Guests are welcome at move in and convocation ceremony. RSVPs for guests are encouraged.
Lunch will not be provided. However, the Lion's Den is available at your convenience on the 2nd floor of Billinglsy. It has a full grill with both hot and cold entrees.
Parking is available in front of Billingsly Student Center, just off of Newman Rd. Look for the Southern Welcome signs. Map of MSSU.
There are two (2) medical requirements: MED+Proctor and the Medical History form.
We have partnered with Med+Proctor for verification of your immunizations and medical requirements for Missouri Southern State University. All students new to the University, must use Med+Proctor for collection and verification of health information. This includes new, transfer and former students returning. (International students are the only exception as they will be completing requirements with the Health Center assisting them during International check-in week prior to school starting).
Med+Proctor is a secure, cloud-based, fully automated system and user-friendly platform that is both HIPAA and FERPA compliant. With this format, you can even upload clear pictures straight from your smart phone.
A Medical History Form must be submitted to the Health Center before the semester begins. This is the only requirement NOT submitted and tracked in Med+Proctor. You can pick this form up at the Health Center or find it on our website. Complete front and back, and return the form to the Willcoxon Health Center by bringing it to Southern Welcome, mailing, faxing, or dropping it off at our office. Emails are not accepted.
Preferred method of delivery is bringing it to Southern Welcome, dropping it off at the Health Center, or mailing or faxing to:
Willcoxon Health Center
3950 E Newman Rd
Joplin, MO 64801
Fax: 417-659-4376
MSSU operates a $14 per credit textbook rental program for most of its courses. Some courses may require you to purchase textbooks. After enrolling, your book list will show up on your Lionet account. The book list will specify the required textbooks necessary for the classes enrolled. Rental textbooks may be picked up at Texbook Rental in the lower-level of Billinglsy Student Center (BSC). Purchase textbooks may be purchased from the bookstore on the 2nd level of (BSC). A textbook rental bill will post to a student's account within 48 hours after the books have been picked up. Rental textbooks must be returned at the end of the semester.
File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) today at www.fafsa.gov. This is required for all federal, state, or institutional aid. Apply now for the 2021-2022 academic year. The priority deadline for 2022 is February 1st, 2021.
If you filed your FAFSA, have you viewed your Financial Aid awards in LioNet? Contact the Financial Aid office at finaid@mssu.edu or call 417-625-9325 or visit the Financial Aid office.
If you are going to receive outside scholarships, have you turned in all outside scholarship documentation to the MSSU Scholarship office? For more information, contact the Scholarship office at 417-625-3161.
MSSU Foudation Scholarship application deadline is March 1st. Apply on the foundation scholarships page.
If you are eligible for the A+ Program, please complete the A+ Leadership Scholarship Application found at www.mssu.edu/scholarships.
If you are eligible for the MSSU Transfer Scholarships, please complete the Transfer Scholarship Application. For more information, contact the Scholarship office at 417-625-3161.
Now that you have been accepted as a Missouri Southern student, you have been assigned a MyMail student e-mail account which is used for all school-related communication. You have or will receive your e-mail address from our Information Technology Department. Once you get your email and password you can go to the email log-in page to log in.
If you have not received your e-mail account or have any questions about activating the account, contact the IT Department at 417-659-4444 or helpdesk@mssu.edu
LioNet is your online student portal with your personal and academic information provided by MSSU. MSSU uses LioNet to store and disseminate academic information to students such as transcripts, student account balances, class schedule, booklists, Financial Aid information, final grades, news and events, etc. Logging into LioNet requires last name hyphen and the first letter of your first name (such as doe-j) and Pin #.
If you have difficulty signing into your LioNet account, contact the MSSU IT office at 417-659-4444.
The Bursar’s Office will be available immediately after enrollment if you are interested in setting up a payment plan or paying for the semester. Payments via cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express will be accepted. For more information on available payment plans, click here, or contact the Bursar’s Office at (417) 625-9381, or bursar@mssu.edu.