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After admission to Missouri Baptist University, undergraduate students are assigned to a Student Success Advisor. The advisor plays a vital role in helping the student to develop long range academic and career plans and to select semester class schedules. While it is ultimately the students’ responsibility to monitor their progress toward satisfying the requirements for their respective degrees, Student Success Advisors serve an important role in mentoring students throughout the process. The advisor must also give approval for all schedule adjustments, overloads, inter-institutional registrations (consortium), and directed studies.
If a change of advisor or major is desired for any reason, the student must submit a Request to Change Major/Minor/Advisor form to the Office of Advisement. The electronic form can be accessed at https://mobap.formstack.com/workflows/change_of_major_minor_advisor.
A student desiring Missouri teacher certification is required to apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Information is available in the Education section of the catalog and from the Director of Teacher Certification Advising.
Enrollment Information and Procedures for Undergraduate Students
Registration Dates
Pre-registration will open the first Monday following Spring Break for Fall, Winter and Spring semesters and the first Monday after Thanksgiving Break for Summer sessions. Pre-registration will close ten days prior to the beginning of each semester or combined Summer session.
Regular registration will be held during the week prior to the beginning of the semester or combined Summer sessions.
Late registration for Fall and Spring semesters will run through the end of the second week of classes (ten working days). Late registration for online courses will run through the end of the first week (five working days). For late registration dates of short-term (Winter, Summer Terms, and eight-week) courses, see the section “To Add a Course ”
To Register as a First-Time Freshman, Transfer, or Readmitted Undergraduate Student
All first-time freshmen, transfer, and readmitted undergraduate students must begin the registration process in the Undergraduate Admissions Office. After making application and meeting with an Admissions counselor, first-time freshmen will register for an orientation/registration event and meet their Student Success Advisor to complete the registration process. Transfer and readmitted students will meet with an Admissions counselor then follow the basic procedures for registration (pre-registration, regular registration, or late registration as applicable) outlined below for continuing students. Unofficial registrations for first-time freshmen, transfer, and readmitted students will not be authorized until they have completed the admissions process and have been accepted to the University, even though they may have cleared all other offices.
To Register as a Continuing Undergraduate Student
Continuing undergraduate students need to schedule an appointment to register with their Student Success Advisors or academic advisors.
Registration Procedures for Main Campus
- Schedule Classes – Undergraduate students will meet with advisors to schedule classes unofficially. All registrations will be unofficial until cleared by the Admissions, Student Financial Services, and Records Offices. Once the registration process is complete, students may print a copy of their schedule through myMBU Access (see the Student Services section for more information on accessing the student portal page). NOTE: Undergraduate students who have been absent or withdrawn for the preceding semester (excluding Winter and Summer Terms) must be readmitted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
- Make financial arrangements in Student Financial Services located in the administration building.
- Business Office Master Promissory Note – All students must complete a Business Office Master Promissory Note (BOMPN) at the time of admission or readmittance acknowledging that the student is responsible for payment of all charges through personal arrangements and/or financial aid (including, but not limited to, athletic scholarships, alumni, concessions, student loans, etc.).
- Financial Aid – Students must complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at http://fafsa.gov before any aid can be awarded. The FAFSA may be filed online at http://fafsa.ed.gov. The MBU school code is 007540. In addition to the FAFSA, students applying for federal Stafford loans will need to complete Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Notes at http://studentloans.gov. Parents applying for federal Parent PLUS loans will need to complete the PLUS Request and Master Promissory Notes at http://studentloans.gov. Applicants may be selected for a review process called verification. In that instance additional financial documents will be required. Financial aid files must be complete before any aid can be disbursed.
- File Employer Reimbursement Letter – If receiving employer reimbursement, students must have a letter from their employer on file with the Student Financial Services Office detailing the amount and procedure for reimbursement and an MBU Third Party Agreement in order for such reimbursement to be considered in making satisfactory financial arrangements.
- Make Satisfactory Financial Arrangements with Student Financial Services –
- If a continuing/returning student has a balance from a previous semester, this balance must be paid in full prior to the start of a new semester. If a returning student has a previous balance that has been submitted to the university’s collection agency, the student must contact the agency to pay the balance including collection fees and interest fees.
- Pending financial aid awards and/or employee reimbursement will be considered in determining the balance after aid.
- The remaining balance after the credit of pending financial aid may be paid in monthly installments. Payment plans are prepared in the Student Financial Service Office located on the Main campus or at the Regional Learning Centers.
- Delinquent accounts will be submitted to the university’s collection agency. Interest on the delinquent balances will be charged at an annual rate of eighteen percent (18%) plus the agency collection cost fees. Delinquent accounts will be reported to a national credit bureau.
- Pick Up Photo ID, Library Access, and Parking Sticker – First-time students or those readmitting must sign the Student Computer Use Policy form prior to receiving their network login and password. Undergraduate students will pick up their photo ID in the Public Safety Office, located in Spartan Row South. Parking stickers (Main campus students only) will be picked up from the Public Safety Office. All undergraduate students taking at least one class on the Main campus must submit a completed Parking Agreement to the Public Safety Office whether they have a vehicle on campus or not. Students enrolled for any class through the Main Campus will be billed for parking at the time of registration. Students having a car on campus must pay the required fee. All fines must be cleared before parking registration can be completed. Parking stickers will be issued on a first come, first served basis after financial arrangements have been completed. Disability requests (handicapped parking tags) will be forwarded to the Student Development Office. Residence hall students will be issued a resident parking tag only if they are confirmed for residence hall occupancy during the term for which they are registering. (All residence hall students must have a resident application on file and paid deposit.) Returning resident students must have an Intent to Return Form on file. Students who are issued a resident parking tag and do not move into the residence hall, or who vacate the residence halls during the semester, must remove their resident student sticker and purchase a commuter parking sticker.
- Network Login and Password - Students will receive a welcome email upon admission to MBU with their personalized login information and instructions. If students cannot find their welcome email, they should contact their admissions counselor as soon as possible.
Unofficial pre-registrations will be authorized to official registrations on a weekly basis beginning July 1st for Fall, December 1st for Winter and Spring, and April 1st for Summer. Registrations which have not been authorized ten days prior to the beginning of the semester may be purged. Students whose registrations have been purged will be eligible to re-enroll during regular registration but may lose their position if a class is closed and has a waiting list.
Late Registration:
- Procedures for late registration are the same as regular registration with the exception of the assessment of a late registration fee.
- Regular and late unofficial registrations not authorized to official by the add/drop period may be purged.
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