Sponsored Student Handbook

First steps after admission

Congratulations on your admission to the University of Missouri! After confirming your plans to attend MU, complete these next steps:

  1. Request your I-20 or DS-2019.
    • Email the following to collinsjk@missouri.edu and kimberlyadams@missouri.edu:
      • Copy of your sponsor’s financial guarantee
      • Copy of your passport photo page
      • Confirmation of your city of birth
      • If you have any dependents (spouse/children) traveling with you to the United States: email copies of their passport photo pages and cities of birth
    • If you would like a physical copy, please request express mail by following these instructions. Notify our team once you have submitted your shipping request.
  2. Set up your university password and student email by following these instructions.
    • Your university username should have been sent to your personal email address. Notify our team if you have not received this.
    • Creating your password requires multifactor authentication.
      • When verifying your phone number, do not use a “+” before the country code and do include a space after the country code (e.g., 01 5738826007).
      • After setting your university password, we recommend setting up the Microsoft Authenticator app on a mobile device you will be bringing with you to Mizzou, if possible.
    • If you are unable to verify your account and log in, contact the MU Division of IT:
  3. Set up your myZou account by following these instructions for first-time users.

Prepare for registration and orientation

  • All students: Review the orientation schedule.
  • Graduate students:
  • Undergraduate students:
    • Register for Orientation and Advising for the appropriate term. This will include your first appointment with your Mizzou academic adviser.
    • Register for the English Language Exam. All new, degree-seeking undergraduate students whose native language is not English are required to take this exam. Be sure to prepare for this exam — your performance will determine if you will be required to enroll in English Language Support Program courses and whether you will receive credit for English coursework taken at previous institutions. This exam cannot be retaken and the results are final.

Review additional resources

You should also review the following information to help prepare for your studies at Mizzou: