertinent information to both groups. We have presentations over all things Missouri State including Safety and Transportation, Dining Services, Residence Life, Bookstore, Student Conduct and more! Everything is geared toward getting students and families ready for this next step in life.
A: Advisement
During your session, students and families will get to meet the Dean of your students college within Missouri State. Students will be separated into groups based on their major and will be assigned an advisor from within their identified major. Each group will also have two SOAR leaders to guide them throughout the session.
R: Registration
At the end of the session your student will actually register for their Fall classes with the help of SOAR Leaders and their SOAR group advisor. That means your student will leave their session with a fall schedule full of college classes!
How do I register for SOAR?
With their username and password incoming students created when getting admitted to the University, students can access the SOAR Module through their MyMissouriState page. They will go to the Missouri State homepage>BearPass Login>Sign in>Blackboard>SOAR Springboard and then follow it through to the end. Make sure to pay attention students! Because at the end of the modules there will be a short quiz you will need to take to make you eligible to sign up for a SOAR session. After getting a passing score of 100% on each quiz, you can sign up for you session.
The last step is just to show up on your session date excited and ready to learn what it means to live the Bear Life here in Springfield! If you have any questions or concerns about SOAR, feel free to contact the New Student and Family Programs office at 417-836-7641 or by email to newbears@missouristate.edu.
Families: Feel free to reach out to Priscilla Childress, New Student and Family Programs Assistant director, for questions as well at pchildress@missouristate.edu or 417-836-3060.
Excited to see y’all at SOAR this summer!!
Best,
Zoë