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Click the section below with your classification as a student to see information specific to your Move-In Day(s)
Residence Halls will be open for check-in for first-year students on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Check in windows will be spread out between 8 am and 5 pm. New Incoming First-Year students are expected to pre-register for a check-in time slot/window. The purpose of registration windows is to provide a move-in experience that reduces congestion during the move-in process for students and their move-in helpers. Where do I check in? Returning Students are welcome to return to campus beginning on Saturday, August 17, 2024, and again on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Returning students planning to arrive on Saturday are expected to pre-register for a check-in time slot. The purpose of registration windows is to provide a move-in experience that reduces congestion during the move-in process. Where do I check in? If you are arriving on Sunday, August 18, 2024, you will check-in at the Hall Desk of your building. Transfer Students arrive on campus a day before our Move-in Day in order to take full advantage of acclimating and adjusting to campus life here at Truman State. Transfer student arrival is scheduled for 8 am on August 13, 2024, in order to accommodate Transfer Student Orientation later in the day on August 13, 2024. Please review the information on the Transfer Orientation Website for more information regarding Transfer Student Arrival. New International Student arrival is scheduled for August 11-12, 2024. Please contact the Center for International Students directly to coordinate your arrival plans. New International Student Orientation is scheduled for August 13-14. Click here for international orientation and arrival information.
See the Move-In Map to find your check-in station (look for a KEY symbol near your building). You will walk up to your residence hall’s check-in tent to receive your key and check-in materials from a Resident Advisor.
See the Move-In Map to find your check-in station (look for a KEY symbol near your building). You will walk up to your residence hall’s check-in tent to receive your key and check-in materials from a Resident Advisor.
Check-In Registration Process
The purpose of registration windows is to provide a move-in experience that reduces congestion during the move-in process. New international and transfer students do not need to pre-register for a check-in window.
Online Registration for First-Year and Returning Students:
All students arriving on Wednesday (Aug. 14, 2024), or Saturday (Aug. 17, 2024) must pre-register for a check-in window.
Move-in windows are as follows: 8-11 am, 9 am-12 pm, 10 am-1 pm, 11 am-2 pm, 12-3 pm, 1-4 pm, 2-5 pm. Returning students who intend to move in Sunday (Aug. 18, 2024) should register for the all-day (8 am – 5 pm) timeslots.
Registration will begin on July 1, 2024. To reserve a timeslot, please visit the Housing Portal and select the Fall Move-In tab.
Housing Portal - Reserve Check-in TimeslotSpace during each window will be limited and offered out on a first-come-first-serve basis.
What to Expect on Move-In Day
We pride ourselves on coming together with staff from across campus to provide a quick and efficient check-in process.
A walk-up check-in station will be located near each residence hall or on-campus apartment. This is where you will receive your ROOM KEY and other important move-in resources. After you depart the check-in station, you’ll then move your personal belongings into your residence hall room or apartment.
Map to Check-in Stations Car Window Name Sign/ Placard
What Could Slow Your Move-In
- Vaccination and Meningitis Information (First-Year Students)
- As required by state law, all students living in residence halls will be required to either:
1) show proof of immunization against meningitis within the past five years; or
2) sign a waiver stating they understand and fully accept the potential consequences and liability associated with refusing the vaccine. Students WILL NOT be allowed to move into the residence halls without first meeting the above requirements. Please refer any questions you may have about this to the Student Health Center at (660) 785-4182.
- As required by state law, all students living in residence halls will be required to either:
- Vaccination against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
- Truman policy requires proof of immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella — often given together as the MMR vaccine. This is a series with the first shot given at or after age one year and the second given at least 28 days after the first one. Individuals opting out of this immunization for medical reasons must provide titer results documenting immune status.
- Submit your PHOTO for your Truman ID as soon as possible (First-Year Students)
- If you didn’t receive your Truman ID Card during summer orientation, you’ll need to submit your ID photo online prior to coming to campus. Additionally, you’ll need to go to the ID office (M-F, 8 am-5 pm, 1100 Missouri Hall) during your move-in window to pick up your Truman ID Card If you did not receive it during your Orientation. Your ID Card gives you access to your Residence Hall, which locks at 10:30 pm. For instructions on submitting your ID photo for your Truman ID Card, visit the ID Office Website.
- Please have a government-issued ID readily available in order to claim your Truman Student ID. You will need to have a Truman ID in order to begin moving in to your room.
Move In Resources
Visit the “What to Bring” website for some ideas to begin your packing preparations to move onto campus this fall.
The “What to Bring” list offers a number of items you may wish to consider bringing with you to campus.