New Student Onboarding

Use this link to fill out the Intent to Enroll form. Once you have completed the form and paid the non-refundable enrollment fee, you will receive a confirmation email. The one-time enrollment fee cost is $150 for new incoming freshmen and transfer students for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic school years. Payment of the enrollment fee is required before students can register 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 Lincoln University kicks off on Move-In Day, Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 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 Lincoln University 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.

Email is our main communication tool here at Lincoln University (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 video and these instructions will assist you in setting up multi-factor authentication for your device.

The Blue Tiger Portal is the central location of all Lincoln University resources. From the portal home page, you can get a quick glance at your upcoming class schedule, find quick and easy access to your LU email mailbox, view your assigned academic advisor and monitor import campus alerts.  The "cards" on the Blue Tiger Portal can be customized to provide you with information you feel necessary to be successful. Some of the cards even have enhanced functionalities that allows you to make your own hyperlinks to study resources, bookmark your favorite frequently visited websites or keep organized with a to-do List.  You can view these and other features of the re-launched Blue Tiger Portal after logging in with your username and password.

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 Self-Service 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 view Canvas and log in.

Have you heard that you can get a free laptop as a student at LU? Learn about this exciting new program.

Students must provide the following health records to Thompkins Student Health Center to be fully enrolled at Lincoln University of Missouri:

1. Completed Medical Health History Form

2. Immunization records.

1. Immunization records must include proof of two MMR vaccinations (measles, mumps, rubella).
2. 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 Lincoln University. 

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.

Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by visiting the Federal Student Aid website. Be sure to add Lincoln University FAFSA code: 002479. 

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA^®) form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. Lincoln University uses the FASFA^® to award grants, scholarships and loans. But, since aid is limited, you have to meet the deadlines! For priority consideration, submit your application by Feb. 1, 2024.  

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 Lincoln University.  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.

1. What do you like to do? List 10 things you love. Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses. Utilize the Roadmap to Careers.

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?

The goal of your first meeting with your advisor is to establish a regular communication channel and also to finalize your class schedule for fall 2023. If you need to take the Math or English Placement Exams, your Freshman Advisor will communicate with the Academic Support Staff in the College of Arts and Sciences who will contact you with information on how to access and take the placement 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.

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 Lincoln University 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.

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:

Lincoln University
Attn: Office of Student Financial Services
P.O. Box 29
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029