New Student Onboarding
Welcome, Blue Tiger!
Our success relies on your success! Your success begins before you step on campus. Follow this roadmap to get started on the right paw!
Important Dates and Info Sessions
Summer Intersession 2026
- May 11 – Application Deadline
- May 18 – Enrollment and Housing Fee Deadline
Summer 2026
- May 25 – Application Deadline
- June 1 – Enrollment and Housing Fee Deadline
Fall 2026
- June 1 – Priority Application Deadline
- June 15 – Priority Enrollment and Housing Fee Deadline
- July 1 – Priority FAFSA Deadline
- July 1 – Final Application Deadline
- July 15 – Final Enrollment and Housing Fee Deadline
- August 12 – New Student Move-In and Orientation
- August 17 – Fall 2026 Classes Begin
Join us for a series of virtual sessions to help you prepare for your first semester.
Get important updates from: Admissions, Office of Residence Life, Student Financial Services and more.
All Sessions at 6:00 p.m. CT on Tuesdays
- April 21
- May 5
- May 19
- June 9
- June 30
- July 14
- July 28
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID: 884 4264 1635
Passcode: 381266
No registration required — just join!
Be Admitted
A one-time enrollment fee of $150 is required for all new incoming freshmen and transfer students. Payment of this fee is required before registering for New Student Orientation.
Confirm that your final transcripts have been sent from your high school or transferring college/university.
Final high school transcripts can be emailed to Admissions@LincolnU.edu or mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment
Young Hall Room B-7
820 Chestnut Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

ROAR Orientation: Fall Welcome at 色虎视频 kicks off on Move-In Day, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, and continues until the start of classes. New students will participate in the time-honored tradition of New Student Convocation, marking the official start of the fall semester.
ROAR Orientation aims to help new students connect with peers, navigate the 色虎视频 campus, interact with faculty, staff, and upper-division mentors and develop pride in LU, their academic division and their residential college.
Join us for a series of engaging activities designed to make you feel at home and excited for your college journey! Check back for more information and links to the schedule of events.
Get Connected
Email is our main communication tool here at 色虎视频 (LU). It is essential that you access your LU email early and often. Learn how to log in and use your student email account.
Security is essential to ensuring that your information and documents stay yours. This and these will assist you in setting up multi-factor authentication for your device.
The Blue Tiger Portal is the central hub for accessing 色虎视频 resources. From the portal home page, you can view your class schedule, access your LU email, find your assigned academic advisor and stay informed with important campus alerts.
The portal features customizable “cards” that allow you to personalize your experience and access the information most important to your success. Some cards include enhanced functionality, such as creating quick links to study resources, bookmarking frequently visited websites and managing a personal to-do list.
Log in with your username and password to explore these features and customize your portal experience.
Self-Service is a tool that will enable you to keep track of your progress toward commencement, as well as view financial aid, student account and course schedule information. Self-Service also has features that enable you to view and print school-related tax forms and review your academic performance. If you have more than 45 credit hours, Self-Service is also where you can manage enrollment for courses. You can access Self-Service by logging into the Blue Tiger Portal and clicking on the Self-Service link or by clicking and logging in.
Canvas is our University’s Learning Management System (LMS). It is where much of your coursework will be housed. Inside Canvas you can communicate with your instructors and classmates, receive feedback on submitted assignments, and keep track of upcoming homework or required reading. As Canvas is a University resource, it is available as a link in the Blue Tiger Portal; however, you can also use the following link to and log in.
色虎视频 provides a laptop program for eligible students to support academic success. Learn more about the program and how to get started.
Submit Required Health Forms
Students must provide the following health records to Thompkins Student Health Center to be fully enrolled at 色虎视频 of Missouri:
2. Immunization records.
- Immunization records must include proof of two MMR vaccinations (measles, mumps, rubella).
- For students living in residential housing, immunization records must also include proof of two meningococal vaccinations with the most recent being received after the student turned 16 years old.
3. TB Skin Test or Chest X-Ray. Students must have a TB skin test dated within the last 12 months or proof of chest x-ray demonstrating negative TB results. This is an annual requirement for students while enrolled at 色虎视频.
Students are able to email copies of immunization records and TB Skin Test to StudentHealth@LincolnU.edu. Please include the student's first name, last name and student ID number.
Students may provide copies to Thompkins Health Center via fax at (573) 681-5877.
Students may hand deliver copies to Thompkins Health Center while they are on campus.
Apply for Financial Aid
Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by visiting . Be sure to add 色虎视频 FAFSA code: 002479.
Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. 色虎视频 uses the FASFA® to award grants, scholarships and loans. But, since aid is limited, you have to meet the deadlines!
Federal Student Aid offers three types of financial aid.
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Grants: Financial aid that generally doesn’t have to be repaid.
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Loans: Borrowed money for college or career school; your loans must be repaid with interest.
- Work-Study: A federal work program through which undergraduates and graduate students at participating schools earn money to help pay for school.
We are an affordable university that cares about our students, and we want to help you find ways to pay for school so you can have the college experience you deserve. Our team is here to help students find resources they need to graduate from 色虎视频. View scholarship opportunities we offer.
Only loans have to be accepted.
- Log into Self-Service to accept your student loans.
- You can accept only the subsidized loan or both the subsidized and the unsubsidized loans.
- As a first-time borrower from LU, you will also need to do the Master Promissory Note (MPN).
- You will be required to do Entrance Counseling.
Until all three of these actions are completed, LU cannot see or access your loans to apply them to your account balance.
Choose a Major
1. What do you like to do? List 10 things you love. Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses. Utilize the .
2. What are your careers goals? What is the required degree to reach your goal (associates, bachelors, masters, etc)?
3. Talk to advisors and other career professionals.
4. Have a backup plan. What if you can't decide on a major? What if you want to change your major?
Register for Classes
The goal of your first meeting with your advisor is to establish a regular line of communication and finalize your class schedule for your first semester. If you are required to take Math or English placement exams, your advisor will coordinate with the appropriate academic support staff, who will provide you with instructions on how to access and complete the exams.
You and your advisor may decide at the end of the first meeting to finalize your fall schedule. You will then be emailed a copy for your records. If you need more time to think about your schedule, it will be necessary for your advisor to schedule a follow-up meeting to finalize the schedule.
Finalized schedules can be modified later by communicating with your Freshman Advisor.
Apply for Housing
Students are not required to live in University residences. However, living in a residence hall or on-campus apartment is a unique experience that provides an opportunity to meet people and explore new ideas and ways of relating to others. It is an important part of the educational process, in which students are encouraged to be involved in activities and programs and to assume individual and community responsibility.
Generally, you would apply for on-campus housing here on the 色虎视频 website. If our residence halls are full and we are not able to accommodate you, you can sign up for the waitlist at Housing@LincolnU.edu.
We encourage you to check the housing portal and your University email daily for updates.
Understand the Cost
Charges will appear on your account when you apply for housing or enroll in courses. Those who live in residential housing are required to have an unlimited meal plan. Therefore, applying for housing will cause charges for both room and board to be added to your account. When you enroll in courses, you will be charged either the per-credit-hour rate (if under 12 credit hours) the flat rate (if 12 – 18 credit hours), or a combination of the two if enrolling in more than 18 credit hours.
Keep in mind, anytime you need something extra (such as a replacement ID card, you lose your room key, you get fined for a dirty room, etc.), there may be charges added to your account.
All tuition and fees are due and payable at the time of registration unless other financial arrangements have been made. Our listing of basic fees represents your standard college charges but does not include costs for books, supplies, travel expenses, medical expenses other than health insurance or other miscellaneous fees that may be required.
See our list of basic fees here.
You can pay your tuition and room and board fees in U.S. dollars by check, money order, MasterCard or Visa. No cash should be mailed to the University.
All payments (including priority, express, etc.) must be addressed to:
色虎视频
Attn: Office of Student Financial Services
P.O. Box 29
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029